[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 165 (Friday, August 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 43544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21574]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5559-3]
Acid Rain Program: Notice of State Acid Rain Programs
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Title IV of the Clean Air Act requires EPA to establish the
Acid Rain Program to reduce the adverse environmental and public health
effects of acidic deposition. Under titles IV and V of the Act, State
and local air permitting authorities develop and administer acid rain
programs as part of their title V operating permits programs. The State
and local permitting authorities listed in this notice have recently
submitted acid rain programs for EPA review that have subsequently been
determined to be acceptable to the EPA Administrator as part of their
title V operating permits programs. EPA has previously published in the
Federal Register lists of other State and local permitting authorities
with acceptable acid rain programs; see 60 FR 16127 (March 29, 1995)
and 60 FR 52911(October 11, 1995). This notice is for informational
purposes only and does not supplant any other Federal Register notices
under title V.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Miller, U.S. EPA, Acid Rain
Division (6204J), 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460, (202) 233-9077.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In Phase I of the Acid Rain Program (1995
through 1999), EPA issues Phase I acid rain permits and is the
permitting authority for certain acid rain affected sources. In Phase
II of the Acid Rain Program (beginning in the year 2000 and continuing
into perpetuity), State and local permitting authorities are required
under titles IV and V of the Act to act as the permitting authority for
acid rain affected sources in Phase II and issue acid rain permits as
part of their title V operating permits programs. Initial Phase II acid
rain permits must be issued to all acid rain affected sources no later
than December 31, 1997.
The following State and local permitting authorities have submitted
acid rain programs that are acceptable to the EPA Administrator as part
of their title V operating permits programs:
Region 1
The Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Air
Management, in the State of Connecticut;
The Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Air Quality
Control, in the State of Maine;
The Department of Environmental Services, in the State of New
Hampshire.
Region 2
The Department of Environmental Conservation, in the State of New
York.
Region 3
The Division of Environmental Protection, in the State of West
Virginia.
Region 4
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management,
in the City of Huntsville, Alabama;
The Jefferson County Department of Health, in the State of Alabama;
The Department of Environmental Quality, in the State of
Mississippi;
The Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, in
the State of North Carolina.
Region 6
The Air Pollution Control Division, in the City of Albuquerque, New
Mexico.
Region 8
The Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Air Quality
Division, in the State of Montana.
Region 9
The Pima County Department of Environmental Quality, in the State
of Arizona;
The Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District, in the
State of California.
Dated: August 15, 1996.
Brian J. McLean,
Director, Acid Rain Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Office of
Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 96-21574 Filed 8-22-96; 8:45 am]
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