[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 116 (Tuesday, June 17, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 32713-32714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15850]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[TN-128-6763b; TN-166-9634b; TN-180-9712b; TN-182-9713b; FRL-5841-3]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans, Tennessee: 
Approval of Revisions to the Nashville/Davidson County Portion of the 
Tennessee SIP Regarding New Source Review, Volatile Organic Compounds 
and Emergency Episodes

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA proposes to approve State implementation plan (SIP) 
revisions submitted by the State of Tennessee for the purpose of 
revising the Nashville regulations for new source review (NSR) and 
volatile organic compounds (VOC) and for the purpose of adding a new 
regulation for emergency episodes. The EPA proposes to disapprove the 
submitted revisions to sections 7-17(c)(4)(ii) and 7-17(c)(4)(iii) of 
the Nashville regulation for the

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control of volatile organic compounds because the submitted revisions 
would relax currently approved emission limits for certain operations 
in the manufacture of pneumatic rubber tires. In the final rules 
section of this Federal Register, the EPA is approving the State'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 this proposed 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comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public 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 must be received by July 17, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to 
William Denman at the Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4 Air 
Planning Branch, 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. Copies 
of 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. Reference files TN128-01-6763, TN166-01-9634, TN180-01-
9712, and TN182-01-9713. The Region 4 office may have additional 
background documents not available at the other locations.

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, William Denman, 404/562-
9030.
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Air 
Pollution Control, L & C Annex, 9th Floor, 401 Church Street, 
Nashville, Tennessee 37243-1531, 615/532-0554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Denman 404/562-9030.

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

    Dated: June 14, 1997.
A. Stanley Meiburg,
Acting Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-15850 Filed 6-16-97; 8:45 am]
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