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       Accountability * Integrity * Reliability
United States General Accounting Office
Washington, DC 20548

          B-293932


          April 22, 2004

          The Honorable James M. Inhofe
          Chairman
          The Honorable James M. Jeffords
          Ranking Minority Member
          Committee on Environment and Public Works
          United States Senate

          The Honorable W.J. Billy Tauzin
          Chairman
          The Honorable John D. Dingell
          Ranking Minority Member
          Committee on Energy and Commerce
          House of Representatives

          Subject: Environmental Protection Agency. Interstate Ozone Transpoit: Response to
                  Court Decisions on the NO6 SIP Call, NO6 SIP Call Technical Amendments,
                  and Section 126 Rules

          Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a
          major rule promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), entitled
          Interstate Ozone Transport: Response to Court Decisions on the NOX SIP Call, NO,
          SIP Call Technical Amendments, and Section 126 Rules (RIN: 2060-AJ16). We
          received the rule on April 5, 2004. It was published in the Federal Register as a final
          rule on April 21, 2004. 69 Fed. Reg. 21604.

          The final rule establishes the final full nitrogen oxides (NO.) budgets for states
          subject to the NO, state implementation plan (SIP) Call. The rule also requires
          Georgia and Missouri to submit SIP revisions meeting the full NO, SIP Call budgets
          since they were not required to submit Phase I SIPs. In addition, the rulemaking
          amends two prior rules under sections 110 and 126 of the Clean Air Act in response
          to several court decisions. Finally, the rule modifies the Appeal Procedures and the
          Federal NO. Budget Trading Program.

          Enclosed is our assessment of the EPA's compliance with the procedural steps
          required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule.
          Our review indicates that the EPA complied with the applicable requirements.


GAO-04-675R

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