[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 233 (Tuesday, December 3, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 64028-64029]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30476]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[MD033-7157; FRL-5650-8]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Maryland 1990 Base Year Emission Inventory; Correction

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule; correcting amendment.

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SUMMARY: This action corrects the citation of a direct final rule, 
which was published on Friday, September 27, 1996 (61 FR 50715). This 
action pertains to the Maryland 1990 base year emission inventory for 
ozone.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 3, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rose Quinto, (215) 566-2182.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On October 31, 1995 (60 FR 55321) EPA published a direct final rule 
approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by 
Maryland pertaining to the 1990 base year emission inventory for carbon 
monoxide for the Baltimore Metropolitan Statistical Area (40 CFR 
52.1075(a)).
    On January 30, 1996 (61 FR 2931) EPA published a direct final rule 
approving a SIP revision submitted by Maryland pertaining to the 1990 
base year emission inventory for carbon monoxide for the Washington 
Metropolitan Statistical Area (Sec. 52.1075(b)).
    On September 27, 1996 (61 FR 50715) EPA published a direct final 
rule approving a SIP revision submitted by Maryland pertaining to the 
Maryland 1990 base year emission inventory for ozone.

Need for Correction

    As published, the direct final rule contains errors which may prove 
to be misleading and are in need of clarification.

Correction of Publication

    Accordingly, the publication on September 27, 1996 (61 FR 50717, FR 
Doc. 96-24524), Part 52, Sec. 52.1075 is being amended by revising the 
section heading to ``1990 Base Year Emission Inventory'' and adding a 
third paragraph (c).

Administrative Requirements

    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 (Pub. L. 104-4), or require prior consultation with State 
officials as specified by Executive Order 12875 (58 FR 58093, October 
28, 1993), or involve special consideration of environmental justice 
related issues as required by

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Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    Because this action is not subject to notice-and-comment 
requirements under the Administrative Procedure Act or any other 
statute, it is 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 General of the 
General Accounting Office prior to publication of this rule in today's 
Federal Register. This rule is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 
U.S.C. 804(2).

    Dated: October 31, 1996.
Stanley L. Laskowski,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide, 
Hydrocarbons, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Part 52, Chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is 
amended as follows:

PART 52--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

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

Subpart V--Maryland

    2. Section 52.1075 is amended by revising the heading and adding 
paragraph (c) to read as follows:


Sec. 52.1075   1990 base year emission inventory.

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    (c) EPA approves as a revision to the Maryland State Implementation 
Plan the 1990 base year emission inventories for the Maryland ozone 
nonattainment areas: Baltimore nonattainment areas, Cecil County, and 
Kent and Queen Anne's Counties submitted by the Secretary of Maryland 
Department of Environment on March 21, 1994. This submittal consists of 
the 1990 base year point, area, non-road mobile, biogenic and on-road 
mobile source emission inventories for the following pollutants: 
volatile organic compounds (VOC), carbon monoxide (CO), and oxides of 
nitrogen (NOX).

[FR Doc. 96-30476 Filed 12-2-96; 8:45 am]
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