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GAO-06-728R 1 (2006-05-10)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwow0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I im T I M Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-298252 May 10, 2006 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 Joe Barton Chairman The Honorable John D. Dingell Ranking Minority Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Environmental Protection Agency: Rulemaking on Section 126 Petition From North Carolina to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone, Federal Implementation Plans to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone; Revisions to the Clean Air Interstate Rule; Revisions to the Acid Rain Program 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 Rulemaking on Section 126 Petition From North Carolina to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone; Federal Implementation Plans to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone; Revisions to the Clean Air Interstate Rule; Revisions to the Acid Rain Program (RIN: 2060-AM99). We received the rule on March 16, 2006. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on April 28, 2006. 71 Fed. Reg. 25328. The final rule relates to the interstate transport of emissions of NOx and SO2 that contribute significantly to nonattainment and maintenance problems with respect to the national ambient air quality standards for fine particulate matter and 8-hour ozone. The rule contains EPA's final response to the State of North Carolina's petition submitted under section 126 of the Clean Air Act. Also, EPA is making revisions to the final Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) to clarify certain provisions, correct minor errors, and to take final action on reconsideration of the definition of electric generating units as it relates to solid waste incinerators. GAO-06-728R

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