2005 Federal Register Notices by Publication Date
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December 30, 2005
Volume 70 |
Title: Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Renewable Fuel Standard Requirements for 2006 Action: Direct Final Rulemaking. |
PDF file (338K) |
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December 30, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Renewable Fuel Standard Requirements for 2006 Action: Notice of proposed rulemaking. |
PDF file (222K) |
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December 29, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: Determination of Attainment, Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Indiana; Redesignation of the Evansville Area To Attainment of the 8-Hour Ozone Standard Action: Final rule. |
PDF file (236K) |
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December 21, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: Regulation of Fuel and Fuel Additives: Extension of California Enforcement Exemptions for Reformulated Gasoline to California Phase 3 Gasoline Action: Final rule. |
PDF file (305K) |
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December 20, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles and New Motor Vehicle Engines; Modification of Federal On-Board Diagnostic Regulations for: Light-Duty Vehicles, Light-Duty Trucks, Medium Duty Passenger Vehicles, Complete Heavy Duty Vehicles and Engines Intended for Use in Heavy Duty Vehicles Weighing 14,000 Pounds GVWR or Less Action: Final rule. |
PDF file (244K) |
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December 15, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Modifications to Standards and Requirements for Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline Including Butane Blenders and Attest Engagements Action: Direct Final Rule |
PDF file (496K) |
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December 15, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Modifications to Standards and Requirements for Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline Including Butane Blenders and Attest Engagements Action: Proposed Rule |
PDF file (244K) |
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December 13, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: Approval of the Clean Air Section 112(I) Program for Hazardous Air Pollutants and Delegation of Authority to the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality Action: Proposed Rule |
PDF file (145K) |
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December 12, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Texas; Memoranda of Understanding Between Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Action: Direct Final Rule |
PDF file (76K) |
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December 12, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Texas; Memoranda of Understanding Between Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Action: Proposed Rule |
PDF file (76K) |
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December 8, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles and New Motor Vehicle Engines: Technical Amendments to Evaporative Emissions Regulations, Dynamometer Regulations, and Vehicle Labeling Action: Notice of proposed rulemaking |
PDF file (97K) |
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December 8, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles and New Motor Vehicle Engines: Technical Amendments to Evaporative Emissions Regulations, Dynamometer Regulations, and Vehicle Labeling Action: Direct Final Rule |
PDF file (201K) |
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December 2, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Rule To Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone (Clean Air Interstate Rule): Reconsideration" Action: Notice of reconsideration; request for comment; notice of public hearing. |
PDF file (498K) |
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November 30, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; California; Carbon Monoxide Maintenance Plan Update for Ten Planning Areas; Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets; Technical Correction" Action: Proposed Rule |
PDF file (74K) |
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November 30, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; California; Carbon Monoxide Maintenance Plan Update for Ten Planning Areas; Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets; Technical Correction" Action: Direct final rule |
PDF file (303K) |
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November 29, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Final Rule To Implement the 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard--Phase 2; Final Rule To Implement Certain Aspects of the 1990 Amendments Relating to New Source Review and Prevention of Significant Deterioration as They Apply in Carbon Monoxide, Particulate Matter and Ozone NAAQS; Final Rule for Reformulated Gasoline" Action: Final Rule |
PDF file (1.0MB) |
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November 25, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Control of Air Pollution From Aircraft and Aircraft Engines; Emission Standards and Test Procedures" Action: Notice of Correction |
PDF file (32K) |
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November 25, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Control of Air Pollution From Aircraft and Aircraft Engines; Emission Standards and Test Procedures" Action: Notice of Adequacy |
PDF file (93K) |
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November 22, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Adequacy Status of Vigo County, IN, 8-Hour Ozone Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for Transportation Conformity Purposes" Action: Notice of Adequacy |
PDF file (68K) |
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November 22, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles; Revisions to Motor Vehicle Diesel Fuel Sulfur Transition Provisions; and Technical Amendments to the Highway Diesel, Nonroad Diesel, and Tier 2 Gasoline Programs" Action: Final Rule |
PDF file (121K) |
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November 22, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles; Revisions to Motor Vehicle Diesel Fuel Sulfur Transition Provisions; and Technical Amendments to the Highway Diesel, Nonroad Diesel, and Tier 2 Gasoline Programs" Action: Proposed Rule |
PDF file (65K) |
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November 21, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Within the Scope Requests; Opportunity for Public Hearing and Comment" Action: Notice of opportunity for public hearing and comment. |
PDF file (65K) |
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November 21, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "California State Nonroad Engine and Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Opportunity for Public Hearing and Request for Public Comment" Action: Notice of opportunity for public hearing and comment. |
PDF file (61K) |
November 14, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans for Air Quality Planning Purposes; California--South Coast and Coachella" Action: Final Rule |
PDF file (70K) |
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November 14, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Revisions to the Requirements on Variability in the Composition of Additives Certified Under the Gasoline Deposit Control Program; Final Rule" Action: Final Rule |
PDF (172K) |
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November 4, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia; Redesignation of the Shenandoah National Park Ozone Nonattainment Area To Attainment and Approval of the Area's Maintenance Plan" Action: Proposed Rule |
PDF file (104K) |
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November 2, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State of Utah; Provo Attainment Demonstration of the Carbon Monoxide Standard, Redesignation to Attainment, Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes, and Approval of Related Revisions" Action: Direct Final Rule |
PDF file (55K) |
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November 2, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State of Utah; Provo Attainment Demonstration of the Carbon Monoxide Standard, Redesignation to Attainment, Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes, and Approval of Related Revisions" Action: Direct Final Rule |
PDF file (51K) |
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October 20, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Adequacy Status of Greene County, IN, 8-Hour Ozone Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for Transportation Conformity Purposes" Action: Notice of adequacy |
PDF file (49K) |
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October 20, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Adequacy Status of Jackson County, IN, 8-Hour Ozone Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for Transportation Conformity Purposes" Action: Notice of adequacy |
PDF file (51K) |
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October 13, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Control of Air Pollution From Motor Vehicles and Nonroad Diesel Engines: Alternative Low-Sulfur Diesel Fuel Transition Program for Alaska" Action: Final Rule |
PDF file (115K) |
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October 11, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Texas; Speed Limits Local Measure for the Dallas/Fort Worth Ozone Nonattainment Area" Action: Final Rule |
PDF file (57K) |
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October 6, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Control of Emissions of Hazardous Air Pollutants From Mobile Sources: Default Baseline Revision" Action: Final Rule |
PDF file (74K) |
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September 16, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Adequacy Status of the Nashville 1-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan Update for Transportation Conformity Purposes" Action: Notice of Adequacy |
PDF file (82K) |
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September 15, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Data Reporting Requirements for State and Local Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) Programs (Reinstatement), EPA ICR Number 1613.02, OMB Control Number 2060-0252" Action: Notice |
PDF file (50K) |
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September 1, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Meeting of the Mobile Sources Technical Review Subcommittee" Action: Notice of Meeting |
PDF file (68K) |
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August 31, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Exclusion Determinations for New Non-Road Spark-Ignited Engines at or Below 19 Kilowatts, New Non-Road Compression-Ignited Engines, New Marine Engines, and New On-Road Heavy Duty Engines (Renewal); EPA ICR Number 1852.03; OMB Control Number 2060-0395" Action: Notice |
PDF file (67K) |
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August 30, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Adequacy Status of Submitted State Implementation Plans (SIP) for Transportation Conformity Purposes: 5 Percent Increment of Progress Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets for the Portland Maine 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area" Action: Notice of Adequacy Determination |
PDF file (76K) |
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August 26, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Waiver of Federal Preemption; Notice of Decision" Action: Notice Regarding Waiver of Federal Preemption |
PDF file (83K) |
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August 9, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Nonconformance Penalties for Heavy-Duty Engines and Heavy-Duty Vehicles, Including Light-Duty Trucks (Renewal); EPA ICR Number 1285.06, OMB Control Number 2060-0132" Action: Notice |
PDF file (72K) |
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August 9, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Vehicle Service Information Web Site Audit, EPA ICR Number 2181.01" Action: Notice |
PDF file (80K) |
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July 28, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans for Air Quality Planning Purposes; California--South Coast and Coachella" Action: Proposed Rule |
PDF file (108K) |
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July 20, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Economy Compliance: Light Duty Vehicles, Light Duty Trucks, and Highway Motorcycles (Renewal); EPA ICR Number 0783.47, OMB Control Number 2060-0104" Action: Notice |
PDF file (52K) |
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July 18, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Request for Waiver of Federal Preemption; Opportunity for Public Hearing" Action: Notice of Opportunity for Public Hearing and Comment |
PDF file (60K) |
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July 15, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Control of Emissions of Air Pollution from Diesel Fuel" Action: Proposed Rule |
PDF file (60K) |
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July 15, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Control of Emissions of Air Pollution from Diesel Fuel" Action: Direct Final Rule |
PDF file (116K) |
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July 13, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Test Procedures for Testing Highway and Nonroad Engines and Omnibus Technical Amendments" Action: Final Rule |
Entire Document Part A - PDF(952K) |
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July 13, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Recordkeeping and Reporting for the Performance-Based Qualification of Test Methods for Diesel Fuel, EPA ICR Number 2180.02, OMB Control Number 2060-0566" Action: Notice |
PDF file (60K) |
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July 6, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Texas; Transportation Conformity" Action: Direct Final Rule |
PDF file (68K) |
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June 30, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Adequacy Status of Evansville, Indiana, 8-Hour Ozone Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for Transportation Conformity Purposes" Action: Notice of Adequacy |
PDF file (52K) |
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June 15, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Georgia, Redesignation of Atlanta Severe 1-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area to Attainment of Ozone; Maintenance Plan; Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets; Revisions to Rules for Air Quality" Action: Final Rule |
PDF file (76K) |
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June 14, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Control of Emissions of Air Pollution from New Motor Vehicles: In-Use Testing for Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines and Vehicles" Action: Final Rule |
PDF (552K) |
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June 1, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Adequacy Status of Submitted State Implementation Plans (SIP) for Transportation Conformity Purposes: 5% Increment of Progress Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets for the Dallas-Fort Worth 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area" Action: Notice of Adequacy Determination |
PDF file (48K) |
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June 1, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Transportation Conformity Rule Amendments for the New PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standard: PM2.5 Precursors" Action: Final Rule; Correction |
PDF file (56K) |
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May 31, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Adequacy Determination for the Salt Lake City Area Carbon Monoxide Maintenance State Implementation Plan for Transportation Conformity Purposes; State of Utah" Action: Notice of Adequacy |
PDF file (48K) |
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May 26, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Adequacy Determination for the Ogden City Area Carbon Monoxide Maintenance State Implementation Plan for Transportation Conformity Purposes; State of Utah" Action: Notice of Adequacy |
PDF file (52K) |
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May 18, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Air Quality Management Subcommittee to the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (CAAAC) Notice of Meeting" Action: Notice |
PDF file (48K) |
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May 17, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State of Colorado; Greeley Revised Carbon Monoxide Maintenance Plan and Approval of Related Revisions" Action: Proposed Rule |
PDF file (76K) |
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May 5, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Transportation Conformity Rule Amendments for the New PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standard: PM2.5 Precursors" Action: Final Rule |
PDF file |
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May 5, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Adequacy Status of the Charlotte, Raleigh/Durham, and Winston-Salem, NC Carbon Monoxide Maintenance Plan Updates for Transportation Conformity Purposes" Action: Notice of Adequacy |
PDF file (52K) |
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April 28, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Notice of Within-the-Scope Determination for Amendments to California's Low Emission Vehicle Standards ("LEV II") Action: Notice Regarding Within-the-Scope Determination |
PDF file (60K) |
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April 22, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Adequacy Status of Submitted State Implementation Plans (SIP) for Transportation Conformity Purposes: MOBILE6 Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets for the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria 1-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area" Action: Notice of Adequacy Determination |
PDF file |
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April 20, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Georgia, Redesignation of Atlanta 1-Hour Severe Ozone Nonattainment Area to Attainment for Ozone" Action: Proposed Rule |
PDF file (112K) |
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April 12, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans, Georgia: Vehicle Miles Traveled State Implementation Plan for the Atlanta 1-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area" Action: Proposed Rule |
PDF file (76K) |
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April 7, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Highway Vehicle Activity and Emissions (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 0619.10, OMB Control Number 2060-0078" Action: Notice |
PDF file (52K) |
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March 17, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Adequacy Status of the Medford-Ashland PM10 Attainment and Maintenance Plan for Transportation Conformity Purposes" Action: Notice of Adequacy |
PDF file (48K) |
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March 4, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Adequacy Status of the Portland, OR Carbon Monoxide Maintenance Plan for Transportation Conformity Purposes" Action: Notice of Adequacy |
PDF file (48K) |
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February 15, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Adequacy Status of the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District, California, Submitted Ozone Attainment Plan for Transportation Conformity Purposes" Action: Notice of Adequacy Determination |
PDF file (48K) |
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February 14, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; Texas; Revision to the Rate of Progress Plan for the Houston/Galveston (HGA) Ozone Nonattainment Area" Action: Direct Final Rule |
PDF file (72K) |
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February 2, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Adequacy Status of Metro-East St. Louis, IL Submitted 1-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan for Transportation Conformity Purposes" Action: Notice of Adequacy |
PDF file (52K) |
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January 28, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Adequacy Status of the Spokane, WA Carbon Monoxide Maintenance Plan and Redesignation Request for Transportation Conformity Purposes" Action: Notice of Adequacy |
PDF file (52K) |
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January 26, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Adequacy Determination for the St. Louis Area Ozone Maintenance State Implementation Plan for Transportation Conformity Purposes; State of Missouri" Action: Notice of Adequacy Determination |
PDF file (52K) |
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January 18, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Amendments to the California Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Regulation; 2003-2006 Model Years Within the Scope Request; 2007 and Subsequent Model Years Waiver Request; Opportunity for Public Hearing" Action: Notice of Opportunity for Public Hearing and Comment |
PDF file (52K) |
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January 12, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "California State Nonroad Engine and Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Opportunity for Public Hearing and Request for Public Comment" Action: Notice of Opportunity for Public Hearing and Request for Public Comment |
PDF file (68K) |
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January 10, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Information Requirements for Locomotives and Locomotive Engines; EPA ICR Number 1800.03, OMB Control Number 2060-0392" Action: Notice |
PDF file (52K) |
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January 6, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Amendments to Vehicle Inspection Maintenance Program Requirements to Address the 8-Hour National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Ozone" Action: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
PDF file (148K) |
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January 4, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Modification of Anti-Dumping Baselines for Gasoline Produced or Imported for Use in Hawaii, Alaska and U.S. Territories" Action: Proposed Rule |
PDF file (108K) |
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January 4, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Control of Emissions of Hazardous Air Pollutants from Mobile Sources: Default Baseline Revision" Action: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
PDF file (132K) |
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January 4, 2005 Volume 70 |
Title: "Options for PM2.5 and PM10 Hot-Spot Analyses in the Transportation Conformity Rule Amendments for the New PM2.5 and Existing PM10 National Ambient Air Quality Standards; Extension of Comment Period" Action: Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rule; Extension of Comment Period |
PDF file (52K) |
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