[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 164 (Monday, August 25, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 44928]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22068]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[OH104-1B; FRL-5877-8]
Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plan; Ohio
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) is
proposing to approve a June 10, 1997, request from Ohio, for a State
Implementation Plan (SIP) maintenance plan revision for the following
areas: Toledo area (including Lucas and Wood counties), the Cleveland-
Akron-Lorain area (including Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake, Ashtabula, Geauga,
Medina, Summit and Portage counties), and the Dayton-Springfield area
(including Montgomery, Clark, Greene, and Miami counties). The
maintenance plan revisions are requesting to allocate to the mobile
source emissions budget for transportation conformity a portion of the
existing ``Safety Margins.'' The safety margin is the difference
between the attainment inventory level of the total emissions and the
projected levels of the total emissions in the final year of the
maintenance plan.
DATES: Written comments on this proposed action must be received by
September 24, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to: J. Elmer Bortzer, Chief,
Regulation Development Section, Air Programs Branch, (AR-18J), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois, 60604.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Hamilton, Environmental
Scientist, Regulation Development Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-
18J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 353-8656.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, see the Direct
Final rule which is located in the Rules section of this Federal
Register. Copies of the requests are available for inspection at the
following address: (Please contact Scott Hamilton at (312) 353-4775
before visiting the Region 5 office.) USEPA Region 5, Air and Radiation
Division, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Hydrocarbons,
Intergovernmental relations, Ozone, Nitrogen Oxides, Transportation
conformity.
Dated: August 8, 1997.
David A. Ullrich,
Acting Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-22068 Filed 8-22-97; 8:45 am]
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