[Federal Register: September 22, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 183)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 55613-55614]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 52 and 81
[R04-OAR-2005-TN-0007-200527(b); FRL-7973-4]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation
of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Tennessee; Redesignation of
the Montgomery County, Tennessee Portion of the Clarksville-
Hopkinsville 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area to Attainment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: On August 10, 2005, the State of Tennessee, through the
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), Air
Pollution Control Division, submitted a final request: To redesignate
the Montgomery County, Tennessee portion of the Clarksville-
Hopkinsville 8-hour ozone nonattainment area to attainment for the 8-
hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS), and to
approve a Tennessee State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision containing
a 12-year maintenance plan for Montgomery County, Tennessee. The
interstate Clarksville-Hopkinsville 8-hour ozone nonattainment area is
comprised of two counties (i.e., Christian County, Kentucky and
Montgomery County, Tennessee). EPA is approving the 8-hour ozone
redesignation request for the Montgomery County, Tennessee portion of
the Clarksville-Hopkinsville 8-hour ozone nonattainment area.
Additionally, EPA is approving the 8-hour ozone maintenance plan for
Montgomery County, Tennessee. This approval is based on EPA's
determination that the
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State of Tennessee has demonstrated that Montgomery County, Tennessee
has met the criteria for redesignation to attainment specified in the
Clean Air Act (CAA), including the determination that the entire
Clarksville-Hopkinsville 8-hour ozone nonattainment area has attained
the 8-hour ozone standard. On March 21, 2005, the Commonwealth of
Kentucky submitted a redesignation request and maintenance plan for the
Christian County, Kentucky portion of this area for EPA parallel
processing. In this action, EPA is also providing information on the
status of its transportation conformity adequacy determination for the
new motor vehicle emissions budgets (MVEBs) for the year 2016 that are
contained in the 12-year 8-hour ozone maintenance plan for Montgomery
County, Tennessee. EPA is approving such MVEBs.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before October 24, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to Anne Marie Hoffman of the
Regulatory Development Section or Amanetta Wood of the Air Quality
Modeling and Transportation Section at the Air Planning Branch, Air,
Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia
30303-8960. Please follow the detailed instructions described in the
direct final rule, ADDRESSES section which is published in the Rules
Section of this Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Marie Hoffman may be reached by
phone at (404) 562-9074 and via electronic mail at
hoffman.annemarie@epa.gov. Amanetta Wood may be reached by phone at
(404) 562-9025 and via electronic mail at wood.amanetta@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information on the approval
of Tennessee's redesignation request and maintenance plan for the
Montgomery County portion of the Clarksville-Hopkinsville 8-hour ozone
nonattainment area, please see the direct final rule which is published
in the Final Rules section of this Federal Register.
Dated: September 13, 2005.
A. Stanley Meiburg,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
[FR Doc. 05-18952 Filed 9-21-05; 8:45 am]
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