[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 212 (Wednesday, November 3, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 59705-59706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28387]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[OH 129-1b; FRL-6464-6]
Approval and Promulgation of Maintenance Plan Revisions; Ohio
AGENCY: United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: USEPA is proposing to approve an August 19, 1999, request from
Ohio for a State Implementation
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Plan (SIP) revision of the Columbiana County, Ohio ozone maintenance
plan. The maintenance plan revision allocates a portion of the safety
margin to the transportation conformity mobile source emissions budget
for the year 2005. USEPA is approving the allocation of 0.5 tons per
day of oxides of nitrogen (NOX) to the area's 2005 mobile
source emissions budget for transportation conformity purposes. This
allocation will still maintain the total emissions for the area at or
below the attainment level required by the transportation conformity
regulations. In the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, USEPA
is approving the State's SIP revision, as a direct final rule without
prior proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial
revision and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for
the approval is set forth in the direct final rule. If we receive no
adverse comments in response to that direct final rule we plan to take
no further activity in relation to this proposed rule. If USEPA
receives significant adverse comments, in writing, which have not been
addressed, we will withdraw the direct final rule and address all
public comments received in a subsequent final rule based on this
proposed rule. The USEPA will not institute a second comment period on
this document.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before December 3, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to: J. Elmer Bortzer, Chief,
Regulation Development Section, Air Programs Branch, (AR-18J), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois, 60604.
You may inspect copies of the documents relevant to this action
during normal business hours at the following location: Regulation
Development Section, Air Programs Branch, (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,
Illinois, 60604.
Please contact Patricia Morris at (312) 353-8656 before visiting
the Region 5 office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Morris, Environmental
Scientist, Regulation Development Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-
18J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 353-8656.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document wherever ``we'',
``us'', or ``our'' are used we mean USEPA.
This Supplementary Information section is organized as follows:
What action Is USEPA taking today?
Where can I find more information about this proposal and the
corresponding direct final rule?
What Action is USEPA Taking Today?
In this action, we are proposing to approve a revision to the ozone
maintenance plan for Columbiana County, Ohio. The revision will change
the mobile source oxides of nitrogen emission budget that is used for
transportation conformity purposes. The revision will keep the total
emissions for the area at or below the attainment level required by
law. This action will allow State or local agencies to maintain air
quality while providing for transportation growth.
Where Can I Find More Information About This Proposal and the
Corresponding Direct Final Rule?
For additional information see the direct final rule published in
the rules section of this Federal Register.
Dated: October 20, 1999.
Francis X. Lyons,
Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 99-28387 Filed 11-2-99; 8:45 am]
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