Adequacy Status of the Atlanta Early Progress 8-Hour Ozone Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets for Transportation Conformity Purposes; Correction, 48634-48635 [E7-16802]

Download as PDF yshivers on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES 48634 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 164 / Friday, August 24, 2007 / Notices comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days of this notice. EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA– HQ–OPPT–2006–0807, which is available for online viewing at https:// www.regulations.gov, or in person inspection at the OPPT Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is 202–566–1744, and the telephone number for the Pollution Prevention and Toxics Docket is 202– 566–0280. 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This includes the PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are companies under contract to the Environmental Protection Agency to provide certain services, whose employees must have access to TSCA confidential business information to perform their duties. Frequency of Collection: On occasion. Estimated Average Number of Responses for Each Respondent: 10. Estimated No. of Respondents: 28. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 446 hours. Estimated Total Annual Costs: $20,466. Changes in Burden Estimates: This request reflects an increase of 31 hours (from 415 hours to 446 hours) in the total estimated respondent burden from that currently in the OMB inventory. This increase represents an increase in the number of contractor employees that need clearance. The change is an adjustment. Dated: August 16, 2007. Sara Hisel-McCoy, Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. E7–16818 Filed 8–23–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [GA–78 200703(c); FRL–8460–7] Adequacy Status of the Atlanta Early Progress 8-Hour Ozone Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets for Transportation Conformity Purposes; Correction Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of adequacy; correction. AGENCY: SUMMARY: On April 9, 2007, EPA published a notice of adequacy for the 2006 Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets (MVEBs) contained in Atlanta’s Early Progress Plan. The MVEBs for nitrogen oxide (NOX) and the volatile organic compounds (VOC) were incorrectly E:\FR\FM\24AUN1.SGM 24AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 164 / Friday, August 24, 2007 / Notices Dated: August 16, 2007. J.I. Palmer, Jr., Regional Administrator, Region 4. [FR Doc. E7–16802 Filed 8–23–07; 8:45 am] stated. This document corrects the notice. This action is effective August 24, 2007. DATES: BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Copies of the documentation used in the notice being corrected are available for inspection during normal business hours at the following location: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303– 8960. The Regional Office’s official hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 to 4:30, excluding Federal holidays. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynorae Benjamin, Air Quality Modeling and Transportation 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. The telephone number is (404) 562–9040. Ms. Benjamin can also be reached via electronic mail at Benjamin.Lynorae@epa.gov. The finding is available at EPA’s conformity Web site: https://www.epa.gov/otaq/ stateresources/transconf/currsips.htm. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Correction EPA is correcting the error in the Federal Register notice, published on April 9, 2007 (72 FR 17550), which announced the adequacy finding for the 2006 MVEBs. In that notice on page 17550, in the third column, the table labeled ‘‘Atlanta 8-Hour Ozone MVEBs,’’ EPA inadvertently identified the NOX MVEB as 172.27 tpd and the VOC MVEB as 306.75 tpd. This action corrects that error. As announced in EPA’s January 24, 2007, letter from Beverly Banister, Director of the Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, to Heather Abrams, Chief of EPD’s Air Protection Branch, the correct 2006 MVEBs for the Atlanta 8-Hour Ozone Area, as established by the Early Progress Plan, are provided in the following table. ATLANTA 8-HOUR OZONE MVEBS yshivers on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES [Tons per day] 2006 NOX ...................................... VOC ...................................... 306.75 172.27 Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:35 Aug 23, 2007 Jkt 211001 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–6690–3] Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments Availability of EPA comments prepared pursuant to the Environmental Review Process (ERP), under section 309 of the Clean Air Act and section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act as amended. Requests for copies of EPA comments can be directed to the Office of Federal Activities at 202–564–7167. An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental impact statements (EISs) was published in the Federal Register dated April 6, 2007 (72 FR 17156). Draft EISs EIS No. 20070205, ERP No. D–AFS– L65537–WA. Tripod Fire Salvage Project, Proposal to Salvage Harvest Dead Trees and Fire-Injured Trees Expected to Die Within One Year, Methow Valley and Tonasket Ranger Districts, Okanogan and Wenatchee National Forests, Okanogan County, WA. Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project, but recommended expanding the purpose and need to include active restoration and monitoring survival of fire-damaged trees across the Tripod burn area to validate the proposed methodology for determining post fire tree mortality. Rating LO. EIS No. 20070227, ERP No. D–NPS– K61166–CA. Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Proposed Marin Headlands and Fort Baker Transportation Infrastructure and Management Plan, Implementation, Marin County, CA. Summary: EPA does not object with the proposed action. Rating LO. EIS No. 20070239, ERP No. D–AFS– K65329–CA. Sugarberry Project, Proposes to Protect Rural Communities from Fire Hazards by Constructing Fuel Breaks Known as Defensible Fuel Profile Zones (DFPZs), Feather River Ranger District, Plumas National Forest, Plumas, Sierra, Yuba Counties, CA. PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 48635 Summary: EPA expressed environmental concern about natural resource impacts, impacts to habitat fragmentation and cumulative effects. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20070248, ERP No. D–SFW– F65068–WI. Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plan, Implementation, located within the Mississippi River Valley, Buffalo and Trempealeau Counties, WI. Summary: EPA does not object to the action as proposed. Rating LO. EIS No. 20070257, ERP No. D–FHW– F40195–MN. Tier 1 DEIS—Trunk Highway (TH) 41 Minnesota River Crossing, Construction of a New Minnesota River Crossing Connecting U.S. Highway 169 to New US Highway 212, U.S. Army COE section 10 and 404 Permits, Scott and Carver Counties, MN. Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections about impacts on calcareous fens and the low potential for successful mitigation. EPA also requested that a conceptual wetland mitigation plan be developed and included in the final EIS. Rating EO2. Final EISs EIS No. 20070249, ERP No. F–AFS– L65527–WA, Natapoc Ridge Restoration Project, To Improve Forest Health and Sustainability, and Reduce Wildfire and Hazardous Fuels, Wenatchee River Ranger District, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Chelan County, WA. Summary: The Final EIS has addressed EPA’s concerns about meeting the Aquatic Concervation Strategy objectives and sedimentation rates by including additional road improvements and aquatic resource mitigation measures. EIS No. 20070259, ERP No. F–FHW– E40805–KY, Newtown Pike Extension Project, Road Connection from West Main Street to South Limestone Street in Lexington, Fayette County, KY Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to floodplains. EPA is also concerned with hazardous waste remediation for contaminated soil as well as potentially significant cumulative impacts. EIS No. 20070290, ERP No. F–RUS– H05025–MO, Norborne Baseload Power Plant, Proposed Construction and Operation of a 660-megawatt Net Coal-Fired Power Plant, Carroll County, MO Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about wetland/ floodplain impacts and impacts from E:\FR\FM\24AUN1.SGM 24AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 164 (Friday, August 24, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48634-48635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-16802]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[GA-78 200703(c); FRL-8460-7]


Adequacy Status of the Atlanta Early Progress 8-Hour Ozone Motor 
Vehicle Emission Budgets for Transportation Conformity Purposes; 
Correction

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of adequacy; correction.

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SUMMARY: On April 9, 2007, EPA published a notice of adequacy for the 
2006 Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets (MVEBs) contained in Atlanta's 
Early Progress Plan. The MVEBs for nitrogen oxide (NOX) and 
the volatile organic compounds (VOC) were incorrectly

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stated. This document corrects the notice.

DATES: This action is effective August 24, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the documentation used in the notice being 
corrected are available for inspection during normal business hours at 
the following location: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 
61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. The Regional 
Office's official hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 to 
4:30, excluding Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynorae Benjamin, Air Quality Modeling 
and Transportation 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. The 
telephone number is (404) 562-9040. Ms. Benjamin can also be reached 
via electronic mail at Benjamin.Lynorae@epa.gov. The finding is 
available at EPA's conformity Web site: https://www.epa.gov/otaq/
stateresources/transconf/currsips.htm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Correction

    EPA is correcting the error in the Federal Register notice, 
published on April 9, 2007 (72 FR 17550), which announced the adequacy 
finding for the 2006 MVEBs. In that notice on page 17550, in the third 
column, the table labeled ``Atlanta 8-Hour Ozone MVEBs,'' EPA 
inadvertently identified the NOX MVEB as 172.27 tpd and the 
VOC MVEB as 306.75 tpd. This action corrects that error. As announced 
in EPA's January 24, 2007, letter from Beverly Banister, Director of 
the Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, to Heather Abrams, 
Chief of EPD's Air Protection Branch, the correct 2006 MVEBs for the 
Atlanta 8-Hour Ozone Area, as established by the Early Progress Plan, 
are provided in the following table.

                       Atlanta 8-Hour Ozone MVEBs
                             [Tons per day]
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                                                               2006
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NOX.....................................................          306.75
VOC.....................................................          172.27
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     Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

    Dated: August 16, 2007.
J.I. Palmer, Jr.,
Regional Administrator, Region 4.
 [FR Doc. E7-16802 Filed 8-23-07; 8:45 am]
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