[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 106 (Tuesday, June 3, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 30270-30275]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14450]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 81

[TX-29-1-6085a; FRL-5834-2]


Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Texas; 
Revised Geographical Designation of Certain Air Quality Control Regions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule and correction of error.

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SUMMARY: This action approves a July 2, 1993, request by the Governor 
of Texas to revise the geographical boundaries of seven Air Quality 
Control Regions (AQCRs) in the State of Texas to conform with the Texas 
Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) regional boundaries. 
This action also corrects an error in the list of counties for another 
AQCR in Texas.

DATES: This action is effective on August 4, 1997 unless adverse or 
critical comments are received by July 3, 1997. If the effective date 
is delayed, a timely notice will be published in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to Mr. 
Thomas H. Diggs, Chief, Air Planning Section (6PD-L), at the EPA Region 
6 Office listed below. Copies of documents relevant to this action are 
available for public inspection during normal business hours at the 
following locations. Anyone wanting to examine these documents should 
make an appointment with the appropriate office at least two working 
days in advance.
    Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, Air Planning Section 
(6PD-L), Multimedia Planning and Permitting Division, One Fountain 
Place, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733.
    Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Office of Air 
Quality, 12124 Park 35 Circle, Austin, Texas 78753.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill Deese of EPA Region 6 Air 
Planning Section at (214) 665-7253 and at the Region 6 address above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The boundaries of AQCRs designated by the Administrator of the EPA 
pursuant to section 107 of the Clean Air Act (the Act) are codified in 
40 CFR 81, subpart B--Designation of Air Quality Control Regions. Below 
is a list of the twelve AQCRs located partly or entirely in the State 
of Texas. The section of 40 CFR 81 subpart B where the boundary of the 
AQCR is defined is given in parenthesis following the name of the AQCR.

AQCR 022--Shreveport-Texarkana-Tyler Interstate (81.94)
AQCR 106--Southern Louisiana-Southeast Texas Interstate (81.53)
AQCR 153--El Paso-Las Cruces-Alamagordo Interstate (81.82)
AQCR 210--Abilene-Wichita Falls Intrastate (81.132)
AQCR 211--Amarillo-Lubbock Intrastate (81.133)
AQCR 212--Austin-Waco Intrastate (81.134)
AQCR 213--Brownsville-Laredo Intrastate (81.135)
AQCR 214--Corpus Christi-Victoria Intrastate (81.136)
AQCR 215--Metropolitan Dallas-Fort Worth Intrastate (81.039)
AQCR 216--Metropolitan Houston-Galveston Intrastate (81.038)
AQCR 217--Metropolitan San Antonio Intrastate (81.040)
AQCR 218--Midland-Odessa-San Angelo Intrastate (81.137)

    Section 107(e) of the Act permits a state to request realignment of 
AQCRs within the state if the state determines that the realignment 
will provide for more efficient and effective air quality management. 
The state must have the

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permission of the governor of a neighboring state if the realignment 
will significantly affect the neighboring state.

II. State Submittal

    On May 11, 1993, the Texas Air Control Board (TACB) adopted 
Resolution Number 93-16 reassigning the TACB regional boundaries. This 
State action was taken in response to a May 29, 1992, directive from 
the State Comptroller and the Commissioner of Health and Human Services 
establishing uniform service regions. This was to result in more 
effective and efficient air quality management and delivery of air 
quality control service to the citizens of the State.
    The Governor of Texas submitted to EPA on July 2, 1993, a request 
to revise the geographical boundaries of seven AQCRs in the State by 
transferring a total of nine counties from three AQCRs to four adjacent 
AQCRs. The requested changes would revise the boundaries of the 
existing AQCRs to be consistent with the newly designated TACB regional 
boundaries.
    The TACB merged with the former Texas Department of Water Resources 
to become the TNRCC on September 1, 1993. The TNRCC is also subject to 
the May 29, 1992, directive so its regional boundaries are the same as 
the submitted regional boundaries. Therefore this action is being 
approved for the TNRCC.
    This action is making the following changes to the boundaries of 
the Texas AQCRs as requested by the Governor:
    1. Coke, Concho, Menard, and McCulloch Counties are being moved 
from the Abilene-Wichita Falls Intrastate AQCR to the Midland-Odessa-
San Angelo Intrastate AQCR.
    2. Childress County is being moved from the Abilene-Wichita Falls 
Intrastate AQCR to the Amarillo-Lubbock Intrastate AQCR.
    3. Walker County is being moved from the Southern Louisiana-
Southeast Texas Interstate AQCR to the Metropolitan Houston-Galveston 
Intrastate AQCR.
    4. Mason and Kimble Counties are being moved from the Metropolitan 
San Antonio Intrastate AQCR to the Midland-Odessa-San Angelo Intrastate 
AQCR.
    5. Gonzales County is being moved from the Metropolitan San Antonio 
Intrastate AQCR to the Corpus Christi-Victoria Intrastate AQCR.
    All of the affected counties are presently designated as attainment 
for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. Reassignment of the 
counties from one AQCR to another should not cause significant impact 
on the air quality of any of the counties involved.
    The transfer of Walker County from the Southern Louisiana-Southeast 
Texas Interstate AQCR to the Metropolitan Houston-Galveston Intrastate 
AQCR is the only action affecting an interstate AQCR or AQCRs with 
nonattainment counties. Walker County is in attainment for all of the 
criteria pollutants. Therefore the transfer will not affect the status 
of either AQCR. The Governor of Texas does not need the permission of 
the Governor of Louisiana because Walker County is in attainment and is 
more than 75 miles (120 kilometers) from the Louisiana-Texas border. 
Therefore the transfer will not have a significant effect on the State 
of Louisiana.
    This action also corrects an error made in the revision to the 
geographical designation of certain Texas AQCRs approved in the Federal 
Register on August 6, 1991 (56 FR 37288). On page 37289 of the August 
6, 1991, action, EPA inadvertently left Mills County out of the list of 
counties in the Austin-Waco Intrastate Air Quality Control Region. This 
action corrects the error by adding Mills County to the list of 
counties in 40 CFR 81.134. Mills County is already correctly listed in 
the tables in 40 CFR 81.344 for Texas.

III. Final Action

    The EPA is approving a July 2, 1993, request by the Governor of 
Texas to revise the boundaries of seven AQCRs in Texas by transferring 
a total of nine counties from three AQCRs to four adjacent AQCRs. The 
EPA is also correcting an error in the list of counties in 40 CFR 
81.134 by adding Mills County.
    The EPA is publishing this action without prior proposal because 
the Agency views this as noncontroversial amendments and anticipates no 
adverse comments. However, in a separate document in this Federal 
Register publication, EPA is proposing to approve this revision to the 
geographical boundaries of Texas AQCRs should adverse or critical 
comments be filed. This action will be effective August 4, 1997 unless, 
by July 3, 1997, adverse or critical comments are received.
    If EPA receives such comments, this action will be withdrawn before 
the effective date by publishing a subsequent action that will withdraw 
the final action. All public comments received will be addressed in a 
subsequent final rule based on this action serving as a proposed rule. 
The EPA will not institute a second comment period on this action. Any 
parties interested in commenting on this action should do so at this 
time. If no such comments are received, the public is advised that this 
action will be effective August 4, 1997.
    Nothing in this action should be construed as permitting or 
allowing or establishing a precedent for any future request for 
revisions to the geographical boundaries of AQCRs. Each request for 
revisions to the geographical boundaries of AQCRs shall be considered 
separately in light of specific technical, economic, and environmental 
factors and in relation to relevant statutory and regulatory 
requirements.

IV. Administrative Requirements

A. Executive Order (E.O.) 12866

    This action has been classified as a Table 3 action for signature 
by the Regional Administrator under the procedures published in the 
Federal Register on January 19, 1989 (54 FR 2214-2225), as revised by a 
July 10, 1995, memorandum from Mary Nichols, Assistant Administrator 
for Air and Radiation. The Office of Management and Budget has exempted 
this regulatory action from E.O. 12866 review.

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. Sec. 600 et seq., 
EPA must prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis assessing the impact 
of any proposed or final rule on small entities. See 5 U.S.C. Secs. 603 
and 604. Alternatively, EPA may certify that the rule will not have a 
significant impact on a substantial number of small entities. Small 
entities include small businesses, small not-for-profit enterprises, 
and government entities with jurisdiction over populations of less than 
50,000.
    Approvals under section 107(e) of the Act do not create any new 
requirements but simply approve requirements that the State is already 
imposing. Therefore, because the Federal approval does not impose any 
new requirements, I certify that it does not have a significant impact 
on any small entities affected. Moreover, due to the nature of the 
Federal-State relationship under the Act, preparation of a flexibility 
analysis would constitute Federal inquiry into the economic 
reasonableness of State action. The Act forbids EPA to base its actions 
on such grounds. See Union Electric Co. v. U.S. EPA, 427 U.S. 246, 255-
66 (1976); 42 U.S.C. Sec. 7410(a)(2).

C. Unfunded Mandates

    Under section 202 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, 
signed into law on March 22, 1995, EPA must prepare a budgetary impact 
statement to accompany any proposed or final rule

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that includes a Federal mandate that may result in estimated costs to 
State, local, or tribal governments in the aggregate; or to the private 
sector, of $100 million or more. Under section 205, EPA must select the 
most cost-effective and least burdensome alternative that achieves the 
objectives of the rule and is consistent with statutory requirements. 
Section 203 requires EPA to establish a plan for informing and advising 
any small governments that may be significantly or uniquely impacted by 
the rule.
    The EPA has determined that the approval action promulgated does 
not include a Federal mandate that may result in estimated costs of 
$100 million or more to either State, local, or tribal governments in 
the aggregate, or to the private sector. This Federal action approves 
preexisting requirements under State or local law, and imposes no new 
requirements. Accordingly, no additional costs to State, local, or 
tribal governments, or to the private sector, result from this action.

D. Submission to Congress and the General Accounting Office

    Under 5 U.S.C. Sec. 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. Sec. 804(2).

E. Petitions for Judicial Review

    Under section 307(b)(1) of the Act, petitions for judicial review 
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for 
the appropriate circuit by August 4, 1997. Filing a petition for 
reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect 
the finality of this rule for the purposes of judicial review nor does 
it extend the time within which a petition for judicial review may be 
filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such rule or action. 
This action may not be challenged later in proceedings to enforce its 
requirements. See section 307(b)(2).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 81

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, National parks, 
Wilderness areas.

    Dated: May 22, 1997.
Myron O. Knudson,
Acting Regional Administrator.

    40 CFR part 81 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.

Subpart B--Designation of Air Quality Control Regions

    2. Section 81.38 is amended by revising the entry for Texas to read 
as follows:


Sec. 81.38  Metropolitan Houston-Galveston Intrastate Air Quality 
Control Region.

* * * * *
    In the State of Texas: Austin County, Brazoria County, Chambers 
County, Colorado County, Fort Bend County, Galveston County, Harris 
County, Liberty County, Matagorda County, Montgomery County, Walker 
County, Waller County, Wharton County.

    3. Section 81.40 is amended by revising the entry for Texas to read 
as follows:


Sec. 81.40  Metropolitan San Antonio Intrastate Air Quality Control 
Region.

* * * * *
    In the State of Texas: Atascosa County, Bandera County, Bexar 
County, Comal County, Dimmit County, Edwards County, Frio County, 
Gillespie County, Guadalupe County, Karnes County, Kendall County, Kerr 
County, Kinney County, La Salle County, Maverick County, Medina County, 
Real County, Uvalde County, Val Verde County, Wilson County, Zavala 
County.

    4. Section 81.53 is amended by revising the entry for Texas to read 
as follows:


Sec. 81.53  Southern Louisiana-Southeast Texas Interstate Air Quality 
Control Region.

* * * * *
    In the State of Texas: Angelina County, Hardin County, Houston 
County, Jasper County, Jefferson County, Nacogdoches County, Newton 
County, Orange County, Polk County, Sabine County, San Augustine 
County, San Jacinto County, Shelby County, Trinity County, Tyler 
County.

    5. Section 81.132 is amended by revising the entry for Texas to 
read as follows:


Sec. 81.132  Abilene-Wichita Falls Intrastate Air Quality Control 
Region.

* * * * *
    In the State of Texas: Archer County, Baylor County, Brown 
County, Callahan County, Clay County, Coleman County, Comanche 
County, Cottle County, Eastland County, Fisher County, Foard County, 
Hardeman County, Haskell County, Jack County, Jones County, Kent 
County, Knox County, Mitchell County, Montague County, Nolan County, 
Runnels County, Scurry County, Shackelford County, Stephens County, 
Stonewall County, Taylor County, Throckmorton County, Wichita 
County, Wilbarger County, Young County.

    6. Section 81.133 is amended by revising the entry for Texas to 
read as follows:


Sec. 81.133  Amarillo-Lubbock Intrastate Air Quality Control Region.

* * * * *
    In the State of Texas: Armstrong County, Bailey County, Briscoe 
County, Carson County, Castro County, Childress County, Cochran 
County, Collingsworth County, Crosby County, Dallam County, Deaf 
Smith County, Dickens County, Donley County, Floyd County, Garza 
County, Gray County, Hale County, Hall County, Hansford County, 
Hartley County, Hemphill County, Hockley County, Hutchinson County, 
King County, Lamb County, Lipscomb County, Lubbock County, Lynn 
County, Moore County, Motley County, Ochiltree County, Oldham 
County, Parmer County, Potter County, Randall County, Roberts 
County, Sherman County, Swisher County, Terry County, Wheeler 
County, Yoakum County.

    7. Section 81.134 is amended by revising the entry for repos to 
read as follows:


Sec. 81.134  Austin-Waco Intrastate Air Quality Control Region.

* * * * *
    In the State of Texas: Bastrop County, Bell County, Blanco 
County, Bosque County, Brazos County, Burleson County, Burnet 
County, Caldwell County, Coryell County, Falls County, Fayette 
County, Freestone County, Grimes County, Hamilton County, Hays 
County, Hill County, Lampasas County, Lee County, Leon County, 
Limestone County, Llano County, Madison County, McLennan County, 
Milam County, Mills County, Robertson County, San Saba County, 
Travis County, Washington County, Williamson County.

    8. Section 81.136 is amended by revising the entry for Texas to 
read as follows:


Sec. 81.136  Corpus Christi-Victoria Intrastate Air Quality Control 
Region.

* * * * *
    In the State of Texas: Aransas County, Bee County, Brooks 
County, Calhoun County, De Witt County, Duval County, Goliad County, 
Gonzales County, Jackson County, Jim Wells County, Kenedy County, 
Kleberg County, Lavaca County, Live Oak County, McMullen County, 
Nueces County, Refugio County, San Patricio County, Victoria County.

    9. Section 81.137 is amended by revising the entry for Texas to 
read as follows:

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Sec. 81.137  Midland-Odessa-San Angelo Intrastate Air Quality Control 
Region.

* * * * *
    In the State of Texas: Andrews County, Borden County, Coke 
County, Concho County, Crane County, Crockett County, Dawson County, 
Ector County, Gaines County, Glasscock County, Howard County, Irion 
County, Kimble County, Loving County, Martin County, Mason County, 
McCulloch County, Menard County, Midland County, Pecos County, 
Reagan County, Reeves County, Schleicher County, Sterling County, 
Sutton County, Terrell County, Tom Green County, Upton County, Ward 
County, Winkler County.

Subpart C--Section 107 Attainment Status Designations

    10. In Sec. 81.344, the carbon monoxide table and the ozone table 
are amended by revising the lists of counties in AQCRs 106, 210, 211, 
214, 216, 217, and 218 to read as follows:


Sec. 81.344  Texas.

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AQCR 106 Southern Louisiana-S.E. Texas    ...........  Unclassifiable/Attainment................                                                        
 Interstate.                                                                                                                                            
    Angelina County, Hardin County,                                                                                                                     
     Houston County, Jasper County,                                                                                                                     
     Jefferson County, Nacogdoches                                                                                                                      
     County, Newton County, Orange                                                                                                                      
     County, Polk County, Sabine County,                                                                                                                
     San Augustine County, San Jacinto                                                                                                                  
     County, Shelby County, Trinity                                                                                                                     
     County, Tyler County                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                        
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AQCR 210 Abilene-Wichita Falls            ...........  Unclassifiable/ Attainment...............                                                        
 Intrastate.                                                                                                                                            
    Archer County, Baylor County, Brown                                                                                                                 
     County, Callahan County, Clay                                                                                                                      
     County, Coleman County, Comanche                                                                                                                   
     County, Cottle County, Eastland                                                                                                                    
     County, Fisher County, Foard                                                                                                                       
     County, Hardeman County, Haskell                                                                                                                   
     County, Jack County, Jones County,                                                                                                                 
     Kent County, Knox County, Mitchell                                                                                                                 
     County, Montague County, Nolan                                                                                                                     
     County, Runnels County, Scurry                                                                                                                     
     County, Shackelford County,                                                                                                                        
     Stephens County, Stonewall County,                                                                                                                 
     Taylor County, Throckmorton County,                                                                                                                
     Wichita County, Wilbarger County,                                                                                                                  
     Young County                                                                                                                                       
AQCR 211 Amarillo-Lubbock Intrastate....  ...........  Unclassifiable/Attainment................                                                        
    Armstrong County, Bailey County,                                                                                                                    
     Briscoe County, Carson County,                                                                                                                     
     Castro County, Childress County,                                                                                                                   
     Cochran County, Collingsworth                                                                                                                      
     County, Crosby County, Dallam                                                                                                                      
     County, Deaf Smith County, Dickens                                                                                                                 
     County, Donley County, Floyd                                                                                                                       
     County, Garza County, Gray County,                                                                                                                 
     Hale County, Hall County, Hansford                                                                                                                 
     County, Hartley County, Hemphill                                                                                                                   
     County, Hockley County, Hutchinson                                                                                                                 
     County, King County, Lamb County,                                                                                                                  
     Lipscomb County, Lubbock County,                                                                                                                   
     Lynn County, Moore County, Motley                                                                                                                  
     County, Ochiltree County, Oldham                                                                                                                   
     County, Parmer County, Potter                                                                                                                      
     County, Candall County, Roberts                                                                                                                    
     County, Sherman County, Swisher                                                                                                                    
     County, Terry County, Wheeler                                                                                                                      
     County, Yoakum County                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                        
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AQCR 214 Corpus Christi-Victoria          ...........  Unclassifiable/Attainment................                                                        
 Intrastate.                                                                                                                                            
    Aransas County, Bee County, Brooks                                                                                                                  
     County, Calhoun County, De Witt                                                                                                                    
     County, Duval County, Goliad                                                                                                                       
     County, Gonzales County, Jackson                                                                                                                   
     County, Jim Wells County, Kenedy                                                                                                                   
     County, Kleberg County, Lavaca                                                                                                                     
     County, Live Oak County, McMullen                                                                                                                  
     County, Nueces County, Refugio                                                                                                                     
     County, San Patricio County,                                                                                                                       
     Victoria County                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                        
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AQCR 216 Metropolitan Houston-Galveston   ...........  Unclassifiable/Attainment................                                                        
 Intrastate.                                                                                                                                            

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    Austin County, Brazoria County,                                                                                                                     
     Chambers County, Colorado County,                                                                                                                  
     Fort Bend County, Galveston County,                                                                                                                
     Harris County, Liberty County,                                                                                                                     
     Matagorda County, Montgomery                                                                                                                       
     County, Walker County, Waller                                                                                                                      
     County, Wharton County                                                                                                                             
AQCR 217 Metropolitan San Antonio         ...........  Unclassifiable/Attainment................                                                        
 Intrastate.                                                                                                                                            
    Atascosa County, Bandera County,                                                                                                                    
     Bexar County, Comal County, Dimmit                                                                                                                 
     County, Edwards County, Frio                                                                                                                       
     County, Gillespie County, Guadalupe                                                                                                                
     County, Karnes County, Kendall                                                                                                                     
     County, Kerr County, Kinney County,                                                                                                                
     La Salle County, Maverick County,                                                                                                                  
     Medina County, Real County, Uvalde                                                                                                                 
     County, Val Verde County, Wilson                                                                                                                   
     County, Zavala County                                                                                                                              
AQCR 218 Midland-Odessa-San Angelo        ...........  Unclassifiable/Attainment................                                                        
 Intrastate.                                                                                                                                            
    Andrews County, Borden County, Coke                                                                                                                 
     County, Concho County, Crane                                                                                                                       
     County, Crockett County, Dawson                                                                                                                    
     County, Ector County, Gaines                                                                                                                       
     County, Glasscock County, Howard                                                                                                                   
     County, Irion County, Kimble                                                                                                                       
     County, Loving County, Martin                                                                                                                      
     County, Mason County, McCulloch                                                                                                                    
     County, Menard County, Midland                                                                                                                     
     County, Pecos County, Reagan                                                                                                                       
     County, Reeves County, Schleicher                                                                                                                  
     County, Sterling County, Sutton                                                                                                                    
     County, Terrell County, Tom Green                                                                                                                  
     County, Upton County, Ward County,                                                                                                                 
     Winkler County                                                                                                                                     
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\1\This date is November 15, 1990, unless otherwise noted.                                                                                              

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AQCR 106 S Louisiana-SE Texas Interstate  ...........  Unclassifiable/Attainment................  ...........  .........................................
 (Remainder of).                                                                                                                                        
    Angelina County, Houston County,                                                                                                                    
     Jasper County, Nacogdoches County,                                                                                                                 
     Newton County, Polk County, Sabine                                                                                                                 
     County, San Augustine County, San                                                                                                                  
     Jacinto County, Shelby County,                                                                                                                     
     Trinity County, Tyler County                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                        
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AQCR 210 Abilene-Wichita Falls            ...........  Unclassifiable/Attainment................  ...........  .........................................
 Intrastate.                                                                                                                                            
    Archer County, Baylor County, Brown                                                                                                                 
     County, Callahan County, Clay                                                                                                                      
     County, Coleman County, Comanche                                                                                                                   
     County, Cottle County, Eastland                                                                                                                    
     County, Fisher County, Foard                                                                                                                       
     County, Hardeman County, Haskell                                                                                                                   
     County, Jack County, Jones County,                                                                                                                 
     Kent County, Knox County, Mitchell                                                                                                                 
     County, Montague County, Nolan                                                                                                                     
     County, Runnels County, Scurry                                                                                                                     
     County, Shackelford County,                                                                                                                        
     Stephens County, Stonewall County,                                                                                                                 
     Taylor County, Throckmorton County,                                                                                                                
     Wichita County, Wilbarger County,                                                                                                                  
     Young County                                                                                                                                       
AQCR 211 Amarillo-Lubbock Intrastate....  ...........  Unclassifiable/Attainment................  ...........  .........................................

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    Armstrong County, Bailey County,                                                                                                                    
     Briscoe County, Carson County,                                                                                                                     
     Castro County, Childress County,                                                                                                                   
     Cochran County, Collingsworth                                                                                                                      
     County, Crosby County, Dallam                                                                                                                      
     County, Deaf Smith County, Dickens                                                                                                                 
     County, Donley County, Floyd                                                                                                                       
     County, Garza County, Gray County,                                                                                                                 
     Hale County, Hall County, Hansford                                                                                                                 
     County, Hartley County, Hemphill                                                                                                                   
     County, Hockley County, Hutchinson                                                                                                                 
     County, King County, Lamb County,                                                                                                                  
     Lipscomb County, Lubbock County,                                                                                                                   
     Lynn County, Moore County, Motley                                                                                                                  
     County, Ochiltree County, Oldham                                                                                                                   
     County, Parmer County, Potter                                                                                                                      
     County, Randall County, Roberts                                                                                                                    
     County, Sherman County, Swisher                                                                                                                    
     County, Terry County, Wheeler                                                                                                                      
     County, Yoakum County                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                        
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AQCR 214 Corpus Christi-Victoria          ...........  Unclassifiable/Attainment................  ...........  .........................................
 Intrastate (Remainder of).                                                                                                                             
    Aransas County, Bee County, Brooks                                                                                                                  
     County, Calhoun County, De Witt                                                                                                                    
     County, Duval County, Goliad                                                                                                                       
     County, Gonzales County, Jackson                                                                                                                   
     County, Jim Wells County, Kenedy                                                                                                                   
     County, Kleberg County, Lavaca                                                                                                                     
     County, Live Oak County, McMullen                                                                                                                  
     County, Refugio County, San                                                                                                                        
     Patricio County,                                                                                                                                   
AQCR 214 Corpus Christi-Victoria          ...........  Unclassifiable/Attainment................  ...........  .........................................
 Intrastate (part).                                                                                                                                     
    Nueces County                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                        
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AQCR 216 Metro Houston-Galveston          ...........  Unclassifiable/Attainment................  ...........  .........................................
 Intrastate (Remainder of).                                                                                                                             
    Austin County, Colorado County,                                                                                                                     
     Matagorda County, Walker County,                                                                                                                   
     Wharton County                                                                                                                                     
AQCR 217 Metro San Antonio Intrastate     ...........  Unclassifiable/Attainment................  ...........  .........................................
 (part).                                                                                                                                                
    Bexar County                                                                                                                                        
AQCR 217 Metro San Antonio Intrastate                                                                                                                   
 (Remainder of).                                                                                                                                        
    Atascosa County, Bandera County,                                                                                                                    
     Comal County, Dimmit County,                                                                                                                       
     Edwards County, Frio County,                                                                                                                       
     Gillespie County, Guadalupe County,                                                                                                                
     Karnes County, Kendall County, Kerr                                                                                                                
     County, Kinney County, La Salle                                                                                                                    
     County, Maverick County, Medina                                                                                                                    
     County, Real County, Uvalde County,                                                                                                                
     Val Verde County, Wilson County,                                                                                                                   
     Zavala County                                                                                                                                      
AQCR 218 Midland-Odessa-San Angelo        ...........  Unclassifiable/Attainment................  ...........  .........................................
 Intrastate (part).                                                                                                                                     
    Ector County                                                                                                                                        
AQCR 218 Midland-Odessa-San Angelo        ...........  Unclassifiable/Attainment................  ...........  .........................................
 Intrastate (Remainder of).                                                                                                                             
    Andrews County, Borden County, Coke                                                                                                                 
     County, Concho County, Crane                                                                                                                       
     County, Crockett County, Dawson                                                                                                                    
     County, Gaines County, Glasscock                                                                                                                   
     County, Howard County, Irion                                                                                                                       
     County, Kimble County, Loving                                                                                                                      
     County, Martin County, Mason                                                                                                                       
     County, McCulloch County, Menard                                                                                                                   
     County, Midland County, Pecos                                                                                                                      
     County, Reagan County, Reeves                                                                                                                      
     County, Schleicher County, Sterling                                                                                                                
     County, Sutton County, Terrell                                                                                                                     
     County, Tom Green County, Upton                                                                                                                    
     County, Ward County, Winkler County                                                                                                                
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\1\ This date is November 15, 1990, unless otherwise noted.                                                                                             

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