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EPA/AR

RIN: 2060-AN12

Publication ID: Fall 2008

Title: Response to Petition of Reconsideration for Findings of Significant Contribution and Rulemaking for Georgia for Purposes of Reducing Ozone Interstate Transport
Abstract: In this action, EPA is responding to a petition for reconsideration of a final rule we issued under Section 110 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) related to the interstate transport of nitrogen oxides (NOx). On April 21, 2004, EPA issued a final rule that required the State of Georgia to submit SIP revisions that prohibit specified amounts of NOx emissions-one of the precursors to ozone (smog) pollution-for the purposes of reducing NOx and ozone transport across state boundaries in the eastern half of the United States. Subsequently, the Georgia Coalition for Sound Environmental Policy (GCSEP) filed a petition for reconsideration requesting that EPA reconsider the inclusion of the state of Georgia in the rule and also requested a stay of the applicability of the requirements as to the state of Georgia. In response to that petition, EPA proposed to stay the effectiveness of the 2004 rule on March 1, 2005 (70 FR 9897), and is undertaking the rulemaking described here to address the issues raised by the petitioners.
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 51 40 CFR 78 40 CFR 97
Legal Authority: CAA title I

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	06/08/2007	72 FR 31771
Final Action	04/22/2008	73 FR 21528

Additional Information: SAN No. 4960; EPA publication information: NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2007/June/Day-08/a11036.htm; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0439
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: State
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Tim Smith Environmental Protection Agency Air and Radiation C539-04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 Phone:919 541-4718 Fax:919 541-5489 Email: smith.tim@epamail.epa.gov Carla Oldham Environmental Protection Agency Air and Radiation 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Mail Code C539-04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 Phone:919 541-3347 Fax:919 541-0824 Email: oldham.carla@epamail.epa.gov