[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 11, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 57549-57550]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-22980]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[IN141-1b; FRL-7273-6]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Indiana; 
Volatile Organic Compound Regulations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is proposing to approve, through a direct final 
procedure, a revision to the Indiana State Implementation Plan (SIP) to 
add Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) capture efficiency testing 
procedures to the existing VOC emission control regulations. The 
Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) submitted the 
adopted rule revision as a requested SIP revision on August 8, 2001. 
Control system capture efficiency requirements are components of 
several State VOC control rules, particularly the rules covering the 
control of VOC emissions from coating and graphic arts sources. The 
existing State VOC rules specify minimum capture efficiencies for some 
source categories, and some sources may seek VOC emission reduction 
credits through increases in capture efficiency.
    In a separate action in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of 
this Federal Register, EPA is approving the State's capture efficiency 
testing rule revision to the SIP through a direct final rule without 
prior proposal because EPA views this action as noncontroversial and 
anticipates no adverse comments. The rationale for approval is set 
forth in the preamble to the direct final rule. If EPA receives no 
written adverse comments, EPA will take no further action on this 
proposed rule. If EPA receives meaningful written adverse comment, we 
will publish a timely withdrawal of the direct final rule in the 
Federal Register and inform the public that the rule will not take 
effect. In that event, EPA will address all relevant public comments in 
a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. In either event, 
EPA will not institute a

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second comment period on this action. Any parties interested in 
commenting must do so at this time.

DATES: Comments on this action must be received by October 11, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to: J. Elmer Bortzer, Chief, 
Regulation Development Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 
Chicago, Illinois 60604.
    Copies of the documents relevant to this action are available for 
public inspection during normal business hours at the Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 5, Air and Radiation Division, 77 West 
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. Please telephone Edward 
Doty at (312) 886-6057 before visiting the Region 5 office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward Doty, Environmental Scientist, 
Regulation Development Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 
Chicago, Illinois 60604. Telephone: (312) 886-6057. E-mail address: 
[email protected].

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4201-7601q.

    Dated: August 23, 2002.
Gary Gulezian,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 02-22980 Filed 9-10-02; 8:45 am]
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