[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 116 (Tuesday, June 17, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 32714-32715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15849]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[IL127-1b; FRL-5841-2]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Illinois

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA proposes to approve, as it applies to Stepan Company's 
Millsdale Facility, the May 5, 1995, and May 26, 1995, State 
Implementation

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Plan (SIP) revision request submitted by the State of Illinois for 
reactor processes and distillation operation processes in the Synthetic 
Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) as part of the State's 
control measures for Volatile Organic Material (VOM) emissions for the 
Chicago and Metro-East (East St. Louis) areas. VOM, as defined by the 
State of Illinois, is identical to ``volatile organic compounds'' 
(VOC), as defined by EPA. VOC is one of the air pollutants which 
combine on hot summer days to form ground-level ozone, commonly known 
as smog. Ozone pollution is of particular concern because of its 
harmful effects upon lung tissue and breathing passages. This plan was 
submitted to meet the Clean Air Act (Act) requirement for States to 
adopt Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) rules for sources 
that are covered by Control Techniques Guideline (CTG) documents. 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final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be 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. EPA 
will not institute a second comment period on this action. 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 
July 17, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be mailed to: J. Elmer Bortzer, 
Chief, Regulation Development Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson 
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
    Copies of the State submittal and EPA's analysis of it are 
available for inspection at: Regulation Development Section, Air 
Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 
5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Pohlman, Regulation Development 
Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, 
(312) 886-3299.

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

    Dated: May 9, 1997.
Valdas V. Adamkus,
Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-15849 Filed 6-16-97; 8:45 am]
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