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| 02-32562 | Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans: North Carolina: Nitrogen Oxides Budget and Allowance Trading Program | Rule | EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of North Carolina, through the North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resources (NCDENR), on September 18, 2001. This revision was submitted in response to the EPA's regulation entitled, "Finding of Significant Contribution and Rulemaking for Certain States in the Ozone Transport Assessment Group Region for Purposes of Reducing Regional Transport of Ozone," otherwise known as the NO<INF>X</INF> SIP Call. This revision establishes and requires a nitrogen oxides (NO<INF>X</INF>) allowance trading program for large electric generating and industrial units; and reductions from internal combustion engines beginning in 2004. On December 26, 2000, EPA determined that North Carolina had failed to submit a SIP in response to the NO<INF>X</INF> SIP Call, thus starting a 18 month clock for the mandatory imposition of sanctions and the obligation for EPA to promulgate a Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) within 24 months. On September 18, 2001, North Carolina submitted a NO<INF>X</INF> SIP that was automatically deemed complete on March 18, 2002, stopping the sanctions clock. Through this Federal Register notice, both the sanctions clock and EPA's FIP obligation are terminated. Separately, a vehicle inspection and maintenance program (I/M) achieving NO<INF>X</INF> reductions has been approved. The NC NO<INF>X</INF> SIP includes a budget demonstration and initial source allocations that demonstrate that North Carolina will achieve the required NO<INF>X</INF> emission reductions in accordance with the timelines set forth in EPA's NO<INF>X</INF> SIP Call. The intended effect of this SIP revision is to reduce emissions of NO<INF>X</INF> in order to help areas in the Eastern United States attain the national ambient air quality standard for ozone. EPA proposed approval of this rule on June 24, 2002, (67 FR 42519) and received no adverse comments. Therefore, EPA is approving North Carolina's NO<INF>X</INF> reduction and trading program because it meets the requirements of the Phase I and Phase II NO<INF>X</INF> SIP Call that will significantly reduce ozone transport in the eastern United States. | 2002-12-27 | 2002 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/12/27/02-32562/approval-and-promulgation-of-implementation-plans-north-carolina-nitrogen-oxides-budget-and | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-12-27/pdf/02-32562.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of North Carolina, through the North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resources (NCDENR), on September 18, 2001. This revision was submitted in response... |