[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 3, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 17647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-8022]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[PA 120-4110b; FRL-6961-3]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Pennsylvania; Conversion of the Conditional Approval of the 15 Percent 
Plan and 1990 VOC Emission Inventory for the Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley 
Ozone Nonattainment Area to a Full Approval

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to convert its conditional approval of the 15 
Percent Reasonable Further Progress Plan (the 15% plan) and its 
associated 1990 base year volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions 
inventory for the Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley ozone nonattainment area to 
a full approval. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania submitted revisions 
which satisfy the conditions imposed by EPA in its conditional 
approval. In the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is 
converting its conditional approval to a full approval as a direct 
final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as 
noncontroversial and anticipates no adverse comments. A more detailed 
description of the state submittals 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comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public 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 May 3, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to David Arnold, Chief, 
Air Quality Planning & Information Services Branch, Mailcode 3AP21, 
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, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. 
They are also available at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental 
Protection, Bureau of Air Quality, P.O. Box 8468, 400 Market Street, 
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Rehn, (215) 814-2176, at the EPA 
Region III address above, or by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information, 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.

    Dated: March 22, 2001.
W.C. Early,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 01-8022 Filed 4-2-01; 8:45 am]
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