[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 116 (Thursday, June 17, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 32457]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-15164]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[PA 133-4087b; FRL-6355-1]
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance
Program
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve the latest revision to the
Pennsylvania State Implementation Plan (SIP) consisting of the plan the
Commonwealth will use to conduct the ongoing evaluation of its enhanced
inspection and maintenance (I/M) program. With the submission of this
program evaluation plan, Pennsylvania has remedied all conditions that
EPA had placed upon approval of the Commonwealth's enhanced I/M
program. Therefore, EPA is today also proposing to convert its
conditional approval of Pennsylvania's enhanced I/M program SIP
revisions to full approval, in accordance with the requirements of the
Clean Air Act. In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal
Register, EPA is both approving the SIP submittal and converting its
conditional approval to a full approval as a direct final rule without
prior proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial
submittal and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for
the approval is set forth in the direct final rule. Details of EPA's
evaluation of the Commonwealth's SIP revisions are included in a
technical support document (TSD) prepared in support of this rulemaking
action. A copy of the TSD is available, upon request, from the EPA
Regional Office listed in the ADDRESSES section of this document. If
EPA receives no adverse comments, EPA will not take further action on
this proposed rule. If EPA receives adverse comments, EPA will withdraw
the direct final rule and it will not take effect. EPA will address all
public comments in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule.
EPA will not institute a second comment period on this action. Any
parties interested in commenting on this action should do so at this
time.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing by July 19, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Written comments must be addressed and sent in hard copy to
David L. Arnold, Chief, Ozone and Mobile Sources Branch, Mailcode
3AP21, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch
Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. Copies of the documents
relevant to this action are available for public inspection during
normal business hours at the Air Protection Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. Copies are also available at the
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources Bureau of Air
Quality Control, P.O. Box 8468, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania 17105.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Rehn, (215) 814-2176, at the EPA
Region III address above, or by e-mail at Rehn.Brian@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information, please see the
information provided in the direct final action, with the same title,
that is located in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this
Federal Register publication.
Dated: May 27, 1999.
W. Michael McCabe,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 99-15164 Filed 6-16-99; 8:45 am]
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