{"abstract":"In accordance with the Clean Air Act (CAA), today's action is a proposed rulemaking to require certain States to submit State implementation plan (SIP) measures to ensure that emission reductions are achieved as needed to mitigate transport of ozone (smog) pollution and one of its main precursors--emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NO<INF>X</INF>)-- across State boundaries in the eastern half of the United States. The States affected by today's action are in the Ozone Transport Assessment Group (OTAG) Region. Today's action proposes to find that the transport of ozone from certain States in the OTAG region (the 37 eastern most States and the District of Columbia) significantly contributes to nonattainment of the ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS), or interferes with maintenance of the NAAQS, in downwind States. This proposal explains the basis for determining significant contribution or interference with maintenance for the affected States. Further, by today's action, EPA is proposing the appropriate levels of NO<INF>X</INF> emissions that each of the affected States will be required to achieve. The EPA is committed to promulgate final action on the proposed rule within 12 months from the date of publication of today's action.","action":"Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR).","agencies":[{"raw_name":"Finding of Significant Contribution and Rulemaking for Certain States"},{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/1997/11/07/97-28932.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":52,"title":40}],"citation":"62 FR 60318","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"1998-03-09","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"The EPA is establishing a 120-day comment period, ending on March 9, 1998. 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