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List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 199
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insurance, Military personnel.
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PART 199—[AMENDED]
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55.
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to read ‘‘199.14(j)(1)(ix)’’.
I 3. Paragraph 199.14(j) is amended by
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Officer, Department of Defense.
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40 CFR Part 49
[EPA–R01–OAR–2005–TR–0001; A–1–FRL–
8491–7]
Approval and Promulgation of Air
Quality Implementation Plans;
Mohegan Tribe of Indians of
Connecticut
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA is approving a Tribal
Implementation Plan (TIP) submitted by
the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of
Connecticut. The TIP establishes an
enforceable cap on nitrogen oxide
emissions from stationary sources
owned by the Mohegan Tribal Gaming
Authority and located within the
external boundaries of the Mohegan
Reservation. This action is intended to
help attain the National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS) for groundlevel ozone. This action is being taken
in accordance with the Clean Air Act.
DATES: Effective Date: This rule is
effective on December 14, 2007.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket
Identification No. EPA–R01–OAR–
2005–TR–0001. All documents in the
docket are listed on the
www.regulations.gov Web site.
Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available,
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i.e., CBI or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on
the Internet and will be publicly
available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are
available either electronically through
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the Office of Ecosystem Protection, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
New England Regional Office, One
Congress Street, Suite 1100, Boston,
MA. EPA requests that if at all possible,
you contact the contact listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to
schedule your inspection. The Regional
Office’s official hours of business are
Monday through Friday, 8:30 to 4:30,
excluding legal holidays.
Copies of the documents relevant to
this action are also available for public
inspection during normal business
hours, by appointment at the Mohegan
Tribe, Mohegan Environmental
Protection Department, 49 Sandy Desert
Road, Uncasville, CT 06382, telephone
number (860) 862–6112.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ida
E. McDonnell, Air Permits, Toxics and
Indoor Air Unit, Office of Ecosystem
Protection, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, EPA New England
Regional Office, One Congress Street,
11th floor, (CAP), Boston, MA 02114–
2023, telephone number (617) 918–
1653, fax number (617) 918–0653, email mcdonnell.ida@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document whenever
‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean
EPA.
Organization of this document. The
following outline is provided to aid in
locating information in this preamble.
I. Background and Purpose
II. Final Action
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Background and Purpose
On September 6, 2007 (72 FR 51204)
EPA published a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (NPR) for the Mohegan
Tribe of Indians of Connecticut.
The NPR proposed approval of the
Mohegan Tribal Implementation Plan
(TIP) consisting of a tribal ordinance,
entitled ‘‘Area Wide NOX Emissions
Limitation Regulation,’’ that establishes
a limit on nitrogen oxide (NOX)
emissions from stationary sources
owned by the Mohegan Tribal Gaming
Authority and located within the
external boundaries of the Mohegan
Reservation. The formal TIP was
submitted by Mohegan Tribe of Indians
of Connecticut on May 4, 2005 and
amended on August 22, 2007.
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Other specific requirements of the
Tribal Implementation Plan and the
rationale for EPA’s proposed action are
explained in the NPR and will not be
restated here. No public comments were
received on the NPR.
II. Final Action
EPA is approving the Mohegan Tribal
Implementation Plan that was submitted
by the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of
Connecticut on May 4, 2005, and
amended on August 22, 2007 for
limiting NOX emissions from stationary
sources owned by the Mohegan Tribal
Gaming Authority to 49 TPY.
III. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR
51735, October 4, 1993), this action is
not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ and
therefore is not subject to review by the
Office of Management and Budget. For
this reason, this action is also not
subject to Executive Order 13211,
‘‘Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use’’ (66 FR 28355, May
22, 2001). This action merely approves
tribal law as meeting Federal
requirements and imposes no additional
requirements beyond those imposed by
tribal law. Accordingly, the
Administrator certifies that this rule
will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small
entities under the Regulatory Flexibility
Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). Because this
rule approves pre-existing requirements
under tribal law and does not impose
any additional enforceable duty beyond
that required by tribal law, it does not
contain any unfunded mandate or
significantly or uniquely affect small
governments, as described in the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
(Pub. L. 104–4).
Since this rule simply approves preexisting tribal law, it does not result in
any direct costs or preemption of tribal
law as specified by Executive Order
13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
Nonetheless, EPA has consulted
extensively with the Mohegan Tribe
concerning this proposed TIP approval.
This action also does not have
Federalism implications because it does
not have substantial direct effects on the
States, on the relationship between the
national government and the States, or
on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government, as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255,
August 10, 1999), because it merely
approves a tribal rule implementing a
federal standard within the exterior
boundaries of the Tribe’s reservation,
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and does not alter the relationship or
the distribution of power and
responsibilities established in the Clean
Air Act. This rule also is not subject to
Executive Order 13045 ‘‘Protection of
Children from Environmental Health
Risks and Safety Risks’’ (62 FR 19885,
April 23, 1997), because it approves a
tribal rule implementing a Federal
standard.
In reviewing TIP submissions, EPA’s
role is to approve tribal choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of
the Clean Air Act. In this context, in the
absence of a prior existing requirement
for the Tribe to use voluntary consensus
standards (VCS), EPA has no authority
to disapprove a TIP submission for
failure to use VCS. It would thus be
inconsistent with applicable law for
EPA, when it reviews a TIP submission,
to use VCS in place of a TIP submission
that otherwise satisfies the provisions of
the Clean Air Act. Thus, the
requirements of section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C.
272 note) do not apply. This rule does
not impose an information collection
burden under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)
The Congressional Review Act, 5
U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides
that before a rule may take effect, the
agency promulgating the rule must
submit a rule report, which includes a
copy of the rule, to each House of the
Congress and to the Comptroller General
of the United States. EPA will submit a
report containing this rule and other
required information to the U.S. Senate,
the U.S. House of Representatives, and
the Comptroller General of the United
States prior to publication of the rule in
the Federal Register. A major rule
cannot take effect until 60 days after it
is published in the Federal Register.
This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as
defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean
Air Act, petitions for judicial review of
this action must be filed in the United
States Court of Appeals for the
appropriate circuit by January 14, 2008.
Filing a petition for reconsideration by
the Administrator of this final rule does
not affect the finality of this rule for the
purposes of judicial review nor does it
extend the time within which a petition
for judicial review may be filed, and
shall not postpone the effectiveness of
such rule or action. This action may not
be challenged later in proceedings to
enforce its requirements. (See section
307(b)(2).)
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 49
Environmental protection,
Administrative practice and procedure,
Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Indians, Intergovernmental
relations, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: October 25, 2007.
Robert W. Varney,
Regional Administrator, EPA New England.
Part 49 of chapter I, title 40 of the
Code of Federal Regulations is amended
as follows:
I
PART 49—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 49
continues to read as follows:
I
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart D—Implementation Plans for
Tribes–Region I
2. Subpart D of Part 49 is amended by
adding an undesignated center heading
and § 49.201 as follows:
Implementation Plan for the Mohegan
Tribe of Indians, Connecticut.
I
§ 49.201
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Identification of plan.
(a) Purpose and scope. This section
contains the implementation plan for
the Mohegan Tribe of Indians,
Connecticut. This plan consists of an
area wide NOX emission limitation
regulation submitted by the Mohegan
Tribe on May 4, 2005, applicable to the
reservation of The Mohegan Tribe of
Indians of Connecticut.
(b) Incorporation by reference. (1)
Material listed in paragraph (c) of this
section with an EPA approval date prior
to November 14, 2007, was approved for
incorporation by reference by the
Director of the Federal Register in
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1
CFR part 51. Material is incorporated as
it exists on the date of the approval, and
notice of any change in the material will
be published in the Federal Register.
(2) EPA Region I certifies that the
rules/regulations provided by EPA in
the TIP compilation at the addresses in
paragraph (b)(3) of this section are an
exact duplicate of the officially
promulgated tribal rules/regulations
which have been approved as part of the
Tribal Implementation Plan as of
November 14, 2007.
(3) Copies of the materials
incorporated by reference may be
inspected at the New England Regional
Office of EPA at One Congress Street,
Suite 1100, Boston, MA 02114–2023;
the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC),
Air and Radiation Docket and
Information Center, MC 2822T, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460 and the National
Archives and Records Administration.
For information on the availability of
this material at NARA, call 202–741–
6030, or go to: https://www.archives.gov/
federal_register/
code_of_federal_regulations/
ibr_locations.html.
(c) EPA-approved regulations.
EPA-APPROVED MOHEGAN TRIBE OF INDIANS OF CONNECTICUT REGULATIONS
Tribal effective date
Title/subject
Mohegan Tribal Ordinance 2005–01.
Mohegan Tribal Resolution 2005–19.
Mohegan Tribal Resolution 2007–28.
Mohegan Tribal Resolution 2005–17.
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Tribal citation
Area Wide NOX Emission Limitation Regulation.
Amending Mohegan Tribal Ordinance
2005–01.
Amending Mohegan Tribal Ordinance
2005–01.
Approving the ‘‘Area Wide NOX Emission
Limitation Regulation Tribal NOX Regulations.’’.
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EPA-APPROVED MOHEGAN TRIBE OF INDIANS OF CONNECTICUT REGULATIONS—Continued
Tribal effective date
Tribal citation
Title/subject
Mohegan Tribal Resolution 2005–16.
Authorizing civil penalties up to $25,000
per violation.
Memorandum of
Agreement.
Memorandum of Agreement dated December 26, 2006, between the Mohegan
Tribe of Indians of Connecticut and the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region I.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52 and 81
[EPA–R03–OAR–2007–0533; FRL–8494–2]
Approval and Promulgation of Air
Quality Implementation Plans;
Pennsylvania; Redesignation of the
Centre County (State College) 8-Hour
Ozone Nonattainment Area to
Attainment and Approval of the Area’s
Maintenance Plan and 2002 Base Year
Inventory
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA is approving a State
Implementation Plan (SIP) revision
submitted by the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection
(PADEP) is requesting that the Centre
County ozone nonattainment area (State
College Area) be redesignated as
attainment for the 8-hour ozone ambient
air quality standard (NAAQS). EPA is
approving the ozone redesignation
request for the State College Area. In
conjunction with its redesignation
request, PADEP submitted a SIP
revision consisting of a maintenance
plan for the State College Area that
provides for continued attainment of the
8-hour ozone NAAQS for at least 10
years after redesignation. EPA is
approving the 8-hour maintenance plan.
PADEP also submitted a 2002 base year
inventory for the State College Area
which EPA is approving. In addition,
EPA is approving the adequacy
determination for the motor vehicle
emission budgets (MVEBs) that are
identified in the State College Area
maintenance plan for purposes of
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transportation conformity, and is
approving those MVEBs. EPA is
approving the redesignation request,
and the maintenance plan and the 2002
base year emissions inventory as
revisions to the Pennsylvania SIP in
accordance with the requirements of the
Clean Air Act (CAA).
DATES: Effective Date: This final rule is
effective on December 14, 2007.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket ID
Number EPA–R03–OAR–2007–0533. All
documents in the docket are listed in
the www.regulations.gov Web site.
Although listed in the electronic docket,
some information is not publicly
available, i.e., confidential business
information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on
the Internet and will be publicly
available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are
available either electronically through
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy for
public inspection during normal
business hours at the Air Protection
Division, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.
Copies of the State submittal are
available at the Pennsylvania
Department of Environment Protection,
Bureau of Air Quality Control, P.O. Box
8468, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania 17105.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rose
Quinto, (215) 814–2182, or by e-mail at
quinto.rose@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On September 11, 2007 (72 FR 51747),
EPA published a notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPR) for the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The
NPR proposed approval of
Pennsylvania’s redesignation request, a
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SIP revision that establishes a
maintenance plan for the State College
Area that provides for continued
attainment of the 8-hour ozone NAAQS
for at least 10 years after redesignation,
and a 2002 base year emissions
inventory. The formal SIP revisions
were submitted by PADEP on June 12,
2007. Other specific requirements of
Pennsylvania’s redesignation request
SIP revision for the maintenance plan
and the rationales for EPA’s proposed
actions are explained in the NPR and
will not be restated here. No public
comments were received on the NPR.
However, on December 22, 2006, the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia Circuit vacated EPA’s Phase 1
Implementation Rule for the 8-hour
Ozone Standard. (69 FR 23591, April 30,
2004). South Coast Air Quality
Management Dist. v. EPA, 472 F.3d 882
(D.C. Cir. 2006). On June 8, 2007, in
South Coast Air Quality Management
Dist. v. EPA, Docket No. 04–1201, in
response to several petitions for
rehearing, the D.C. Circuit clarified that
the Phase 1 Rule was vacated only with
regard to those parts of the rule that had
been successfully challenged. Therefore,
the Phase 1 Rule provisions related to
classifications for areas currently
classified under subpart 2 of Title I, part
D of the Act as 8-hour nonattainment
areas, the 8-hour attainment dates and
the timing for emissions reductions
needed for attainment of the 8-hour
ozone NAAQS remain effective. The
June 8 decision left intact the Court’s
rejection of EPA’s reasons for
implementing the 8-hour standard in
certain nonattainment areas under
subpart 1 in lieu of subpart 2. By
limiting the vacatur, the Court let stand
EPA’s revocation of the 1-hour standard
and those anti-backsliding provisions of
the Phase 1 Rule that had not been
successfully challenged. The June 8
decision reaffirmed the December 22,
2006 decision that EPA had improperly
failed to retain measures required for 1-
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 49
[EPA-R01-OAR-2005-TR-0001; A-1-FRL-8491-7]
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is approving a Tribal Implementation Plan (TIP) submitted
by the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut. The TIP establishes an
enforceable cap on nitrogen oxide emissions from stationary sources
owned by the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority and located within the
external boundaries of the Mohegan Reservation. This action is intended
to help attain the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for
ground-level ozone. This action is being taken in accordance with the
Clean Air Act.
DATES: Effective Date: This rule is effective on December 14, 2007.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket
Identification No. EPA-R01-OAR-2005-TR-0001. All documents in the
docket are listed on the www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed
in the index, some information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or
other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
through www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Office of Ecosystem
Protection, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA New England
Regional Office, One Congress Street, Suite 1100, Boston, MA. EPA
requests that if at all possible, you contact the contact listed in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to schedule your inspection.
The Regional Office's official hours of business are Monday through
Friday, 8:30 to 4:30, excluding legal holidays.
Copies of the documents relevant to this action are also available
for public inspection during normal business hours, by appointment at
the Mohegan Tribe, Mohegan Environmental Protection Department, 49
Sandy Desert Road, Uncasville, CT 06382, telephone number (860) 862-
6112.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ida E. McDonnell, Air Permits, Toxics
and Indoor Air Unit, Office of Ecosystem Protection, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, EPA New England Regional Office, One Congress
Street, 11th floor, (CAP), Boston, MA 02114-2023, telephone number
(617) 918-1653, fax number (617) 918-0653, e-mail
mcdonnell.ida@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,''
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA.
Organization of this document. The following outline is provided to
aid in locating information in this preamble.
I. Background and Purpose
II. Final Action
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Background and Purpose
On September 6, 2007 (72 FR 51204) EPA published a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) for the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of
Connecticut.
The NPR proposed approval of the Mohegan Tribal Implementation Plan
(TIP) consisting of a tribal ordinance, entitled ``Area Wide
NOX Emissions Limitation Regulation,'' that establishes a
limit on nitrogen oxide (NOX) emissions from stationary
sources owned by the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority and located within
the external boundaries of the Mohegan Reservation. The formal TIP was
submitted by Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut on May 4, 2005 and
amended on August 22, 2007.
Other specific requirements of the Tribal Implementation Plan and
the rationale for EPA's proposed action are explained in the NPR and
will not be restated here. No public comments were received on the NPR.
II. Final Action
EPA is approving the Mohegan Tribal Implementation Plan that was
submitted by the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut on May 4,
2005, and amended on August 22, 2007 for limiting NOX
emissions from stationary sources owned by the Mohegan Tribal Gaming
Authority to 49 TPY.
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this
action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' and therefore is not
subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget. For this
reason, this action is also not subject to Executive Order 13211,
``Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001). This action
merely approves tribal law as meeting Federal requirements and imposes
no additional requirements beyond those imposed by tribal law.
Accordingly, the Administrator certifies that this rule will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). Because
this rule approves pre-existing requirements under tribal law and does
not impose any additional enforceable duty beyond that required by
tribal law, it does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly
or uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4).
Since this rule simply approves pre-existing tribal law, it does
not result in any direct costs or preemption of tribal law as specified
by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000). Nonetheless,
EPA has consulted extensively with the Mohegan Tribe concerning this
proposed TIP approval. This action also does not have Federalism
implications because it does not have substantial direct effects on the
States, on the relationship between the national government and the
States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the
various levels of government, as specified in Executive Order 13132 (64
FR 43255, August 10, 1999), because it merely approves a tribal rule
implementing a federal standard within the exterior boundaries of the
Tribe's reservation,
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and does not alter the relationship or the distribution of power and
responsibilities established in the Clean Air Act. This rule also is
not subject to Executive Order 13045 ``Protection of Children from
Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks'' (62 FR 19885, April 23,
1997), because it approves a tribal rule implementing a Federal
standard.
In reviewing TIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve tribal
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act. In
this context, in the absence of a prior existing requirement for the
Tribe to use voluntary consensus standards (VCS), EPA has no authority
to disapprove a TIP submission for failure to use VCS. It would thus be
inconsistent with applicable law for EPA, when it reviews a TIP
submission, to use VCS in place of a TIP submission that otherwise
satisfies the provisions of the Clean Air Act. Thus, the requirements
of section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) do not apply. This rule does not
impose an information collection burden under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)
The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this rule and other
required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, petitions for
judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by January 14, 2008. Filing a
petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule
does not affect the finality of this rule for the purposes of judicial
review nor does it extend the time within which a petition for judicial
review may be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such
rule or action. This action may not be challenged later in proceedings
to enforce its requirements. (See section 307(b)(2).)
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 49
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Air pollution control, Incorporation by reference, Indians,
Intergovernmental relations, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: October 25, 2007.
Robert W. Varney,
Regional Administrator, EPA New England.
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Part 49 of chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is
amended as follows:
PART 49--[AMENDED]
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1. The authority citation for part 49 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart D--Implementation Plans for Tribes-Region I
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2. Subpart D of Part 49 is amended by adding an undesignated center
heading and Sec. 49.201 as follows:
Implementation Plan for the Mohegan Tribe of Indians, Connecticut.
Sec. 49.201 Identification of plan.
(a) Purpose and scope. This section contains the implementation
plan for the Mohegan Tribe of Indians, Connecticut. This plan consists
of an area wide NOX emission limitation regulation submitted
by the Mohegan Tribe on May 4, 2005, applicable to the reservation of
The Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut.
(b) Incorporation by reference. (1) Material listed in paragraph
(c) of this section with an EPA approval date prior to November 14,
2007, was approved for incorporation by reference by the Director of
the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part
51. Material is incorporated as it exists on the date of the approval,
and notice of any change in the material will be published in the
Federal Register.
(2) EPA Region I certifies that the rules/regulations provided by
EPA in the TIP compilation at the addresses in paragraph (b)(3) of this
section are an exact duplicate of the officially promulgated tribal
rules/regulations which have been approved as part of the Tribal
Implementation Plan as of November 14, 2007.
(3) Copies of the materials incorporated by reference may be
inspected at the New England Regional Office of EPA at One Congress
Street, Suite 1100, Boston, MA 02114-2023; the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Air and Radiation Docket
and Information Center, MC 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460 and the National Archives and Records
Administration. For information on the availability of this material at
NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to: https://www.archives.gov/federal_
register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html.
(c) EPA-approved regulations.
EPA-Approved Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut Regulations
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Tribal
Tribal citation Title/subject effective EPA approval date Explanations
date
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Mohegan Tribal Ordinance 2005- Area Wide NOX Emission 04/28/05 11/14/07 [Insert
01. Limitation Regulation. Federal Register page
number where the
document begins].
Mohegan Tribal Resolution 2005- Amending Mohegan 05/23/05 11/14/07 [Insert
19. Tribal Ordinance 2005- Federal Register page
01. number where the
document begins].
Mohegan Tribal Resolution 2007- Amending Mohegan 08/22/07 11/14/07 [Insert
28. Tribal Ordinance 2005- Federal Register page
01. number where the
document begins].
Mohegan Tribal Resolution 2005- Approving the ``Area 04/28/05 11/14/07 [Insert
17. Wide NOX Emission Federal Register page
Limitation Regulation number where the
Tribal NOX document begins].
Regulations.''.
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Mohegan Tribal Resolution 2005- Authorizing civil 04/28/05 11/14/07.............. [Insert Federal
16. penalties up to Register page
$25,000 per violation. number where the
document begins]
Memorandum of Agreement........ Memorandum of 12/26/06 11/14/07 [Insert
Agreement dated Federal Register page
December 26, 2006, number where the
between the Mohegan document begins].
Tribe of Indians of
Connecticut and the
U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency
Region I.
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[FR Doc. E7-22221 Filed 11-13-07; 8:45 am]
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