[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 10, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 51620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-25013]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 70

[VA-T5-2001-01b; FRL-7073-5]


Clean Air Act Full Approval of Operating Permit Program; 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 Commonwealth of Virginia. 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 Virginia's operating permit program on June 
10, 1997, as corrected on March 19, 1998. 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 Commonwealth'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the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments 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 9, 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 Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, 629 East Main Street, 
Richmond, Virginia, 23219.

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.
[FR Doc. 01-25013 Filed 10-9-01; 8:45 am]
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