Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; North Carolina: Redesignation of the Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point 1997 Annual Fine Particulate Matter Nonattainment Area to Attainment, 71455-71459 [2011-29777]
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EPA-APPROVED NORTH CAROLINA NON-REGULATORY PROVISIONS
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1997 Annual PM2.5 Maintenance Plan for the Hickory, North Carolina Area
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1997 Annual PM2.5 Maintenance Plan for the Hickory, North Carolina
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4. In § 81.334, the table entitled
‘‘North Carolina—PM2.5 (Annual
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entry for ‘‘Catawba County’’ to read as
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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40 CFR Parts 52 and 81
[EPA–R04–OAR–2009–1011–201159; FRL–
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Approval and Promulgation of
Implementation Plans and Designation
of Areas for Air Quality Planning
Purposes; North Carolina:
Redesignation of the GreensboroWinston-Salem-High Point 1997
Annual Fine Particulate Matter
Nonattainment Area to Attainment
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule; correcting
amendment.
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AGENCY:
EPA is taking final action to
approve a request submitted on
December 18, 2009, and supplemented
on December 22, 2010, from the State of
North Carolina, through the North
Carolina Department of Environment
and Natural Resources (NC DENR),
Division of Air Quality (DAQ), to
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redesignate the Greensboro-WinstonSalem-High Point fine particulate matter
(PM2.5) nonattainment area (hereafter
the ‘‘Greensboro Area’’ or ‘‘Area’’) to
attainment for the 1997 Annual PM2.5
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS). The Greensboro Area is
comprised of Davidson and Guilford
Counties in their entireties. EPA’s
approval of the redesignation request is
based on the determination that the
State of North Carolina has met the
criteria for redesignation to attainment
set forth in the Clean Air Act (CAA or
Act), including the determination that
the Greensboro Area has attained the
1997 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS by its
applicable attainment date of April 5,
2010. Additionally, EPA is approving a
revision to the North Carolina State
Implementation Plan (SIP) to include
the 1997 Annual PM2.5 maintenance
plan for the Greensboro Area that
contains the new 2011 and 2021 motor
vehicle emission budgets (MVEBs) for
nitrogen oxides (NOX) and PM2.5 for
both Davidson and Guilford Counties.
This action also approves the emissions
inventory submitted with the
maintenance plan. Further, EPA is
correcting a typographical error for the
citation associated with a previous
adequacy finding the Agency made for
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the NOX and PM2.5 MVEBs for both
Davidson and Guilford Counties.
Effective Date: This rule will be
effective December 19, 2011.
DATES:
EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket
Identification No. EPA–R04–OAR–
2009–1011. All documents in the docket
are listed on the https://www.regulations.
gov Web site. Although listed in the
index, some information is not publicly
available, i.e., Confidential Business
Information 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
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https://www.regulations.gov or in hard
copy at the Regulatory Development
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. EPA
requests that if at all possible, you
contact the person listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Madolyn Dominy or Joel Huey,
Regulatory Development 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. Madolyn
Dominy may be reached by phone at
(404) 562–9644 or via electronic mail at
dominy.madolyn@epa.gov. Joel Huey
may be reached by phone at (404) 562–
9104 or via electronic mail at huey.joel@
epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. What is the background for the actions?
II. What are the actions EPA is taking?
III. Why is EPA taking these actions?
IV. What are the effects of these actions?
V. Final Action
VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. What is the background for the
actions?
On December 18, 2009, and
supplemented on December 22, 2010,
the State of North Carolina, through NC
DENR, submitted a request to
redesignate the Greensboro Area to
attainment for the 1997 Annual PM2.5
NAAQS and for EPA approval of the
North Carolina SIP revisions containing
a maintenance plan for the Area. In an
action published on September 26, 2011
(76 FR 59345), EPA proposed approval
of North Carolina’s plan for maintaining
the 1997 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS,
deemed the new MVEBs for Davidson
and Guilford Counties in the Greensboro
Area adequate for the purposes of
transportation conformity on May 2,
2011 (76 FR 24474).
As stated in the September 26, 2011,
proposal, this redesignation addresses
the Greensboro Area’s status solely with
respect to the 1997 Annual PM2.5
NAAQS, for which designations were
finalized on January 5, 2005 (70 FR
944), and as supplemented on April 14,
2005 (70 FR 19844).
EPA reviewed PM2.5 monitoring data
TABLE 1—DAVIDSON COUNTY MVEBS from ambient PM2.5 monitoring stations
in the Greensboro Area for the PM2.5
[kg/yr]
seasons from 2007–2009. These data
have been quality-assured and are
Conformity
2011
2021
recorded in Air Quality System (AQS).
MVEB
The annual arithmetic mean PM2.5
NOX ..................
4,086,413
2,148,938 concentrations for 2006–2009 and the
PM2.5 .................
153,313
153,313 3-year averages of these values (i.e.,
design values) are summarized in Table
TABLE 2—GUILFORD COUNTY MVEBS 3. EPA has reviewed more recent data
which indicate that the Greensboro Area
[kg/year]
continues to attain the 1997 PM2.5
NAAQS. The design values for 2007–
Conformity
2011
2021
2009 and 2008–2010 are also included
MVEB
in Table 3 and demonstrate that the
NOX ..................
11,133,605
6,309,650 Greensboro Area continues to meet the
PM2.5 .................
421,841
421,841 PM2.5 NAAQS and that the ambient
concentrations of PM2.5 are continuing
In its September 26, 2011, proposed
to decrease in the Area. Preliminary
action, EPA noted that the adequacy
monitoring data for the 2011 PM2.5
public comment period on these MVEBs season indicate that the Area is
(as contained in North Carolina’s
continuing to attain the 1997 Annual
submittal) began on November 23, 2010, PM2.5 NAAQS based on data from 2009–
and closed on December 23, 2010. No
2011. These preliminary data are
comments were received during the
available in the docket for today’s action
public comment period. Thus, EPA
although they are not yet certified.
including the emissions inventory
submitted pursuant to CAA section
172(c)(3) and the NOX and PM2.5 MVEBs
for Davidson and Guilford Counties in
the Greensboro Area as contained in the
maintenance plan. At that time, EPA
also proposed to approve the
redesignation of the Greensboro Area to
attainment. Additional background for
today’s action is set forth in EPA’s
September 26, 2011, proposal.
The MVEBs, specified in kilograms
per year (kg/yr), included in the
maintenance plan are as follows:
TABLE 3—DESIGN VALUE CONCENTRATIONS FOR THE GREENSBORO 1997 ANNUAL PM2.5. NONATTAINMENT AREA (μg/m3)
County
Site name
Annual average PM2.5 concentrations
(μg/m3)
Monitor ID
2006
Davidson ....................
Guilford .......................
Guilford .......................
Lexington ...................
Mendenhall ................
Colfax ........................
37–057–0002
37–081–0013
37–035–0014
2007
2008
2009
2010
15.13
14.5
N/A
14.64
13.14
N/A
13.61
11.41
12.32
10.61
9.31
9.63
12.1
10.4
10.5
Three-year PM2.5 design values (μg/m3)
2006–2008
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Davidson ....................
Guilford .......................
Guilford .......................
Lexington ...................
Mendenhall ................
Colfax ........................
II. What are the actions EPA is taking?
In today’s rulemaking, EPA is
approving: (1) North Carolina’s
emissions inventory which was
submitted pursuant to CAA section
172(c)(3); (2) North Carolina’s 1997
Annual PM2.5 maintenance plan (such
approval being one of the CAA criteria
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2007–2009
2008–2010
14.5
13.0
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13.0
11.3
N/A
12.1
10.4
10.8
for redesignation to attainment status)
for the Greensboro Area, including
MVEBs; and (3) North Carolina’s
redesignation request to change the legal
designation of the Greensboro Area from
nonattainment to attainment for the
1997 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS. The
maintenance plan is designed to
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demonstrate that the Greensboro Area
will continue to attain the 1997 Annual
PM2.5 NAAQS through 2021. EPA’s
approval of the redesignation request is
based on EPA’s determination that the
Greensboro Area meets the criteria for
redesignation set forth in CAA, sections
107(d)(3)(E) and 175A, including EPA’s
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determination that the Greensboro Area
has attained the 1997 Annual PM2.5
NAAQS. EPA’s analyses of North
Carolina’s redesignation request,
emissions inventory, and maintenance
plan are described in detail in the
September 26, 2011, proposed rule (76
FR 59345).
Consistent with the CAA, the
maintenance plan that EPA is approving
also includes 2011 and 2021 MVEBs for
NOX and PM2.5 for Davidson and
Guilford Counties in the Greensboro
Area. In this action, EPA is approving
these NOX and PM2.5 MVEBs for the
purposes of transportation conformity.
For required regional emissions analysis
years beyond 2011 and prior to 2021,
the applicable budgets will be the new
2011 MVEBs. For required regional
emissions analysis years that involve
2021 or beyond, the applicable budgets
will be the new 2021 MVEBs.
EPA is also correcting an inadvertent
typographical error for the citation (in
EPA’s September 26, 2011, proposed
rulemaking) associated with EPA’s
adequacy finding for the NOX and PM2.5
MVEB for Davidson and Guilford
Counties. In EPA’s September 26, 2011,
proposed rulemaking, EPA provides the
citation for the adequacy determination
for the NOX and PM2.5 MVEBs as 76 FR
24472 in the last paragraph of the
section entitled ‘‘VIII. What Is the Status
of EPA’s Adequacy Determination for
the Proposed PM2.5 and NOX MVEBs for
2011 and 2021 for the Greensboro
Area?’’ and in the second to last
paragraph in the section entitled ‘‘X.
Proposed Actions on the Redesignation
Request and Maintenance Plan SIP
Revisions Including Approval of the
PM2.5 and NOX MVEBs for 2011 and
2021 for the Greensboro Area.’’ The
correct citation is 76 FR 24474. Through
this action, EPA is making this
correction.
III. Why is EPA taking these actions?
EPA has determined that the
Greensboro Area has attained the 1997
Annual PM2.5 NAAQS and has also
determined that all other criteria for the
redesignation of the Greensboro Area
from nonattainment to attainment of the
1997 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS have been
met. See CAA section 107(d)(3)(E). One
of those requirements is that the
Greensboro Area has an approved plan
demonstrating maintenance of the 1997
Annual PM2.5 NAAQS. EPA is also
taking final action to approve the
maintenance plan for the Greensboro
Area as meeting the requirements of
sections 175A and 107(d)(3)(E) of the
CAA. In addition, EPA is approving the
emissions inventory as meeting the
requirements of section 172(c)(3) of the
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CAA. Finally, EPA is approving the new
NOX and PM2.5 MVEBs for the years
2011 and 2021 as contained in North
Carolina’s maintenance plan for
Davidson and Guilford Counties in the
Greensboro Area because these MVEBs
are consistent with maintenance of the
1997 Annual PM2.5 standard in the
Greensboro Area. The detailed rationale
for EPA’s findings and actions are set
forth in the proposed rulemaking and in
other discussion in this final
rulemaking.
IV. What are the effects of these
actions?
Approval of the redesignation request
changes the legal designation of
Davidson and Guilford Counties in their
entireties from nonattainment to
attainment for the 1997 Annual PM2.5
NAAQS. EPA is modifying the
regulatory table in 40 CFR 81.334 to
reflect a designation of attainment for
these full and partial counties. EPA is
also approving, as a revision to the
North Carolina SIP, North Carolina’s
plan for maintaining the 1997 Annual
PM2.5 NAAQS in the Greensboro Area
through 2021. The maintenance plan
includes contingency measures to
remedy possible future violations of the
1997 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS and
establishes NOX and PM2.5 MVEBs for
the years 2011 and 2021 for the
Greensboro Area. Additionally, this
action approves the emissions inventory
for the Greensboro Area pursuant to
section 172(c)(3) of the CAA.
V. Final Action
EPA is taking final action to approve
the redesignation and change the legal
designation of Davidson and Guilford
Counties in their entireties from
nonattainment to attainment for the
1997 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS. EPA is also
approving into the North Carolina SIP
the 1997Annual PM2.5 maintenance
plan for the Greensboro Area. For
Davidson County, the maintenance plan
includes the new MVEBs of 4,086,413
kg/yr of NOX and 153,313 kg/yr of PM2.5
for 2011 and 2,148,938 kg/yr of NOX
and 153,313 kg/yr of PM2.5 for 2021.
Further, for Guilford County, the
maintenance plan includes the new
MVEBs of 11,133,605 kg/yr of NOX and
421,841 kg/yr of PM2.5 for 2011 and
6,309,650 kg/yr of NOX and 421,841 kg/
yr of PM2.5 for 2021.
Additionally, EPA is approving the
2008 emissions inventory for the
Greensboro Area pursuant to section
172(c)(3) of the CAA. In a previous
action, EPA found the new Greensboro
Area MVEBs adequate for the purposes
of transportation conformity (76 FR
24474, May 2, 2011). Within 24 months
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from the effective date of EPA’s
adequacy finding for the MVEBs, the
transportation partners are required to
demonstrate conformity to the new
PM2.5 and NOX MVEBs pursuant to 40
CFR 93.104(e).
VI. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
Under the CAA, redesignation of an
area to attainment and the
accompanying approval of the
maintenance plan under CAA section
107(d)(3)(E) are actions that affect the
status of geographical area and do not
impose any additional regulatory
requirements on sources beyond those
required by state law. A redesignation to
attainment does not in and of itself
impose any new requirements, but
rather results in the application of
requirements contained in the CAA for
areas that have been redesignated to
attainment. Moreover, the Administrator
is required to approve a SIP submission
that complies with the provisions of the
Act and applicable federal regulations.
42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions,
EPA’s role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of
the CAA. Accordingly, this action
merely approves state law as meeting
federal requirements and does not
impose additional requirements beyond
those imposed by state law. For these
reasons, these actions:
• Are not a ‘‘significant regulatory
action’’ subject to review by the Office
of Management and Budget under
Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735,
October 4, 1993);
• Do not impose an information
collection burden under the provisions
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
• Are certified as not having a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act
(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
• Do 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);
• Do not have Federalism
implications as specified in Executive
Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,
1999);
• Are not an economically significant
regulatory action based on health or
safety risks subject to Executive Order
13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);
• Are not significant regulatory action
subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR
28355, May 22, 2001);
• Are not subject to requirements of
Section 12(d) of the National
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Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because
application of those requirements would
be inconsistent with the CAA; and
• Do not provide EPA with the
discretionary authority to address, as
appropriate, disproportionate human
health or environmental effects, using
practicable and legally permissible
methods, under Executive Order 12898
(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
In addition, this final rule does not have
Tribal implications as specified by
Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249,
November 9, 2000), because the SIP is
not approved to apply in Indian country
located in the State, and EPA notes that
it will not impose substantial direct
costs on Tribal governments or preempt
Tribal law.
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 action and other
required information to the U.S. Senate,
40 CFR Part 81
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 CAA,
petitions for judicial review of this
action must be filed in the United States
Court of Appeals for the appropriate
circuit by January 17, 2012. Filing a
petition for reconsideration by the
Administrator of this final rule does not
affect the finality of this action 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).)
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, National parks.
Dated: November 7, 2011.
A. Stanley Meiburg,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
40 CFR parts 52 and 81 are amended
as follows:
PART 52—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 52
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart II—North Carolina
2. Section 52.1770(e) is amended by
adding new entries ‘‘1997 Annual PM2.5
Maintenance Plan for the Greensboro,
North Carolina Area (Davidson and
Guilford Counties)’’ and ‘‘1997 Annual
PM2.5 Maintenance Plan for the
Greensboro, North Carolina Area—
MOVES Update’’ at the end of the table
to read as follows:
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List of Subjects
40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations,
Particulate matter, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
§ 52.1770
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Area (Davidson and Guilford Counties).
1997 Annual PM2.5 Maintenance Plan for the Greensboro, North Carolina
Area—MOVES Update.
EPA approval
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12/22/10
11/18/11
[Insert citation of publication].
‘‘Davidson County’’ and ‘‘Guilford
County’’ to read as follows:
2. In § 81.334, the table entitled
‘‘North Carolina—PM2.5 (Annual
NAAQS)’’ is amended under
‘‘Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point,
NC’’ by revising the entries for
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PART 81—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 81
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Federal Register citation
§ 81.334
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Prohexadione Calcium; Pesticide
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Environmental Protection
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ACTION: Final rule.
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This regulation establishes a
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ADDRESSES: EPA has established a
docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–
OPP–2010–0780. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index
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Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available,
e.g., Confidential Business Information
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disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on
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Publicly available docket materials are
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excluding legal holidays. The Docket
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A. Does this action apply to me?
You may be potentially affected by
this action if you are an agricultural
producer, food manufacturer, or
pesticide manufacturer. Potentially
affected entities may include, but are
not limited to those engaged in the
following activities:
• Crop production (NAICS code 111).
• Animal production (NAICS code
112).
• Food manufacturing (NAICS code
311).
• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS
code 32532).
This listing is not intended to be
exhaustive, but rather to provide a guide
for readers regarding entities likely to be
affected by this action. Other types of
entities not listed in this unit could also
be affected. The North American
Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes have been provided to
assist you and others in determining
whether this action might apply to
certain entities. If you have any
questions regarding the applicability of
this action to a particular entity, consult
the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. How can I get electronic access to
other related information?
You may access a frequently updated
electronic version of EPA’s tolerance
regulations at 40 CFR part 180 through
the Government Printing Office’s e-CFR
site at https://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/
text/text-idx?&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/
Title40/40tab_02.tpl.
C. How can I file an objection or hearing
request?
Under FFDCA section 408(g), 21
U.S.C. 346a, any person may file an
objection to any aspect of this regulation
and may also request a hearing on those
objections. You must file your objection
or request a hearing on this regulation
in accordance with the instructions
provided in 40 CFR part 178. To ensure
proper receipt by EPA, you must
identify docket ID number EPA–HQ–
OPP–2010–0780 in the subject line on
the first page of your submission. All
objections and requests for a hearing
must be in writing, and must be
received by the Hearing Clerk on or
before January 17, 2012. Addresses for
mail and hand delivery of objections
and hearing requests are provided in 40
CFR 178.25(b).
In addition to filing an objection or
hearing request with the Hearing Clerk
as described in 40 CFR part 178, please
submit a copy of the filing that does not
contain any CBI for inclusion in the
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public docket. Information not marked
confidential pursuant to 40 CFR part 2
may be disclosed publicly by EPA
without prior notice. Submit a copy of
your non-CBI objection or hearing
request, identified by docket ID number
EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0780, by one of
the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs
(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001.
• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental
Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One
Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S.
Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries
are only accepted during the Docket
Facility’s normal hours of operation
(8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made
for deliveries of boxed information. The
Docket Facility telephone number is
(703) 305–5805.
II. Summary of Petitioned-for Tolerance
In the Federal Register of October 27,
2010 (75 FR 66092) (FRL–8848–3), EPA
issued a notice pursuant to section
408(d)(3) of FFDCA, 21 U.S.C.
346a(d)(3), announcing the filing of a
pesticide petition (PP 0F7765) by BASF
Corporation, 26 Davis Drive, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709. The petition
requested that 40 CFR 180.547 be
amended by establishing tolerances for
residues of the plant growth regulator
prohexadione calcium, calcium, 3oxido-5-oxo-4-propionylcyclohex-3enecarboxylate, in or on sweet cherries
at 0.50 parts per million (ppm). That
notice referenced a summary of the
petition prepared by BASF Corporation,
the registrant, which is available in the
docket, https://www.regulations.gov.
There were no comments received in
response to the notice of filing for these
changes are explained in Unit IV.D.
Based upon review of the data
supporting the petition, EPA has
lowered the tolerance from 0.5 ppm to
0.4 p.m. The reason for these changes
are explained in Unit IV.C
III. Aggregate Risk Assessment and
Determination of Safety
Section 408(b)(2)(A)(i) of FFDCA
allows EPA to establish a tolerance (the
legal limit for a pesticide chemical
residue in or on a food) only if EPA
determines that the tolerance is ‘‘safe.’’
Section 408(b)(2)(A)(ii) of FFDCA
defines ‘‘safe’’ to mean that ‘‘there is a
reasonable certainty that no harm will
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 52 and 81
[EPA-R04-OAR-2009-1011-201159; FRL-9493-6]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation
of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; North Carolina:
Redesignation of the Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point 1997 Annual
Fine Particulate Matter Nonattainment Area to Attainment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule; correcting amendment.
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SUMMARY: EPA is taking final action to approve a request submitted on
December 18, 2009, and supplemented on December 22, 2010, from the
State of North Carolina, through the North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (NC DENR), Division of Air Quality
(DAQ), to redesignate the Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point fine
particulate matter (PM2.5) nonattainment area (hereafter the
``Greensboro Area'' or ``Area'') to attainment for the 1997 Annual
PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The
Greensboro Area is comprised of Davidson and Guilford Counties in their
entireties. EPA's approval of the redesignation request is based on the
determination that the State of North Carolina has met the criteria for
redesignation to attainment set forth in the Clean Air Act (CAA or
Act), including the determination that the Greensboro Area has attained
the 1997 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS by its applicable attainment
date of April 5, 2010. Additionally, EPA is approving a revision to the
North Carolina State Implementation Plan (SIP) to include the 1997
Annual PM2.5 maintenance plan for the Greensboro Area that
contains the new 2011 and 2021 motor vehicle emission budgets (MVEBs)
for nitrogen oxides (NOX) and PM2.5 for both
Davidson and Guilford Counties. This action also approves the emissions
inventory submitted with the maintenance plan. Further, EPA is
correcting a typographical error for the citation associated with a
previous adequacy finding the Agency made for the NOX and
PM2.5 MVEBs for both Davidson and Guilford Counties.
DATES: Effective Date:
This rule will be effective December 19, 2011.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket
Identification No. EPA-R04-OAR-2009-1011. All documents in the docket
are listed on the https://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed
in the index, some information is not publicly available, i.e.,
Confidential Business Information 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 https://www.regulations.gov or
in hard copy at the Regulatory Development 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. EPA requests that if at all possible, you
contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section to schedule your inspection. The Regional Office's official
hours of business are
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Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding Federal
holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madolyn Dominy or Joel Huey,
Regulatory Development 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. Madolyn
Dominy may be reached by phone at (404) 562-9644 or via electronic mail
at dominy.madolyn@epa.gov. Joel Huey may be reached by phone at (404)
562-9104 or via electronic mail at huey.joel@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. What is the background for the actions?
II. What are the actions EPA is taking?
III. Why is EPA taking these actions?
IV. What are the effects of these actions?
V. Final Action
VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. What is the background for the actions?
On December 18, 2009, and supplemented on December 22, 2010, the
State of North Carolina, through NC DENR, submitted a request to
redesignate the Greensboro Area to attainment for the 1997 Annual
PM2.5 NAAQS and for EPA approval of the North Carolina SIP
revisions containing a maintenance plan for the Area. In an action
published on September 26, 2011 (76 FR 59345), EPA proposed approval of
North Carolina's plan for maintaining the 1997 Annual PM2.5
NAAQS, including the emissions inventory submitted pursuant to CAA
section 172(c)(3) and the NOX and PM2.5 MVEBs for
Davidson and Guilford Counties in the Greensboro Area as contained in
the maintenance plan. At that time, EPA also proposed to approve the
redesignation of the Greensboro Area to attainment. Additional
background for today's action is set forth in EPA's September 26, 2011,
proposal.
The MVEBs, specified in kilograms per year (kg/yr), included in the
maintenance plan are as follows:
Table 1--Davidson County MVEBs
[kg/yr]
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Conformity MVEB 2011 2021
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NOX........................................... 4,086,413 2,148,938
PM2.5......................................... 153,313 153,313
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Table 2--Guilford County MVEBs
[kg/year]
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Conformity MVEB 2011 2021
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NOX........................................... 11,133,605 6,309,650
PM2.5......................................... 421,841 421,841
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In its September 26, 2011, proposed action, EPA noted that the
adequacy public comment period on these MVEBs (as contained in North
Carolina's submittal) began on November 23, 2010, and closed on
December 23, 2010. No comments were received during the public comment
period. Thus, EPA deemed the new MVEBs for Davidson and Guilford
Counties in the Greensboro Area adequate for the purposes of
transportation conformity on May 2, 2011 (76 FR 24474).
As stated in the September 26, 2011, proposal, this redesignation
addresses the Greensboro Area's status solely with respect to the 1997
Annual PM2.5 NAAQS, for which designations were finalized on
January 5, 2005 (70 FR 944), and as supplemented on April 14, 2005 (70
FR 19844).
EPA reviewed PM2.5 monitoring data from ambient
PM2.5 monitoring stations in the Greensboro Area for the
PM2.5 seasons from 2007-2009. These data have been quality-
assured and are recorded in Air Quality System (AQS). The annual
arithmetic mean PM2.5 concentrations for 2006-2009 and the
3-year averages of these values (i.e., design values) are summarized in
Table 3. EPA has reviewed more recent data which indicate that the
Greensboro Area continues to attain the 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS.
The design values for 2007-2009 and 2008-2010 are also included in
Table 3 and demonstrate that the Greensboro Area continues to meet the
PM2.5 NAAQS and that the ambient concentrations of
PM2.5 are continuing to decrease in the Area. Preliminary
monitoring data for the 2011 PM2.5 season indicate that the
Area is continuing to attain the 1997 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS
based on data from 2009-2011. These preliminary data are available in
the docket for today's action although they are not yet certified.
Table 3--Design Value Concentrations for the Greensboro 1997 Annual PM2.5. Nonattainment Area ([mu]g/m\3\)
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Annual average PM2.5 concentrations ([mu]g/m\3\)
County Site name Monitor ID ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
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Davidson............................ Lexington............. 37-057-0002 15.13 14.64 13.61 10.61 12.1
Guilford............................ Mendenhall............ 37-081-0013 14.5 13.14 11.41 9.31 10.4
Guilford............................ Colfax................ 37-035-0014 N/A N/A 12.32 9.63 10.5
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Three-year PM2.5 design values ([mu]g/m\3\)
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2006-2008
2007-2009 2008-2010
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Davidson............................ Lexington............. 37-057-0002 14.5
13.0 12.1
Guilford............................ Mendenhall............ 37-081-0013 13.0
11.3 10.4
Guilford............................ Colfax................ 37-035-0014 N/A
N/A 10.8
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II. What are the actions EPA is taking?
In today's rulemaking, EPA is approving: (1) North Carolina's
emissions inventory which was submitted pursuant to CAA section
172(c)(3); (2) North Carolina's 1997 Annual PM2.5
maintenance plan (such approval being one of the CAA criteria for
redesignation to attainment status) for the Greensboro Area, including
MVEBs; and (3) North Carolina's redesignation request to change the
legal designation of the Greensboro Area from nonattainment to
attainment for the 1997 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS. The maintenance
plan is designed to demonstrate that the Greensboro Area will continue
to attain the 1997 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS through 2021. EPA's
approval of the redesignation request is based on EPA's determination
that the Greensboro Area meets the criteria for redesignation set forth
in CAA, sections 107(d)(3)(E) and 175A, including EPA's
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determination that the Greensboro Area has attained the 1997 Annual
PM2.5 NAAQS. EPA's analyses of North Carolina's
redesignation request, emissions inventory, and maintenance plan are
described in detail in the September 26, 2011, proposed rule (76 FR
59345).
Consistent with the CAA, the maintenance plan that EPA is approving
also includes 2011 and 2021 MVEBs for NOX and
PM2.5 for Davidson and Guilford Counties in the Greensboro
Area. In this action, EPA is approving these NOX and
PM2.5 MVEBs for the purposes of transportation conformity.
For required regional emissions analysis years beyond 2011 and prior to
2021, the applicable budgets will be the new 2011 MVEBs. For required
regional emissions analysis years that involve 2021 or beyond, the
applicable budgets will be the new 2021 MVEBs.
EPA is also correcting an inadvertent typographical error for the
citation (in EPA's September 26, 2011, proposed rulemaking) associated
with EPA's adequacy finding for the NOX and PM2.5
MVEB for Davidson and Guilford Counties. In EPA's September 26, 2011,
proposed rulemaking, EPA provides the citation for the adequacy
determination for the NOX and PM2.5 MVEBs as 76
FR 24472 in the last paragraph of the section entitled ``VIII. What Is
the Status of EPA's Adequacy Determination for the Proposed
PM2.5 and NOX MVEBs for 2011 and 2021 for the
Greensboro Area?'' and in the second to last paragraph in the section
entitled ``X. Proposed Actions on the Redesignation Request and
Maintenance Plan SIP Revisions Including Approval of the
PM2.5 and NOX MVEBs for 2011 and 2021 for the
Greensboro Area.'' The correct citation is 76 FR 24474. Through this
action, EPA is making this correction.
III. Why is EPA taking these actions?
EPA has determined that the Greensboro Area has attained the 1997
Annual PM2.5 NAAQS and has also determined that all other
criteria for the redesignation of the Greensboro Area from
nonattainment to attainment of the 1997 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS
have been met. See CAA section 107(d)(3)(E). One of those requirements
is that the Greensboro Area has an approved plan demonstrating
maintenance of the 1997 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS. EPA is also
taking final action to approve the maintenance plan for the Greensboro
Area as meeting the requirements of sections 175A and 107(d)(3)(E) of
the CAA. In addition, EPA is approving the emissions inventory as
meeting the requirements of section 172(c)(3) of the CAA. Finally, EPA
is approving the new NOX and PM2.5 MVEBs for the
years 2011 and 2021 as contained in North Carolina's maintenance plan
for Davidson and Guilford Counties in the Greensboro Area because these
MVEBs are consistent with maintenance of the 1997 Annual
PM2.5 standard in the Greensboro Area. The detailed
rationale for EPA's findings and actions are set forth in the proposed
rulemaking and in other discussion in this final rulemaking.
IV. What are the effects of these actions?
Approval of the redesignation request changes the legal designation
of Davidson and Guilford Counties in their entireties from
nonattainment to attainment for the 1997 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS.
EPA is modifying the regulatory table in 40 CFR 81.334 to reflect a
designation of attainment for these full and partial counties. EPA is
also approving, as a revision to the North Carolina SIP, North
Carolina's plan for maintaining the 1997 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS
in the Greensboro Area through 2021. The maintenance plan includes
contingency measures to remedy possible future violations of the 1997
Annual PM2.5 NAAQS and establishes NOX and
PM2.5 MVEBs for the years 2011 and 2021 for the Greensboro
Area. Additionally, this action approves the emissions inventory for
the Greensboro Area pursuant to section 172(c)(3) of the CAA.
V. Final Action
EPA is taking final action to approve the redesignation and change
the legal designation of Davidson and Guilford Counties in their
entireties from nonattainment to attainment for the 1997 Annual
PM2.5 NAAQS. EPA is also approving into the North Carolina
SIP the 1997Annual PM2.5 maintenance plan for the Greensboro
Area. For Davidson County, the maintenance plan includes the new MVEBs
of 4,086,413 kg/yr of NOX and 153,313 kg/yr of
PM2.5 for 2011 and 2,148,938 kg/yr of NOX and
153,313 kg/yr of PM2.5 for 2021. Further, for Guilford
County, the maintenance plan includes the new MVEBs of 11,133,605 kg/yr
of NOX and 421,841 kg/yr of PM2.5 for 2011 and
6,309,650 kg/yr of NOX and 421,841 kg/yr of PM2.5
for 2021.
Additionally, EPA is approving the 2008 emissions inventory for the
Greensboro Area pursuant to section 172(c)(3) of the CAA. In a previous
action, EPA found the new Greensboro Area MVEBs adequate for the
purposes of transportation conformity (76 FR 24474, May 2, 2011).
Within 24 months from the effective date of EPA's adequacy finding for
the MVEBs, the transportation partners are required to demonstrate
conformity to the new PM2.5 and NOX MVEBs
pursuant to 40 CFR 93.104(e).
VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under the CAA, redesignation of an area to attainment and the
accompanying approval of the maintenance plan under CAA section
107(d)(3)(E) are actions that affect the status of geographical area
and do not impose any additional regulatory requirements on sources
beyond those required by state law. A redesignation to attainment does
not in and of itself impose any new requirements, but rather results in
the application of requirements contained in the CAA for areas that
have been redesignated to attainment. Moreover, the Administrator is
required to approve a SIP submission that complies with the provisions
of the Act and applicable federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40
CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to
approve state choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA.
Accordingly, this action merely approves state law as meeting federal
requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those
imposed by state law. For these reasons, these actions:
Are not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
Do not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
Are certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
Do 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);
Do not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
Are not an economically significant regulatory action
based on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
Are not significant regulatory action subject to Executive
Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
Are not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National
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Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note)
because application of those requirements would be inconsistent with
the CAA; and
Do not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
In addition, this final rule does not have Tribal implications as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000),
because the SIP is not approved to apply in Indian country located in
the State, and EPA notes that it will not impose substantial direct
costs on Tribal governments or preempt Tribal law.
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 action 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 CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by January 17, 2012. Filing a petition for
reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect
the finality of this action 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
40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Particulate matter, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
40 CFR Part 81
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, National parks.
Dated: November 7, 2011.
A. Stanley Meiburg,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
40 CFR parts 52 and 81 are amended as follows:
PART 52--[AMENDED]
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1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart II--North Carolina
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2. Section 52.1770(e) is amended by adding new entries ``1997 Annual
PM2.5 Maintenance Plan for the Greensboro, North Carolina
Area (Davidson and Guilford Counties)'' and ``1997 Annual
PM2.5 Maintenance Plan for the Greensboro, North Carolina
Area--MOVES Update'' at the end of the table to read as follows:
Sec. 52.1770 Identification of plan.
* * * * *
(e) * * *
EPA-Approved North Carolina Non-Regulatory Provisions
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State effective EPA approval
Provision date date Federal Register citation
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1997 Annual PM2.5 Maintenance Plan 12/18/09 11/18/11 [Insert citation of publication].
for the Greensboro, North
Carolina Area (Davidson and
Guilford Counties).
1997 Annual PM2.5 Maintenance Plan 12/22/10 11/18/11 [Insert citation of publication].
for the Greensboro, North
Carolina Area--MOVES Update.
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PART 81--[AMENDED]
0
1. The authority citation for part 81 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
0
2. In Sec. 81.334, the table entitled ``North Carolina--
PM2.5 (Annual NAAQS)'' is amended under ``Greensboro-Winston
Salem-High Point, NC'' by revising the entries for ``Davidson County''
and ``Guilford County'' to read as follows:
Sec. 81.334 North Carolina.
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North Carolina--PM2.5--(Annual NAAQS)
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Designation \a\
Designated area -------------------------------------------
Date \1\ Type
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Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC:
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Davidson County............. This action is Attainment.
effective 11/18/11.
Guilford County............. This action is Attainment.
effective 11/18/11.
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\a\ Includes Indian Country located in each county or area, except as
otherwise specified.
\1\ This date is 90 days after January 5, 2005, unless otherwise noted.
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