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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9765-1]

National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of
Public Teleconference Meeting and Public Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public teleconference meeting and public comment.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public
Law 92-463, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hereby
provides notice that the National Environmental Justice Advisory
Council (NEJAC) will host a public teleconference meeting on Wednesday,
January 23, 2013, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Eastern Time. The primary
topic of discussion will be promoting community resiliency in EJ
industrial waterfront areas.
    There will be a public comment period from 3:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.
Eastern Time. Members of the public are encouraged to provide comments
relevant to the topic of the meeting.
    For additional information about registering to attend the meeting
or to provide public comment, please see the ``REGISTRATION'' and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION sections below. Due to a limited number of
telephone lines, attendance will be on a first-come, first served
basis. Pre-registration is required. Registration for the
teleconference meeting closes at 12:00 noon Eastern Time on Friday,
January 11, 2013. The deadline to sign up to speak during the public
comment period, or to submit written public comments, is also Friday,
January 11, 2013.

DATES: The NEJAC teleconference meeting on Wednesday, January 23, 2013,
will begin promptly at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
    Registration: Registrations will primarily be processed via the
NEJAC meeting Web page, www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/nejac/meetings.html. Registrations can also be submitted by email to
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>with ``Register for the
NEJAC January 2013 Teleconference'' in the subject line; or by phone or
fax to<PHONE_NUMBER>. When registering, please provide your name,
organization, city and state, email address, and telephone number for
follow up. Please also state whether you would like to be put on the
list to provide public comment, and whether you are submitting written
comments before the Friday, January 11, 2013, deadline. Non-English
speaking attendees wishing to arrange for a foreign language
interpreter may also make appropriate arrangements using the email
address or telephone/fax number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions or correspondence concerning
the teleconference meeting should be directed to Mr. Aaron Bell, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, by mail at 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW. (MC2201A), Washington, DC 20460; by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>; via
email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by fax at<PHONE_NUMBER>. Additional
information about the NEJAC and upcoming meetings is available at:
www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/nejac.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Charter of the NEJAC states that the
advisory committee shall provide independent advice to the
Administrator on areas that may include, among other things, ``advice
about broad, cross-cutting issues related to environmental justice,
including environment-related strategic, scientific, technological,
regulatory, and economic issues related to environmental justice.''
    A. Public Comment: Members of the public who wish to attend the
Wednesday, January 23, 2013, public teleconference or provide public
comment must pre-register by 12:00 noon Eastern Time on Friday, January
11, 2013. Individuals or groups making remarks during the public
comment period will be limited to five minutes. To accommodate the
large number of people who want to address the NEJAC, only one
representative of a particular community, organization, or group will
be allowed to speak. Written comments can also be submitted for the
record. The suggested format for individuals providing public comments
is as follows: name of speaker; name of organization/community; city
and state; and email address; brief description of the concern, and
what you want the NEJAC to advise EPA to do. Written comments received
by 12:00 noon Eastern Time on Friday, January 11, 2013, will be
included in the materials distributed to the NEJAC prior to the
teleconference. Written comments received after that time will be
provided to the NEJAC as time allows. All written comments should be
sent to EPA's support contractor, APEX Direct, Inc., via email or fax
as listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
    B. Information about Services for Individuals with Disabilities:
For information about access or services for individuals with
disabilities, please contact Ms. Estela Rosas, EPA Contractor, APEX
Direct, Inc., at<PHONE_NUMBER> or via email at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>To request special
accommodations for a disability, please contact Ms. Rosas at least
seven working days prior to the meeting, to give EPA sufficient time to
process your request. All requests should be sent to the address,
email, or phone/fax number listed in the ``REGISTRATION'' section
above.

    Dated: December 20, 2012.
Victoria J. Robinson,
Designated Federal Officer, Office of Environmental Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ES10-9-000]

Southern Power Company; Notice of Filing

December 16, 2009.
    Take notice that on December 11, 2009, Southern Power Company filed
supplements to their application filed under section 204 of the Federal
Power Act for Authorization to Issue Securities on November 18, 2009.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed on or before the

comment date. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve
a copy of that document on the Applicant and all the parties in this
proceeding.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://
www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an
original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on December 21, 2009.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R03-OAR-2010-0140; FRL-9735-6]

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Maryland; The 2002 Base Year Emissions Inventory for the Washington DC-
MD-VA Nonattainment Area for the 1997 Fine Particulate Matter National
Ambient Air Quality Standard

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is approving the fine particulate matter
(PM2.5) 2002 base year emissions inventory portion of the
Maryland State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the
State of Maryland, through the Maryland Department of the Environment
(MDE), on April 3, 2008. The emissions inventory is part of the April
3, 2008 SIP revision that was submitted to meet nonattainment
requirements related to Maryland's portion of the Washington DC-MD-VA
nonattainment area (hereafter referred to as Maryland Area or Area) for
the 1997 PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS)
SIP. EPA is approving the 2002 base year PM2.5 emissions
inventory in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act
(CAA).

DATES: This final rule is effective on November 9, 2012.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
Number EPA-R03-OAR-2010-0140. 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 either electronically through www.regulations.gov or in hard
copy for public inspection 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 Maryland Department of the Environment,
1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 705, Baltimore, Maryland 21230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Asrah Khadr,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by
email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Throughout this document, whenever ``we,'' ``us,'' or ``our'' is
used, we mean EPA. On July 20, 2012 (77 FR 42686), EPA published a
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) for the State of Maryland. The NPR
proposed approval of the 2002 base year emissions inventory portion of
the Maryland SIP revision. The formal SIP revision (08-06) was
submitted by the State of Maryland on April 3, 2008.

II. Summary of SIP Revision

    The 2002 base year emissions inventory submitted by MDE on April 3,
2008 includes emissions estimates that cover the general source
categories of point sources, non-road mobile sources, area sources, on-
road mobile sources, and biogenic sources. The pollutants that comprise
the inventory are nitrogen oxides (NOX), volatile organic
compounds (VOCs), PM2.5, coarse particles (PM10),
ammonia (NH3), and sulfur dioxide (SO2). EPA has
reviewed the results, procedures and methodologies for the base year
emissions inventory submitted by MDE. The year 2002 was selected by MDE
as the base year for the emissions inventory per 40 CFR 51.1008(b). A
discussion of the emissions inventory development as well as the
emissions inventory can be found in Appendix B of the April 3, 2008 SIP
submittal and in the NPR. Specific requirements of the base year
inventory and the rationale for EPA's action are explained in the NPR
and will not be restated here. No public comments were received on the
NPR.

III. Final Action

    EPA is approving the 2002 base year PM2.5 emissions
inventory as a revision to the Maryland SIP.

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 (Pub. 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).
    In addition, this rule 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.

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 December 10, 2012. 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 pertaining to the PM2.5 2002 base year
emissions inventory portion of the Maryland SIP 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, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference, Nitrogen dioxide, Particulate matter,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile
organic compounds.

    Dated: September 13, 2012.
W.C. Early,
Acting, Regional Administrator, Region III.

    40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

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1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

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

Subpart V--Maryland

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2. In Sec.  52.1070, the table in paragraph (e) is amended by adding at
the end of the table an entry for ``2002 Base Year Emissions Inventory
for the 1997 fine particulate matter (PM2.5) standard'' to
read as follows:

Sec.  52.1070  Identification of plan.

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    (e) EPA-approved nonregulatory and quasi-regulatory material.

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    Name of non-regulatory SIP      Applicable geographic   submittal     EPA approval date        Additional
             revision                        area              date                               explanation
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2002 Base Year Emissions Inventory  Maryland portion of         4/3/08  10/10/12 [Insert page  Sec.   52.1075(l)
 for the 1997 fine particulate       the Washington DC-MD-               number where the
 matter (PM2.5) standard.            VA 1997 PM2.5                       document begins].
                                     nonattainment area.
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3. In Sec.  52.1075, paragraph (l) is added to read as follows:

Sec.  52.1075  Base year emissions inventory.

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    (l) EPA approves as a revision to the Maryland State Implementation
Plan the 2002 base year emissions inventory for the Maryland portion of
the Washington DC-MD-VA 1997 fine particulate matter (PM2.5)
nonattainment area submitted by the Maryland Department of Environment
on April 3, 2008. The 2002 base year emissions inventory includes
emissions estimates that cover the general source categories of point
sources, non-road mobile sources, area sources, on-road mobile sources,
and biogenic sources. The pollutants that comprise the inventory are
nitrogen oxides (NOX), volatile organic compounds (VOCs),
PM2.5, coarse particles (PM10), ammonia
(NH3), and sulfur dioxide (SO2).

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