[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 3, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 5251]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2556]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR PART 63
[FRL-6230-1]


Section 112(l) Approval of the State of Florida's Construction 
Permitting Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule: Clarification.

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SUMMARY: On February 1, 1996 (61 FR 3572), the Environmental Protection 
Agency published in the Federal Register a direct final rule for State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) and section 112(l) approval of the State of 
Florida's minor source operating permit program so that Florida could 
begin to issue federally-enforceable operating permits on a source's 
potential emissions and thereby avoid major source applicability. 
Today's action is taken to clarify that EPA's section 112(l) approval 
of the Florida minor source operating permit program extended to the 
State's minor source preconstruction permitting program as well as the 
operating permit program to allow Florida to issue both Federally-
enforceable construction permits and Federally-enforceable operating 
permits pursuant to section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) as amended 
in 1990. In the Final Rules Section of this Federal Register, the EPA 
is clarifying that the section 112(l) approval of the Florida minor 
source operating permit program extended to the State's minor source 
preconstruction permitting program as well as the operating permit 
program as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the 
Agency views this as a noncontroversial action 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 action, no further activity is contemplated. 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adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all 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 document should do so at this time.

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

ADDRESSES: All comments should be addressed to: Lee Page, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Air and Radiation Technology 
Branch, Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, Georgia 
30303; [email protected]. Copies of Florida's original submittal 
and accompanying documentation are available for public review during 
normal business hours, at the address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lee Page, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 4, Air and Radiation Technology Branch, 
Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, GA 30303, Phone: 
(404) 562-9131; [email protected].

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

    Dated: November 13, 1998.
A. Stanley Meiburg,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
[FR Doc. 99-2556 Filed 2-2-99; 8:45 am]
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