[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 21, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8857-8858]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2410]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8034-1]


Identification of Crittenden County, AR as a Zone Targeted for 
Economic Development

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of the letter and 
technical support document (TSD) approving Arkansas' request to 
identify Crittenden County, Arkansas in the Memphis 8-Hour Ozone 
Nonattainment Area as a zone targeted for economic development under 
section 173(a)(1)(B) of the Clean Air Act. Arkansas will be responsible 
for developing New Source Review (NSR) regulations for the zone that 
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will review and consider for 
approval as a revision of Arkansas' State Implementation Plan (SIP). 
The State rulemaking and EPA's SIP review process will provide the 
public opportunities to participate in the process to consider 
implementing regulations for the zone.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the approval letter and TSD may be accessed at the 
following Web site: http://www.epa.gov/earth1r6/6pd/air/pd-r/crittendencountyedz.htm. You may also obtain a copy of the documents or 
arrange to view them by contacting the following:
     E-mail: Jeff Robinson at [email protected].
     Fax: Mr. Jeff Robinson, Air Permits Section (6PD-R), at 
fax number 214-665-6762.
     Mail: Mr. Jeff Robinson, Air Permits Section (6PD-R), 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, 
Texas 75202-2733.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeff Robinson, U.S. EPA, Region 6, 
Multimedia Planning and Permitting Division (6PD), 1445 Ross Avenue, 
Dallas, TX 75202-2733, telephone (214) 665-6435; fax number 214-665-
7263; or electronic mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 173(a)(1)(B) of the Clean Air Act 
allows the Administrator to identify, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, zones within non-attainment 
areas that should be targeted for economic development. Under Section 
173(a)(1)(B), new or modified major stationary sources that locate in 
such a zone are relieved of the NSR requirement to obtain emission 
offsets if (1) the relevant SIP includes an NSR nonattainment program 
that has established emission levels for new and modified major sources 
in the zone (``growth allowance''), and (2) the emissions from new or 
modified stationary sources in the zone will not cause or contribute to 
emission levels that exceed such growth allowance. Section 172(c)(4) of 
the CAA requires that the growth allowance be consistent with the 
achievement of reasonable further progress, and will not interfere with 
attainment of the applicable National Ambient Air Quality Standard 
(NAAQS) by the applicable attainment date for the nonattainment area.
    The EPA has completed its review of an application from Arkansas 
requesting that EPA consider identification of Crittenden County as a 
zone targeted for economic development under the Clean Air Act (CAA). 
In a letter dated February 13, 2006, EPA approved Arkansas' request to 
identify Crittenden County, Arkansas in the Memphis 8-Hour Ozone 
Nonattainment Area as a zone targeted for economic development under 
Section 173(a)(1)(B) of the Clean Air Act. Arkansas will be responsible 
for developing NSR regulations for the zone that EPA will review and 
consider for approval as a revision of Arkansas' SIP. The State 
rulemaking and EPA's SIP review process will provide the public 
opportunities to participate in the process to develop implementing 
regulations for the zone. The requirement to obtain offsets for new and 
modified sources subject to NSR permitting requirements in Crittenden 
County remains in effect until Arkansas adopts and EPA approves NSR 
program revisions necessary to implement the EDZ determination.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Zone Targeted for 
Economic Development, Nonattainment.


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    Dated: February 13, 2006.
Stephen Johnson,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E6-2410 Filed 2-17-06; 8:45 am]
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