[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 171 (Friday, September 1, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 53214-53215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22376]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[MD008/052-3052b; FRL-6845-9]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Maryland; Control of Iron and Steel Production Installations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) 
revisions submitted by the State of Maryland for the purpose of 
establishing opacity limits for blast furnaces constructed on or after 
January 1, 1977. In the Final Rules 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 no adverse comments are received in response to this 
action, no further activity is contemplated. 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comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public 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: Comments must be received in writing by October 2, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to Ms. Makeba A. 
Morris, Chief, Technical Assessment Branch, Mailcode 3AP22, 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,

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103; and the Maryland Department of the 
Environment, 2500 Broening Highway, Baltimore, Maryland, 21224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruth E. Knapp, (215) 814-2191, at the 
EPA Region III address above, or by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information on the opacity 
limits for blast furnaces constructed in Maryland on or after January 
1, 1977, 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.

Thomas Voltaggio,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 00-22376 Filed 8-31-00; 8:45 am]
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