[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 22, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 3253]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1426]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52

[IN70-1b; FRL-5675-3]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Indiana

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: On February 13, 1996, and June 27, 1996, the State of Indiana 
submitted rules for the control of volatile organic compound (VOC) 
emissions from shipbuilding and ship repair operations in Clark, Floyd, 
Lake, and Porter Counties, as a requested revision to the State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) for ozone. This rule is part of the State's 
15% Rate-of-Progress plan for reducing VOC emissions in Clark and Floyd 
Counties. This rule requires facilities which build or repair 
commercial ships or barges to use coatings which meet volatile organic 
compound content limits, as well as comply with certain work practices 
to lower emissions when using solvents. In the final rules section of 
this Federal Register, the EPA is approving this action as a direct 
final rule without prior proposal because EPA 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 
EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn 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 the proposed rule. 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 
February 21, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be mailed to: J. Elmer Bortzer, 
Chief, Regulation Development Section, Air Programs Branch (AR18-J), 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 
Chicago, Illinois 60604.
    Copies of the State submittal are available for inspection at: 
Regulation Development Section, Air Programs Branch (AR18-J), 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 
Chicago, Illinois 60604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark J. Palermo, Regulation 
Development Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 
Illinois 60604, (312) 886-6082.

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

    Dated: December 24, 1996.
Valdas V. Adamkus,
Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-1426 Filed 1-21-97; 8:45 am]
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