[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 146 (Monday, July 29, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 39377]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19144]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52

[TN-113-6768b; TN-122-6767b; TN-133-6568b; TN-138-6766b; TN-163-9625b; 
TN-170-9630b; FRL-5529-4]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Tennessee: 
Approval of Revisions to the Tennessee SIP and the Nashville/Davidson 
County Portion of the Tennessee SIP Regarding Nitrogen Oxides

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA proposes to approve revisions to the Tennessee State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted to EPA by Tennessee, through the 
Tennessee Department of Air Pollution Control (TDAPC) which add a new 
chapter to the Nashville/Davidson County and the State portion of the 
Tennessee SIP for the control of nitrogen oxide (NOX) emissions. 
Only the portions of the Tennessee NOX rule necessary for the 
approval of Tennessee's ozone redesignation request are being approved 
in this notice. EPA is granting an exemption to the area under 182(f) 
of the Clean Air Act (CAA) from NOX Reasonably Available Control 
Technology (RACT) requirements in a separate action. The only sources 
which will be subject to this rule tangentially-fired coal burning 
boilers which have a heat input capacity in excess of 600 million BTU 
per hour in the five county Nashville ozone nonattainment area. In the 
final rules section of this Federal Register, the EPA is approving the 
exemption request 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. 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comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public 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 August 28, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to 
William Denman at the Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4 Air 
Programs Branch, 345 Courtland Street, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30365. 
Copies of 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. Reference files TN113-01-6768, TN122-01-6767, TN133-01-
6568, TN138-01-6766, TN163-01-9625, and TN170-01-9630. The Region 4 
office may have additional background documents not available at the 
other locations.

Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center (Air Docket 6102), U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20460.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4 Air Programs Branch, 345 
Courtland Street, NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30365. William Denman, 404/347-
3555 extension 4208.
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Air 
Pollution Control, L&C Annex, 9th Floor, 401 Church Street, Nashville, 
Tennessee 37243-1531. 615/532-0554

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Denman 404/347-3555 extension 4208.

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

    Dated: June 14, 1996.
A. Stanley Meiburg,
Acting Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-19144 Filed 7-26-96; 8:45 am]
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