[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 22 (Thursday, February 1, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 3634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1842]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52

[NC-77-1-7728b & NC-74-1-7727b; FRL-5325-4]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans, North 
Carolina: Approval of Revisions to the North Carolina State 
Implementation Plan

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: On March 3, 1995, the State of North Carolina, through the 
North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources, 
submitted revisions to the North Carolina State Implementation Plan 
(SIP). These revisions include the adoption of three source-specific 
volatile organic compound rules; 15A NCAC 2D .0955, Thread Bonding 
Manufacturing, .0956, Glass Christmas Ornament Manufacturing, and .0957 
Commercial Bakeries.
    On May 24, 1995, North Carolina submitted additional revisions to 
their SIP. These revisions delete textile coating, Christmas ornament 
manufacturing, and bakeries from the list of sources that must follow 
interim standards, define di-acetone alcohol as a non-photochemically 
reactive solvent, and place statutory requirements for adoption by 
reference for referenced ASTM methods into a single rule rather than 
each individual rule that references ASTM methods. Revisions to 15A 
NCAC 2D .0902 Applicability; .0907 Compliance Schedules For Sources In 
Nonattainment Areas; .0910 Alternative Compliance Schedules; .0911 
Exception From Compliance Schedules; .0952 Petition For Alternative 
Controls; .0954 Stage II Vapor Recovery; 1401-.1415; Reasonably 
Available Control Technology for Sources of Nitrogen Oxides (Nox RACT); 
.1501-.1504 Transportation Conformity; and .1601-.1603; General 
Conformity are being addressed in separate Federal Register Notices.
    In the final rules section of this Federal Register, the EPA is 
approving the State's SIP revision as a direct final rule without prior 
proposal because the EPA 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. If no adverse 
comments are received in response to this proposed rule, no further 
activity is contemplated in relation to this proposed 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. The EPA will not institute a second 
comment period on this document. Any parties interested in commenting 
on this document should do so at this time.

DATES: To be considered, comments must be received by March 4, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to Mr. 
Randy Terry at the EPA Regional Office listed below.
    Copies of the documents relative to this action are available for 
public inspection during normal business hours at the following 
locations. The interested persons wanting to examine these documents 
should make an appointment with the appropriate office at least 24 
hours before the visiting day.

Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center (Air Docket 6102), U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 443, 401 M Street SW., Washington DC 
20460.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4 Air Programs Branch, 345 
Courtland Street NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30365.
North Carolina Department of Environmental, Health, and Natural 
Resources, Division of Environmental Management, Raleigh, North 
Carolina 27626-0535.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Randy Terry, Regulatory Planning 
and Development Section, Air Programs Branch, Air, Pesticides, and 
Toxics Management Division, Region 4 Environmental Protection Agency, 
345 Courtland Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30365. The telephone number is 
404/347-3555, extension 4212.

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

    Dated: October 20, 1995.
Patrick M. Tobin,
Acting Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-1842 Filed 1-31-96; 8:45 am]
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