[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 14, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 68111]
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[FR Doc No: 00-28708]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[NH-042-7169b; A-1-FRL-6871-1]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
New Hampshire, New Hampshire--Nitrogen Oxides Budget and Allowance 
Trading Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is proposing to approve State Implementation Plan 
(SIP) revisions submitted by the State of New Hampshire (NH). The 
revisions consists of adding CHAPTER Env-A 3200 NOX BUDGET 
TRADING PROGRAM, NOX RACT Order 98-001, and two emission 
quantification protocols to the NH SIP. The regulations and source 
specific order in NH are part of a regional nitrogen oxides 
(NOX) emissions budget and allowance trading program 
designed to reduce stationary source NOX emissions during 
the ozone season in the Ozone Transport Region of the northeastern 
United States. These SIP revisions were submitted pursuant to section 
110 of the Clean Air Act. 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 
detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final 
rule. 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the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments 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: Written comments must be received on or before December 14, 
2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to David Conroy, Unit Manager, Air 
Quality Planning, Office of Ecosystem protection (mail code CAQ), U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA-New England, One Congress Street, 
Suite 1100, Boston, MA 02114-2023. Copies of the State submittal and 
EPA's technical support document are available for public inspection 
during normal business hours, by appointment at the Office of Ecosystem 
Protection, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, One 
Congress Street, 11th floor, Boston, MA, and at the New Hampshire Air 
Resources Division, Department of Environmental Services, 6 Hazen 
Drive, P.O. Box 95, Concord, NH 03301.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan Brown, (617) 918-1532 or at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, see the direct 
final rule which is located in the Rules section of this Federal 
Register.

    Dated: September 6, 2000.
Mindy S. Lubber,
Regional Administrator, EPA-New England.
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