[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 129 (Tuesday, July 7, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 36652]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17967]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[SIPTRAX NO. DC-25-2010a; FRL-6120-2]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
District of Columbia; 15 Percent Plan for the Washington, DC Ozone 
Nonattainment Area

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) 
revision submitted by the District of Columbia for the purpose of 
establishing the District's plan to meet the 15 percent reasonable 
further progress implementation plan (15% plan) requirements of the 
Clean Air Act for the District's portion of the Washington, DC ozone 
nonattainment area. In the Final Rules section of this Federal 
Register, EPA is approving the District's SIP revision as a direct 
final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a 
noncontroversial SIP revision and anticipates no adverse comments. A 
detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the technical 
support document prepared for the direct final rule. If no adverse 
comments are received in response to the direct final rule, no further 
activity is contemplated in relation to this 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adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all 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. EPA will not institute a second comment 
period on this action. Any parties interested in commenting on this 
action should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing by August 6, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to David 
L. Arnold, Chief, Ozone and Mobile Sources Branch, Mailcode 3AP21, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency--Region III, 841 Chestnut Building, 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107. Copies of the documents relevant to 
this action are available for public inspection during normal business 
hours at the Air Protection Division, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Pennsylvania 19103. Persons 
interested in examining these documents should schedule an appointment 
with the contact person (listed below) at least 24 hours before the 
visiting day. Copies of the documents relevant to this action are also 
available at the District of Columbia Department of Health, Air Quality 
Division, 2100 Martin Luther King Ave, SE, Washington, DC 20020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Cripps at the EPA Region 
III address above, or by telephone at (215) 814-2179. Questions may 
also be addressed via e-mail, at the following address: 
[email protected]. While information may be requested 
via e-mail, comments must be submitted in writing to the above Region 
III address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information pertaining to the 
conditional approval of the District's 15% plan provided in the Direct 
Final action of the same title which is located in the Rules and 
Regulations section of this Federal Register.

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

    Dated: June 23, 1998.
Thomas Voltaggio,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 98-17967 Filed 7-6-98; 8:45 am]
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