[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 175 (Monday, September 11, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 47138-47139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-22159]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52

[DE22-1-7160b, DC19-1-7159b, MD36-1-7161b, PA48-1-7162b, VA42-1-7163b; 
FRL-5291-9]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia; 
Revisions to the State Implementation Plans (SIPs) Addressing Ozone 
Monitoring

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve revisions to the following states 
State Implementation Plans (SIPs) for ozone: Delaware, the District of 
Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. This action is based 
upon revision requests submitted by these states to satisfy the 
requirements of the Clean Air Act, as amended November 15, 1990 and the 
Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Stations (PAMS) regulations. The 
PAMS regulation required states to provide for the establishment and 
maintenance of an enhanced ambient air quality network in the form of 
PAMS by November 12, 1993.
    In the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is 
approving these states' SIP revisions as a direct final rule without 
prior proposal because the Agency views these as noncontroversial SIP 
revisions and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for 
the approval is set forth in the direct final rule. If no adverse 
comments are received in response to this proposed rule, no further 
activity is contemplated in relation to this rule. If EPA receives 
adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all 
public comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule 
based on this proposed rule. EPA will not institute a second comment 
period on this action. Any parties interested in commenting on this 
action should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing by October 11, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to 
Marcia L. Spink, Associate Director, Air Programs, Mailcode 3AT00, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 841 Chestnut Building, 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107. Copies of the documents relevant to 
this action are available for public inspection during normal business 
hours at the Air, Radiation, and Toxics Division, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region III, 841 Chestnut Building, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania 19107; and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources & 
Environmental Control, 89 Kings Highway, P.O. Box 1401, Dover, Delaware 
19903; District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory 
Affairs, 2100 Martin Luther King Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20020; 
Maryland Department of the Environment, 2500 Broening Highway, 
Baltimore, Maryland, 21224; Pennsylvania Department of Environmental 
Protection, P.O. Box 8468, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, 

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Pennsylvania 17105; Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, 629 
East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23219; Department of Public 
Health, Air Management Services, 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania 19104.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine L. Magliocchetti, Ozone/CO & 
Mobile Sources Section, Mailcode 3AT21, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region III, 841 Chestnut Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
19107, (215) 597-6863.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information regarding the PAMS 
rulemaking for Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, 
Pennsylvania, and Virginia, see the information provided in the Direct 
Final action of the same title which is located in the Rules and 
Regulations Section of this Federal Register.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Hydrocarbons, 
Incorporation by reference, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Volatile Organic 
Compounds.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.

    Dated: August 18, 1995.
W. Michael McCabe,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
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