[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 14, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 68133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-29063]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6901-9]


Notice of Availability for Draft Guidance Document on ``Guidance 
for the Submission of State/Local/Tribal Rules in Place of Section 112 
Requirements''

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is making available for public review and comment a 
preliminary draft of its pending guidance on delegation of Federal 
section 112 hazardous air pollutant (HAP) requirements to State, Local, 
and Tribal Air Pollution Control Agencies (S/L/T). The guidance also 
includes information on the substitution of Federal section 112 
requirements with S/L/T requirements. Under section 112(l) of the Clean 
Air Act, the EPA is authorized to approve alternative S/L/T HAP 
standards or programs when such requirements are demonstrated to be no 
less stringent than EPA's rules or requirements.
    On August 30, 2000, the EPA revised the 40 CFR part 63, subpart E 
``Approval of State Programs and Delegation of Federal Authorities'' to 
address concerns of S/L/T regarding flexibility and burdensome 
requirements. The changes will help S/L/T preserve the integrity of 
their existing HAP programs by offering a range of options for 
demonstrating equivalence with corresponding Federal requirements and 
expediting the approval process.

DATES: The comment period on the draft guidance will close on December 
14, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Pamela J. Smith, Information 
Transfer and Program Integration Division (MD-12), Office of Air 
Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, North 
Carolina 27711, telephone 919-541-0641, telefax 919-541-5509 or E-mail 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more information, please contact 
Thomas A. Driscoll, Information Transfer and Program Integration 
Division (MD-12), Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. 
EPA, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, telephone 919-541-
5135, telefax 919-541-5509 or E-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A draft of EPA's guidance is available at 
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/uatw/112(l)/112-lpg.html for public review and 
comment. The EPA does not intend to respond to individual comments, but 
rather to consider comments and information from the public in the 
preparation of a final guidance document.

    Dated: October 19, 2000.
Henry C. Thomas,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
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