[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 174 (Friday, September 7, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 46753-46754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22367]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[MD011/108-3056b; FRL-7040-9]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Maryland; Revisions to the Control of Iron and Steel Production 
Installations

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 State of Maryland for the purpose of 
amending the applicable test methods for use at iron and steel 
facilities. The revisions also establish a visible emission standard 
for Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF) Shops at integrated steel mills. Finally 
the revisions remove certain obsolete requirements related to coke 
ovens and hearth furnaces. In the Final Rules section of this Federal 
Register, EPA is approving the State's SIP submittals as a direct final 
rule without prior proposal because the Agency views these as 
noncontroversial submittals and anticipates no adverse comments. A more 
detailed description of the state submittals 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comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public 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 October 9, 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 Maryland Department of the 
Environment, 2500 Broening Highway, Baltimore, Maryland, 21224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruth E. Knapp, (215) 814-2191, 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: August 10, 2001.
Donald S. Welsh,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 01-22367 Filed 9-6-01; 8:45 am]
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