[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 109 (Thursday, June 6, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 38924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14036]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[PA 182-4196b; FRL-7224-9]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Pennsylvania; Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program--Request 
for Delay in the Incorporation of On-Board Diagnostics Testing

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) 
revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The purpose of 
this SIP is to request a one-year extension of the Federal deadline for 
incorporating checks of on-board diagnostic (OBD) systems on 1996-and-
newer vehicles to the Commonwealth's motor vehicle inspection and 
maintenance (I/M) program. EPA's I/M requirements regulations required 
states to add OBD checks to their I/M programs by January 1, 2002. 
However, states had the option to submit a request to EPA for a delay, 
of up to one additional year, of the deadline to add OBD system checks 
to the I/M program. Pennsylvania's SIP revision contains a request for 
the maximum one-year delay allowed by EPA, or until January 1, 2003.
    In the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is 
approving Pennsylvania's SIP request as a direct final rule without 
prior proposal, because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial SIP 
request and anticipates no adverse comments. A more detailed 
description of the Commonwealth's request and a detailed rationale for 
EPA's granting of the requested deadline extension 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direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received 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.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing by July 8, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to David 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. 
These documents are also available from the Pennsylvania Department of 
Environmental Resources Bureau of Air Quality Control, P.O. Box 8468, 
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Rehn, (215) 814-2176, or by e-
mail at [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: May 29, 2002.
William C. Early,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 02-14036 Filed 6-5-02; 8:45 am]
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