[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 48 (Wednesday, March 12, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 11394]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6075]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[IL138-1b; FRL-5660-1]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Illinois
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The EPA proposes to approve Illinois' May 5, 1995, May 26,
1995, and May 31, 1995, submittal of miscellaneous amendments to
Illinois'' Volatile Organic Material (VOM) Reasonably Available Control
Technology (RACT) rules as requested revisions to Illinois' State
Implementation Plan (SIP) for ozone. VOM, as defined by the State of
Illinois, is identical to ``volatile organic compounds'' (VOC), as
defined by EPA. These amendments make certain clarifications to the
State's VOM RACT rules, and includes an exemption of certain
polyethylene foam packaging operations from these rules. In the final
rules section of this Federal Register, the EPA is approving this
action as a direct final rule without prior proposal because EPA views
this as a noncontroversial action and anticipates no adverse comments.
A detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final
rule. If no adverse comments are received in response to that direct
final rule, no further activity is contemplated in relation to this
proposed rule. If EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule
will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in
a subsequent final rule based on the proposed rule. Any parties
interested in commenting on this document should do so at this time.
DATES: Comments on this proposed rule must be received on or before
April 11, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be mailed to: J. Elmer Bortzer,
Chief, Regulation Development Section, Air Programs Branch (AR18-J),
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois 60604.
Copies of the State submittal are available for inspection at:
Regulation Development Section, Air Programs Branch (AR18-J),
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois 60604.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark J. Palermo, Regulation
Development Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,
Illinois 60604, (312) 886-6082.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information see the direct
final rule published in the rules section of this Federal Register.
Dated: November 27, 1996.
Valdas V. Adamkus,
Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-6075 Filed 3-11-97; 8:45 am]
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