[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 9, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 23645-23646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-10987]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[DC049-2026b; FRL-6973-6]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
District of Columbia; Oxygenated Gasoline Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) 
revision submitted by the District of Columbia. The revision makes the 
oxygenated gasoline program a contingency measure for the District of 
Columbia (the District), which means that the oxygenated gasoline 
program would only be required to be implemented in the District if 
there is a violation of the carbon monoxide (CO) national ambient air 
quality standard (NAAQS). The District's revision also makes technical 
amendments to its oxygenated gasoline regulations which correct the 
deficiencies previously identified by EPA in a January 26, 1995 final 
rule granting limited approval/limited disapproval of those 
regulations. Therefore, the limited approval/limited disapproval is 
being converted to a full approval. In the ``Rules and Regulations'' 
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 more detailed description of the state submittal 
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 EPA receives no adverse 
comments, EPA will not take further action. If EPA receives adverse 
comments, EPA will withdraw the direct final rule and it will not take 
effect. EPA will address all public comments in a subsequent final rule 
based on this proposed rule. EPA will not institute a second comment 
period on this action. Any parties interested in commenting on this 
action should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing by June 8, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to David L. Arnold, 
Chief, Air Quality Planning and 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; and the District of Columbia 
Department of Public Health, Air Quality Division, 51 N Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly L. Bunker, (215) 814-2177, 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: April 24, 2001.
William C. Early,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 01-10987 Filed 5-8-01; 8:45 am]
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