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Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West Virginia's Redesignation Request and Associated Maintenance Plan of the West Virginia Portion of the Martinsburg-Hagerstown, WV-MD Nonattainment Area for the 1997 Annual Fine Particulate Matter Standard; Correction

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identifier: "/us/fr/2015-02851"
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title: "Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West Virginia's Redesignation Request and Associated Maintenance Plan of the West Virginia Portion of the Martinsburg-Hagerstown, WV-MD Nonattainment Area for the 1997 Annual Fine Particulate Matter Standard; Correction"
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title_name: "Federal Register"
section_number: "2015-02851"
section_name: "Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West Virginia's Redesignation Request and Associated Maintenance Plan of the West Virginia Portion of the Martinsburg-Hagerstown, WV-MD Nonattainment Area for the 1997 Annual Fine Particulate Matter Standard; Correction"
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agency: "Environmental Protection Agency"
document_number: "2015-02851"
document_type: "rule"
publication_date: "2015-02-13"
agencies:
  - "Environmental Protection Agency"
cfr_references:
  - "40 CFR Part 81"
fr_citation: "80 FR 7970"
fr_volume: 80
docket_ids:
  - "EPA-R03-OAR-2013-0690"
  - "FRL-9921-31-Region 3"
effective_date: "2015-02-13"
fr_action: "Final rule; correcting amendments."
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#  West Virginia.

**AGENCY:**

Environmental Protection Agency.

**ACTION:**

Final rule; correcting amendments.

**SUMMARY:**

This document corrects an error in the rule language of a final rule pertaining to West Virginia's request to redesignate to attainment the West Virginia portion of the Martinsburg-Hagerstown, WV-MD nonattainment area for the 1997 annual fine particulate matter (PM <sub>2.5</sub> ) national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS), which was published in the *Federal Register* on Tuesday, November 25, 2014 (79 FR 70099).

**DATES:**

This document is effective on February 13, 2015.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Rose Quinto, (215) 814-2182 or by email at *[email protected].*

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

On November 25, 2014 (79 FR 70099), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rulemaking action announcing the approval of West Virginia's request to redesignate to attainment the Martinsburg-Hagerstown, WV-MD nonattainment area for the 1997 annual PM <sub>2.5</sub> NAAQS.

**Need for Correction**

As published, the final redesignation contains an error. EPA inadvertently added the word “Moderate” in the table for the 1997 annual PM <sub>2.5</sub> NAAQS. The intent of the final rule was to redesignate the Area to attainment. Moderate is a classification for nonattainment areas. This action corrects the table of 40 CFR part 81 for West Virginia's 1997 annual PM <sub>2.5</sub> NAAQS.

**List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 81**

Air pollution, National Parks, Wilderness areas.

Dated: January 28, 2015.

William C. Early,

Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region III.

Accordingly, 40 CFR part 81 is corrected by making the following correcting amendments:

**40 CFR Part 81**

**PART 81—DESIGNATION OF AREAS FOR AIR QUALITY PLANNING PURPOSES**

1. The authority citation for part 81 continues to read as follows:

**Authority:**

42 U.S.C. 7401 *et seq.*

**40 CFR Part 81**

2. Section 81.349 is amended by revising the entry for “Martinsburg, WV-Hagerstown, MD: Berkeley County” at the end of the table titled “West Virginia—1997 Annual PM <sub>2.5</sub> NAAQS” to read as follows:

§ 81.349

| Designated Area | Designation | Date | Type | Classification | Date | Type |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| *         *         *         *         *         *         * |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Martinsburg, WV-Hagerstown, MD: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Berkeley County | 11/25/14 | Attainment |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| *         *         *         *         *         *         * |  |  |  |  |  |  |