[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 212 (Thursday, November 1, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 55144-55145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-27282]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 70

[PA-T5-AC2001b; FRL-7093-2]


Clean Air Act Full Approval of Operating Permit Program; 
Allegheny County; PA

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve a partial operating permit program for 
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. This program will allow the Allegheny 
County Health Department (ACHD), located in the Commonwealth of 
Pennsylvania, to issue federally enforceable operating permits to all 
major stationary sources and certain other affected minor sources in 
its jurisdiction. The ACHD's operating permits program was submitted to 
EPA by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on behalf of Allegheny County. 
By this same rulemaking, EPA is also withdrawing its previously 
published notice of proposed rulemaking dated December 6, 1999. In the 
Final Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is fully approving 
the partial operating permit program for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 
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adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all 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.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing by December 3, 2001.

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ADDRESSES: Comments are to be mailed to 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 the Allegheny 
County Health Department Bureau of Environmental Quality, Division of 
Air Quality, 301 39th Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Miller, Permits and Technical 
Assessment Branch at (215) 814-2068 or by e-mail at 
[email protected]. Please note that comments on this proposed rule 
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: October 17, 2001.
James W. Newsom,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 01-27282 Filed 10-31-01; 8:45 am]
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