[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 122 (Monday, June 25, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 33655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-15752]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[PA155-4114b; FRL-6998-7]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Control of Volatile Organic Compounds 
(VOCs) for Aerospace Operations and Miscellaneous VOC Revisions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve State Implementation Plan (SIP) 
revisions submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This action 
proposes to approve new volatile organic compound (VOC) regulations for 
the aerospace industry, and to add new definitions for terms used in 
regulations containing standards for VOC sources. This action also 
proposes to modify the approval process for the use of alternative 
compliance methods for certain VOC control requirements. 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 comment. 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 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receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and 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. Please note that if EPA receives adverse 
comment on an amendment, paragraph, or section of this rule and if that 
provision may be severed from the remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt 
as final those provisions of the rule that are not the subject of an 
adverse comment.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing by July 25, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to David 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 Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources Bureau of 
Air Quality Control, P.O. Box 8468, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, 
Pennsylvania 17105.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janice Lewis, (215) 814-2185 or Ellen 
Wentworth, (215) 814-2034 at the EPA Region III address above, or by e-
mail at [email protected] or [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: May 31, 2001.
Elaine B. Wright,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 01-15752 Filed 6-22-01; 8:45 am]
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