[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 6, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 820-821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-228]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[IL178-1b, IL179-1b; FRL-6216-3]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Illinois

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The USEPA is proposing to approve two negative declarations 
submitted by the State of Illinois. The first indicates there is no 
need for regulations covering the industrial wastewater category in the 
Metro-East St. Louis (Metro-East) ozone nonattainment area. The Metro-
East ozone nonattainment area includes Madison, Monroe and St. Clair 
Counties which are located in southwest Illinois, adjacent to St. 
Louis, Missouri. The second negative declaration indicates there is no 
need for regulations covering the industrial cleaning solvents category 
in the Metro-East ozone nonattainment area. The State's negative 
declarations regarding industrial wastewater category sources and 
industrial cleaning solvent sources were submitted to USEPA in two 
letters dated October 2, 1998. In the final rules section of this 
Federal Register, the USEPA is approving the State's requests as a 
direct final rule without prior proposal because USEPA views this 
action as noncontroversial and anticipates no adverse comments. A 
detailed rationale for approving the State's requests is set forth in 
the direct final rule. The direct final rule will become effective 
without further notice unless USEPA receives relevant adverse written 
comment. Should USEPA receive such comment, it will publish a timely 
withdrawal informing the public that the direct final rule will not 
take effect and such public comment received will be addressed in a 
subsequent final rule based on the proposed rule. If no adverse written 
comments are received, the direct final rule will take effect on the 
date stated in that rule, and no further action will be taken. USEPA 
does not plan to institute a second comment period on this action. Any 
parties interested in commenting on this action should do so at this 
time.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before February 5, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be mailed to J. Elmer Bortzer, Chief, 
Regulation Development Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), Region 5 
at the address listed below.

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    Copies of the materials submitted by the Illinois Environmental 
Protection Agency may be examined during normal business hours at the 
following location: Regulation Development Section, Air Programs Branch 
(AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson 
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Randolph O. Cano at (312) 886-6036.

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

    Dated: December 21, 1998.
David A. Ullrich,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 99-228 Filed 1-5-99; 8:45 am]
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