[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 28, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 52265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25045]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CT-053-7212b; A-1-FRL-6443-2]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Connecticut; Nitrogen Oxides Budget and Allowance Trading Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is proposing to approve State Implementation Plan 
(SIP) revisions submitted by the State of Connecticut. The revisions 
consists of adding a regulation, section 22a-174-22a, ``The Nitrogen 
Oxides (NOX) Budget Program'' and four NOX RACT 
trading orders to the CT SIP. The regulation is part of a regional 
nitrogen oxides (NOX) emissions cap and allowance trading 
program designed to reduce stationary source NOX emissions 
during the ozone season in the Ozone Transport Region (OTR) of the 
northeastern United States. The trading orders allow three 
NOX emitting facilities to meet reasonably available control 
technology (RACT) requirements using NOX emission credits 
and one facility to generate NOX emission credits. These SIP 
revisions were submitted pursuant to section 110 of the Clean Air Act 
(CAA).
    In the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is 
approving the State's SIP submittals as a direct final rule without 
prior proposal because the Agency views them as noncontroversial 
revisions 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 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adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all 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. EPA will not institute a second comment 
period. Any parties interested in commenting on this action should do 
so at this time.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before October 29, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to Susan Studlien, Deputy Director, 
Office of Ecosystem Protection (mail code CAA), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region I, One Congress Street, Suite 1100, Boston, 
MA 02114-2023. Copies of the State submittals and EPA's technical 
support documents are available for public inspection during normal 
business hours, by appointment at the Office of Ecosystem Protection, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, One Congress Street, 
11th floor, Boston, MA, and the Bureau of Air Management, Department of 
Environmental Protection, State Office Building, 79 Elm Street, 
Hartford, CT 06106-1630.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Rapp, (617) 918-1048 or at 
[email protected].

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

    Dated: September 15, 1999.
John P. DeVillars,
Regional Administrator, Region I.
[FR Doc. 99-25045 Filed 9-27-99; 8:45 am]
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