[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 130 (Wednesday, July 8, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 36870-36871]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17970]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[DC038-2009b, MD058-3026b, VA083-5035b; FRL-6120-5]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland--1990 Base Year Emission 
Inventory for the Metropolitan 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) 
revisions submitted by the District of Columbia, State of Maryland and 
Commonwealth of Virginia for the purpose of establishing purpose of 
revising the 1990 ozone base year emission inventories for the 
Metropolitan Washington, D.C. ozone nonattainment area. In the Final 
Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving these States' 
SIP revisions 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 direct final rule. If no adverse comments are received in response 
to the direct final rule, no further activity is contemplated in 
relation to that rule. If EPA receives adverse comments, the direct 
final rule

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will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in 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 the direct final rule. Any parties 
interested in commenting on that rule should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing by August 7, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to David L. Arnold, 
Chief, Ozone & 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, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103; 
the District of Columbia Department of Public Health, Air Quality 
Division, 2100 Martin Luther King Ave, S.E., Washington, DC 20020; 
Maryland Department of the Environment, 2500 Broening Highway, 
Baltimore, Maryland, 21224; and the Virginia Department of 
Environmental Quality, 629 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23219.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Cripps, (215) 814-2179, at 
EPA Region III address above, or via e-mail at 
[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 
approval of the 1990 emission inventory for the Washington, DC ozone 
nonattainment area submitted by the District of Columbia, State of 
Maryland and Commonwealth of Virginia 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. 98-17970 Filed 7-7-98; 8:45 am]
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