[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 23, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 54976-54977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27129]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52

[Region 2 Docket No. NJ12-3-157b, VI2-3-158b; FRL-5637-9]


Clean Air Act Approval and Promulgation of Title V, Section 507, 
Small Business Stationary Source Technical and Environmental Compliance 
Assistance Program; New Jersey and the U.S. Virgin Islands

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is fully approving the State Implementation Plan (SIP) 
revisions submitted by the States of New Jersey and the U.S. Virgin 
Islands for the establishment of Compliance Advisory Panels under their 
Small Business Stationary Source Technical and Environmental Compliance 
Assistance Programs. The SIP revisions were submitted by New Jersey and 
the Virgin Islands to satisfy the Federal mandate, found in the Clean 
Air Act (CAA), that states create a Compliance Advisory Panel which is 
authorized to determine the state's effectiveness in ensuring that 
small businesses have access to the technical assistance and regulatory 
information necessary to comply with the CAA. In the final rules 
section of this Federal Register, the EPA is approving the States' SIP 
revisions as a direct final rule without prior proposal

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because the Agency views these as noncontroversial revision amendments 
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 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adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all 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 notice. Any parties interested in commenting on 
this notice should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 22, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to 
Ronald J. Borsellino, Chief, Air Programs Branch, at the EPA Regional 
Office listed below. Copies of the documents relevant to this proposed 
rule are available for public inspection during normal business hours 
at the EPA Region 2 Office, 290 Broadway, 25th Floor, New York, New 
York 10007-1866. In addition, copies of the New Jersey submittal can be 
found at the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Office 
of Permit Information and Assistance, 401 East State Street, Trenton, 
NJ 08625, attention: Chuck McCarty. Copies of the Virgin Islands' 
submittal can be found at the Virgin Islands Department of Planning and 
Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Protection, Wheatley 
Shopping Center #2, St. Thomas, VI 00802, attention: Marilyn Stapleton.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Fazio, Permitting Section, 
Air Programs Branch, at the above EPA address or at telephone number 
(212) 637-4015.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information provided in the direct 
final action of the same title which is located in the final rules 
section of this Federal Register.

    Dated: September 30, 1996.
William J. Muszynski,
Acting Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-27129 Filed 10-22-96; 8:45 am]
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