[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 2982-2983]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1591]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 52 and 81

[FRL-5325-1]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Designation of 
Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Redesignation of the 
Metropolitan Washington Carbon Monoxide Area to Attainment and Approval 
of the Area's Maintenance Plan and Emission Inventory; Commonwealth of 
Virginia, District of Columbia and the State of Maryland

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) 
revision submitted on October 4, 1995 and October 12, 1995, by the 
Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of Maryland and the District of 
Columbia, respectively, for the purpose of approving a maintenance plan 
and a request to redesignate the Metropolitan Washington area; 
including the Counties of Alexandria and Arlington, Virginia; Prince 
Georges and Montgomery Counties in Maryland, and the District of 
Columbia (the ``Washington Carbon Monoxide (CO) nonattainment area'') 
from nonattainment to attainment for CO. In the Final Rules section of 
this Federal Register, EPA is approving the State's SIP revision as a 
direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this 
as a noncontroversial SIP revision 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EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn 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 February 29, 1996.

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; 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; Virginia Department of Environmental 
Quality, 629 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23219.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly A. Sheckler, (215) 597-6863.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information provided in the Direct 
Final action, titled, Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 
Plans; Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; 
Redesignation of the Washington Metropolitan Carbon Monoxide Area to 
Attainment and Approval of the Area's Maintenance Plan and Emission 
Inventory; Commonwealth of Virginia, States of Maryland and the 
District of Columbia, which is located in the Rules and Regulations 
Section of this Federal Register.

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

    Dated: October 23, 1995.
Stanley Laskowski,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 96-1591 Filed 1-29-96; 8:45 am]
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