[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 128 (Thursday, July 3, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 36039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17477]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 70

[FRL-5852-8]


Operating Permits Program; Notice to Defer Comments on Draft Part 
70 Revisions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice to defer comments.

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SUMMARY: Today's document advises the public to defer comment on draft 
revisions to the operating permits regulations in part 70 of chapter I, 
title 40, of the Code of Federal Regulations and an accompanying 
memorandum of options. The draft regulatory revisions and accompanying 
memorandum were made available for public review on May 14, 1997. 
Availability of the draft revisions and a 30-day comment period was 
announced in the Federal Register on June 3, 1997. The regulatory 
revisions will be revised and reissued for review with a new comment 
period.

DATES: As specified in the June 3, 1997 notice, if comments on the May 
14, 1997 draft part 70 revisions are submitted, they must still be 
received by July 3, 1997. However, a new draft will be issued at a 
future date with an accompanying 30-day period for review and comment.

ADDRESSES: The current draft part 70 revisions and accompanying 
memorandum are available in EPA's Air Docket number A-93-50 as items 
VI-A-1, VI-A-2, and VI-A-3. The future revised draft will also be 
placed in this docket and will be announced in a future notice of 
availability in the Federal Register. This docket is available for 
public inspection and copying between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday 
through Friday. A reasonable fee may be charged for copying. The 
address of the EPA air docket is: U.S. EPA, Air Docket Office (6102), 
Attention: Docket Number A-93-50, Room M-1500, Waterside Mall, 401 M 
Street Southwest, Washington, DC 20460.
    The current draft regulatory revisions and accompanying memorandum 
(and the future revised draft) may also be downloaded from the Internet 
at: http://134.67.104.12/html/caaa/t5pg.htm or http://
ttnwww.rtpnc.epa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ray Vogel (telephone 919-541-3153) or 
Roger Powell (telephone 919-541-5331), U.S. EPA, Information Transfer 
and Program Integration Division (MD-12), Research Triangle Park, North 
Carolina 27711. Internet addresses are: [email protected] and 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 3, 1997, EPA announced in the 
Federal Register (62 FR 30289) availability for public review of a May 
14, 1997 draft regulatory revisions package that, when published, will 
promulgate revisions to the part 70 operating permit regulations. The 
May 14, 1997 draft was made available on EPA's Technology Transfer 
Network computer bulletin board and was placed in the Agency's air 
docket number A-93-50. The EPA also made available a memorandum of 
options relating to ``minor permit revisions'' that are under 
consideration for the final revisions. The public was asked to submit 
comments on these draft regulatory revisions and the additional options 
by July 3, 1997. Today's notice defers comment on the draft part 70 
regulatory revisions until a future draft is made available for review 
and comment.
    Since May 14, 1997, the Agency has continued to address issues 
associated with the draft part 70 permit revisions and the accompanying 
options. When these issues are adequately addressed, the Agency will 
revise the draft part 70 regulations and provide an opportunity for 
public comment. Consequently, EPA advises the public to forgo comment 
on the May 14, 1997 draft revisions and accompanying options and wait 
until the revised draft provisions are made available for public 
review. The comment period for the revised draft will be published in a 
future Federal Register notice.

    Dated: June 18, 1997.
John S. Seitz,
Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. 97-17477 Filed 7-2-97; 8:45 am]
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