	ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

	40 CFR Part 52

	[EPA-R03-OAR-2008-0928; FRL-        ]

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Pennsylvania; Attainment Demonstration for the
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City

Moderate 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area

AGENCY:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:  Proposed rule.

SUMMARY:  EPA is proposing to disapprove the ozone attainment
demonstration portion of a comprehensive State Implementation Plan (SIP)
revision submitted by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection (PADEP) to meet the Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements for
attaining the 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS)
for the five-county Pennsylvania portion of the
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City moderate nonattainment area
(Philadelphia Area).  The five-county Pennsylvania portion of the
Philadelphia Area comprises Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and
Philadelphia Counties.  EPA is proposing to disapprove Pennsylvania’s
8-hour ozone attainment demonstration plan for its portion of the
Philadelphia Area because EPA has determined that the photochemical
modeling does not demonstrate attainment, and the weight of evidence
analysis that Pennsylvania uses to support the attainment demonstration,
does not provide the sufficient evidence that the Philadelphia Area,
will attain the NAAQS by the June 2010 deadline.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before [insert date 30
days from date of publication].

ADDRESSES:  Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number
EPA-R03-OAR-2008-0928 by one of the following methods:

A.  www.regulations.gov.  Follow the on-line instructions for submitting
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C.  Mail:  EPA-R03-OAR-2008-0928, Cristina Fernandez, Chief, Air Quality
Planning Branch, Mailcode 3AP21, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.

D.  Hand Delivery:  At the previously-listed EPA Region III address.
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket(s normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.

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Docket:  All documents in the electronic docket are listed in the
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publicly available only in hard copy form.  Publicly available docket
materials are available either electronically in www.regulations.gov or
in hard copy 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 Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection, Bureau of Air Quality Control, P.O. Box 8468, 400 Market
Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Brian Rehn,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by
e-mail at   HYPERLINK<EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Contents

I.  What Action is EPA Proposing?

II.  What are the CAA Requirements for a Moderate 8-Hour Ozone
Nonattainment Area?

	A.  History and Time Frame for the State's Attainment Demonstration SIP

B.  CAA Requirements

III.  What was Included in Pennsylvania’s SIP Submittals?

IV.  What is EPA's Review of Pennsylvania’s Modeled Attainment
Demonstration and Weight of Evidence (WOE) Analysis for the Pennsylvania
portion of the Philadelphia Area?

V.  What are the Consequences of a Disapproved SIP?

A.  What are the CAA's Provisions for Sanctions?

B.  What are the CAA's Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) Ramifications
if a State Fails to Submit an Approvable Plan?

C.  What are the Ramifications Regarding Conformity?

VI.  What is EPA's Conclusion?

VII.  Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

	A.  Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review

	B.  Paperwork Reduction Act

	C.  Regulatory Flexibility Act

	D.  Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

	E.  Executive Order 13132, Federalism

	F.  Executive Order 13175, Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments

	G.  Executive Order 13045, Protection of Children from Environmental
Health Risks and Safety Risks

	H.  Executive Order 13211, Actions that Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use

I.  National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act

	J.  Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions to Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations

I.  What Action is EPA proposing?

EPA is proposing to disapprove the SIP revision consisting of the 8-hour
ozone attainment demonstration for the five-county Pennsylvania portion
of the Philadelphia Area.  The Pennsylvania portion of the Philadelphia
Area comprises Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia
Counties.  This SIP revision was submitted by PADEP on August 29, 2007.

EPA is proposing to disapprove Pennsylvania’s 8-hour ozone attainment
demonstration plan for its portion of the Philadelphia Area because EPA
has determined that the photochemical modeling does not demonstrate
attainment, and the weight of evidence analysis that Pennsylvania uses
to support the attainment demonstration, does not provide the sufficient
evidence that the Philadelphia Area, will attain the NAAQS by the June
2010 deadline.

EPA’s analysis and findings are discussed in this proposed rulemaking
and a more detailed discussion is contained in the Technical Support
Document (TSD) for this proposal which is available on line at
HYPERLINK "www.regulations.gov"  www.regulations.gov , docket number
EPA-R03-OAR-2008-0928.

II.  What are the CAA Requirements for a Moderate 8-Hour Ozone
Nonattainment Area?

A.  History and Time Frame for the State's Attainment Demonstration SIP

In 1997, EPA revised the health-based NAAQS for ozone, setting it at
0.08 parts per million (ppm) averaged over an 8-hour time frame
(“8-hour ozone standard”).  EPA set the 8-hour ozone standard based
on scientific evidence demonstrating that ozone causes adverse health
effects at lower ozone concentrations, and over longer periods of time,
than was understood when the pre-existing 1-hour ozone standard was set.
 EPA determined that the 8-hour standard would be more protective of
human health, especially children and adults who are active outdoors,
and individuals with a pre-existing respiratory disease, such as asthma.

On April 30, 2004 (69 FR 23951), EPA finalized its
attainment/nonattainment designations for areas across the country with
respect to the 8-hour ozone standard.  These actions became effective on
June 15, 2004.  In addition, EPA promulgated its Phase 1 Rule for
implementation of the 8-hour standard, which provided how areas
designated nonattainment for the 8-hour ozone standard would be
classified.  April 30, 2004 (69 FR 23951).  Among those nonattainment
areas is the Philadelphia Area.  The Philadelphia Area includes three
counties in Delaware, five counties in eastern Pennsylvania, one county
in Maryland and eight counties in southern New Jersey.  The Pennsylvania
portion of the Philadelphia Area consists of the following counties:
Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia.  EPA’s Phase 2
8-hour ozone implementation rule, published on November 29, 2005 (70 FR
71612) specifies that states must submit attainment demonstrations for
their nonattainment areas to the EPA by no later than three years from
the effective date of designation, that is, by June 15, 2007.  See, 40
CFR 51.908(a).

B.  CAA Requirements

Pursuant to Phase 1 of the 8-hour ozone implementation rule, published
on April 30, 2004 (69 FR 23951), an area was classified under subpart 2
of Title I of the CAA based on its 8-hour design value if it had a
1-hour design value at or above 0.121 ppm.  Based on this criterion, the
Philadelphia Area was classified under subpart 2 as a moderate
nonattainment area.  On November 29, 2005 (70 FR 71612), EPA published
the Phase 2 of the 8-hour ozone implementation rule in which it
addresses the control obligations that apply to areas classified under
subpart 2.  Among other things, the Phase 1 and 2 rules outline the SIP
requirements and deadlines for various requirements in areas designated
as moderate nonattainment.

III.  What was Included in Pennsylvania’s SIP Submittals?

On August 29, 2007, PADEP submitted a comprehensive 8-hour ozone SIP.
The SIP submittal included an attainment demonstration plan, a
reasonable further progress (RFP) plan, reasonably available control
measures analysis, contingency measures, on-road motor vehicle emission
budgets, and 2002 base year emissions inventory for the five-county
Pennsylvania portion of the Philadelphia Area.  These SIP revisions were
subject to notice and comment by the public and the State addressed the
comments received on the proposed SIPs.  Only the attainment
demonstration sections of this SIP submittal are the subject in this
rulemaking.  The other sections of this SIP submittal will be addressed
in a separate rulemaking.

IV. What is EPA's Review of Pennsylvania’s Modeled Attainment
Demonstration and Weight of Evidence (WOE) Analysis for the Pennsylvania
portion of the Philadelphia Area?

Section 110(a)(2)(K) of the Clean Air Act requires states to prepare air
quality modeling to show how they will meet ambient air quality
standards.  EPA determined that states must use photochemical grid
modeling, or any other analytical method determined by the Administrator
to be at least as effective, to demonstrate attainment of the ozone
health-based standard in areas classified as ‘moderate’ or above,
and to do so by the required attainment date.  See, 40 CFR 51.908(c).
EPA specified how areas would be classified with regard to the 8-hour
ozone standard set by EPA in 1997.  See, 40 CFR 51.903.  EPA followed
these procedures and the Philadelphia Area was classified by EPA as
being in moderate nonattainment of the 8-hour ozone NAAQS.  See, 69 FR
23858 (April 30, 2004).  The attainment date is June 2010 for moderate
areas; therefore, states must achieve emission reductions by the ozone
season of 2009 in order for ozone concentrations to be reduced, and
attainment achieved during the last complete ozone season before the
2010 deadline.

As more fully described in the TSD, the basic photochemical grid
modeling used by Pennsylvania in the Philadelphia Area SIP meets EPA’s
guidelines, and when used with the methods recommended in EPA’s
modeling guidance, is acceptable to EPA.  EPA(s photochemical modeling
guidance is found at Guidance on the Use of Models and Other Analyses
for Demonstrating Attainment of Air Quality Goals for Ozone, PM2.5, and
Regional Haze, EPA-454/B-07-002, April 2007.  Using EPA’s methods, the
photochemical grid model, containing the modeled emission reduction
strategies prepared by Pennsylvania and the Ozone Transport Commission
states, predicts that the 2009 ozone design value in the Philadelphia
Area would be 91 parts per billion (ppb).  Thus, the photochemical model
predicts the Philadelphia Area will not reach the 84 ppb concentration
level needed to show attainment of the ozone standard by the 2009 ozone
season.

EPA’s photochemical modeling guidance is divided into two parts.  One
part describes how to use a photochemical grid model for ozone to assess
whether an area will come into attainment of the air quality standard.
The second part of EPA’s photochemical modeling guidance strongly
recommends that states complement the photochemical air quality modeling
with additional analyses (WOE analyses) in situations where modeling
predicts the Philadelphia Area to be close to (within several parts per
billion of) the ozone standard.  A WOE analysis is any set of
alternative methods or analyses that, when considered together, and in
combination with the modeling analysis, supports the conclusion that the
NAAQS has been attained, even in instances when the modeling results
alone do not predict attainment.  EPA notes in Section 2.3 of its
guidance that if the concentration predicted by the photochemical model
is 88 ppb or higher, it is “far less likely that the more qualitative
arguments made in a weight of evidence determination can be sufficiently
convincing to conclude that the NAAQS will be attained.”

The Philadelphia Area photochemical grid modeling predicts a 2009
projected design value well above the air quality health standard (91
ppb vs. 84 ppb).  As stated above, EPA’s photochemical modeling
guidance indicates that it is difficult to make a convincing argument to
show that ozone will be less than 84 ppb when model predicted
concentrations are greater than 88 ppb.  As discussed in detail in the
TSD at pages 8 through 14, EPA believes that modeling and air quality
studies do not support an argument that the attainment will be reached
by the June 2010 attainment date.

Additionally, the present air quality (2007 design value 93 ppb, 2008
preliminary design value 92 ppb) also does not support the hypothesis
presented in Pennsylvania’s WOE analysis that the models are
incorrect.  Present air quality concentrations should be closer to the
standard since the Philadelphia Area is only two years away from its
attainment deadline.

The WOE analysis presented in the Pennsylvania SIP revision for the
Philadelphia Area includes the following:

a comparison of predicted 2009 ozone design values and current projected
design values for 2006;

an analysis of recent ozone trends in the Philadelphia Area;

alternative methods for calculating the 2009 ozone design value;

an analysis of model-predicted regional transport; and

an analysis of model sensitivity to emission changes.

The basic premise of all of the WOE arguments in the Pennsylvania SIP
revision for the Philadelphia Area is that the Community Multi-scale Air
Quality Model version 4.4 (CMAQ), when applied according to EPA
guidance, under-predicts the reduction in ozone that can be expected
from the emission control strategies contained in the SIP.

The overarching reason why EPA is not persuaded that the WOE results are
robust enough to predict that the Philadelphia Area will attain the
standard is that the information and calculations provided in the
Pennsylvania SIP revision selectively emphasize methods or data that
support the claim that the nonattainment areas could attain the standard
by the deadline, while ignoring equally legitimate methods that would
tend to support the modeling results, which do not predict attainment.
For example, one of Pennsylvania’s methods of adjusting the modeled
results uses alternative ways of calculating the base air quality value
for 2002.  The Pennsylvania SIP revision for the Philadelphia Area uses
a straight five-year average of the fourth-highest design value from
2000 to 2004.  EPA’s modeling guidance recommends using an average of
the three years of design value centered on 2002, which creates a
weighted five-year average.  While Pennsylvania’s SIP revision notes
that EPA’s method of providing a weighted average baseline value
weights the base year of 2002 more heavily than other years, EPA
intended this, so that the resulting value was influenced the most by
the ozone data from the base year of the emission inventory.  There are
other ways of calculating a baseline value that the State did not use.
For example, for the peak ozone site of the Philadelphia Area at
Colliers Mills:

the EPA guideline method baseline is 105.7 ppb;

the Pennsylvania alternative baseline is 104 ppb;

the 2002 design value is 112 ppb; and

the 2003 designation design value, centered on 2002, is 105.7 ppb.

Various methods could result in 2002’s base year ozone of two ppb
lower than the modeling guidance method (Pennsylvania’s five year
average centered on 2002) or as much as 7 ppb higher than the guidance
method (single design value from 2002).  Pennsylvania relies on the
lower end of the range of possible results, and this brings the modeling
result closer to attainment.

 The “sufficiently convincing”  WOE analysis our guidance suggests
is needed when an area’s design value is above 88 ppb, should not be
based  on a one-sided consideration of only those  alternatives that
tend to show that and area will attain the ozone standard.  To be
“sufficiently convincing,” the WOE should evaluate other reasonable
variations on EPA’s methods that reinforce the modeling results that
predict the Philadelphia Area will not attain the ozone standard by
2010.  Although Pennsylvania has provided a WOE analysis it believes
supports its case of attainment in 2010, EPA’s evaluation, as set
forth at length in the TSD, concludes that the WOE does not demonstrate
that the proposed adjustments to the photochemical grid model’s
attainment year forecast will give a more accurate answer than the
calculations based on EPA’s recommendations in Sections 2.3 and 7.2 of
its modeling guidance.

In general, EPA’s conclusions concerning the modeled attainment
demonstration and WOE analysis provided in the Pennsylvania SIP revision
for the Philadelphia Area can be summarized from the TSD as follows:

The modeling used in the Philadelphia Area applies an appropriate
photochemical grid model and follows EPA’s guidance methods, but does
not predict attainment in 2010.

Regardless of the issues raised by Pennsylvania regarding the
performance of EPA’s recommended air quality models, the air quality
measured during 2007 exceeded the ozone standard by a significant
margin.  Even a linear comparison of the percentage of additional
emission reductions planned by the state with the needed improvement in
air quality between 2007 and 2009 indicates it is unlikely that air
quality will improve enough to meet the ozone standard by June 2010.
Preliminary data from the 2008 ozone season also does not support
demonstration of attainment by June 2010.

When comparing the measured ozone concentrations in 2007 and
(preliminary) 2008 data to concentrations predicted for 2009, using
EPA’s recommended application of the photochemical grid modeling, the
photochemical grid model does not exhibit the magnitude of inaccuracies
suggested in the Pennsylvania SIP revision.

In order to insure attainment, Pennsylvania suggests that there area
additional measures that can achieve emission reductions which were not
included in the original photochemical modeling analysis.  However, the
amount of potential air quality benefit from these measures is difficult
to estimate with any degree of certainty.  Based on EPA’s evaluation
of the potential ozone benefits these additional measures may provide
for the Philadelphia Area, attainment of the ozone standard in June 2010
cannot be achieved through the adoption of these measures.

The Philadelphia Area attainment demonstration greatly relied on
adjustments to the baseline assumptions which formed the basis of the
photochemical modeling analysis. These adjustments to the base year
starting value and the amount of reduction in ozone from 2002 to 2009
differ from EPA’s modeling guidance, and, more importantly, are not
sufficiently justified and are weighted toward a conclusion that
Philadelphia Area will attain the standard.

The Philadelphia Area attainment demonstration greatly relied on
research which evaluated the impact of a widespread power blackout to
develop an alternative approach to estimating anticipated air quality
improvements from upwind power plants.  While EPA believes that this
approach provides some insight into the transport of ozone precursors, a
critical review of all the research available to EPA leads EPA to
disagree with Pennsylvania’s premise that the 2009 modeled design
values should be adjusted downward for alleged model under-predictions
of ozone concentration reductions from emission reductions.

A detailed discussion of the EPA’s evaluation of the modeled
attainment demonstration and WOE analysis contained in the Pennsylvania
SIP revision for the Philadelphia Area is located in the TSD entitled,
Technical Support Document for the Modeling and Weight of Evidence
Portions of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Ozone State
Implementation Plan (SIP) Entitled “Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection State Implementation Plan
Revision:  Attainment Plan and Base Year Inventory Bucks, Chester,
Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties located in the
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE Eight-Hour Ozone
Nonattainment Area, July 2007.”

EPA has carefully evaluated the information provided by Pennsylvania and
other information it deems relevant to help predict what the air quality
is likely to be by the 2009 ozone season.  After careful consideration
of all the relevant information, EPA finds that there is not
sufficiently convincing evidence that the Philadelphia Area will attain
the 8-hour ozone NAAQS in June 2010.  The Pennsylvania SIP revision for
the Pennsylvania portion of the Philadelphia Area does not satisfy the
Clean Air Act requirement that State Implementation Plans provide for
attainment of the NAAQS by the applicable attainment date of June 2010.

V.  What are the Consequences of a Disapproved SIP?

This section explains the consequences of a disapproval of a SIP under
the CAA.  The CAA provides for the imposition of sanctions and the
promulgation of a Federal Implementation Plan if states fail to submit a
plan that corrects any deficiencies identified by EPA in its
disapproval.

A.  What are the CAA Provisions for Sanctions?

If EPA disapproves a required SIP or component of a SIP for an area
designated nonattainment, such as the Attainment Demonstration SIP,
section 179(a) provides for the imposition of sanctions unless the
deficiency is corrected within 18 months of the final rulemaking of
disapproval.  The first sanction would apply 18 months after EPA
disapproves the SIP if a State fails to make the required submittal
which EPA proposes to fully or conditionally approve within that time.
Under EPA's sanctions regulations, 40 CFR 52.31, the first sanction
would be 2:1 offsets for sources subject to the new source review
requirements under section 173 of the CAA.  If the State has still
failed to submit a SIP for which EPA proposes full or conditional
approval 6 months after the first sanction is imposed, the second
sanction will apply.  The second sanction is a limitation on the receipt
of Federal highway funds.

B.  What are the CAA's FIP Ramifications if a State Fails to Submit an
Approvable Plan?

In addition to sanctions, if EPA finds that a State failed to submit the
required SIP revision or disapproves the required SIP revision, or a
portion thereof, EPA must promulgate a FIP no later than 2 years from
the date of the finding if the deficiency has not been corrected within
that time period.

C.  What are the Ramifications Regarding Conformity?

One consequence of EPA’s disapproval of a control strategy SIP is a
conformity freeze whereby affected Metropolitan Planning Organizations
(MPOs) cannot make new conformity determinations on long range
transportation plans and transportation improvement programs (TIPs).  If
we finalize the disapproval of the attainment demonstration SIP, a
conformity freeze will be in place as of the effective date of the
disapproval without a protective finding of the budget.  See, 40 CFR
93.120(a)(2).  This means that no transportation plan, TIP, or project
not in the first four years of the currently conforming transportation
plan and TIP or that meet the requirements of 40 CFR 93.104(f) during a
12-month lapse grace period may be found to conform until another
attainment demonstration SIP is submitted and the motor vehicle
emissions budgets are found adequate or the attainment demonstration is
approved.  In addition, if the highway funding sanction is implemented,
the conformity status of the transportation plan and TIP will lapse on
the date of implementation of the highway sanctions. During a conformity
lapse, only projects that are exempt from transportation conformity
(e.g., road resurfacing, safety projects, reconstruction of bridges
without adding travel lanes, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, etc.),
transportation control measures that are in the approved SIP and project
phases that were approved prior to the start of the lapse can proceed
during the lapse.  No new project-level approvals or conformity
determinations can be made and no new transportation plan or TIP may be
found to conform until another attainment demonstration SIP is submitted
and the motor vehicle emissions budget is found adequate.

VI.  What is EPA's Conclusion?

EPA is proposing to disapprove the 8-hour ozone attainment demonstration
(modeling results and WOE) for the Pennsylvania portion of the
Philadelphia Area does not demonstrate with sufficiently convincing
evidence that the Philadelphia Area will attain the NAAQS by the June
2010 deadline.  EPA is deferring action at this time on other SIP
elements submitted by Pennsylvania that are related to the attainment
demonstration, specifically, the RFP plan, reasonably available control
measures analysis, contingency measures, on-road motor vehicle emission
budgets, and 2002 base year emissions inventory for the five-county
Pennsylvania portion of the Philadelphia Area, which will be addressed
in separate rulemakings. The five-county Pennsylvania portion of the
Philadelphia Area comprises of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and
Philadelphia Counties.  This SIP revision was submitted by the
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection on August 29, 2007.
EPA is soliciting public comments on the issues discussed in this
document.  These comments will be considered before taking final action.

VII.  Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

A.  Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review

This action is not a “significant regulatory action” under the terms
of Executive Order (EO) 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and is
therefore not subject to review under the EO.

B.  Paperwork Reduction Act

This action does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq,
because this proposed SIP disapproval under section 110 and subchapter
I, part D of the Clean Air Act will not in-and-of itself create any new
information collection burdens but simply disapproves certain State
requirements for inclusion into the SIP.  Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.3(b).

C.  Regulatory Flexibility Act

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) generally requires an agency to
conduct a regulatory flexibility analysis of any rule subject to notice
and comment rulemaking requirements unless the agency certifies that the
rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number
of small entities.  Small entities include small businesses, small
not-for-profit enterprises, and small governmental jurisdictions.  For
purposes of assessing the impacts of today's rule on small entities,
small entity is defined as: (1) a small business as defined by the Small
Business Administration’s (SBA) regulations at 13 CFR 121.201; (2) a
small governmental jurisdiction that is a government of a city, county,
town, school district or special district with a population of less than
50,000; and (3) a small organization that is any not-for-profit
enterprise which is independently owned and operated and is not dominant
in its field.

After considering the economic impacts of today’s proposed rule on
small entities, I certify that this action will not have a significant
impact on a substantial number of small entities. This rule does not
impose any requirements or create impacts on small entities.  This
proposed SIP disapproval under section 110 and subchapter I, part D of
the Clean Air Act will not in-and-of itself create any new requirements
but simply disapproves certain State requirements for inclusion into the
SIP.  Accordingly, it affords no opportunity for EPA to fashion for
small entities less burdensome compliance or reporting requirements or
timetables or exemptions from all or part of the rule.  The fact that
the Clean Air Act prescribes that various consequences (e.g., higher
offset requirements) may or will flow from this disapproval does not
mean that EPA either can or must conduct a regulatory flexibility
analysis for this action. Therefore, this action will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.

We continue to be interested in the potential impacts of this proposed
rule on small entities and welcome comments on issues related to such
impacts.

D.  Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

This action contains no Federal mandates under the provisions of Title
II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA), 2 U.S.C.
1531-1538 for State, local, or tribal governments or the private
sector.”  EPA has determined that the proposed disapproval action does
not include a Federal mandate that may result in estimated costs of $100
million or more to either State, local, or tribal governments in the
aggregate, or to the private sector.  This action proposes to disapprove
pre-existing requirements under State or local law, and imposes no new
requirements.  Accordingly, no additional costs to State, local, or
tribal governments, or to the private sector, result from this action.

E.  Executive Order 13132, Federalism

Executive Order 13132, entitled “Federalism” (64 FR 43255, August
10, 1999), requires EPA to develop an accountable process to ensure
“meaningful and timely input by State and local officials in the
development of regulatory policies that have federalism implications.”
 “Policies that have federalism implications” is defined in the
Executive Order to include regulations that have “substantial direct
effects on the States, on the relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various levels of government.”

This action does not have federalism implications.  It will not have
substantial direct effects on the States, on the relationship between
the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power
and responsibilities among the various levels of government, as
specified in Executive Order 13132, because it merely disapproves
certain State requirements for inclusion into the SIP and does not alter
the relationship or the distribution of power and responsibilities
established in the Clean Air Act.  Thus, Executive Order 13132 does not
apply to this action.

F.  Executive Order 13175, Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments

This action does not have tribal implications, as specified in Executive
Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), because the SIP EPA is
proposing to disapprove would not 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.  Thus, Executive Order 13175
does not apply to this action.

G.  Executive Order 13045, Protection of Children from Environmental
Health Risks

and Safety Risks

EPA interprets EO 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997) as applying only
to those regulatory actions that concern health or safety risks, such
that the analysis required under section 5-501 of the EO has the
potential to influence the regulation.  This action is not subject to EO
13045 because it because it is not an economically significant
regulatory action based on health or safety risks subject to Executive
Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997).  This proposed SIP
disapproval under section 110 and subchapter I, part D of the Clean Air
Act will not in-and-of itself create any new regulations but simply
disapproves certain State requirements for inclusion into the SIP.

H.  Executive Order 13211, Actions that Significantly Affect Energy
Supply,

Distribution, or Use

This action is not subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May
22, 2001) because it is not a significant regulatory action under
Executive Order 12866.

I.  National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act

Section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of
1995 (“NTTAA”), Public Law No. 104-113, 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note)
directs EPA to use voluntary consensus standards in its regulatory
activities unless to do so would be inconsistent with applicable law or
otherwise impractical. Voluntary consensus standards are technical
standards (e.g., materials specifications, test methods, sampling
procedures, and business practices) that are developed or adopted by
voluntary consensus standards bodies.  NTTAA directs EPA to provide
Congress, through the Office of Management and Budget, explanations when
the Agency decides not to use available and applicable voluntary
consensus standards.

EPA believes that this action is not subject to requirements of Section
12(d) of NTTAA because application of those requirements would be
inconsistent with the Clean Air Act.

J.  Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions to Address Environmental
Justice in

Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations

Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629 (Feb. 16, 1994)) establishes federal
executive policy on environmental justice.  Its main provision directs
federal agencies, to the greatest extent practicable and permitted by
law, to make environmental justice part of their mission by identifying
and addressing, as appropriate, disproportionately high and adverse
human health or environmental effects of their programs, policies, and
activities on minority populations and low-income populations in the
United States.

EPA lacks the discretionary authority to address environmental justice
in this proposed action.  In reviewing SIP submissions, EPA’s role is
to approve or disapprove state choices, based on the criteria of the
Clean Air Act.  Accordingly, this action merely proposes to disapproves
certain State requirements for inclusion into the SIP under section 110
and subchapter I, part D of the Clean Air Act and will not in-and-of
itself create any new requirements.  Accordingly, it 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.

In addition, this proposed rule pertaining to the 8-hour ozone
attainment demonstration plan of the five-county Pennsylvania portion of
the Philadelphia Area 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.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements,
Volatile organic compounds.

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

____January 9, 2009____________        __/S/__________________________

Dated:                                                      Donald S.
Welsh,

Regional Administrator,

                                                                 Region
III.

 In 2008, EPA promulgated a more stringent 8-hour standard of 0.075 ppm.
 73 FR 16436 (March 27, 2008).  All references to the 8-hour ozone
standard in this rulemaking refer to the 8-hour standard promulgated in
1997.

 Additional information on the implementation of the lapse grace period
can be found in the final transportation conformity rule published on
January 24, 2008, (73 FR 4423-4425).

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2019-0093]

Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or
Modification of a Railroad Signal System

    Under part 235 of title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
and 49 U.S.C. 20502(a), this document provides the public notice that
by a document dated October 28, 2019, the National Railroad Passenger
Corporation (Amtrak), petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration
(FRA) seeking approval to discontinue or modify a signal system. FRA
assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2019-0093.
    Applicant: National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Mr. Nicholas J.
Croce III, PE, Deputy Chief Engineer, C&S, 2995 Market Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19104.
    Specifically, Amtrak requests permission to replace a Model 14
Interlocking machine with a non-vital microprocessor with all signals
displaying ``restricting'' as their most permissive aspect.
    Amtrak will designate the territory currently known as Q
Interlocking on the New York Division, Sunnyside Yard, Queens, New
York, NY, as a non-vital switching center. The interlocking machine for
Q Interlocking will be retired and replaced with a non-vital
microprocessor-based control system. All territory impacted by the
modification is within yard limits and is not designated as mainline
track.
    Amtrak's reason for the modification is to eliminate legacy
equipment that is beyond its useful life and has no support for major
repairs or modifications.
    A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications
concerning the petition, is available for review online at http://www.regulations.gov and in person at the U.S. Department of
Transportation's (DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 New Jersey Ave.
SE, W12-140, Washington, DC 20590. The Docket Operations Facility is
open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
Holidays.
    Interested parties are invited to participate in these proceedings
by submitting written views, data, or comments. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a hearing. If any interested parties
desire an opportunity for oral comment and a public hearing, they
should notify FRA, in writing, before the end of the comment period and
specify the basis for their request.
    All communications concerning these proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number and may be submitted by any of the following
methods:
     Website: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: Docket Operations Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, W12-140, Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.
    Communications received by January 31, 2020 will be considered by
FRA before final action is taken. Comments received after that date
will be considered if practicable.
    Anyone can search the electronic form of any written communications
and comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the
individual submitting the comment (or signing the document, if
submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.).
Under 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the public to better
inform its processes. DOT posts these comments, without edit, including
any personal information the commenter provides, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/
ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/privacy. See
also http://www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice for the privacy notice
of regulations.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC.
John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER18-1183-000]

Delta Solar I, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based
Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization

    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
Delta Solar I, LLC's application for market-based rate authority, with
an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes a
request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future
issuances of securities and assumptions of liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington,
DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone
filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability, is April 16, 2018.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
5 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in
the Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in
the above list. They are also available for electronic review in the
Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an
eSubscription link on the website 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
[email protected] or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For TTY,
call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: March 27, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 52, 78, and 97

[EPA-R06-OAR-2016-0611; EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0598; FRL-9771-03-R6]

Revision and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Texas; Regional Haze Federal Implementation Plan; Disapproval and Need
for Error Correction; Denial of Reconsideration of Provisions Governing
Alternative to Source-Specific Best Available Retrofit Technology
(BART) Determinations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On May 4, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
proposed a rule titled, ``Revision and Promulgation of Air Quality
Implementation Plans; Texas; Regional Haze Federal Implementation Plan;
Disapproval and Need for Error Correction; Denial of Reconsideration of
Provisions Governing Alternative to Source-Specific Best Available
Retrofit Technology (BART) Determinations.'' The EPA is extending the
comment period on the proposed rule that was scheduled to close on July
3, 2023. The EPA has received requests for additional time to review
and comment on the proposed rule revisions.

DATES: The public comment period for the proposed ruled published in
the Federal Register on May 4, 2023 (88 FR 28918), is being extended.
Written comments must be received on or before August 2, 2023.

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established docket number EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0611
for this action. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from
https://www.regulations.gov/. The EPA may publish any comment received
to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you
consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written
comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and
should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will
generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of
the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other file sharing
system). For additional submission methods, please contact the person
identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the full
EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia
submissions and general guidance on making effective comments, please
visit https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information on this
action, contact Michael Feldman, Air and Radiation Division,
SO2 and Regional Haze Section (ARSH), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1201 Elm St., Suite 500 Dallas, TX 75270; telephone
number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; or via email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: After considering the requests to extend the
public comment period received from various parties, the EPA has
decided to extend the public comment period until August 2, 2023. This
extension will ensure that the public has additional time to review the
proposed rule.

Scott Mathias,
Director, Air Quality Policy Division, Office of Air Quality Planning
and Standards.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings 4

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
corporate filings:

    Docket Numbers: EC09-78-000; EC09-78-001.
    Applicants: Otter Tail Power Company, Cascade Investment, L.L.C.
    Description: Notice of Non-Consummation and Request for Withdrawal
of Authorizing Order by Cascade Investment, L.L.C. and Otter Tail Power
Company.
    Filed Date: 11/02/2011.
    Accession Number: 20111102-5171.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET on 11/22/2011.

    Docket Numbers: EC12-30-000.
    Applicants: Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC.
    Description: Application of Michigan Electric Transmission Company,
LLC for Approval of Acquisition of Transmission Assets under Section
203 of the Federal Power Act.
    Filed Date: 11/15/2011.
    Accession Number: 20111115-5127.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET on 12/6/2011.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER10-3058-001; ER10-3059-001; ER10-3065-001; ER10-
3066-001.
    Applicants: Pinelawn Power, LLC.
    Description: Supplemental Information of J-POWER North America
Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Filed Date: 11/15/2011.
    Accession Number: 20111115-5111.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET on 12/6/2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-414-000.
    Applicants: PacifiCorp.
    Description: Termination of Brigham City Construction Agreement to
be effective 2/6/2012.
    Filed Date: 11/15/2011.
    Accession Number: 20111115-5095.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET on 12/6/2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-415-000.
    Applicants: El Paso Marketing Company, L.L.C.
    Description: Notice of succession to be effective 11/16/2011.
    Filed Date: 11/15/2011.
    Accession Number: 20111115-5103.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET on 12/6/2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-416-000.
    Applicants: New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: FID 209 Errata RS 1 MST 4.5 to be effective 11/8/2010.
    Filed Date: 11/15/2011.
    Accession Number: 20111115-5113.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET on 12/6/2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-417-000.
    Applicants: Mesquite Solar 1, LLC.
    Description: Mesquite Solar 1 LLC Shared Facilities Agreement to be
effective 11/16/2011.
    Filed Date: 11/15/2011.
    Accession Number: 20111115-5132.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET on 12/6/2011.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-418-000.
    Applicants: Mesquite Power, LLC.
    Description: Mesquite Power, LLC Concurrence to Shared Facilities
Agreement to be effective 11/16/2011.
    Filed Date: 11/15/2011.
    Accession Number: 20111115-5140.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET on 12/6/2011.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: November 15, 2011.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

18 CFR Part 11

[Docket No. RM11-6-000]

Annual Update to Fee Schedule for the Use of Government Lands by
Hydropower Licensees

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Correcting amendments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission published a document
in the Federal Register on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 (80 FR 2591),
providing the annual update to the fee schedule in Appendix A to Part
11, which lists per-acre rental fees by county (or other geographic
area) for use of government lands by hydropower licensees and updating
Appendix A to Part 11 with the fee schedule of per-acre rental fees by
county (or other geographic area) from October 1, 2014, through
September 30, 2015 (Fiscal Year 2015).

DATES:  Effective April 7, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Norman Richardson, Financial
Management Division, Office of the Executive Director, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426,
(202) 502-6219<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of FERC's Errata Notice,
issued on March 30, 2015.
    On January 8, 2015, the Commission issued a Final Rule in the
above-captioned proceeding. Annual Update to Fee Schedule for the Use
of Government Lands by Hydropower License, 150 FERC ] 62,012 (2015).
This document makes corrections to the per-acre values for the State of
Alaska in the final rule published in the Federal Register on January
20, 2015 (80 FR 2591).

List of Subjects in 18 CFR Part 11

    Public lands.

    Accordingly, 18 CFR part 11 is corrected by making the following
correcting amendments:

PART 11--ANNUAL CHARGES UNDER PART I OF THE FEDERAL POWER ACT

0
1. The authority citation for Part 11 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 792-828c; 42 U.S.C. 7101-7352.

0
2. Amend Appendix A to Part 11 by revising the entries for Alaska to
read as follows:

Appendix A to Part 11--Fee Schedule for FY 2015

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                                                                   Fee/
            State                           County               Acre Yr
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                                * * * * *
Alaska......................  Aleutian Islands Area............    $1.58
                              Anchorage Area...................    33.28
                              Fairbanks Area...................    19.49
                              Juneau Area......................    33.28
                              Kenai Peninsula..................    33.28
                              All Areas........................     9.81

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    Issued: March 30, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2021-0002]

Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: New or modified Base (1-percent annual chance) Flood
Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA)
boundaries or zone designations, and/or regulatory floodways
(hereinafter referred to as flood hazard determinations) as shown on
the indicated Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) for each of the communities
listed in the table below are finalized. Each LOMR revises the Flood
Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and in some cases the Flood Insurance
Study (FIS) reports, currently in effect for the listed communities.
The flood hazard determinations modified by each LOMR will be used to
calculate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and their
contents.

DATES: Each LOMR was finalized as in the table below.

ADDRESSES: Each LOMR is available for inspection at both the respective
Community Map Repository address listed in the table below and online
through the FEMA Map Service Center at https://msc.fema.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering
Services Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, FEMA,
400 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or (email)
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or visit the FEMA Mapping and Insurance
eXchange (FMIX) online at https://www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_main.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) makes the final flood hazard determinations as shown in the
LOMRs for each community listed in the table below. Notice of these
modified flood hazard determinations has been published in newspapers
of local circulation and 90 days have elapsed since that publication.
The Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation has
resolved any appeals resulting from this notification.
    The modified flood hazard determinations are made pursuant to
section 206 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C.
4105, and are in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Act of
1968, 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq., and with 44 CFR part 65.
    For rating purposes, the currently effective community number is
shown and must be used for all new policies and renewals.
    The new or modified flood hazard information is the basis for the
floodplain management measures that the community is required either to
adopt or to show evidence of being already in effect in order to remain
qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program
(NFIP).
    This new or modified flood hazard information, together with the
floodplain management criteria required by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum
that are required. They should not be construed to mean that the
community must change any existing ordinances that are more stringent
in their floodplain management requirements. The community may at any
time enact stricter requirements of its own or pursuant to policies
established by other Federal, State, or regional entities.
    This new or modified flood hazard determinations are used to meet
the floodplain management requirements of the NFIP and are used to
calculate the appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new
buildings, and for the contents in those buildings. The changes in
flood hazard determinations are in accordance with 44 CFR 65.4.
    Interested lessees and owners of real property are encouraged to
review the final flood hazard information available at the address
cited below for each community or online through the FEMA Map Service
Center at https://msc.fema.gov.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')

Michael M. Grimm,
Assistant Administrator for Risk Management, Department of Homeland
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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                      Location and case    Chief executive officer of                                                                         Community
  State and county           No.                    community                 Community map repository             Date of modification          No.
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Alabama:
    Hale (FEMA       Town of Moundville   The Honorable Tony Lester,    Maps and Zoning Department, 410       Jul. 8, 2021.................       100096
     Docket No.: B-   (20-04-3557P).       Mayor, Town of Moundville,    Market Street, Moundville, AL
     2148).                                P.O. Box 98, Moundville, AL   35474.
                                           35474.
    Hale (FEMA       Unincorporated       The Honorable Arthur          Hale County Engineering and Road      Jul. 8, 2021.................       100094
     Docket No.: B-   areas of Hale        Crawford, Chairman, Hale      Department, 703 Cork Street,
     2148).           County (20-04-       County Board of               Greensboro, AL 36744.
                      3557P).              Commissioners P.O. Box 396,
                                           Greensboro, AL 36744.
Arkansas:
    Benton (FEMA     City of Bentonville  The Honorable Stephanie       City Hall, 117 West Central Avenue,   Jun. 28, 2021................       050012
     Docket No.: B-   (21-06-0361P).       Orman, Mayor, City of         Bentonville, AR 72712.
     2119).                                Bentonville, 117 West
                                           Central Avenue,
                                           Bentonville, AR 72712.
    Benton (FEMA     Unincorporated       The Honorable Barry Mooring,  Benton County Planning Department,    Jun. 28, 2021................       050419
     Docket No.: B-   areas of Benton      Benton County Judge, 215      2113 West Walnut Street, Rogers, AR
     2119).           County (21-06-       East Central Avenue,          72756.
                      0361P).              Bentonville, AR 72712.
Colorado:

    El Paso (FEMA    City of Colorado     The Honorable John Suthers,   Pikes Peak Regional Development       Jun. 17, 2021................       080060
     Docket No.: B-   Springs (20-08-      Mayor, City of Colorado       Center, 2880 International Circle,
     2117).           0838P).              Springs, 30 South Nevada      Colorado Springs, CO 80910.
                                           Avenue, Suite 601, Colorado
                                           Springs, CO 80903.
    Jefferson (FEMA  City of Lakewood     The Honorable Adam A. Paul,   Engineering Department, 480 South     Jun. 25, 2021................       085075
     Docket No.: B-   (20-08-0805P).       Mayor, City of Lakewood,      Allison Parkway, Lakewood, CO
     2119).                                480 South Allison Parkway,    80226.
                                           Lakewood, CO 80226.
    Larimer (FEMA    City of Fort         The Honorable Wade Troxell,   Stormwater Utilities Department, 700  Jun. 25, 2021................       080102
     Docket No.: B-   Collins (20-08-      Mayor, City of Fort           Wood Street, Fort Collins, CO
     2125).           0643P).              Collins, P.O. Box 580, Fort   80521.
                                           Collins, CO 80522.
Delaware: New        Unincorporated       The Honorable Matthew Meyer,  New Castle County Land Use            Jun. 17, 2021................       105085
 Castle (FEMA         areas of New         New Castle County             Department, 87 Read's Way, New
 Docket No.: B-       Castle County (20-   Executive, 87 Read's Way,     Castle, DE 19720.
 2119).               03-1345P).           New Castle, DE 19720.
Florida:
    Miami-Dade       City of Miami (21-   The Honorable Francis X.      Building Department, 444 Southwest    Jun. 16, 2021................       120650
     (FEMA Docket     04-1237P).           Suarez, Mayor, City of        2nd Avenue, 4th Floor, Miami, FL
     No.: B-2119).                         Miami, 3500 Pan American      33130.
                                           Drive, Miami, FL 33133.
    Palm Beach       Unincorporated       The Honorable David Kerner,   Palm Beach County Building Division,  Jun. 15, 2021................       120192
     (FEMA Docket     areas of Palm        Mayor, Palm Beach County      2300 North Jog Road, West Palm
     No.: B-2119).    Beach County (20-    Board of Commissioners, 301   Beach, FL 33411.
                      04-3494P).           North Olive Avenue, Suite
                                           1201, West Palm Beach, FL
                                           33401.
    Palm Beach       Unincorporated       The Honorable David Kerner,   Palm Beach County Building Division,  Jun. 16, 2021................       120192
     (FEMA Docket     areas of Palm        Mayor, Palm Beach County      2300 North Jog Road, West Palm
     No.: B-2119).    Beach County (21-    Board of Commissioners, 301   Beach, FL 33411.
                      04-0678P).           North Olive Avenue, Suite
                                           1201, West Palm Beach, FL
                                           33401.
    Pinellas (FEMA   City of Clearwater   Mr. William Horne, City of    Engineering Department, 100 South     Jun. 17, 2021................       125096
     Docket No.: B-   (20-04-6149P).       Clearwater Manager, P.O.      Myrtle Avenue, Suite 220,
     2117).                                Box 4748, Clearwater, FL      Clearwater, FL 33756.
                                           33756.
    Pinellas (FEMA   City of Treasure     Mr. Garry Brumback, Manager,  Community Development Department,     Jun. 28, 2021................       125153
     Docket No.: B-   Island (21-04-       City of Treasure Island,      120 108th Avenue, Treasure Island,
     2125).           0293P).              120 108th Avenue, Treasure    FL 33706.
                                           Island, FL 33706.
Georgia: Columbia    Unincorporated       The Honorable Douglas R.      Columbia County Engineering Services  Jun. 17, 2021................       130059
 (FEMA Docket No.:    areas of Columbia    Duncan, Jr., Chairman,        Division, 630 Ronald Reagan Drive,
 B-2119).             County (20-04-       Columbia County Board of      Building A, Evans, GA 30809.
                      3801P).              Commissioners, 630 Ronald
                                           Reagan Drive, Building B,
                                           Evans, GA 30809.
Maryland: Howard     Unincorporated       The Honorable Calvin Ball,    Howard County Department of Public    Jun. 25, 2021................       240044
 (FEMA Docket No.:    areas of Howard      Howard County Executive,      Works, Bureau of Environmental
 B-2130).             County (20-03-       3430 Court House Drive,       Services, 9801 Broken Land Parkway,
                      1198P).              Ellicott City, MD 21043.      Columbia, MD 21046.
Oklahoma: Cleveland  City of Norman (21-  The Honorable Breea Clark,    Public Works Department, Stormwater   Jun. 25, 2021................       400046
 (FEMA Docket No.:    06-0022P).           Mayor, City of Norman, P.O.   Division, 201 West Gray Street,
 B-2119).                                  Box 370, Norman, OK 73070.    Building A, Norman, OK 73069.
Pennsylvania:

    Armstrong (FEMA  Borough of           The Honorable Faith Shaw,     Borough Hall, 8 Hickory Street,       Jun. 21, 2021................       420093
     Docket No.: B-   Applewold (20-03-    President, Borough of         Kittanning, PA 16201.
     2119).           1614P).              Applewold Council, 351
                                           Franklin Avenue,
                                           Kittanning, PA 16201.
    Armstrong (FEMA  Borough of Ford      The Honorable Jeff Cogley,    Borough Hall, 1000 4th Avenue, Ford   Jun. 21, 2021................       420094
     Docket No.: B-   City (20-03-         Mayor, Borough of Ford        City, PA 16226.
     2119).           1614P).              City, P.O. Box 112, Ford
                                           City, PA 16226.
    Armstrong (FEMA  Borough of           The Honorable Scott Kline,    Borough Hall, 300 South McKean        Jun. 21, 2021................       420096
     Docket No.: B-   Kittanning (20-03-   Mayor, Borough of             Street, Kittanning, PA 16201.
     2119).           1614P).              Kittanning, 1511 Orr
                                           Avenue, Kittanning, PA
                                           16201.
    Armstrong (FEMA  Borough of           The Honorable Greg Meyer,     Borough Hall, 600 Center Lane,        Jun. 21, 2021................       420098
     Docket No.: B-   Manorville (20-03-   Councilman, Borough of        Manorville, PA 16238.
     2119).           1614P).              Manorville Council, 900
                                           Water Street, Manorville,
                                           PA 16238.
    Armstrong (FEMA  Township of Bethel   The Honorable Steven Dixon,   Township Hall, 3218 Ridge Road, Ford  Jun. 21, 2021................       421300
     Docket No.: B-   (20-03-1614P).       Chairman, Township of         City, PA 16226.
     2119).                                Bethel Board of
                                           Supervisors, 3218 Ridge
                                           Road, Ford City, PA 16226.
    Armstrong (FEMA  Township of Cadogan  The Honorable David Round,    Township Hall, 333 1st Avenue,        Jun. 21, 2021................       421304
     Docket No.: B-   (20-03-1614P).       Chairman, Township of         Cadogan, PA 16212.
     2119).                                Cadogan Board of
                                           Supervisors, P.O. Box 309,
                                           Cadogan, PA 16212.
    Armstrong (FEMA  Township of East     The Honorable Barry Peters,   Township Hall, 106 Cherry Orchard     Jun. 21, 2021................       421305
     Docket No.: B-   Franklin (20-03-     Chairman, Township of East    Avenue, Kittanning, PA 16201.
     2119).           1614P).              Franklin Board of
                                           Supervisors, 739 East Brady
                                           Road, Cowansville, PA
                                           16218.
    Armstrong (FEMA  Township of Manor    The Honorable Donald W.       Township Hall, 306 Byron Street,      Jun. 21, 2021................       421309
     Docket No.: B-   (20-03-1614P).       Palmer, Jr., Chairman,        McGrann, PA 16236.
     2119).                                Township of Manor Board of
                                           Supervisors, P.O. Box 144,
                                           McGrann, PA 16236.
    Armstrong (FEMA  Township of North    The Honorable Michael         Township Hall, 149 McHaddon Road,     Jun. 21, 2021................       421310
     Docket No.: B-   Buffalo (20-03-      Valencic, Chairman,           Kittanning, PA 16201.
     2119).           1614P).              Township of North Buffalo
                                           Board of Supervisors, 149
                                           McHaddon Road, Kittanning,
                                           PA 16201.
    Armstrong (FEMA  Township of South    The Honorable Joe Charlton,   Township Hall, 384 Iron Bridge Road,  Jun. 21, 2021................       421210
     Docket No.: B-   Buffalo (20-03-      Chairman, Township of South   Freeport, PA 16229.
     2119).           1614P).              Buffalo Board of
                                           Supervisors, 384 Iron
                                           Bridge Road, Freeport, PA
                                           16229.
Texas:
    Bexar (FEMA      City of Converse     The Honorable Al Suarez,      City Hall, 406 South Seguin,          Jun. 21, 2021................       480038
     Docket No.: B-   (21-06-0348X).       Mayor, City of Converse,      Converse, TX 78109.
     2130).                                406 South Seguin, Converse,
                                           TX 78109.
    Bexar (FEMA      City of San Antonio  The Honorable Ron Nirenberg,  Transportation and Capital            Jun. 28, 2021................       480045
     Docket No.: B-   (20-06-3342P).       Mayor, City of San Antonio,   Improvements Department, Stormwater
     2125).                                P.O. Box 839966, San          Division, 114 West Commerce Street,
                                           Antonio, TX 78283.            7th Floor, San Antonio, TX 78205.

    Bexar (FEMA      City of Universal    The Honorable John Williams,  Department of Stormwater, 2150        Jun. 21, 2021................       480049
     Docket No.: B-   City (21-06-         Mayor, City of Universal      Universal City Boulevard, Universal
     2130).           0348X).              City, 2150 Universal City     City, TX 78148.
                                           Boulevard, Universal City,
                                           TX 78148.
    Brazoria (FEMA   City of Pearland     The Honorable Kevin Cole,     Engineering Division, 3519 Liberty    Jun. 28, 2021................       480077
     Docket No.: B-   (20-06-2501P).       Mayor, City of Pearland,      Drive, Pearland, TX 77581.
     2125).                                3519 Liberty Drive,
                                           Pearland, TX 77581.
    Burnet (FEMA     Unincorporated       The Honorable James Oakley,   Burnet County Development Services    Apr. 28, 2021................       481209
     Docket No.: B-   areas of Burnet      Burnet County Judge, 220      Department, 133 East Jackson
     2076).           County (20-06-       South Pierce Street,          Street, Burnet, TX 78611.
                      3344P).              Burnet, TX 78611.
    Cherokee (FEMA   City of Rusk (20-06- The Honorable Angela          Development Services Department, 205  Jun. 21, 2021................       480124
     Docket No.: B-   2542P).              Raiborn, Mayor, City of       South Main Street, Rusk, TX 75785.
     2130).                                Rusk, 205 South Main
                                           Street, Rusk, TX 75785.
    Cherokee (FEMA   Unincorporated       The Honorable Chris Davis,    Cherokee County Emergency Management  Jun. 21, 2021................       480739
     Docket No.: B-   areas of Cherokee    Cherokee County Judge, 135    Department, 135 South Main Street,
     2130).           County (20-06-       South Main Street, 3rd        Rusk, TX 75785.
                      2542P).              Floor, Rusk, TX 75785.
    El Paso (FEMA    City of El Paso (20- The Honorable Oscar Leeser,   Flood Mitigation and Land             Jun. 25, 2021................       480214
     Docket No.: B-   06-2846P).           Mayor, City of El Paso, 300   Development Department, 801 Texas
     2119).                                North Campbell Street, El     Avenue, El Paso, TX 79901.
                                           Paso, TX 79901.
    Fort Bend (FEMA  Unincorporated       The Honorable K.P. George,    Fort Bend County Engineering          Jun. 23, 2021................       480228
     Docket No.: B-   areas of Fort Bend   Fort Bend County Judge, 301   Department, 301 Jackson Street, 4th
     2119).           County (20-06-       Jackson Street, 4th Floor,    Floor, Richmond, TX 77469.
                      1722P).              Richmond, TX 77469.
    Harris (FEMA     City of Houston (20- The Honorable Sylvester       Floodplain Management Department,     Jun. 21, 2021................       480296
     Docket No.: B-   06-2232P).           Turner, Mayor, City of        1002 Washington Avenue, Houston, TX
     2130).                                Houston, P.O. Box 1562,       77002.
                                           Houston, TX 77251.
    Harris (FEMA     City of Houston (20- The Honorable Sylvester       Floodplain Management Department,     Jun. 28, 2021................       480296
     Docket No.: B-   06-3198P).           Turner, Mayor, City of        1002 Washington Avenue, Houston, TX
     2125).                                Houston, P.O. Box 1562,       77002.
                                           Houston, TX 77251.
    Harris (FEMA     Unincorporated       The Honorable Lina Hidalgo,   Harris County Permit Office, 10555    Jun. 28, 2021................       480287
     Docket No.: B-   areas of Harris      Harris County Judge, 1001     Northwest Freeway, Suite 120,
     2125).           County (19-06-       Preston Street, Suite 911,    Houston, TX 77002.
                      2834P).              Houston, TX 77002.
    Harris (FEMA     Unincorporated       The Honorable Lina Hidalgo,   Harris County Permit Office, 10555    Jun. 28, 2021................       480287
     Docket No.: B-   areas of Harris      Harris County Judge, 1001     Northwest Freeway, Suite 120,
     2125).           County (20-06-       Preston Street, Suite 911,    Houston, TX 77002.
                      3198P).              Houston, TX 77002.
    Llano (FEMA      Unincorporated       The Honorable Mary S.         Llano County Land Development and     Apr. 28, 2021................       481234
     Docket No.: B-   areas of Llano       Cunningham, Llano County      Emergency Management, 100 West
     2076).           County (20-06-       Judge, 801 Ford Street,       Sandstone Street, Suite 200A,
                      3344P).              Room 101, Llano, TX 78643.    Llano, TX 78643.
    Tarrant (FEMA    City of Fort Worth   The Honorable Betsy Price,    Transportation and Public Works       Jun. 21, 2021................       480596
     Docket No.: B-   (20-06-3276P).       Mayor, City of Fort Worth,    Department, Engineering Vault, 200
     2119).                                200 Texas Street, Fort        Texas Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102.
                                           Worth, TX 76102.
    Tarrant (FEMA    Unincorporated       The Honorable B. Glen         Tarrant County Administration         Jun. 21, 2021................       480582
     Docket No.: B-   areas of Tarrant     Whitley, Tarrant County       Building, 100 East Weatherford
     2119).           County (20-06-       Judge, 100 East Weatherford   Street, Fort Worth, TX 76196.
                      3276P).              Street, Fort Worth, TX
                                           76196.

    Travis (FEMA     City of Manor (20-   Mr. Thomas M. Bolt, City of   Department of Development Services,   Jun. 21, 2021................       481027
     Docket No.: B-   06-2376P).           Manor Manager, 105 East       105 East Eggleston Street, Manor,
     2119).                                Eggleston Street, Manor, TX   TX 78653.
                                           78653.
    Travis (FEMA     Unincorporated       The Honorable Andy Brown,     Travis County Transportation and      Jun. 21, 2021................       481026
     Docket No.: B-   areas of Travis      Travis County Judge, 700      Natural Resources Department, 700
     2119).           County (20-06-       Lavaca Street, Suite 2300,    Lavaca Street, 5th Floor, Austin,
                      2376P).              Austin, TX 78701.             TX 78767.
Virginia:
    Albemarle (FEMA  Unincorporated       Mr. Jeffrey B. Richardson,    Albemarle County Department of        Jun. 23, 2021................       510006
     Docket No.: B-   areas of Albemarle   Albemarle County Executive,   Community Development, 401 McIntire
     2125).           County (20-03-       401 McIntire Road,            Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902.
                      1533P).              Charlottesville, VA 22902.
    Independent      City of              The Honorable Deanna R.       City Hall, 409 South Main Street,     Jun. 25, 2021................       510076
     City (FEMA       Harrisonburg (20-    Reed, Mayor, City of          Harrisonburg, VA 22801.
     Docket No.: B-   03-1670P).           Harrisonburg, 409 South
     2119).                                Main Street, Harrisonburg,
                                           VA 22801.
    Prince William   Unincorporated       The Honorable Ann B.          Prince William County Department of   Jun. 17, 2021................       510119
     (FEMA Docket     areas of Prince      Wheeler, Chair-At-Large,      Public Works, 5 County Complex
     No.: B-2119).    William County (20-  Prince William County Board   Court, Prince William, VA 22192.
                      03-1200P).           of Supervisors, 1 County
                                           Complex Court, Prince
                                           William, VA 22192.
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