[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 53 (Friday, March 17, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 14510]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6713]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 52 and 81

[OH132-1; KY116-1;KY84-1; FRL-6562-1]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation 
of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Ohio and Kentucky; 
Reopening of the Public Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of the public comment period.

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SUMMARY: EPA is reopening the public comment period for a proposed rule 
published on January 24, 2000 (65 FR 3630). In the January 24, 2000 
proposed rule, EPA proposed to determine that the Cincinnati-Hamilton 
moderate ozone nonattainment area (Cincinnati-Hamilton area) has 
attained the public health based 1-hour ozone National Ambient Air 
Quality Standard (NAAQS). EPA proposed to determine that certain 
attainment demonstration requirements, along with certain other related 
requirements, of part D of Title 1 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) are not 
applicable to the Cincinnati-Hamilton area. The EPA proposed to approve 
the State of Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's and the 
Commonwealth of Kentucky Natural Resources and Environmental Protection 
Cabinet's requests to redesignate the Cincinnati-Hamilton ozone 
nonattainment area to attainment of the 1-hour ozone NAAQS. EPA re-
proposed to approve an exemption from the nitrogen oxides 
(NOX) requirements as provided for in section 182(f) of the 
CAA for the Kentucky portion of the Cincinnati-Hamilton area. EPA 
solicited public comment on the Ohio and Kentucky requests and on EPA's 
proposed actions. At the request of the Ohio Chapter of the Sierra 
Club, EPA is reopening the comment period through March 24, 2000. All 
comments received before March 24, 2000, including those received 
between the close of the comment period on February 23, 2000 and the 
publication of this proposed rule, will be entered into the public 
record and considered by EPA before taking final action on the proposed 
rule.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 24, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to:

J. Elmer Bortzer, Chief, Regulation Development Section, Air Programs 
Branch (AR-18J), United States Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West 
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
Kay Prince, Chief, Regulatory Planning Section, Air Planning Branch, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30303.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Jones, Environmental Scientist, Regulation Development Section, 
Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), United States Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region 5, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886-6058, 
([email protected]).
Karla L. McCorkle, Environmental Scientist, Regulatory Planning 
Section, Air Planning Branch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, Georgia, 30303, 404-562-9043, 
([email protected]).

    Dated: March 10, 2000.
Jerri-Anne Garl,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 00-6713 Filed 3-16-00; 8:45 am]
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