[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 27 (Tuesday, February 10, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 7399-7400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02584]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

 [EPA-R06-OAR-2011-0938; FRL-9922-72-Region 6]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; New Mexico; 
Transportation Conformity and Conformity of General Federal Actions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
approve State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the 
State of New Mexico on October 28, 2011, November 1, 2013, and August 
8, 2014 on behalf of the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED). 
These revisions amend the State transportation conformity provisions 
and remove the State general conformity provisions from the SIP as 
allowed by the 2005 amendments to the Clean Air Act (Act or CAA). These 
revisions also establish transportation conformity criteria and 
procedures related to interagency consultation and enforceability of 
certain transportation-related control measures and mitigation 
measures. If finalized, upon the effective date of this final action, 
the EPA federal rules will govern conformity of transportation Federal 
actions and general Federal actions within the State of New Mexico. 
This action is being taken in accordance with sections 110 and 176 of 
the Act.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before March 12, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to Mr. Guy Donaldson, Chief, Air 
Planning Section (6PD-L), Environmental Protection Agency, 1445 Ross 
Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733. Comments may also be 
submitted electronically or through hand delivery/courier by following 
the detailed instructions in the ADDRESSES section of the direct final 
rule located in the rules section of this Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Riley, (214) 665-8542, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the final rules section of this Federal 
Register, EPA is approving the State's SIP submittal as a direct rule 
without prior proposal because the Agency views this as 
noncontroversial submittal and anticipates no adverse comments. A 
detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final 
rule. If no relevant adverse comments are received in response to this 
action no further activity is contemplated. If EPA receives relevant 
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. Any parties interested in commenting on this action should do 
so at this time.
    For additional information, see the direct final rule which is 
located in the rules section of this Federal Register.


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    Dated: January 28, 2015.
Samuel Coleman,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 2015-02584 Filed 2-9-15; 8:45 am]
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