[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 185 (Monday, September 23, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 49715-49716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23656]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 51
[FRL-5610-5]
Minor Amendments to Inspection/Maintenance Program Requirements
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: This document proposes to change a provision of the federal
vehicle inspection and maintenance (I/M) rules relating to motorist
compliance enforcement mechanisms for pre-
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existing programs. The current rule limits the use of pre-existing
enforcement mechanisms to those geographic areas previously subject to
the I/M program. This proposed rule change allows states to employ
effective pre-existing enforcement mechanisms in any area in the state
currently subject to the I/M program. This proposed amendment is
consistent with the relevant requirements of the Clean Air Act.
DATES: Written comments on this proposal must be received no later than
October 23, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Materials relevant to this rulemaking are contained in the
Public Docket No. A-91-75. The docket is located at the Air Docket,
Room M-1500 (6102), Waterside Mall SW, Washington, DC 20460. The docket
may be inspected between 8:30 a.m. and 12 noon and between 1:30 p.m.
and 5:30 p.m. on weekdays. A reasonable fee may be charged for copying
docket material. Electronic copies of the preamble and the regulatory
text of this rulemaking are available on the Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards (OAQPS) Technology Transfer Network Bulletin
Board System (TTN BBS) and the Office of Mobile Sources' World Wide Web
cite, hhtp://www.epa.gov/OMSWWW/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leila Cook, Office of Mobile Sources,
National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory, 2565 Plymouth Road, Ann
Arbor, Michigan, 48105. Telephone (313) 741-7820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990
(the Act), 42 U.S.C. 7401 et. seq., the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) published in the Federal Register on November 5, 1992 (40
CFR part 51, subpart S) rules relating to motor vehicle inspection and
maintenance (I/M) programs (hereafter referred to as the I/M rule; see
57 FR 52950). EPA here proposes to amend those rules to broaden the
geographic area in which pre-existing enforcement mechanisms can be
employed.
In the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA has
published a direct final rule making these same amendments to Part 51
without prior proposal because EPA views these amendments as
noncontroversial and does not expect to receive any adverse comments on
this proposal. For a full explanation of the proposed changes and the
rationale behind them, readers are referred to that direct final rule.
EPA here solicits comments on the proposal. Should anyone submit
comments on this proposal, EPA will publish a subsequent document in
the Federal Register withdrawing the direct final rule prior to the
effective date. EPA will then publish another final rule responding to
the comments received and taking final action on this proposal. Anyone
wishing to comment on the proposal should do so at this time. If no
adverse comments are received the direct final rule will take effect
and no further activity is contemplated in relation to this proposed
rule.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 51
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide, Intergovernmental relations,
Lead, Motor vehicle pollution, Nitrogen oxide, Ozone, Particulate
matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides,
Volatile organic compounds.
Dated: September 10, 1996.
Carol M. Browner,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-23656 Filed 9-20-96; 8:45 am]
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