[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 11, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 11865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6092]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 52 and 81

[IL145-2b, IL152-2b; FRL-5958-4]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plan; Illinois 
Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Illinois

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: On November 14, 1995, May 9, 1996, June 14, 1996, February 3, 
1997, and, October 16, 1997, the State of Illinois submitted State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) revision requests to meet commitments related 
to the conditional approval of Illinois' May 15, 1992, SIP submittal 
for the Lake Calumet (SE Chicago), McCook, and Granite City, Illinois, 
Particulate Matter (PM) nonattainment areas. The EPA proposes to 
approve the portion of the SIP revision requests that applies to the 
Granite City area. The SIP revision requests correct, for the Granite 
City PM nonattainment area, all of the deficiencies of the May 15, 
1992, submittal (as discussed in the November 18, 1994, conditional 
approval notice). No action is being taken on the submitted plan 
revisions for the Lake Calumet and McCook areas at this time. They will 
be addressed in separate rulemaking actions. On March 19, 1996, and 
October 15, 1996, Illinois submitted requests to redesignate the 
Granite City PM nonattainment area to attainment status for the PM 
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The EPA is proposing to 
approve this request, as well as the maintenance plan for the Granite 
City area which was submitted with the redesignation request to ensure 
continued attainment of the NAAQS. 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 
written 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 written adverse comments, the direct final rule 
will be withdrawn and all written public comments received will be 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: Written comments on this proposed rule must be received on or 
before April 10, 1998.

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: January 16, 1998.
David A. Ullrich,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 98-6092 Filed 3-10-98; 8:45 am]
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