[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 242 (Friday, December 17, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 70652]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32374]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[PA074-4094b; FRL-6501-3]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Oxygenated Gasoline Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) 
revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The revision 
makes the oxygenated gasoline program a contingency measure for the 
five-county Philadelphia area, which means that the oxygenated gasoline 
program would only be required to be implemented in the five-county 
Philadelphia area if there is a violation of the carbon monoxide (CO) 
national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS). The revision also makes 
technical amendments to the oxygenated gasoline regulation. In the 
``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register, EPA is 
approving the State's SIP submittal as a direct final rule without 
prior proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial 
submittal and anticipates no adverse comments. A more detailed 
description of the state submittal and EPA's evaluation are included in 
a Technical Support Document (TSD) prepared in support of this 
rulemaking action. A copy of the TSD is available, upon request, from 
the EPA Regional Office listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 
document. If EPA receives no adverse comments, EPA will not take 
further action. If EPA receives adverse comments, EPA will withdraw the 
direct final rule and it will not take effect. EPA will address all 
public comments in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. 
EPA will not institute a second comment period on this action. Any 
parties interested in commenting on this action should do so at this 
time.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing by January 18, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to David L. Arnold, 
Chief, Ozone and Mobile Sources Branch, Mailcode 3AP21, US 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. Copies of the documents relevant to 
this action are available for public inspection during normal business 
hours at the Air Protection Division, US Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103; 
and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources Bureau of 
Air Quality Control, P.O. Box 8468, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, 
Pennsylvania 17105.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Kelly L. Bunker, (215) 814-2177, 
at the EPA Region III address above, or by e-mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    For further information, please see the information provided in the 
direct final action, with the same title, that is located in the 
``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register publication.

    Dated: November 18, 1999.
A.R. Morris,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 99-32374 Filed 12-16-99; 8:45 am]
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