[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 48 (Wednesday, March 12, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 11395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6081]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52

[VA059-5016b and VA060-5016b; FRL-5698-2]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Virginia; Standards for Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve two State Implementation Plan (SIP) 
revisions submitted by the Commonwealth of Virginia for the purpose of 
establishing amendments to Virginia's controls on sources of volatile 
organic compound (VOC) emissions in the Northern Virginia portion of 
the Metropolitan Washington D.C. serious ozone nonattainment area and 
the Richmond moderate ozone nonattainment area. These revisions were 
submitted to impose additional control measures on sources of VOCs to 
provide emissions reductions creditable toward the 15% Rate of Progress 
(ROP) Plan in the Northern Virginia portion of the Metropolitan 
Washington D.C. nonattainment area; and to impose additional control 
measures in the Richmond nonattainment area to reduce VOC emissions. In 
the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving the 
Commonwealth's SIP revisions via direct final rule without prior 
proposal because the Agency views these as noncontroversial SIP 
revisions and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for 
the approval is set forth in the direct final rule and the technical 
support document. 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be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in a 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 April 11, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to David 
L. Arnold, Chief, Ozone/CO and Mobile Sources Section, Mailcode 3AT21, 
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 the Virginia Department of 
Environmental Quality, 629 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23219.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristeen Gaffney, (215) 566-2092.

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: February 25, 1997.
William T. Wisniewski,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 97-6081 Filed 3-11-97; 8:45 am]
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