[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 231 (Friday, November 29, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 60615-60616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30328]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 81

[IN75-1; FRL-5648-7]


Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Indiana

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.

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SUMMARY: On March 3, 1978, the EPA published a final rule designating 
part of Porter County, Indiana as nonattainment for sulfur dioxide 
(SO2) and the remainder of Porter County as ``better than national 
standards'' (43 FR 8962). On October 5, 1978, the EPA designated the 
formerly nonattainment portion of Porter County (the area bound on the 
north by Lake Michigan, on the west by the Lake-Porter County line, on 
the south by I-80 and 90 and on the east by the LaPorte-Porter County 
line) as ``cannot be classified'' for SO2 (43 FR4993). 
Inadvertently, however, the revised Porter County status designation 
was not correctly printed in subsequent Codes of Federal Regulations 
(40 CFR 81.315). It is being corrected in this rule.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 29, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fayette Bright, Air Programs Branch, 
Regulation Development Section (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, 
(312) 886-6069.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, 
October 4, 1993), this action is not a ``significant regulatory 
action'' and, is therefore not subject to review by the Office of 
Management and Budget. In addition, this action does not impose any 
enforceable duty or contain any unfunded mandate as described in the 
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-4), or require prior 
consultation with State officials as specified by Executive Order 
112875 (58 FR 58093, October 28, 1993), or involve special 
consideration of environmental justice related issues as required by 
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    Because EPA is not taking comment on this correction, it is 
therefore not subject to the provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
    Under 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A) as added by the Small Business 
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, EPA submitted a report 
containing this rule and other required information to the U.S. Senate, 
the U.S. House of Representatives and the Comptroller

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General of the General Accounting Office prior to publication of the 
rule in today's Federal Register. This rule is not a major rule as 
defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 81

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Sulfur dioxide.

    Dated: September 30, 1996.
David A. Ullrich,
Acting Regional Administrator.

    Accordingly, part 81, chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations is amended as follows:

PART 81--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 81 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.

    2. Section 81.315 is amended by revising the entry for Porter 
County in the table entitled ``Indiana SO2'' to read as follows:


Sec. 81.315  Indiana.

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                                                  Indiana--SO2                                                  
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                                                                          Does not                              
                                                            Does not        meet        Cannot be    Better than
                     Designated area                      meet primary    secondary    classified     national  
                                                            standards     standards                   standards 
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Porter County:                                                                                                  
    An area bound on the north by Lake Michigan, on the                                                         
     west by the Lake-Porter County line, on the south                                                          
     by I-80 and 90 and on the east by the LaPorte-                                                             
     Porter County line ................................  ............  ............            X               
The remainder of Porter County..........................  ............  ............  ............            X 
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[FR Doc. 96-30328 Filed 11-27-96; 8:45 am]
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