Adequacy Status of the Indianapolis, Indiana Submitted Annual Fine Particulate Matter Attainment Demonstration for Transportation Conformity Purposes, 24943-24944 [2010-10693]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 87 / Thursday, May 6, 2010 / Notices shall be treated as an application for authorization pursuant to Section 7 of the NGA. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–10636 Filed 5–5–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP10–176–000] Millennium Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES April 28, 2010. Take notice that on April 23, 2010, Millenium Pipeline Company, LLC (Millennium), One Blue Hill Plaza, Seventh Floor, PO Box 1565, Pearl River, New York 10965 filed in Docket No. CP10–176–000, a prior notice request pursuant to sections 157.205 and 157.208 of the Commission’s regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA). Millennium seeks authorization to increase the Commission-approved maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) on its Hickory Grove Lateral Line from 1072 pounds per square inch gage (psig) to 1200 psig. The Hickory Grove Lateral is located in Chemung County, New York and extends from Millennium’s mainline facilities at a tiein at Chambers Road near Horseheads, New York to an interconnection with the facilities of Southern Tier Transmission Company (STT) near Hickory Grove Road, in Horseheads, New York. Millennium proposes to perform these activities under its blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP98–155–000 [97 FERC ¶ 61,292, at 62,327 (2001)], all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. Specifically, the facility at issue is approximately 2.6 mile, 12-inch lateral pipeline segment of Millenniums Line A–5 in Chemung County, New York, extending from Millennium’s 30-inch mainline to an interconnect with STT at Hickory Grove in Horseheads, New York. The Hickory Grove Lateral was constructed in 1993 by Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC and the pipeline was originally designed, tested and qualified for an MAOP of 1236 psig in a Class Three Location under applicable Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations. The facilities were transferred to Millennium by certificate issued to Millennium in Docket No. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:53 May 05, 2010 Jkt 220001 CP98–150, et al; however, in Millenniums application the MAOP of the pipeline is listed at 1072 psig. The proposed increase to the Commissionapproved MAOP of the Hickory Grove Lateral is being made to correct the apparent inconsistency between the Commission-approved MAOP and the MAOP at which Millennium intends to operate the segment. Recently, Anschulz Exploration Corporation (AEC) requested to connect certain gathering facilities to the Hickory Grove Lateral to allow a new supply of gas to flow through the Hickory Grove Lateral to Millennium’s mainline system, which operates a 1200 psig. The increase in Commission-approved MAOP is required to receive local production gas, to be produced by AEC; and, increasing the Commission-approved MAOP corrects an apparent mistake in Millenniums original certificate application. The filing may be viewed on the Web at https://www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 502–8659. Any questions regarding this application may be directed to Gary A. Kruse, Vice President—General Counsel and Secretary, Millennium Pipeline Company, LLC, One Blue Hill Plaza, Seventh Floor, PO Box 1565, Pearl River, New York 10965, (845) 620–1300, or to Thomas E. Holmberg, Baker Botts LLP, 1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004, (202) 639–7700. Any person or the Commission’s Staff may, within 60 days after the issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice of intervention and, pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission’s Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.205) a protest to the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefore, the proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day after the time allowed for protest. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for filing a protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for authorization pursuant to section 7 of the NGA. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, protests, and interventions via the internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site (https:// PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 24943 www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–10632 Filed 5–5–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–R05–OAR–2008–0398; FRL–9145–9] Adequacy Status of the Indianapolis, Indiana Submitted Annual Fine Particulate Matter Attainment Demonstration for Transportation Conformity Purposes AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of adequacy. SUMMARY: In this notice, EPA is notifying the public that we have found that the motor vehicle emissions budgets (MVEBs) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) as a precursor to PM2.5 in the Indianapolis, Indiana area are adequate for use in transportation conformity determinations. Indiana submitted the Indianapolis area budgets with the final PM2.5 attainment demonstration submittal on June 5, 2008. As a result of our finding, the Indianapolis, Indiana area must use the MVEBs from the submitted PM2.5 attainment demonstration plan for future transportation conformity determinations. DATES: This finding is effective May 21, 2010. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Morris, Environmental Scientist, Criteria Pollutant Section (AR–18J), Air Programs Branch, Air and Radiation Division, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 353–8656, morris.patricia@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, whenever ‘‘we’’, ‘‘us’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean EPA. Background Today’s notice is simply an announcement of a finding that we have already made. On April 12, 2010, EPA Region 5 sent a letter to the Indiana Department of Environmental E:\FR\FM\06MYN1.SGM 06MYN1 24944 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 87 / Thursday, May 6, 2010 / Notices Management stating that the 2002 and 2009 MVEBs for the Indianapolis, Indiana area, which were submitted with the state’s PM2.5 attainment demonstration, are adequate. Receipt of these MVEBs was announced on EPA’s transportation conformity website with a 30 day public comment period, and no comments were submitted. The finding is available at EPA’s conformity Web site: https://www.epa.gov/otaq/ stateresources/transconf/adequacy.htm. The adequate 2002 and 2009 MVEBs, in tons per year (tpy), for PM2.5 and NOX for the Indianapolis, Indiana area are as follows: INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PM2.5 (tpy) 2002 ................................................ 2009 ................................................ NOX (tpy) 842.37 ........................................................................ 518.43 ........................................................................ Transportation conformity is required by section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act. EPA’s conformity rule requires that transportation plans, programs, and projects conform to state air quality implementation plans and establishes the criteria and procedures for determining whether or not they do conform. Conformity to a State Implementation Plan (SIP) means that transportation activities will not produce new air quality violations, worsen existing violations, or delay timely attainment of the national ambient air quality standards. The criteria by which we determine whether a SIP’s motor vehicle emission budgets are adequate for transportation conformity purposes are outlined in 40 CFR 93.118(e)(4). We have described our process for determining the adequacy of submitted SIP budgets in our July 1, 2004, preamble starting at 69 FR 40038, and we used the information in these resources while making our adequacy determination. Please note that an adequacy review is separate from EPA’s completeness review, and it also should not be used to prejudge EPA’s ultimate approval of the SIP. Even if we find a budget adequate, the SIP could later be disapproved. The finding and the response to comments are available at EPA’s transportation conformity Web site: https://www.epa.gov/otaq/ stateresources/transconf/adequacy.htm. Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671 q. 47,815.51 28,537.23 Dated: April 26, 2010. Margaret Guerriero, Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5. maintenance plan for future transportation conformity determinations. [FR Doc. 2010–10693 Filed 5–5–10; 8:45 am] DATES: BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 2010. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–R05–OAR–2009–0730; FRL–9146–1] Adequacy Status of the MilwaukeeRacine, Door County, Manitowoc County, and Sheboygan County, Wisconsin Areas Submitted 8-Hour Ozone Redesignation and Maintenance Plans for Transportation Conformity Purposes AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of adequacy. This finding is effective May 21, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Leslie, Environmental Engineer, Criteria Pollutant Section (AR–18J), Air Programs Branch, Air and Radiation Division, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 353–6680, leslie.michael@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, whenever ‘‘we’’, ‘‘us’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean EPA. Background In this notice, EPA is notifying the public that we have found that the motor vehicle emissions budgets (MVEBs) for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) in the Milwaukee-Racine area, Door County, Manitowoc County, and Sheboygan County, Wisconsin ozone nonattainment areas are adequate for use in transportation conformity determinations. Wisconsin submitted a redesignation request and maintenance plan for the Milwaukee-Racine area, Door County, Manitowoc County, and Sheboygan County, Wisconsin on September 11, 2009. As a result of our finding, these Wisconsin areas must use the MVEBs from the submitted ozone SUMMARY: Today’s notice is simply an announcement of a finding that we have already made. On April 7, 2010, EPA Region 5 sent a letter to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources stating that the 2012 and 2020 MVEBs for the Milwaukee-Racine area, Door County, Manitowoc County, and Sheboygan County, Wisconsin 8-hour ozone areas are adequate. Receipt of these MVEBs was announced on EPA’s transportation conformity Web site, and no comments were submitted. The finding is available at EPA’s conformity Web site: https:// www.epa.gov/otaq/stateresources/ transconf/adequacy.htm. The adequate 2012 and 2020 MVEBs, in tons per day (tpd), for VOCs and NOx for the Wisconsin areas are as follows: 2012 mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES Area NOx (tpd) Milwaukee-Racine ............................................................................................ Door County ..................................................................................................... Manitowoc County ........................................................................................... Sheboygan County .......................................................................................... Transportation conformity is required by section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:53 May 05, 2010 Jkt 220001 Frm 00080 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 VOCs (tpd) 47.27 1.55 3.76 4.15 EPA’s conformity rule requires that transportation plans, programs, and PO 00000 2020 NOx (tpd) 22.66 0.78 1.76 2.01 20.41 0.74 1.86 1.79 VOCs (tpd) 14.91 0.53 1.25 1.32 projects conform to state air quality implementation plans and establishes E:\FR\FM\06MYN1.SGM 06MYN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-R05-OAR-2008-0398; FRL-9145-9]


Adequacy Status of the Indianapolis, Indiana Submitted Annual 
Fine Particulate Matter Attainment Demonstration for Transportation 
Conformity Purposes

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of adequacy.

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SUMMARY: In this notice, EPA is notifying the public that we have found 
that the motor vehicle emissions budgets (MVEBs) for fine particulate 
matter (PM2.5) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) as a 
precursor to PM2.5 in the Indianapolis, Indiana area are 
adequate for use in transportation conformity determinations. Indiana 
submitted the Indianapolis area budgets with the final PM2.5 
attainment demonstration submittal on June 5, 2008. As a result of our 
finding, the Indianapolis, Indiana area must use the MVEBs from the 
submitted PM2.5 attainment demonstration plan for future 
transportation conformity determinations.

DATES: This finding is effective May 21, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Morris, Environmental 
Scientist, Criteria Pollutant Section (AR-18J), Air Programs Branch, 
Air and Radiation Division, United States Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, 
(312) 353-8656, morris.patricia@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, whenever ``we'', 
``us'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA.

Background

    Today's notice is simply an announcement of a finding that we have 
already made. On April 12, 2010, EPA Region 5 sent a letter to the 
Indiana Department of Environmental

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Management stating that the 2002 and 2009 MVEBs for the Indianapolis, 
Indiana area, which were submitted with the state's PM2.5 
attainment demonstration, are adequate. Receipt of these MVEBs was 
announced on EPA's transportation conformity website with a 30 day 
public comment period, and no comments were submitted. The finding is 
available at EPA's conformity Web site: https://www.epa.gov/otaq/stateresources/transconf/adequacy.htm.
    The adequate 2002 and 2009 MVEBs, in tons per year (tpy), for 
PM2.5 and NOX for the Indianapolis, Indiana area 
are as follows:

                          Indianapolis, Indiana
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                                      PM2.5 (tpy)          NOX (tpy)
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2002............................  842.37............  47,815.51
2009............................  518.43............  28,537.23
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    Transportation conformity is required by section 176(c) of the 
Clean Air Act. EPA's conformity rule requires that transportation 
plans, programs, and projects conform to state air quality 
implementation plans and establishes the criteria and procedures for 
determining whether or not they do conform. Conformity to a State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) means that transportation activities will not 
produce new air quality violations, worsen existing violations, or 
delay timely attainment of the national ambient air quality standards.
    The criteria by which we determine whether a SIP's motor vehicle 
emission budgets are adequate for transportation conformity purposes 
are outlined in 40 CFR 93.118(e)(4). We have described our process for 
determining the adequacy of submitted SIP budgets in our July 1, 2004, 
preamble starting at 69 FR 40038, and we used the information in these 
resources while making our adequacy determination. Please note that an 
adequacy review is separate from EPA's completeness review, and it also 
should not be used to prejudge EPA's ultimate approval of the SIP. Even 
if we find a budget adequate, the SIP could later be disapproved.
    The finding and the response to comments are available at EPA's 
transportation conformity Web site: https://www.epa.gov/otaq/stateresources/transconf/adequacy.htm.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671 q.

    Dated: April 26, 2010.
Margaret Guerriero,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 2010-10693 Filed 5-5-10; 8:45 am]
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