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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R03–OAR–2015–0750; FRL–9942–58–
Region 3]
Approval and Promulgation of Air
Quality Implementation Plans; District
of Columbia; Interstate Pollution
Transport Requirements for the 2010
Nitrogen Dioxide Standards
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is approving a State
Implementation Plan (SIP) revision
submitted by the District of Columbia
(the District). This revision pertains to
the infrastructure requirement of
interstate transport pollution with
respect to the 2010 nitrogen dioxide
(NO2) National Ambient Air Quality
Standards (NAAQS). EPA is approving
this revision in accordance with the
requirements of the Clean Air Act
(CAA).
DATES: This final rule is effective on
March 21, 2016.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket ID
Number EPA–R03–OAR–2015–0750. 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 through www.regulations.gov
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through the proper channels, of matters
relating to legislation in which the
Department has an interest, employees
shall not use government time, money,
or property to petition a Member of
Congress to favor or oppose any
legislation or proposed legislation, or to
encourage others to do so.
§ 0.217
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government.
An employee shall not engage in
criminal, infamous, dishonest, immoral,
or notoriously disgraceful conduct, or
other conduct prejudicial to the
government.
(a) Employees shall not make
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contractor-issued charge cards.
(b) Employees shall timely pay
undisputed amounts owed on
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charge cards.
§ 0.215
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laws. However, this section does not
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or may be viewed 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 District of Columbia
Department of Energy and Environment,
Air Quality Division, 1200 1st Street
NE., 5th floor, Washington, DC 20002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Emlyn Velez-Rosa, (215) 814–2038, or
by email at velez-rosa.emlyn@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Whenever new or revised NAAQS are
promulgated, the CAA requires states to
submit a plan for the implementation,
maintenance, and enforcement of such
NAAQS. The plan is required to address
basic program elements, including, but
not limited to, regulatory structure,
monitoring, modeling, legal authority,
and adequate resources necessary to
assure attainment and maintenance of
the standards. These elements are
referred to as infrastructure
requirements and are specified in
section 110(a)(2) of the CAA.
Particularly, section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) of
the CAA requires state SIPs to address
any emissions activity in one state that
contributes significantly to
nonattainment, or interferes with
maintenance, of the NAAQS in any
downwind state. EPA sometimes refers
to these requirements as prong 1
(significant contribution to
nonattainment) and prong 2
(interference with maintenance), or
conjointly as the ‘‘good neighbor’’
provision of the CAA.
On December 4, 2015 (80 FR 75845),
EPA published a notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPR) for the District. In the
NPR, EPA proposed approval of a SIP
revision by the District addressing
section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) with respect to
the 2010 NO2 NAAQS. The formal SIP
revision was submitted by the District
on June 6, 2014.
II. Summary of SIP Revision
The District submitted on June 6,
2014 a SIP revision to satisfy the
infrastructure requirements of section
110(a)(2) of the CAA for the 2010 NO2
NAAQS, including section
110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) that pertains to
interstate transport. This rulemaking
action is addressing the portions of the
District’s June 6, 2014 infrastructure
submittal for the 2010 NO2 NAAQS that
pertain to transport requirements.1
1 EPA has previously taken rulemaking action on
the June 6, 2014 SIP revision to address all other
applicable infrastructure requirements for the 2010
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The District’s June 6, 2014 transport
submittal concludes that the District
does not have sources that can
contribute to nonattainment in, or
interfere with maintenance by, any
other state with respect to the 2010 NO2
NAAQS. A detailed summary of EPA’s
review and rationale for proposing
approval of this SIP revision as meeting
section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) of the CAA for
the 2010 NO2 NAAQS may be found in
the NPR and the Technical Support
Document (TSD) for this rulemaking
action and will not be restated here.
Both the NPR and TSD are available
online at www.regulations.gov, Docket
number EPA–R03–OAR–2015–0750. No
public adverse comments were received
on the NPR.
III. Final Action
EPA is approving the portions of the
District’s June 6, 2014 SIP revision
submittal addressing interstate transport
for the 2010 NO2 NAAQS as a revision
to the District SIP for purposes of
meeting section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I)
requirements with respect to this
NAAQS.
IV. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
A. General Requirements
Under the CAA, the Administrator is
required to approve a SIP submission
that complies with the provisions of the
CAA 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 that
reason, this action:
• Is 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);
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NO2 NAAQS, with the exception of the transport
elements in 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I). See 80 FR 19538
(April 13, 2015).
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• does not impose an information
collection burden under the provisions
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
• is 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.);
• does not contain any unfunded
mandate or significantly or uniquely
affect small governments, as described
in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
of 1995 (Publ. L. 104–4);
• does not have Federalism
implications as specified in Executive
Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,
1999);
• is not an economically significant
regulatory action based on health or
safety risks subject to Executive Order
13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);
• is not a significant regulatory action
subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR
28355, May 22, 2001);
• is not subject to requirements of
Section 12(d) of the National
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
• does 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).
B. Submission to Congress and the
Comptroller General
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
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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).
C. Petitions for Judicial Review
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 April 19, 2016. 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,
addressing the District’s interstate
transport requirements under the CAA
for the 2010 NO2 NAAQS, may not be
challenged later in proceedings to
enforce its requirements. (See section
307(b)(2).)
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations,
Nitrogen dioxide.
Dated: February 4, 2016.
Shawn M. Garvin,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:
PART 52—APPROVAL AND
PROMULGATION OF
IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
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 J—District of Columbia
2. In § 52.470, the table in paragraph
(e) is amended by adding an entry for
‘‘Interstate Pollution Transport
Requirements for the 2010 NO2
NAAQS’’ to the end of the table to read
as follows:
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§ 52.470
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Name of non-regulatory SIP
revision
Applicable geographic area
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Interstate Pollution Transport
Statewide ...............................
Requirements for the 2010
NO2 NAAQS.
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Fish and Wildlife Service
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[Docket No. FWS–R8–ES–2013–0092;
4500030113]
RIN 1018–AY77
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Reclassifying
Hesperocyparis abramsiana
(=Cupressus abramsiana) as
Threatened
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
Final rule.
ACTION:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), determine
threatened species status under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act),
as amended, for Hesperocyparis
abramsiana (=Cupressus abramsiana)
(Santa Cruz cypress), a plant species
found in Santa Cruz and San Mateo
Counties in west-central California. We
also finalize the correction to the
scientific name of Santa Cruz cypress on
the List of Endangered and Threatened
Plants. The effect of this regulation will
be to change the listing status of Santa
Cruz cypress from an endangered
species to a threatened species on the
List of Endangered and Threatened
Plants.
DATES: This rule becomes effective
March 21, 2016.
ADDRESSES: This final rule is available
on the internet at https://
www.regulations.gov under Docket No.
FWS–R8–ES–2013–0092 and at https://
www.fws.gov/ventura/. Comments and
materials we received, as well as
supporting documentation we used in
preparing this rule, are available for
public inspection at https://
www.regulations.gov. All of the
comments, materials, and
documentation that we considered in
this rulemaking are available by
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appointment, during normal business
hours at: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office, 2493
Portola Road, Suite B, Ventura,
California 93003; telephone 805–644–
1766; facsimile 805–644–3958.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephen P. Henry, Field Supervisor,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ventura
Fish and Wildlife Office, 2493 Portola
Road, Suite B, Ventura, CA 93003;
telephone 805–644–1766; facsimile
805–644–3958. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 800–877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
[FR Doc. 2016–03394 Filed 2–18–16; 8:45 am]
AGENCY:
State
submittal
date
Previous Federal Action
On September 3, 2013, we proposed
to reclassify the Santa Cruz cypress from
an endangered species to a threatened
species (78 FR 54221) on the List of
Endangered and Threatened Plants in
part 17 of title 50 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR). Please refer to the
proposed reclassification rule for the
Santa Cruz cypress (78 FR 54221;
September 3, 2013) for a detailed
description of the previous Federal
actions concerning this species. This
final rule constitutes our final action
regarding the petition to reclassify the
Santa Cruz cypress from endangered to
threatened (Pacific Legal Foundation
2011, pp. 1–11).
Background
For a detailed discussion of Santa
Cruz cypress’s description, taxonomy,
life history, habitat, soils, distribution,
abundance, age and size distribution,
and role of fire in regeneration, please
see the Santa Cruz Cypress
Hesperocyparis [Cupressus] abramsiana
Species Report (Service 2015, pp. 1–57)
(Species Report), which is available for
review under Docket No. FWS–R8–ES–
2013–0092 at https://
www.regulations.gov. Please refer to the
proposed reclassification rule for the
Santa Cruz cypress (78 FR 54221;
September 3, 2013) (Service 2013b) for
a summary of information about the
species and the proposed change in
taxonomy: In this final rule, we replace
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Additional explanation
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This action addresses the infrastructure element of CAA
section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I), or
the good neighbor provision, for the 2010 NO2
NAAQS.
the entry for Cupressus abramsiana
from 50 CFR 17.12(h) with an entry for
Hesperocyparis abramsiana.
Summary of Biological Status and
Factors Affecting the Species
This section introduces and
summarizes the biological status and
factors affecting Santa Cruz cypress
identified at each period of the species’
review history. We have described the
level of threats using a scale of low,
moderate, and high (as discussed in
Appendix 1 of the Species Report). A
low-level threat indicates a threat that
has the potential to occur at any time,
although the possibility is unlikely that
this threat will affect the species across
its range or interrupt the species’
persistence into the future. A moderatelevel threat indicates a threat that is
currently affecting the long-term
persistence of the species in a particular
population or across its range, but does
not pose an imminent threat to the
persistence of the species. A high-level
threat indicates a well-documented,
imminent threat to a large number of
individuals that has the potential to
disrupt the long-term persistence of the
species in a particular population or
across its range.
At the time of listing, the primary
threats to Santa Cruz cypress were
residential development, agricultural
conversion, logging, oil and gas drilling,
genetic introgression, and alteration of
the natural frequency of fires that
threatened to destroy portions of each
population (52 FR 675; January 8, 1987).
Other (secondary) threats in 1987
included vandalism, disease, and
inadequate regulatory mechanisms (52
FR 675). Of the primary threats in 1987,
residential development, agricultural
conversion, and logging threatened
individual Santa Cruz cypress trees and
stands with imminent destruction.
Other threats identified in the Recovery
Plan for the Santa Cruz Cypress (Service
1998) also included oil and gas
development, reproductive isolation,
introgression, and competition from
nonnative species.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R03-OAR-2015-0750; FRL-9942-58-Region 3]
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
District of Columbia; Interstate Pollution Transport Requirements for
the 2010 Nitrogen Dioxide Standards
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State
Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the District of
Columbia (the District). This revision pertains to the infrastructure
requirement of interstate transport pollution with respect to the 2010
nitrogen dioxide (NO2) National Ambient Air Quality
Standards (NAAQS). EPA is approving this revision in accordance with
the requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA).
DATES: This final rule is effective on March 21, 2016.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
Number EPA-R03-OAR-2015-0750. 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 through www.regulations.gov or may be viewed 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
District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment, Air Quality
Division, 1200 1st Street NE., 5th floor, Washington, DC 20002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emlyn V[eacute]lez-Rosa, (215) 814-
2038, or by email at velez-rosa.emlyn@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Whenever new or revised NAAQS are promulgated, the CAA requires
states to submit a plan for the implementation, maintenance, and
enforcement of such NAAQS. The plan is required to address basic
program elements, including, but not limited to, regulatory structure,
monitoring, modeling, legal authority, and adequate resources necessary
to assure attainment and maintenance of the standards. These elements
are referred to as infrastructure requirements and are specified in
section 110(a)(2) of the CAA. Particularly, section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I)
of the CAA requires state SIPs to address any emissions activity in one
state that contributes significantly to nonattainment, or interferes
with maintenance, of the NAAQS in any downwind state. EPA sometimes
refers to these requirements as prong 1 (significant contribution to
nonattainment) and prong 2 (interference with maintenance), or
conjointly as the ``good neighbor'' provision of the CAA.
On December 4, 2015 (80 FR 75845), EPA published a notice of
proposed rulemaking (NPR) for the District. In the NPR, EPA proposed
approval of a SIP revision by the District addressing section
110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) with respect to the 2010 NO2 NAAQS. The
formal SIP revision was submitted by the District on June 6, 2014.
II. Summary of SIP Revision
The District submitted on June 6, 2014 a SIP revision to satisfy
the infrastructure requirements of section 110(a)(2) of the CAA for the
2010 NO2 NAAQS, including section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) that
pertains to interstate transport. This rulemaking action is addressing
the portions of the District's June 6, 2014 infrastructure submittal
for the 2010 NO2 NAAQS that pertain to transport
requirements.\1\
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\1\ EPA has previously taken rulemaking action on the June 6,
2014 SIP revision to address all other applicable infrastructure
requirements for the 2010 NO2 NAAQS, with the exception
of the transport elements in 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I). See 80 FR 19538
(April 13, 2015).
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The District's June 6, 2014 transport submittal concludes that the
District does not have sources that can contribute to nonattainment in,
or interfere with maintenance by, any other state with respect to the
2010 NO2 NAAQS. A detailed summary of EPA's review and
rationale for proposing approval of this SIP revision as meeting
section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) of the CAA for the 2010 NO2 NAAQS
may be found in the NPR and the Technical Support Document (TSD) for
this rulemaking action and will not be restated here. Both the NPR and
TSD are available online at www.regulations.gov, Docket number EPA-R03-
OAR-2015-0750. No public adverse comments were received on the NPR.
III. Final Action
EPA is approving the portions of the District's June 6, 2014 SIP
revision submittal addressing interstate transport for the 2010
NO2 NAAQS as a revision to the District SIP for purposes of
meeting section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) requirements with respect to this
NAAQS.
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
A. General Requirements
Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission that complies with the provisions of the CAA 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 that reason, this action:
Is 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);
does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
is 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.);
does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Publ. L. 104-4);
does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National 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
does 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).
B. Submission to Congress and the Comptroller General
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).
C. Petitions for Judicial Review
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 April 19, 2016. 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, addressing the District's interstate transport
requirements under the CAA for the 2010 NO2 NAAQS, may not
be challenged later in proceedings to enforce its requirements. (See
section 307(b)(2).)
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide.
Dated: February 4, 2016.
Shawn M. Garvin,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:
PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
0
1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart J--District of Columbia
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2. In Sec. 52.470, the table in paragraph (e) is amended by adding an
entry for ``Interstate Pollution Transport Requirements for the 2010
NO2 NAAQS'' to the end of the table to read as follows:
Sec. 52.470 Identification of plan.
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(e) * * *
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Name of non-regulatory SIP Applicable State Additional
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Requirements for the 2010 NO2 Federal Register addresses the
NAAQS. citation]. infrastructure
element of CAA
section
110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I)
, or the good
neighbor
provision, for the
2010 NO2 NAAQS.
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