98-17810. Proposed Settlement Agreement; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Enhanced Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 128 (Monday, July 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36401-36402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17810]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Proposed Settlement Agreement; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; 
Enhanced Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement agreement.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act 
(``Act''), as amended, 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a 
proposed settlement agreement concerning litigation instituted against 
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by the Commonwealth of 
Pennsylvania. The lawsuit concerns EPA's conditional interim approval 
of the Commonwealth's enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance (I/M) 
program under section 182(c)(3) of the Act. The parties have agreed to 
settle this matter without litigation. The proposed settlement 
agreement obligates Pennsylvania to make certain additional State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) submissions, which EPA agrees to propose to 
approve. The agreement further obligates EPA to work with Pennsylvania 
to develop an alternative program evaluation methodology that does not 
require the use of mass emission testing technology, or in the 
alternative to conditionally approve a subsequent Pennsylvania I/M 
program evaluation SIP submission if the parties can not develop such a 
methodology
    For a period of thirty (30) days following the date of publication 
of this notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to 
modified settlement agreement. EPA or the Department of Justice may 
withhold or withdraw consent to the proposed settlement agreement if 
the comments disclose facts or circumstances that indicate that such 
consent is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with 
the requirements of the Act.
    Copies of the settlement agreement are available from Phyllis 
Cochran, Air and Radiation Law Office (2344), Office of General 
Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW, 
Washington, DC 20460, [phone].

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Written comments should be sent to Sara Schneeberg at the above address 
and must be submitted on or before August 5, 1998.

    Dated: April 16, 1998.
Scott C. Fulton,
Acting General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 98-17810 Filed 7-2-98; 8:45 am]
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