Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Correction of Designation of Nonclassified Ozone Nonattainment Areas; State of Michigan

On August 8, 1995 the USEPA simultaneously published a direct final notice of rulemaking and notice of proposed rulemaking in which USEPA published its decision to correct erroneous ozone designations made in 1980 for the Allegan County, Barry County, Battle Creek (Calhoun County), Benton Harbor (Berrien County), Branch County, Cass County, Gratiot County, Hillsdale County, Huron County, Ionia County, Jackson (Jackson County), Kalamazoo (Kalamazoo County), Lapeer County, Lenawee County, Montcalm (Montcalm County), Sanilac County, Shiawassee County, St. Joseph County, Tuscola County, and Van Buren County nonattainment nonclassified/incomplete data areas and the Lansing-East Lansing (Clinton County, Eaton County, and Ingham County) nonattainment nonclassified/transitional area. Pursuant to section 110(k)(6) of the Act, the USEPA published the designation correction of these areas to attainment/unclassifiable for ozone. The 30-day comment period concluded on September 7, 1995. During this comment period, the USEPA received two comment letters in response to the August 8, 1995, rulemaking. This final rule summarizes comments and USEPA's responses, and finalizes the USEPA's decision to correct the designations of 20 of these areas to attainment/unclassifiable for ozone. The USEPA will respond to comments relevant to Allegan County, Michigan and publish a final rulemaking on this area in a separate rulemaking action in a future Federal Register.