[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 57 (Friday, March 24, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 14831]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-2869]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R04-0AR-2005-NC-0002-200538(b); FRL-8049-3]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; North 
Carolina: Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham, and Winston-Salem Areas Second 10-
Year Maintenance Plan for the Carbon Monoxide National Ambient Air 
Quality Standard

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is proposing to approve a revision to the North 
Carolina State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted in final form on 
March 23, 2005. The SIP revision provides the second 10-year 
maintenance plan for the Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham, and Winston-Salem 
Carbon Monoxide Maintenance Areas, which are composed of the following 
four counties: Mecklenburg (Charlotte Area); Durham and Wake (Raleigh-
Durham Area); and Forsyth (Winston-Salem Area). The second 10-year 
maintenance plan includes new motor vehicle emissions budgets (MVEBs) 
for carbon monoxide for the year 2015. EPA is proposing to approve this 
SIP revision, including the new 2015 MVEBs for carbon monoxide, because 
it satisfies the requirement of the Clean Air Act for the second 10-
year maintenance plan for the Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham, and Winston-
Salem Areas.
    In addition, in this rulemaking, EPA is providing information on 
its transportation conformity adequacy determination for new MVEBs for 
the year 2015 that are contained in the second 10-year carbon monoxide 
maintenance plan for the Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham, and Winston-Salem 
Areas. EPA determined that the 2015 MVEBs are adequate through a 
previous action.
    In the Final Rules Section of this Federal Register, EPA is 
approving the State's SIP revision as a direct final rule without prior 
proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial submittal 
and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for the 
approval is set forth in the direct final rule. If no significant, 
material, and adverse comments are received in response to this rule, 
no further activity is contemplated. If EPA receives adverse comments, 
the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments 
received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this 
proposed rule. EPA will not institute a second comment period on this 
document. Any parties interested in commenting on this document should 
do so at this time.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before April 24, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No EPA-R04-
0AR-2005-NC-0002, by one of the following methods:
    1. http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for 
submitting comments.
    2. E-mail: [email protected].
    3. Fax: (404) 562-9019.
    4. Mail: ``EPA-R04-0AR-2005-NC-0002'', Regulatory Development 
Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management 
Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth 
Street, SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960.
    5. Hand Delivery or Courier: Amanetta Wood of the Air Quality 
Modeling and Transportation Section at the Air Planning Branch, Air, 
Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 
30303-8960. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Regional 
Office's normal hours of operation. The Regional Office's official 
hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 to 4:30, excluding 
federal holidays.
    Please see the direct final rule which is located in the Rules 
section of this Federal Register for detailed instructions on how to 
submit comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amanetta Wood's telephone number is 
(404) 562-9025. Ms. Wood can also be reached via electronic mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information see the direct 
final rule which is published in the Rules Section of this Federal 
Register.

    Dated: March 14, 2006.
A. Stanley Meiburg,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
[FR Doc. 06-2869 Filed 3-23-06; 8:45 am]
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