[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 140 (Friday, July 20, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 37942]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18187]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[PA168-4109b; FRL-7013-6]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Pennsylvania; Control of VOCs from Wood Furniture Manufacturing, 
Surface Coating Processes and Other Miscellaneous 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. The revisions 
include the adoption of new VOC regulations for wood furniture 
manufacturing operations. These revisions also add new definitions, and 
amend or delete certain existing definitions for terms used in 
regulations pertaining to volatile organic compound (VOC) sources. The 
revisions also clarify the requirements Pennsylvania's surface coating 
regulations. Lastly, the revisions include minor amendments to 
Pennsylvania's regulations pertaining to sampling and testing methods. 
the addition, revision or deletion of terms used in regulations 
pertaining to volatile organic compound (VOC) sources, and to amend 
certain VOC surface coating regulations. 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 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 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adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all 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 August 20, 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: Rose Quinto, (215) 814-2182 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: July 5, 2001.
James W. Newsom,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 01-18187 Filed 7-19-01; 8:45 am]
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