[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 18, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 20788-20789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-9383]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[PA 4091b; FRL-6569-1]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Pennsylvania; Approval of VOC and NOx RACT Determinations for 
Individual Sources

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the Commonwealth of 
Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan (SIP). The revisions impose 
reasonably available control technology (RACT) on twenty-six major 
sources of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) 
located in Pennsylvania. EPA is proposing these revisions to establish 
RACT requirements in accordance with the Clean Air Act. 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 the Technical 
Support Documents (TSD) prepared in support of this rulemaking action. 
A copy of the TSD's are 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

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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: Written comments must be received by May 18, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to 
Kathleen Henry, Chief, Permits and Technical Assessment Branch, Air 
Protection Division, Mailcode 3AP11, 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 Pennsylvania 
Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Air Quality Control, 
P.O. Box 8468, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly L. Bunker at (215) 814-2177, for 
information on sources #1-18 (or via e-mail at [email protected]) or 
Melik Spain at (215) 814-2299 for information on sources #19-26 (or via 
e-mail at [email protected]). While information may be requested via 
e-mail, any comments must be submitted in writing to the above Region 
III address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information concerning this 
action to propose approval of VOC and NOx RACT determinations for 
twenty-six individual sources in Pennsylvania as a revision to the 
Commonwealth's SIP, please see the information provided in the direct 
final action, of the same Title, that is located in the ``Rules and 
Regulations'' section of this Federal Register publication.

    Dated: March 19, 2000.
Bradley M. Campbell,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 00-9383 Filed 4-17-00; 8:45 am]
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