This action promulgates an amendment to EPA's Federal operating permits program rule in order to comply with a court order. In February 1999, EPA promulgated final regulations setting forth EPA's program for issuing Federal operating permits to stationary sources of air pollution in Indian country, pursuant to title V of the Clean Air Act (Act). On October 30, 2001, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated and remanded a portion of the regulation that stated EPA will treat areas for which EPA believes the Indian country status is in question as Indian country. To conform with the Court's order, EPA is taking the ministerial step of removing the regulatory language that treats "in question" areas as Indian country as well as related regulatory language regarding the possible reduction of fees for sources located in "in question" areas.