[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 147 (Tuesday, July 30, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 39617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19206]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52

[PA065-4026b; FRL-5535-1]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Proposed Approval of State Implementation Plan Revision for the 
Issuance of Federally Enforceable General State Operating Permits and 
General Plan Approvals Under Sections 110 and 112(l)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) 
revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the purpose 
of creating Federally enforceable conditions for sources of criteria 
air pollutants in general operating permits and general plan approvals 
issued by the Commonwealth. In order to extend the federal 
enforceability of general State operating permits and general plan 
approvals to include hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), EPA is also 
proposing approval of Pennsylvania's general operating permit and 
general plan approval program regulations pursuant to Section 112(l) of 
the Act. In the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is 
approving the Commonwealth'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 and in the Technical Support Document (TSD) for this rulemaking. 
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receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and 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 August 29, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to David 
Arnold, Chief, Permit Programs Section, Mailcode 3AT23, 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, and at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental 
Protection, Bureau of Air Quality, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 
400 Market Street, P.O. Box 8468, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105-8468.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael H. Markowski, Mail Code 3AT23, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3, 841 Chestnut Building, 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, (215) 566-2063.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information provided in the Direct 
Final action of the same title which is located in the Rules and 
Regulations Section of this Federal Register.

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

    Dated: June 26, 1996.
Stanley L. Laskowski,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 96-19206 Filed 7-29-96; 8:45 am]
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