[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 21 (Wednesday, January 31, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 3362-3363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1849]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 52 and 81

[OH66-1-6499b OH76-1-6900b; FRL-5405-7]


Approval of Maintenance Plan and Designation of Areas for Air 
Quality Planning Purposes; Ohio

AGENCY: United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The USEPA proposes to approve the redesignation to attainment 
requests and maintenance plans submitted by the State of Ohio for the 
Canton (Stark County), and Youngstown (Mahoning and Trumbull Counties), 
marginal ozone nonattainment areas as revisions to Ohio's State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) for ozone. In the final rules section of this 
Federal Register, USEPA is approving the State's SIP revision, as a 
direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this 
as a noncontroversial revision amendment and anticipates no adverse 
comments. A detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the 
direct final rule. The ``direct final'' approval shall be effective on 
April 1, 1996, unless USEPA receives adverse or critical comments by 
March 1, 1996. If USEPA receives comments adverse to or critical of the 
approval discussed above, USEPA will withdraw this approval before its 
effective date by publishing a subsequent Federal Register document 
which withdraws this final action. All public comments received will 
then be addressed in a subsequent rulemaking document. Any parties 
interested in commenting on this action should do so at this time. If 
no such comments are received, USEPA hereby advises the public that 
this action will be effective on April 1, 1996. The USEPA will not 
institute a second comment period on this document.

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule must be received on or before 
March 1, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be mailed to: Jay Bortzer, Chief, 

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Regulation Development Section, Regulation Development Branch (AR-18J), 
United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West 
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
    Copies of the State submittal and USEPA's analysis of it are 
available for inspection at: Regulation Development Section, Regulation 
Development Branch (AR-18J), United States Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Jones, Environmental Engineer, 
Regulation Development Section, Regulation Development Branch (AR-18J), 
United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West 
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886-6058.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information see the direct 
final rule published in the final rules section of this Federal 
Register.

    Dated: December 15, 1995.
Valdas V. Adamkus,
Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-1849 Filed 1-30-96; 8:45 am]
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