Federal Register / Vol. 72, No.

107 / Tuesday, June 5, 2007 / Notices 31069

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION vehicle emissions budgets for 2009 for Boston, MA 02114–2023, (617) 918–
AGENCY the Connecticut portion of the New 1668, cooke.donald@epa.gov.
York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
[EPA–R01–OAR–2007–0373; A–1–FRL– NY-NJ-CT PM2.5 Area. On March 2, Throughout this document, whenever
8321–6] 1999, the D.C. Circuit Court ruled that ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean
budgets in submitted SIPs cannot be EPA.
Adequacy Status of the Submitted
used for conformity determinations Today’s notice is simply an
2009 Early Progress Direct PM2.5 and
until EPA has affirmatively found them announcement of a finding that we have
NOX Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets
adequate. As a result of our finding, the already made. EPA New England sent a
for Transportation Conformity
State of Connecticut can use the letter to Connecticut Department of
Purposes; Connecticut; New York-
MOBILE6.2 motor vehicle emissions Environmental Protection on May 24,
Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-
budgets from the submitted plan for 2007, stating that the 2009 MOBILE6.2
NJ-CT PM2.5 Area
future conformity determinations for the motor vehicle emissions budgets in the
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Connecticut portion of the New York- April 17, 2007 State Implementation
Agency (EPA). Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY- Plans (SIPs) are adequate for
ACTION: Notice of adequacy.
NJ-CT PM2.5 area. transportation conformity purposes.
DATES:These motor vehicle emissions This finding will also be announced on
SUMMARY: In this notice, EPA is budgets are effective June 20, 2007. EPA’s conformity Web site: http://
notifying the public that EPA has found www.epa.gov/otaq/stateresources/
that the 2009 motor vehicle emissions FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: transconf/adequacy.htm, (once there,
budgets in the April 17, 2007 Donald O. Cooke, Environmental click on ‘‘What SIP submissions has
Connecticut State Implementation Plan Scientist, Air Quality Planning Unit, EPA already found adequate or
(SIP) revision are adequate for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, inadequate?’’). The adequate motor
transportation conformity purposes. The EPA New England Regional Office, One vehicle emissions budgets (MVEBs) are
submittal included MOBILE6.2 motor Congress Street, Suite 1100 (CAQ), provided in the following table:

ADEQUATE MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS BUDGETS

Direct PM2.5 NOX
(tons per year) (tons per year)

Year 2009 MVEBs for the Connecticut portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-
NJ-CT PM2.5 Area. ................................................................................................................................... 360 18,279

Transportation conformity is required Federal Register final rulemaking, SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal
by section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act. ‘‘Transportation Conformity Rule Advisory Committee Act, Public Law
EPA’s conformity rule requires that Amendments for the New 8-hour Ozone 92–463, the Environmental Protection
transportation plans, programs, and and PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Agency, Office of Research and
projects conform to state air quality Standards and Miscellaneous Revisions Development (ORD), gives notice of one
implementation plans and establishes for Existing Areas; Transportation meeting of the Board of Scientific
the criteria and procedures for Conformity Rule Amendments: Counselors (BOSC) Eco Mid-Cycle
determining whether or not they do. Response to Court Decision and Subcommittee.
Conformity to a SIP means that Additional Rule Changes’’ (69 FR
transportation activities will not 40004). We followed this guidance in DATES: The meeting (a teleconference
produce new air quality violations, making our adequacy determination. call) will be held on Thursday, June 28,
worsen existing violations, or delay Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q. 2007, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. All times
timely attainment of the national noted are eastern time. The meeting may
ambient air quality standards. Dated: May 29, 2007.
adjourn early if all business is finished.
The criteria by which we determine Robert W. Varney,
Requests for the draft agenda or for
whether a SIP’s motor vehicle emission Regional Administrator, EPA New England.
making oral presentations at the meeting
budgets are adequate for conformity [FR Doc. E7–10770 Filed 6–4–07; 8:45 am]
will be accepted up to 1 business day
purposes are outlined in 40 CFR BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
before the meeting.
93.118(e)(4). Please note that an
adequacy review is separate from EPA’s ADDRESSES: Participation in the
completeness review, and it also should ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION conference call will be by
not be used to prejudge EPA’s ultimate AGENCY teleconference only—a meeting room
approval of the SIP. Even if we find a will not be used. Members of the public
budget adequate, the SIP could later be [EPA–HQ–ORD–2007–0243; FRL–8321–5] may obtain the call-in number and
disapproved. access code for the call from Heather
We have described our process for Board of Scientific Counselors, Drumm, whose contact information is
determining the adequacy of submitted Ecological Research Program Mid- listed under the FOR FURTHER
SIP budgets in a May 14, 1999 Cycle Review Meeting—Spring 2007 INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
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memorandum entitled ‘‘Conformity

notice. Submit your comments,
Guidance on Implementation of March AGENCY: Environmental Protection
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
2, 1999 Conformity Court Decision.’’ Agency (EPA).
Additional guidance on EPA’s adequacy ORD–2007–0243, by one of the
ACTION: Notice of meetings. following methods:
process was published in a July 1, 2004

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