[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 58 (Monday, March 26, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 16434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7400]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 63

[FRL-6768-5]


Project XL Site-Specific Rulemaking for Georgia-Pacific 
Corporation's Facility in Big Island, Virginia

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: Under the Project XL program, the Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA) is supporting a project for the Georgia-Pacific 
Corporation facility located in Big Island, Virginia. The terms of the 
project are defined in the ``Georgia-Pacific Corporation Big Island, 
Virginia Project XL Final Project Agreement.'' To help implement this 
project, EPA is proposing amendments to Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants From Chemical Recovery Combustion Sources at Kraft, Soda, 
Sulfite, and Stand-Alone Semichemical Pulp Mills, (promulgated in the 
Federal Register on January 12, 2001 (66 FR 3179). The amendments are 
applicable only to the Georgia-Pacific Big Island facility.
    Because we do not anticipate receiving adverse comments on this 
rulemaking, the proposed amendments also are being issued as a direct 
final rule in the ``Final Rules'' section of today's Federal Register. 
If no significant and timely comments are received, no further action 
will be taken with respect to this proposal and the direct final rule 
will be become final on the date provided in that action.

DATES: Written comments must be received by April 25, 2001. Anyone 
requesting a public hearing must contact the EPA no later than April 5, 
2001. If a hearing is held, it will be on April 23, 2001, beginning at 
10:00 a.m. Requests to present oral testimony must be made by April 16, 
2001. Persons interested in requesting a hearing, attending a hearing, 
or presenting oral testimony at a hearing should call Mr. David Beck at 
(919) 541-5421.

ADDRESSES: By U.S. Postal Service, send comments (in duplicate, if 
possible) to: Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center (6102), 
Attention Docket Number A-2000-42, U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20460. In person or by courier, deliver comments 
(in duplicate, if possible) to: Air and Radiation Docket and 
Information Center (6102), Attention Docket Number A-2000-42, U.S. EPA, 
401 M Street, SW., Washington DC 20460. The EPA requests that a 
separate copy of each public comment be sent to the contact person 
listed below.
    Comments also may be submitted electronically by sending electronic 
mail (e-mail) to: [email protected]. Electronic comments must be 
submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and 
any form of encryption. Comments also will be accepted on diskette in 
WordPerfect or ASCII file format. All comments in electronic form must 
be identified by the docket number (No. A-2000-42). No confidential 
business information should be submitted through e-mail. Electronic 
comments may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.
    If a public hearing is held, it will take place at the EPA Office 
of Administration Auditorium, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Beck, Office of 
Environmental Policy Innovation, (MD-10), U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone number (919) 541-
5427.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information on the amendments 
and supplementary information related to the amendments, see the direct 
final rule published in the ``Final Rules'' section of today's Federal 
Register.

    Dated: March 20, 2001.
Christine Todd Whitman,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 01-7400 Filed 3-23-01; 8:45 am]
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