[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 150 (Thursday, August 5, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 42629-42630]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-19904]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[DC25-2018b; FRL-6412-4]
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
District of Columbia; 15 Percent Plan for the Metropolitan Washington,
D.C. Ozone Nonattainment Area
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: We are proposing to convert our conditional approval of the
District of Columbia's State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision to
achieve a 15 percent reduction in volatile organic compound emissions
(15% plan SIP revision) in the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. ozone
nonattainment area to a full approval. In the ``Rules and Regulations''
section of this Federal Register, we are converting our conditional
approval of the District's 15% plan SIP revision to a full approval as
a direct final rule because we view this as a noncontroversial
amendment and because we anticipate no adverse comments. A detailed
rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final rule. If we
receive no adverse comments, we will not undertake further action on
this proposed rule. If we receive adverse comments, we will withdraw
the direct final rule, and it will not take effect. We will address all
public comments in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule.
We will not institute a second comment period on this action. Anyone
interested in providing comments on this action should do so at this
time.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing by September 7, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed 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
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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; and the District of Columbia Department of Public
Health, Air Quality Division, 2100 Martin Luther King Avenue, S.E.,
Washington, DC 20020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Cripps, (215) 814-2179, at
the EPA Region III address above, or by e-mail at
cripps.christopher@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: July 23, 1999.
W. Michael McCabe,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 99-19904 Filed 8-4-99; 8:45 am]
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