[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 21, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 43823]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21027]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[PA-4138b; FRL-7038-9]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Pennsylvania; VOC and NOX RACT Determinations for Eleven 
Individual Sources in the Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley 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 eleven major sources of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and 
nitrogen oxides (NOX). These sources are located in the 
Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley 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adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all 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. Any parties interested in commenting on this action should do 
so at this time. Please note that if adverse comment is received for a 
specific source or subset 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for that source or subset of sources will be withdrawn. 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 September 20, 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; and the Allegheny 
County Health Department, Bureau of Environmental Quality, Division of 
Air Quality, 301 39th Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Magliocchetti at (215) 814-
2174, or Ellen Wentworth (215) 814-2034 at the EPA Region III address 
above or by e-mail at [email protected]. or 
[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. 01-21027 Filed 8-20-01; 8:45 am]
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