Adequacy Status of Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets in Submitted Ozone Maintenance Plan for San Diego County; California, 17197 [2013-06404]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 54 / Wednesday, March 20, 2013 / Notices Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 3, 2013. Dated: March 13, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. Budget year BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Adequacy Status of Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets in Submitted Ozone Maintenance Plan for San Diego County; California Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of adequacy. AGENCY: srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Oxides of nitrogen 23 21 38 30 Dated: March 12, 2013. Jared Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator, Region IX. [FR Doc. 2013–06404 Filed 3–19–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OECA–2012–0677; FRL–9529–4] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Storage Vessels for Petroleum Liquids for Which Construction, Reconstruction or Modification Commenced After June 11, 1973 and Prior to May 19, 1978 (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: [EPA–R09–OAR–2013–0168; FRL–9792–5] SUMMARY: In this notice, EPA is notifying the public that the Agency has found that the motor vehicle emissions budgets (MVEBs) for ozone for the years 2020 and 2025 in the Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan for the 1997 National Ozone Standard for San Diego County (December 2012) (‘‘San Diego Ozone Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan’’) are adequate for transportation conformity purposes. The San Diego Redesignation Request and Ozone Maintenance Plan was submitted to EPA on December 28, 2012 by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) as a revision to the California State Implementation Plan (SIP) and includes a maintenance plan for the 1997 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard. As a result of our adequacy findings, the San Diego Association of Governments and the U.S. Department of Transportation must use the MVEBs for future conformity determinations. DATES: This finding is effective April 4, 2013. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Ungvarsky, U.S. EPA, Region IX, Air Division AIR–2, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105–3901, (415) 972–3963 or ungvarsky.john@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, whenever ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean EPA. Jkt 229001 Volatile organic compounds 2020 .......... 2025 .......... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 19:55 Mar 19, 2013 MVEBS IN THE SAN DIEGO OZONE MAINTENANCE PLAN [Average summer day, tons per day] [FR Doc. 2013–06335 Filed 3–19–13; 8:45 am] VerDate Mar<14>2013 Today’s notice is simply an announcement of a finding that we have already made. EPA Region IX sent a letter to CARB on March 11, 2013 stating that the MVEBs in the submitted San Diego Ozone Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan for the years of 2020 and 2025 are adequate. The adequate MVEBs are provided in the following table: 17197 Receipt of the MVEBs in the San Diego Ozone Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan was announced on EPA’s transportation conformity Web site on December 20, 2012. We received no comments in response to the adequacy review posting. The finding is available at EPA’s transportation conformity Web site: https:// www.epa.gov/otaq/stateresources/ transconf/adequacy.htm. Transportation conformity is required by Clean Air Act section 176(c). EPA’s conformity rule requires that transportation plans, transportation improvement programs, and projects conform to SIPs and establishes the criteria and procedures for determining whether or not they do conform. Conformity to a 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 MVEBs are adequate for conformity purposes are outlined in 40 CFR 93.118(e)(4) which was promulgated in our August 15, 1997 final rule (62 FR 43780, 43781–43783). We have further described our process for determining the adequacy of submitted SIP budgets in our July 1, 2004 final rule (69 FR 40004, 40038), and we used the information in these resources in making our adequacy determination. Please note that an adequacy review is separate from EPA’s completeness review, and should not be used to prejudge EPA’s ultimate approval action for the SIP. Even if we find a budget adequate, the SIP could later be disapproved. Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost. DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before April 19, 2013. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA–HQ– OECA–2012–0677, to: (1) EPA online, using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or by email to: docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency, Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Learia Williams, Monitoring, Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2227A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564–4113; fax number: (202) 564–0050; email address: williams.learia@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB for E:\FR\FM\20MRN1.SGM 20MRN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-R09-OAR-2013-0168; FRL-9792-5]


Adequacy Status of Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets in Submitted 
Ozone Maintenance Plan for San Diego County; California

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of adequacy.

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SUMMARY: In this notice, EPA is notifying the public that the Agency 
has found that the motor vehicle emissions budgets (MVEBs) for ozone 
for the years 2020 and 2025 in the Redesignation Request and 
Maintenance Plan for the 1997 National Ozone Standard for San Diego 
County (December 2012) (``San Diego Ozone Redesignation Request and 
Maintenance Plan'') are adequate for transportation conformity 
purposes. The San Diego Redesignation Request and Ozone Maintenance 
Plan was submitted to EPA on December 28, 2012 by the California Air 
Resources Board (CARB) as a revision to the California State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) and includes a maintenance plan for the 1997 
8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard. As a result of our 
adequacy findings, the San Diego Association of Governments and the 
U.S. Department of Transportation must use the MVEBs for future 
conformity determinations.

DATES: This finding is effective April 4, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Ungvarsky, U.S. EPA, Region IX, 
Air Division AIR-2, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901, 
(415) 972-3963 or ungvarsky.john@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, whenever ``we,'' 
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA.
    Today's notice is simply an announcement of a finding that we have 
already made. EPA Region IX sent a letter to CARB on March 11, 2013 
stating that the MVEBs in the submitted San Diego Ozone Redesignation 
Request and Maintenance Plan for the years of 2020 and 2025 are 
adequate. The adequate MVEBs are provided in the following table:

              MVEBs in the San Diego Ozone Maintenance Plan
                   [Average summer day, tons per day]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Volatile
               Budget year                    organic        Oxides of
                                             compounds       nitrogen
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2020....................................              23              38
2025....................................              21              30
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    Receipt of the MVEBs in the San Diego Ozone Redesignation Request 
and Maintenance Plan was announced on EPA's transportation conformity 
Web site on December 20, 2012. We received no comments in response to 
the adequacy review posting. The finding is available at EPA's 
transportation conformity Web site: https://www.epa.gov/otaq/stateresources/transconf/adequacy.htm.
    Transportation conformity is required by Clean Air Act section 
176(c). EPA's conformity rule requires that transportation plans, 
transportation improvement programs, and projects conform to SIPs and 
establishes the criteria and procedures for determining whether or not 
they do conform. Conformity to a 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 MVEBs are 
adequate for conformity purposes are outlined in 40 CFR 93.118(e)(4) 
which was promulgated in our August 15, 1997 final rule (62 FR 43780, 
43781-43783). We have further described our process for determining the 
adequacy of submitted SIP budgets in our July 1, 2004 final rule (69 FR 
40004, 40038), and we used the information in these resources in making 
our adequacy determination. Please note that an adequacy review is 
separate from EPA's completeness review, and should not be used to 
prejudge EPA's ultimate approval action for the SIP. Even if we find a 
budget adequate, the SIP could later be disapproved.

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

    Dated: March 12, 2013.
Jared Blumenfeld,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 2013-06404 Filed 3-19-13; 8:45 am]
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