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    <RIN_INFO>
        <RIN>2060-AP50</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>201010</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
        </PUBLICATION>
        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>2060</CODE>
            <NAME>Air and Radiation</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>AR</ACRONYM>
        </AGENCY>
        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>2000</CODE>
            <NAME>Environmental Protection Agency</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>EPA</ACRONYM>
        </PARENT_AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Transport Rule (CAIR Replacement Rule)</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[On May 12, 2005, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated the Clean Air Interstate Rule, commonly known as CAIR (70 FR 25162). The CAIR used a cap and trade approach to reduce sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions. On July 11, 2008, the D.C. Circuit issued an opinion finding parts of the CAIR unlawful and vacating the rule. On December 23, the D.C. Circuit issued a decision on the petitions for rehearing of the July 11 decision. The court granted EPA's petition for rehearing to the extent that it remanded the cases without vacatur of the CAIR. This ruling means that the CAIR remains in place temporarily but that EPA is obligated to promulgate another rule under Clean Air Act section 110(a)(2)(D) consistent with the court's July 11 opinion. This action would fulfill our obligation to develop a rule consistent with the July 11, 2008, and December 23, 2008, D.C. Court decisions.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Economically Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>Yes</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>Private Sector</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>40 CFR 51, 52, 72, 78, 97</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 7401 et seq</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>Yes</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <RPLAN_INFO>
            <STMT_OF_NEED><![CDATA[The Clean Air Transport Rule is necessary to help States address interstate transport of pollutants from upwind States to downwind nonattainment areas. Specifically, the rule is needed to respond to the remand of the Clean Air Interstate Rule by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.]]></STMT_OF_NEED>
            <LEGAL_BASIS><![CDATA[The Clean Air Transport Rule is needed to help States address the requirements of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) of the Clean Air Act. This section requires States to prohibit emissions that contribute significantly to downwind nonattainment with the national ambient air quality standards or which interfere with maintaining the standards in those downwind States.]]></LEGAL_BASIS>
            <ALTERNATIVES><![CDATA[To be determined.]]></ALTERNATIVES>
            <COSTS_AND_BENEFITS><![CDATA[The proposed rule would yield more than $120 to $290 billion in annual benefits in 2014. This far outweighs the estimated annual costs of $2.8 billion for that year. Both the annual benefits and costs are in 2006 dollars. The emission reductions from this proposed rule would lead to significant annual health benefits. In 2014, this rule would protect public health by avoiding: 14,000 to 36,000 premature deaths, 21,000 cases of acute bronchitis, 23,000 nonfatal heart attacks, 26,000 hospital and emergency room visits, 1.9 million days when people miss work or school, 240,000 cases of aggravated asthma, and 440,000 upper and lower respiratory symptoms. Air quality improvements would lead to increased visibility in national and State parks, and increased protection for sensitive ecosystems including, Adirondack and Appalachian lakes, coastal waters and estuaries, and sugar maple forests.]]></COSTS_AND_BENEFITS>
            <RISKS><![CDATA[To be determined.]]></RISKS>
        </RPLAN_INFO>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/02/2010</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>75 FR 45210</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NODA</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>09/01/2010</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>75 FR 53613</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Correcting Amendments</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>09/14/2010</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>75 FR 55711</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>10/01/2010</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>07/00/2011</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>EPA publication information: NPRM - http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480b25be1; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0491</ADDITIONAL_INFO>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>Businesses</SMALL_ENTITY>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>Governmental Jurisdictions</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>Federal</GOVT_LEVEL>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>Local</GOVT_LEVEL>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>State</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>Yes</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <FURTHER_INFO_URL>www.epa.gov/airtransport </FURTHER_INFO_URL>
        <NAICS_LIST>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>221112</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
        </NAICS_LIST>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>Yes</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Gabrielle</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Stevens</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2060</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Air and Radiation</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OAR</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 343-9252</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>stevens.gabrielle@epa.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>6204J,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20460</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Meg</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Victor</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2060</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Air and Radiation</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OAR</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 343-9193</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>victor.meg@epa.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>6204J,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20460</ZIP>
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