[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 173 (Tuesday, September 8, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 47458-47459]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24044]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[LA-47-1-7388b; FRL-6156-2]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Louisiana: 
Reasonable Available Control Technology for Emissions of Volatile 
Organic Compounds from Batch Processes

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: In this action, EPA is approving a revision to the Louisiana 
State Implementation Plan rule requiring Reasonable Available Control 
Technology for emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds from Synthetic 
Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry Batch Processes. In the Rules 
and Regulations Section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving the 
State's SIP revision as a direct final rule without prior proposal 
because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial revision and 
anticipates no adverse comments. The rationale for the approval is set 
forth in the direct final rule. If no relevant adverse comments are 
received in response to this rule, no further activity is contemplated 
in relation to this proposed rule. If EPA receives relevant adverse 
comments, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal informing the public 
that the final rule will not take effect, and all relevant public 
comments received during the 30-day comment period set forth below will 
be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. 
Any parties interested in commenting on this action should do so at 
this time.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing by October 8, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to Thomas H. Diggs, 
Chief, Air Planning Section, at the EPA Region 6 Office listed below. 
Copies of the documents relevant to this proposed rule are available 
for public inspection during normal business hours at the following 
locations. Anyone wanting to examine these documents should make

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an appointment with the appropriate office at least two working days in 
advance.
    Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, Air Planning Section 
(6PD-L), 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733.
    Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Air Quality 
Division, 7290 Bluebonnet Boulevard, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70810.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill Deese of the EPA Region 6 Air 
Planning Section (6PD-L) at (214) 665-7253 at the Region 6 address 
above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information provided in the direct 
final rule in the Rules and Regulations section of this Federal 
Register.

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

    Dated: August 21, 1998.
Jerry Clifford,
Acting Director, Regional Administrator, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 98-24044 Filed 9-4-98; 8:45 am]
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