98-22532. Proposed Implementation Guidance for the Revised Ozone and Particulate Matter (PM) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and Regional Haze Program

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 163 (Monday, August 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45060-45061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22532]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6149-9]


Proposed Implementation Guidance for the Revised Ozone and 
Particulate Matter (PM) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) 
and Regional Haze Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: Notification is hereby given that the EPA has issued proposed 
guidance for public review and comment on implementation of the Clean 
Air Act requirements for the revised 8-hour ozone (62 FR 38856, July 
18, 1997) and PM (62 FR 38652, July 18, 1997) NAAQS. On July 16, 1997 
(62 FR 38421, July 18, 1997), President Clinton issued a directive to 
EPA Administrator Browner on implementation of the revised standards 
for ozone and PM. In that directive, the President laid out a plan on 
how these new standards are to be implemented. The guidance reflects 
the Presidential Directive.

DATES: Comments are due on or before September 23, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted (in duplicate, if possible) to: 
Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center (6101), Attention: 
Docket No. A-95-38, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street 
SW, Room M-1500, Washington, DC 20460, telephone [phone], 
between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays. A reasonable fee may be charged for copying. Comments and 
data may also be submitted electronically by following the instructions 
under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION of this document. No confidential 
business information (CBI) should be submitted through e-mail.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions and comments on 
the ozone portion of this guidance, contact Mr. Christopher Stoneman, 
U.S. EPA, MD-15, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone (919) 541-
0823; for specific questions and comments on the PM portion of this 
guidance, contact Mr. Larry Wallace, U.S. EPA, MD-15, Research Triangle 
Park NC 27711, telephone [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this guidance is to set forth 
EPA's current views on the issues identified above. These issues will 
be addressed in future rulemakings as appropriate, e.g., actions 
approving or disapproving SIP submittals. In those

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rulemakings, EPA plans to propose to take a particular action based in 
whole or in part on its views of the relevant issues, and the public 
will have an opportunity to comment on EPA's interpretations during the 
rulemakings. When EPA issues final rules based on its views at that 
time, those views will be binding on the States, the public, and EPA as 
a matter of law.
    Electronic Availability--A World Wide Web (WWW) site has been 
developed for overview information on the NAAQS and the ozone, PM, and 
regional haze implementation process. The Uniform Resource Location 
(URL) for the home page of the web site is http://ttnwww.rtpnc.epa.gov/
implement. The draft implementation guidance can be accessed through 
this web site in a table entitled ``Major Action Items to Reinvent 
Ozone and PM NAAQS and Regional Haze Implementation.'' The URL for the 
table is http://ttnwww.rtpnc.epa.gov/implement/actions.htm. For 
assistance with these web sites, the TTN Helpline is [phone]. 
For those persons without electronic capability, a copy of the draft 
implementation guidance may be obtained from Ms. Tricia Crabtree, U.S. 
EPA, MD-15, Air Quality Strategies and Standards Division, Research 
Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone [phone]).
    The official record for this draft guidance, as well as the public 
version, has been established under docket number A-95-38 (including 
comments and data submitted electronically as described below). A 
public version of this record, including printed, paper versions of 
electronic comments, which does not include any information claimed as 
CBI, is available for inspection from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The official record is located at the 
address in ADDRESSES at the beginning of this document. Electronic 
comments can be sent directly to EPA at: A-and-R-
[e-mail]. Electronic comments must be submitted as an 
ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and any form of 
encryption. Comments and data will also be accepted on disks in 
WordPerfect in 5.1 file format or ASCII file format. All comments and 
data in electronic form must be identified by the docket number A-95-
38. Electronic comments on this proposed guidance may be filed online 
at many Federal Depository Libraries.

    Dated: August 14, 1998.
Henry Thomas,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. 98-22532 Filed 8-21-98; 8:45 am]
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