[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 115 (Monday, June 16, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 32559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15731]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[SC 33-1-9714b; FRL-5840-4]


Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plan, South 
Carolina: Adoption of General Conformity Rules

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: On November 8, 1996, the South Carolina Department of Health 
and Environmental Control submitted revisions to the South Carolina 
State Implementation Plan (SIP) concerning the adoption of criteria and 
procedures for demonstrating and assuring the ``Conformity of General 
Federal Actions.'' In the final rules section of this Federal Register, 
the EPA is approving the State of South Carolina's SIP revision as a 
direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this 
as a noncontroversial revision amendment 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final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be 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 document. Any 
parties interested in commenting on this document should do so at this 
time.

DATES: To be considered, comments on this proposed action must be 
received by July 16, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to Mr. 
Gregory Crawford at the EPA Regional Office listed below.
    Copies of the documents relative to this action are available for 
public inspection during normal business hours at the following 
locations. The interested persons wanting to examine these documents 
should make an appointment with the appropriate office at least 24 
hours before the visiting day.

Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center (Air Docket 6102), U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Washington DC 20460.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4 Air Planning Branch 61 
Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, 600 Bull 
Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201-1708.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gregory Crawford, Regulatory 
Planning Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides, and Toxics 
Management Division, Region 4, Environmental Protection Agency, 61 
Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. The telephone number is 404/
562-9042.

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

    Dated: May 19, 1997.
A. Stanley Meiburg,
Acting Regional Administrator
[FR Doc. 97-15731 Filed 6-13-97; 8:45 am]
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