[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 161 (Monday, August 20, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 43551-43552]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-20882]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[PA 4116b; FRL-7037-3]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Pennsylvania; VOC and NOX RACT Determinations for Eighteen 
Individual Sources in the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton Area

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) 
revisions submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the purpose 
of establishing and requiring reasonably available control technology 
(RACT) for 18 major sources of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and 
nitrogen oxides ( NOX). These sources are located in the 
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton ozone nonattainment area. In the Final 
Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving the 
Commonwealth's SIP revisions as a direct final rule without prior 
proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial submittal 
and anticipates no adverse comments. The rationale for the approval is 
set forth in the direct final rule. 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receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and 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 on this action. Any parties interested in commenting 
must do so at this time. Please note that if adverse comment is 
received for a specific source or subset

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of sources covered by an amendment, section or paragraph of this rule, 
only that amendment, section, or paragraph for that source or subset of 
sources will be withdrawn.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing by September 19, 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 Pennsylvania Department of 
Environmental Resources Bureau of Air Quality Control, P.O. Box 8468, 
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melik Spain at (215) 814-2299, the EPA 
Region III address above or by e-mail at [email protected]. Please 
note that while questions may be posed via telephone and e-mail, formal 
comments must be submitted, in writing, as indicated in the ADDRESSES 
section of this document.

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: August 10, 2001
Judith Katz,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 01-20882 Filed 8-17-01; 8:45 am]
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