[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 174 (Monday, September 9, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 57188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-22728]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[PA-172-4194b; FRL-7271-5]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Pennsylvania; Revision to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) 
Addressing Sulfur Dioxide in Philadelphia County

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) 
revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The revision 
consists of Operating Permits which modify the sulfur dioxide 
(SO2) allowable emissions at four facilities in Philadelphia 
County. The four facilities are Trigen-Philadelphia Energy Corporation, 
Schuylkill Station, Grays Ferry Cogeneration Partnership, PECO Energy 
Company, Schuylkill Generating Station, and Sunoco, Inc. (R&M) 
Philadelphia Refinery. In the Final Rules section of this Federal 
Register, EPA is approving the State's SIP submittal as a direct final 
rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a 
noncontroversial submittal and anticipates no adverse comments. A more 
detailed description of the state submittal and EPA's evaluation are 
included in a Technical Support Document (TSD) prepared in support of 
this rulemaking action. A copy of the TSD is available, upon request, 
from the EPA Regional Office listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 
document. 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comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public 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 October 9, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to David L. 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; the Pennsylvania Department of 
Environmental Resources Bureau of Air Quality Control, P.O. Box 8468, 
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105; and the Department 
of Public Health, Air Management Services, 321 University Avenue, 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denis Lohman, (215) 814-2192, or Ellen 
Wentworth, (215) 814-2034, or by e-mail at [email protected] or 
[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, pertaining to 
SO2 in Philadelphia County, that is located in the ``Rules 
and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register publication. 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.

    Dated: August 16, 2002.
Donald S. Welsh,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 02-22728 Filed 9-6-02; 8:45 am]
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