[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 158 (Thursday, August 15, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 53329-53330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-20744]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[FL-85-1-200107b; FRL-7259-5]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Florida: 
Approval of Revisions to the Florida State Implementation Plan

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is approving revisions to the Florida State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted on August 29, 2000, by the State of 
Florida through the Florida Department of Environmental Protection 
(FDEP). This submittal consists of revisions to the ozone air quality 
maintenance plan for the Tampa area (Hillsborough and Pinellas 
Counties) to remove the emission reduction credits attributable to the 
Motor Vehicle Inspection Program (MVIP) from the future year emission 
projections contained in those plans. This revision updates the control 
strategy for the Tampa maintenance area by removing emissions credit 
for the MVIP, and as such, transportation conformity must be 
redetermined by the Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) within 
18 months of the final approval of this document. In the Final Rules 
section of this Federal Register, the EPA is approving the State's SIP 
revision 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

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approval is set forth in the direct final rule. If no significant, 
material, and adverse comments are received in response to this rule, 
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the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments 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 
rule. The EPA will not institute a second comment period on this 
document. Any parties interested in commenting on this document should 
do so at this time.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before September 16, 
2002.

ADDRESSES: All comments should be addressed to Joey LeVasseur at the 
EPA, Region 4 Air Planning Branch, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, 
Georgia 30303-8960.
    Copies of the State submittal are available at the following 
addresses for inspection during normal business hours:

Environmental Protection Agency, Atlanta Federal Center, Region 4 Air 
Planning Branch, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960
Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Twin Towers Office 
Building, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joey LeVasseur at 404/562-9035 (e-
mail: [email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information see the direct 
final rule which is published in the Rules section of this Federal 
Register.

J.I. Palmer, Jr.,
Regional Administrator, Region 4.
[FR Doc. 02-20744 Filed 8-14-02; 8:45 am]
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