[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 5, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 465]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[KY98-1-9808b: FRL-6199-2]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Kentucky; Basic Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is approving the State Implementation Plan (SIP) 
revision submitted on November 10, 1997, by the Commonwealth of 
Kentucky, through the Kentucky Natural Resources and Environmental 
Protection Cabinet. This revision modifies the implementation of a 
basic motor vehicle inspection and maintenance (I/M) program in 
Jefferson County, Kentucky, to require loaded mode testing of vehicles 
instead of the current idle testing. In the final rules section of this 
Federal Register, the EPA is approving the Commonwealth'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. A detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the 
direct final rule. If no adverse comments are received in response to 
this rule, no further activity is contemplated in relation to this 
proposed 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will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in 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. The EPA will not 
institute a second comment period on this document. Any parties 
interested in commenting on this action should do so at this time.

DATES: To be considered, comments must be received by February 4, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to: Dale Aspy at the 
EPA Regional office listed below.
    Copies of the documents relative to this action are available for 
public inspection during normal business hours at the following 
locations. The interested persons wanting to examine these documents 
should make an appointment with the appropriate office at least 24 
hours before the visiting day.
    Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center (Air Docket), U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 
20460.
    Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Air Programs Branch, 61 
Forsyth Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
    Air Pollution Control District of Jefferson County, 850 Barrett 
Avenue, Suite 205, Louisville, Kentucky 40204.
    Division for Air Quality, Department for Environmental Protection, 
Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Cabinet, 316 St. Clair 
Mall, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale Aspy, Regulatory Planning 
Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides & Toxics Management 
Division, Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30303. The telephone number is (404) 562-9041. 
Reference file KY98-1-9808.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information see the direct 
final rule which is published in the rules section of this Federal 
Register.

    Dated: November 5, 1998.
A. Stanley Mieburg,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
[FR Doc. 99-18 Filed 1-4-99; 8:45 am]
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