[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 22 (Thursday, February 1, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 3635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1934]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 52 and 81

[OH60-1-6377b; FRL-5410-2]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans, 
and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Ohio

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The USEPA proposes to approve the ozone State Implementation 
Plan (SIP) revision and redesignation requests submitted by the State 
of Ohio for the purpose of redesignating Franklin, Delaware, and 
Licking Counties (Columbus area) from nonattainment to attainment for 
ozone; and revise Ohio's SIP to include a 1990 base-year ozone 
precursor emissions inventory for the Columbus ozone nonattainment 
area. In the final rules section of this Federal Register, the USEPA is 
approving this action as a direct final rule without prior proposal 
because USEPA views this as a noncontroversial action 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 that direct final rule, no further activity is contemplated 
in relation to this proposed rule. If USEPA 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the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments 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 the 
proposed rule. It should be noted, however, that an adverse or critical 
comment on the direct final approval of the Columbus area redesignation 
request or maintenance plan will not result in a withdrawl of the 
direct final approval of the Columbus emission inventory, unless USEPA 
receives adverse or critical comments on the emission inventory 
approval, as well. USEPA will not institute a second comment period on 
this action. Any parties interested in commenting on this document 
should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule must be received on or before 
March 4, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be mailed to: J. Elmer Bortzer, 
Chief, Regulation Development Section, Regulation Development Branch 
(AR18-J), U.S. 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 (AR18-J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Jones, Regulation Development 
Section, Regulation Development Branch (AR18-J), U.S. 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 rules section of this Federal Register.

    Dated: November 30, 1995.
Valdas V. Adamkus,
Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-1934 Filed 1-31-96; 8:45 am]
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