[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 17, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 7840-7841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3523]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[IL168-1b; FRL-6232-9]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Illinois: Clean Fuel Fleet Program Revision

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve a revision to the Illinois State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) amending the Illinois Clean Fuel Fleet 
program (CFFP) established for the Chicago ozone nonattainment area. 
Illinois submitted the SIP revision request on February 13, 1998, which 
delays the implementation of the Illinois CFFP purchase requirement 
from model year 1998 to model year 1999, based on EPA's decision to 
allow States to implement such delays. In addition, the Illinois SIP 
revision includes two minor corrections to the CFFP rules federally 
approved on March 19, 1996. In the final rules section of this Federal

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Register, EPA is approving this SIP revision as a direct final rule 
without prior proposal because EPA views this action as 
noncontroversial and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed 
rationale for approving the SIP revision is set forth in the direct 
final rule. The direct final rule will become effective without further 
notice unless the EPA receives relevant adverse written comment. Should 
the EPA receive such comment, it will publish a timely withdrawal 
informing the public that this 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 document, and no further action will be taken on this proposed 
rule. The EPA 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 March 19, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be mailed to: J. Elmer Bortzer, 
Chief, Regulation Development Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson 
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
    Copies of the State submittal and EPA's analysis of it are 
available for inspection at: Regulation Development Section, Air 
Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 
5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Francisco Acevedo, Regulation 
Development Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 
Illinois 60604, (312) 886-6061.

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

    Dated: February 2, 1999.
David A. Ullrich,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region V.
[FR Doc. 99-3523 Filed 2-16-99; 8:45 am]
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