[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 208 (Thursday, October 26, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 64190-64191]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-27400]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR PART 52

[WI99-01-7330b; FRL-6891-4]


Approval and Promulgation of Maintenance Plan Revisions; 
Wisconsin

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
approve a September 8, 2000 request from Wisconsin for a State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) revision of the Walworth County, Wisconsin 
ozone maintenance plan. The maintenance plan revision allocates a 
portion of the safety margin to the transportation conformity Mobile 
Vehicle Emissions Budget (MVEB) for the year 2007. EPA is approving the 
allocation of 0.5 tons per day of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) to 
the area's 2007 MVEB for transportation conformity purposes. This 
allocation will still maintain the total emissions for the area at or 
below the attainment level required by the transportation conformity 
regulations. In the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA 
is approving the State's SIP revision, as a direct final rule without 
prior proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial 
revision and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for 
the approval is set forth in the direct final rule. If we receive no 
adverse comments in response to that direct final rule we plan to take 
no further action in relation to this proposed rule. If we receive 
significant adverse comments, in writing, which we have not addressed, 
we will withdraw the direct final rule and address all public comments 
received in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. The 
EPA will not institute a second comment period on this document.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before November 27, 
2000.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to: Carlton Nash, Chief, Regulation 
Development Section, Air Programs Branch, (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 
Illinois, 60604.
    You may inspect copies of the documents relevant to this action 
during normal business hours at the following location: Regulation 
Development Section, Air Programs Branch, (AR-18J),

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson 
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois, 60604. Please contact Michael G. Leslie 
at (312) 353-6680 before visiting the Region 5 office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael G. Leslie, Environmental 
Engineer, Regulation Development Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson 
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 353-6680.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Where can I find more information about this 
proposal and the corresponding direct final rule?
    For additional information see the direct final rule published in 
the rules section of this Federal Register.

    Dated: October 11, 2000.
Norman Niedergang,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 00-27400 Filed 10-25-00; 8:45 am]
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