[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 3, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 50379]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-24710]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 70

[WV-T5-2001-01b; FRL-7073-8]


Clean Air Act Full Approval of Operating Permit Program; West 
Virginia

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to fully approve the operating permit program of 
the State of West Virginia. West Virginia's operating permit program 
was submitted in response to the Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments of 1990 
that required States to develop, and submit to EPA, programs for 
issuing operating permits to all major stationary sources and to 
certain other sources within the States' jurisdiction. The EPA granted 
final interim approval of West Virginia's operating permit program on 
November 15, 1995. West Virginia amended its operating permit program 
to address deficiencies identified in the interim approval action and 
this action proposes to approve those amendments. In the Final Rules 
section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving the State's 
operating permit program as a direct final rule without prior proposal 
because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial submittal and 
anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed 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will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in 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. The 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 November 2, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be mailed to Ms. Makeba Morris, 
Chief, Permits and Technical Assessment Branch, Mailcode 3AP11, 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 West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Air 
Quality, 1558 Washington Street, East, Charleston, West Virginia, 
25311.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Campbell, (215) 814-2196, 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: September 25, 2001.
Donald S. Welsh,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
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