Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Revisions to
South Carolina State Implementation Plan: Transportation Conformity
Rule
[Federal Register: January 29, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 19)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 4245-4249]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[SC-50-200405 (a); FRL-7614-7]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Revisions to
South Carolina State Implementation Plan: Transportation Conformity
Rule
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: The EPA is approving the State Implementation Plan (SIP)
revision submitted by the State of South Carolina on November 19, 2003,
for the purpose of establishing specific consultation procedures for
the implementation of transportation conformity requirements. This SIP
revision also incorporates the State's adoption of the Federal
transportation conformity regulations verbatim. EPA is not taking
action on portions of the transportation conformity regulations
affected by Environmental Defense Fund v. EPA, 167 F.3d 641 (DC Cir.
1999), including sections 102(c)(1), 118(e)(1), 120(a)(2), 121(a)(1),
and 124(b). The transportation conformity rule assures that projected
emissions from transportation plans, improvement programs and projects
in air quality nonattainment or maintenance areas stay within the motor
vehicle emissions ceiling contained in the SIP. The transportation
conformity SIP revision enables the State to implement and enforce the
Federal transportation conformity requirement at the state level. This
action streamlines the conformity process to allow direct consultation
among agencies at the local level. This final approval action is
limited to requirements for transportation conformity.
DATES: This direct final rule is effective March 29, 2004 without
further notice, unless EPA receives adverse comment by March 1, 2004.
If adverse comment is received, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of
the direct final rule in the Federal Register and inform the public
that the rule will not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by mail to: Matt Laurita, Air
Quality Modeling and Transportation Section, Air Planning Branch, Air,
Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia
30303-8960. Comments may also be submitted electronically, or through
hand delivery/courier. Please follow the detailed instructions
described in sections IV.B.1. through 3.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt Laurita, Air Quality Modeling and
Transportation Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics
Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4, 61
Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. The telephone number
is (404) 562-9044. Mr. Laurita can also be reached via electronic mail
at laurita.matthew@epa.gov.
supplementary information:
I. Background
A. What Is a SIP?
The states, under section 110 of the Clean Air Act as amended in
1990 (Act), must develop air pollution regulations and control
strategies to ensure that state air quality meets National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS) established by EPA. The Act, under section
109, established these NAAQS which currently address six criteria
pollutants. These pollutants are: carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide,
ozone, lead, particulate matter, and sulfur dioxide.
Each state must send these regulations and control strategies to
EPA for approval and incorporation into the Federally enforceable SIP,
which protects air quality and contains emission control plans for
NAAQS nonattainment areas. These SIPs can be extensive, containing
state regulations or other enforceable documents and supporting
information such as emission inventories, monitoring networks, and
modeling demonstrations.
B. What Is the Federal Approval Process for a SIP?
The states must formally adopt the regulations and control
strategies consistent with state and Federal laws for incorporating the
state regulations into the Federally enforceable SIP. This process
generally includes a public notice, public comment period, public
hearing, and a formal adoption by a state-authorized rulemaking body.
Once a state rule, regulation, or control strategy is adopted, the
state will send these provisions to EPA for inclusion in the Federally
enforceable SIP. EPA must then determine the appropriate Federal
action, provide public notice, and request additional public comment on
the action. The possible Federal actions include approval, disapproval,
conditional approval and limited approval/disapproval. If adverse
comments are received, EPA must consider and address the comments
before taking final action.
EPA incorporates state regulations and supporting information (sent
under section 110 of the Act) into the Federally approved SIP through
the approval action. EPA maintains records of all such SIP actions in
the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at Title 40, part 52, entitled
``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans.'' The EPA does not
reproduce the text of the Federally approved state regulations in the
CFR. They are ``incorporated by reference,'' which means that the
specific state regulation is cited in the CFR and is considered a part
of the CFR the same as if the text were fully printed in the CFR.
C. What Is Transportation Conformity?
Conformity first appeared as a requirement in the Act's 1977
amendments (Pub. L. 95-95). Although
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the Act did not define conformity, it stated that no Federal department
could engage in, support in any way or provide financial assistance
for, license or permit, or approve any activity which did not conform
to a SIP which has been approved or promulgated.
The 1990 Amendments to the Act expanded the scope and content of
the conformity concept by defining conformity to a SIP. Section 176(c)
of the Act defines conformity as conformity to the SIP's purpose of
eliminating or reducing the severity and number of violations of the
NAAQS and achieving expeditious attainment of such standards. Also, the
Act states ``that no Federal activity will: (1) cause or contribute to
any new violation of any standard in any area, (2) increase the
frequency or severity of any existing violation of any standard in any
area, or (3) delay timely attainment of any standard or any required
interim emission reductions or other milestones in any area.'' The
requirements of section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act apply to all
departments, agencies and instrumentalities of the Federal government.
Transportation conformity refers only to the conformity of
transportation plans, programs and projects that are funded or approved
under title 23 U.S.C. or the Federal Transit Act (49 U.S.C. Chapter
53).
D. Why Must the State Submit a Transportation Conformity SIP?
A transportation conformity SIP is a plan which contains criteria
and procedures for the State Department of Transportation (DOT),
Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), and other state or local
agencies to assess the conformity of transportation plans, programs and
projects to ensure that they do not cause or contribute to new
violations of a NAAQS in the area substantially affected by the
project, increase the frequency or severity of existing violations of a
standard in such area or delay timely attainment. 40 CFR 51.390,
subpart T requires states to submit a SIP that establishes criteria for
conformity to EPA. 40 CFR part 93, subpart A, provides the criteria the
SIP must meet to satisfy 40 CFR 51.390.
EPA was required to issue criteria and procedures for determining
conformity of transportation plans, programs, and projects to a SIP by
section 176(c) of the Act. The Act also required the procedure to
include a requirement that each state submit a revision to its SIP
including conformity criteria and procedures. EPA published the first
transportation conformity rule in the November 24, 1993, Federal
Register (FR), and it was codified at 40 CFR part 51, subpart T and 40
CFR part 93, subpart A. The transportation conformity rule required the
states to adopt and submit a transportation conformity SIP revision to
the appropriate EPA Regional Office by November 25, 1994. The rule was
subsequently revised on August 7, 1995 (60 FR 40098), and November 14,
1995 (60 FR 57179). The State of South Carolina submitted a
transportation conformity SIP to EPA Region 4 on November 8, 1996. EPA
did not take action on this SIP because the Agency was in the process
of revising the transportation conformity requirements. EPA revised the
transportation conformity rule on August 15, 1997 (62 FR 43780), April
10, 2000 (65 FR 18911), and August 6, 2002 (67 FR 50808), and codified
the revisions under 40 CFR part 51, subpart T and 40 CFR part 93,
subpart A--Conformity to State or Federal Implementation Plans of
Transportation Plans, Programs, and Projects Developed, Funded or
Approved Under Title 23 U.S.C. of the Federal Transit Laws (62 FR
43780). EPA's action of August 15, 1997, required the states to change
their rules and submit a SIP revision to EPA by August 15, 1998.
States may choose to develop in place of regulations, a Memorandum
of Agreement (MOA) which establishes the roles and procedures for
transportation conformity. The MOA includes the detailed consultation
procedures developed for that particular area. The MOAs are enforceable
through the signature of all the transportation and air quality
agencies, including the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Federal
Transit Administration (FTA) and EPA.
E. How Does Transportation Conformity Work?
The Federal or state transportation conformity rule applies to
applicable NAAQS nonattainment and maintenance areas in the state. The
MPO, the DOT (in absence of a MPO), State and local Air Quality
Agencies , EPA and U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) are
involved in the process of making conformity determinations. Conformity
determinations are made on programs and plans such as transportation
improvement programs (TIP), transportation plans, and projects. The
MPOs calculate the projected emissions that will result from
implementation of the transportation plans and programs and compare
those calculated emissions to the motor vehicle emissions budget (MVEB)
established in the SIP. The calculated emissions must be equal to or
smaller than the Federally approved MVEB in order for USDOT to make a
positive conformity determination with respect to the SIP.
II. Analysis of State's Submittal
A. What Did the State Submit?
The State of South Carolina chose to address the transportation
conformity SIP requirements using State rules that incorporate by
reference portions of the Federal conformity rule and a Memorandum of
Agreement (MOA) that provides the procedures for interagency
consultation. The transportation conformity rule, 40 CFR 93.105,
requires the state to develop specific procedures for consultation,
resolution of conflict and public consultation. On November 19, 2003,
the State of South Carolina, through the Department of Health and
Environmental Control (DHEC), submitted the rules for transportation
conformity to satisfy the conformity SIP requirement of the August 15,
1997 (62 FR 43780) conformity rule revision. This submittal also
includes the revisions to the conformity regulations made on April 10,
2000 (65 FR 18911), and August 6, 2002 (67 FR 50808). DHEC gave notice
of rule-making proceedings to the public on August 22, 2003 and held a
public hearing on September 22, 2003. These amendments to the South
Carolina Code of Regulations Chapter 61 became effective October 24,
2003.
B. What Is EPA Approving Today and Why?
EPA is approving the South Carolina transportation conformity rule
submitted to the EPA Region 4 office on November 19, 2003, by the
Deputy Commissioner of the South Carolina Department of Health and
Environmental Control, with the exception of portions of the
transportation conformity regulations affected by Environmental Defense
Fund v. EPA, 167 F.3d 641 (D.C. Cir. 1999), including sections
102(c)(1), 118(e)(1), 120(a)(2), 121(a)(1), and 124(b).
EPA has evaluated this SIP revision and determined that the SIP
requirements of the Federal transportation conformity rule, as
described in 40 CFR part 51, subpart T and 40 CFR part 93, subpart A,
have been met. Therefore, EPA is approving this revision to the South
Carolina SIP.
C. How Did the State Satisfy the Interagency Consultation Process (40
CFR 93.105)?
EPA's rule requires the states to develop their own processes and
procedures for interagency consultation
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among Federal, state, and local agencies and resolution of conflicts
meeting the criteria of 40 CFR 93.105. The SIP revision must include
the process and procedures to be followed by the MPOs, DOT, FHWA, FTA,
local transit operators, the state and local air quality agencies and
EPA before making conformity determinations. The transportation
conformity SIP revision must also include processes and procedures for
the state and local air quality agencies and EPA to coordinate the
development of applicable SIPs with MPOs, state DOTs, FHWA and FTA.
The State of South Carolina developed a statewide consultation rule
based on a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed by the Columbia Area
Transportation Study MPO, the Greenville Area Transportation Study MPO,
the Spartanburg Area Transportation Study MPO, the Augusta Regional
Transportation Study MPO, the Rock Hill/Fort Mill Area Transportation
Study MPO, Florence Area Transportation Study MPO, the Anderson Area
Transportation Study MPO, the Charleston Area Transportation Study MPO,
the Grand Strand Area Transportation Study MPO, the Sumter Area
Transportation Study MPO, the South Carolina DHEC, the South Carolina
DOT, the FHWA South Carolina Division Office, FTA Region 4, and EPA
Region 4. The requirement for interagency consultation is currently
only applicable to the Cherokee County 1-hour ozone maintenance area,
as it is the only area in South Carolina that had previously been
designated nonattainment for any NAAQS. The interagency consultation
requirement will become effective for any other areas designated as
nonattainment under the 8-hour ozone or PM2.5 NAAQS. The consultation
process developed by the South Carolina Department of Health and
Environmental Control is unique to the State of South Carolina and is
enforceable, effective October 24, 2003.
III. Final Action
EPA is approving the aforementioned changes to the South Carolina
SIP. EPA is publishing this rule without prior proposal because the
Agency views this as a noncontroversial submittal and anticipates no
adverse comments. However, in the proposed rules section of this
Federal Register publication, EPA is publishing a separate document
that will serve as the proposal to approve the SIP revision should
adverse comments be filed. This rule will be effective March 29, 2004
without further notice unless the Agency receives adverse comments by
March 1, 2004.
If the EPA receives such comments, then EPA will publish a document
withdrawing the final rule and informing the public that the rule will
not take effect. All public comments received will then be addressed in
a subsequent final rule based on the proposed rule. The EPA will not
institute a second comment period. Parties interested in commenting
should do so at this time. If no such comments are received, the public
is advised that this rule will be effective on March 29, 2004 and no
further action will be taken on the proposed rule. Please note that if
we receive adverse comment on an amendment, paragraph, or section of
this rule and if that provision may be severed from the remainder of
the rule, we may adopt as final those provisions of the rule that are
not the subject of an adverse comment.
IV. Supplementary Information
A. How Can I Get Copies of This Document and Other Related Information?
1. The Regional Office has established an official public
rulemaking file available for inspection at the Regional Office. EPA
has established an official public rulemaking file for this action
under SC-50. The official public file consists of the documents
specifically referenced in this action, any public comments received,
and other information related to this action. Although a part of the
official docket, the public rulemaking file does not include
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. The official public rulemaking
file is the collection of materials that is available for public
viewing at the Regulatory Development Section, Air Planning Branch,
Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia
30303-8960. EPA requests that if at all possible, you contact the
contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to
schedule your inspection. The Regional Office's official hours of
business are Monday through Friday, 9 to 3:30, excluding federal
holidays.
2. Copies of the State submittal and EPA's technical support
document are also available for public inspection during normal
business hours, by appointment at the Bureau of Air Quality, South
Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, 2600 Bull
Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201.
3. Electronic Access. You may access this Federal Register document
electronically through the Regulation.gov web site located at
http://www.regulations.gov where you can find, review,
and submit comments on Federal rules that have been published in the
Federal Register, the Government's legal newspaper, and are open for
comment.
For public commenters, it is important to note that EPA's policy is
that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper,
will be made available for public viewing at the EPA Regional Office,
as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. When EPA identifies a comment containing
copyrighted material, EPA will provide a reference to that material in
the version of the comment that is placed in the official public
rulemaking file. The entire printed comment, including the copyrighted
material, will be available at the Regional Office for public
inspection.
B. How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments?
You may submit comments electronically, by mail, or through hand
delivery/courier. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, identify the
appropriate rulemaking identification number by including the text
``Public comment on proposed rulemaking SC-50.'' in the subject line on
the first page of your comment. Please ensure that your comments are
submitted within the specified comment period. Comments received after
the close of the comment period will be marked ``late.'' EPA is not
required to consider these late comments.
1. Electronically. If you submit an electronic comment as
prescribed below, EPA recommends that you include your name, mailing
address, and an e-mail address or other contact information in the body
of your comment. Also include this contact information on the outside
of any disk or CD ROM you submit, and in any cover letter accompanying
the disk or CD ROM. This ensures that you can be identified as the
submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact you in case EPA
cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties or needs further
information on the substance of your comment. EPA's policy is that EPA
will not edit your comment, and any identifying or contact information
provided in the body of a comment will be included as part of the
comment that
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is placed in the official public docket. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment.
i. E-mail. Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail) to
laurita.matthew@epa.gov. Please include the text ``Public comment on
proposed rulemaking SC-50.'' in the subject line. EPA's e-mail system
is not an ``anonymous access'' system. If you send an e-mail comment
directly without going through Regulations.gov, EPA's e-mail system
automatically captures your e-mail address. E-mail addresses that are
automatically captured by EPA's e-mail system are included as part of
the comment that is placed in the official public docket.
ii. Regulation.gov. Your use of Regulation.gov is an alternative
method of submitting electronic comments to EPA. Go directly to
Regulations.gov at http://www.regulations.gov , then select
Environmental Protection Agency at the top of the page and use the go
button. The list of current EPA actions available for comment will be
listed. Please follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
The system is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not
know your identity, e-mail address, or other contact information unless
you provide it in the body of your comment.
iii. Disk or CD ROM. You may submit comments on a disk or CD ROM
that you mail to the mailing address identified in section 2, directly
below. These electronic submissions will be accepted in WordPerfect,
Word or ASCII file format. Avoid the use of special characters and any
form of encryption.
2. By Mail. Send your comments to: Matt Laurita, Air Quality
Modeling and Transportation Section, Air Planning Branch, Air,
Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia
30303-8960. Please include the text ``Public comment on proposed
rulemaking SC-50.'' in the subject line on the first page of your
comment.
3. By Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver your comments to: Matt
Laurita, Air Quality Modeling and Transportation Section, Air Planning
Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division 12th floor, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. Such deliveries are only accepted during
the Regional Office's normal hours of operation. The Regional Office's
official hours of business are Monday through Friday, 9 to 3:30,
excluding Federal holidays.
C. How Should I Submit Confidential Business Information (CBI) to the
Agency?
Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI
electronically to EPA. You may claim information that you submit to EPA
as CBI by marking any part or all of that information as CBI (if you
submit CBI on disk or CD ROM, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the
specific information that is CBI). Information so marked will not be
disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part
2.
In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes
any information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not
contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion
in the official public regional rulemaking file. If you submit the copy
that does not contain CBI on disk or CD ROM, mark the outside of the
disk or CD ROM clearly that it does not contain CBI. Information not
marked as CBI will be included in the public file and available for
public inspection without prior notice. If you have any questions about
CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI, please consult the person
identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
D. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as possible.
2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
3. Provide any technical information and/or data you used that
support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you
arrived at your estimate.
5. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns.
6. Offer alternatives.
7. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline
identified.
8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, identify the appropriate
regional file/rulemaking identification number in the subject line on
the first page of your response. It would also be helpful if you
provided the name, date, and Federal Register citation related to your
comments.
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this
action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' and therefore is not
subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget. For this
reason, this action is also not subject to Executive Order 13211,
``Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001). This action
merely approves state law as meeting Federal requirements and imposes
no additional requirements beyond those imposed by state law.
Accordingly, the Administrator certifies that this rule will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). Because
this rule approves pre-existing requirements under state law and does
not impose any additional enforceable duty beyond that required by
state law, it 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).
This rule also does not have tribal implications because it will
not have a substantial direct effect on one or more Indian tribes, on
the relationship between the Federal Government and Indian tribes, or
on the distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65
FR 67249, November 9, 2000). This action also does not have Federalism
implications because it does 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 (64
FR 43255, August 10, 1999). This action merely approves a state rule
implementing a Federal standard, and does not alter the relationship or
the distribution of power and responsibilities established in the Clean
Air Act. This rule also is not subject to Executive Order 13045
``Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks'' (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997), because it is not economically
significant.
In reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act. In
this context, in the absence of a prior existing requirement for the
State to use voluntary consensus
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standards (VCS), EPA has no authority to disapprove a SIP submission
for failure to use VCS. It would thus be inconsistent with applicable
law for EPA, when it reviews a SIP submission, to use VCS in place of a
SIP submission that otherwise satisfies the provisions of the Clean Air
Act. Thus, the requirements of section 12(d) of the National Technology
Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) do not apply.
This rule does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.).
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 rule 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).
Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, petitions for
judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by March 29, 2004. Filing a
petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule
does not affect the finality of this rule 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 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,
Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate
matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic
compounds.
Dated: January 5, 2004.
A. Stanley Meiburg,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
Chapter I, title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, is amended as
follows:
PART 52--[AMENDED]
? 1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart PP--South Carolina
? 2. Section 52.2120(e) is amended by adding a new entry at the end of
the table for ``Transportation Conformity'' to read as follows:
Sec. 52.2120 Identification of plan.
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(e) * * *
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Provision State effective date EPA approval date Explanation
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Transportation Conformity.... 10/24/03 January 29, 2004 [insert
citation of publication]
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