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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 195 / Tuesday, October 11, 2005 / Rules and Regulations
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS
ADMINISTRATION
36 CFR Part 1230
Micrographic Records Management
CFR Correction
In Title 36 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 300 to End, revised as
of July 1, 2005, on page 889, § 1230.1 is
corrected by removing the last sentence
of the first paragraph, the following
undesignated paragraph, and paragraphs
(a), (b), and (c).
[FR Doc. C5–55514 Filed 10–7–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 1505–01–D
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[TX–126–1–7685; FRL–7982–1]
Approval and Promulgation of
Implementation Plans; Texas; Speed
Limits Local Measure for the Dallas/
Fort Worth Ozone Nonattainment Area
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The EPA is approving a State
Implementation Plan (SIP) revision for
the State of Texas to reduce some speed
limits in the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)
ozone nonattainment area. This measure
reduces speed limits in a nine county
area from 70 miles per hour to 65 miles
per hour and from 65 miles per hour to
60 miles per hour. This measure was
submitted on April 25, 2000, and EPA
proposed approval on January 28, 2001.
These speed limit reductions are
designed to reduce nitrogen oxides in
the DFW area as part of a strategy to aid
the area in attaining of the National
Ambient Air Quality Standards.
The EPA is also making a technical
correction to ensure that it is clear that
the measure applies to a nine county
area.
This rule is effective on
November 10, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the documents
relevant to this action are in the official
file which is available at the Air
Planning Section (6PD–L),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1445
Ross Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas
75202–2733. The file will be made
available by appointment for public
inspection in the Region 6 FOIA Review
Room between the hours of 8:30 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m. weekdays except for legal
holidays. Contact the person listed in
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the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
paragraph below to make an
appointment. If possible, please make
the appointment at least two working
days in advance of your visit. There will
be a 15 cent per page fee for making
photocopies of documents. On the day
of the visit, please check in at the EPA
Region 6 reception area at 1445 Ross
Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas.
Copies of any State submittals and
EPA’s technical support document are
also available for public inspection at
the State Air Agency listed below
during official business hours by
appointment:
Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality, Office of Air Quality, 12124
Park 35 Circle, Austin, Texas 78753.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Herbert R. Sherrow, Jr., Air Planning
Section (6PD–L), Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 6, 1445 Ross
Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75202–
2733, telephone (214) 665–7237; fax
number 214–665–7263; e-mail address
sherrow.herb@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document wherever
‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean
the EPA.
Outline
I. What Action Is EPA Taking?
II. What Is the Background for This Action?
III. What Technical Correction Are We
Making?
IV. What Comments Were Received During
the Public Comment Period, January 18,
2001, to March 19, 2001?
V. Final Action
VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. What Action Is EPA Taking?
EPA is approving the speed limit local
measure for the DFW ozone
nonattainment area submitted on April
25, 2000.
II. What Is the Background for This
Action?
We proposed approval of this SIP
element on January 28, 2001.
The Texas Department of
Transportation (TxDOT) revised
regulations relating to speed limits to
allow the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to
submit a request to change speed limits
for environmental reasons when
justified. (Please see adopted rules, 25
TexReg 5686, June 9, 2000; and
proposed rules, 25 TexReg 2018, March
10, 2000). Consequently, TxDOT
lowered all 70 mile per hour (mph)
speed limits to 65 mph, and all 65 mph
speed limits to 60 mph in the DFW nine
county area (Dallas, Tarrant, Collin,
Denton, Parker, Johnson, Ellis,
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Kaufman, and Rockwall Counties).
These slower speeds are anticipated to
reduce the emissions of NOX and
improve air quality. The slower speed
limits were implemented September 1,
2001. This approval will add a new
local measure to the SIP for the DFW
ozone nonattainment area. Since the
slower speeds are anticipated to reduce
NOX emissions, this local measure will
not cause an increase in the criteria
pollutants or their precursors. As such,
the State’s revision meets and complies
with the requirements of section 110(l)
of the Clean Air Act.
Please refer to 66 FR 4756, January 18,
2001, and its Technical Support
Document for details on the speed limit
measure.
III. What Technical Correction Are We
Making?
We incorrectly stated that the speed
limits would apply to the four county
DFW area instead of the nine county
area in the Speed Limits Reduction
section of our proposed rule (see 66 FR
4756, page 4760) and in the Technical
Support Document (TSD) page 35. In
other references in the Emissions
Control Strategy, Local Measures section
(66 FR 4756, page 4760; TSD page 32)
and the What are the Local Initiatives
and are They Approvable? section (66
FR 4756, page 4760; TSD, page 35) we
correctly stated that the measure applies
to the nine county area. The purpose of
this technical correction is to ensure
that it is clear that the measure applies
to the nine county area.
IV. What Comments Were Received
During the Public Comment Period,
January 18, 2001, to March 19, 2001?
Three commentors stated that speed
limit reductions was not a measure
which was effective or a reasonable
approach to clean air.
Response: We disagree with the
comment. Computer modeling used by
the TCEQ to assess the effectiveness of
control strategies to improve air quality
in the DFW area showed that speed
limit reductions would result in
substantial emissions reductions in the
DFW area. The technical analysis
submitted showed a reduction of over 5
tons per day of Nitrogen Oxides and 1⁄2
ton per day of volatile organic
compounds. In addition, the measure
would result in reducing the severity of
traffic accidents and in fuel savings.
Two commentors stated that the
speed limits would not be effective
without additional enforcement. One
commentor asked if there was funding
available for additional police officers to
enforce the new speed limits.
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
36 CFR Part 1230
Micrographic Records Management
CFR Correction
In Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 300 to End,
revised as of July 1, 2005, on page 889, Sec. 1230.1 is corrected by
removing the last sentence of the first paragraph, the following
undesignated paragraph, and paragraphs (a), (b), and (c).
[FR Doc. C5-55514 Filed 10-7-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 1505-01-D