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[Proposed Rules]               
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R04-OAR-2006-0531-200618(b); FRL-8233-7]

 
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Tennessee: 
Memphis/Shelby County Area Second 10-Year Maintenance Plan for the 
Carbon Monoxide National Ambient Air Quality Standard

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve a revision to the Tennessee State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted in final form on May 17, 2006. The 
SIP revision provides the second 10-year carbon monoxide (CO) 
maintenance plan for the Memphis/Shelby County Carbon Monoxide 
Maintenance Area. The second 10-year maintenance plan includes a new 
motor vehicle emissions budget (MVEB) for CO for the year 2017. EPA is 
proposing to approve this SIP revision, including the new 2017 MVEB for 
carbon monoxide, because it satisfies the requirement of the Clean Air 
Act for the second 10-year maintenance plan for the Memphis/Shelby 
County Area.
    In addition, in this rulemaking, EPA is providing information on 
the status of its transportation conformity adequacy determination for 
the new MVEB for the year 2017 that is contained in the second 10-year 
CO maintenance plan for the Memphis/Shelby County Area.
    In the Final Rules Section of this Federal Register, EPA is 
approving the State's SIP revision as a direct final rule without prior 
proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial submittal 
and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for the 
approval is set forth in the direct final rule. If no adverse comments 
are received in response to this rule, no further activity is 
contemplated. If EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule 
will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in 
a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. EPA will not 
institute a second comment period on this document. Any parties 
interested in commenting on this document should do so at this time.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before November 24, 
2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No EPA-R04-
OAR-2006-0531, by one of the following methods:
    1. http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for 

submitting comments.
    2. E-mail: louis.egide@epa.gov, or benjamin.lynorae@epa.gov.

    3. Fax: (404) 562-9019.
    4. Mail: ``EPA-R04-OAR-2006-0531'', 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.
    5. Hand Delivery or Courier: Egide Louis of the Regulatory 
Development Section or Lynorae Benjamin 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. Such 
deliveries are only accepted during the Regional Office's normal hours 
of operation. The Regional Office's official hours of business are 
Monday through Friday, 8:30 to 4:30, excluding federal holidays.
    Please see the direct final rule which is located in the Rules 
section of this Federal Register for detailed instructions on how to 
submit comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Egide N. Louis telephone number is 
(404) 562-9240. He can be reached also via electronic mail at 
louis.egide@epa.gov. Lynorae Benjamin's telephone number is (404) 562-

9040 and her electronic mail is benjamin.lynorae@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information see the direct 
final rule which is published in the Rules Section of this Federal 
Register.

    Dated: October 6, 2006.
A. Stanley Meiburg,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
[FR Doc. E6-17800 Filed 10-24-06; 8:45 am]

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