[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 10, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 11643]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5315]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[NH-9-1-5823b; A-1-FRL-5969-5]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
New Hampshire; Revised Regulations and Source-Specific Reasonably 
Available Control Technology Plans Controlling Volatile Organic 
Compound Emissions and Emission Statement Requirements

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve State Implementation Plan (SIP) 
revisions submitted by the State of New Hampshire. These revisions 
consist of the State's volatile organic compound (VOC) regulations in 
Chapter Env-A 1204 (except 1204.06), certain testing and monitoring 
requirements in Chapter Env-A 800, and recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements in Chapter Env-A 900, all of which require the 
implementation of reasonably available control technology (RACT) for 
certain sources of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), as required by 
the Clean Air Act. These revisions also consist of source specific VOC 
RACT determinations for L.W. Packard and Company, Textile Tapes 
Corporation, and Kalwall Corporation. In the Final Rules Section of 
this Federal Register, EPA is approving the State's SIP revisions as a 
direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views these 
amendments as a noncontroversial revision 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 relevant adverse comments, the 
direct final rule will not take effect and all public comments received 
will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed 
rule. EPA will not institute a second comment period on this proposal. 
Any parties interested in commenting on this proposal should do so at 
this time.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 9, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to Susan Studlien, Deputy Director, 
Office of Ecosystem Protection (mail code CAA), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region I, JFK Federal Bldg., Boston, MA 02203. 
Copies of the State submittal and EPA's technical support document are 
available for public inspection during normal business hours, by 
appointment at the Office of Ecosystem Protection, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region I, One Congress Street, 11th floor, Boston, 
MA and Air Resources Division, Department of Environmental Services, 64 
North Main Street, Caller Box 2033, Concord, NH 03302-2033.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeanne Cosgrove, (617) 565-9451.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, see the direct 
final rule which is located in the Rules Section of this Federal 
Register.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

    Dated: February 9, 1998.
John P. DeVillars,
Regional Administrator, Region I.
[FR Doc. 98-5315 Filed 3-9-98; 8:45 am]
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