[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 33 (Thursday, February 17, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 8081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3358]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[VA103-5047b; FRL-6534-8]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Commonwealth of Virginia; 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 Virginia. The revision makes 
the oxygenated gasoline program a contingency measure of the 
maintenance plan for the Northern Virginia area, which means that the 
oxygenated gasoline program would only be required to be implemented in 
the Northern Virginia area if there is a violation of the carbon 
monoxide (CO) national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS). 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 on this proposed rule. 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. 
Any parties interested in commenting on this action should do so at 
this time.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing by March 20, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to David L. Arnold, 
Chief, Ozone and Mobile Sources Branch, Mailcode 3AP21, U.S. 
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, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103; 
and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, 629 East Main 
Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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: February 1, 2000.
Bradley M. Campbell,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 00-3358 Filed 2-16-00; 8:45 am]
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