[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 78 (Wednesday, April 23, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 19719-19720]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10509]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[DC010-5914b; MD033-7157b; FRL-5814-2]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
District of Columbia and State of Maryland--1990 Base Year Emission 
Inventory for the Metropolitan Washington DC Area

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plans (SIPs) 
revisions submitted by the District of Columbia and the State of 
Maryland for the purpose of establishing 1990 ozone base year emission 
inventories for the Metropolitan Washington DC ozone nonattainment 
area. In the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is 
approving the District's and State of Maryland's SIP revisions as a 
direct final rule without prior proposal

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because the Agency views them as noncontroversial SIP revisions 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 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comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public 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 action serving as a 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 May 23, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to David L. Arnold, Chief, Ozone/CO 
and Mobile Sources Section, Mail code 3AT21, 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 EPA office 
listed above; and the District of Columbia Department of Consumer and 
Regulatory Affairs, 2100 Martin Luther King Avenue, S.E., Washington, 
DC 20020, and Maryland Department of the Environment, 2500 Broening 
Highway, Baltimore, Maryland 21224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pauline De Vose, (215) 566-2186, at 
the EPA Region III office, or via e-mail at 
[email protected]. While information may be requested via 
e-mail, comments must be submitted in writing to the above Region III 
address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information provided in the Direct 
Final action of the same title, the District of Columbia and Maryland 
1990 Base Year Emission Inventory for the Metropolitan Washington DC 
Area, which is located in the Rules and Regulations section of this 
Federal Register.

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

    Dated: April 8, 1997.
Stanley L. Laskowski,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 97-10509 Filed 4-22-97; 8:45 am]
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