[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 194 (Monday, October 7, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 62431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-25286]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[PA135-4101b; FRL-7389-1]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Pennsylvania; Allegheny County's Generic VOC and NOX RACT 
Regulation and Revised Definitions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve revisions to the Pennsylvania State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 
on behalf of the Allegheny County Health Department, Bureau of 
Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality (hereafter the ACHD). 
These revisions consist of a generic regulation which requires major 
sources of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and nitrogen oxides 
(NOX) to implement reasonably available control technology 
(RACT) and related changes to the definitions of the terms ``major 
source'' and ``potential emissions'' and ``low NOX burner 
with separate overfire air''. This generic RACT regulation applies to 
major sources not otherwise subject to RACT pursuant to other ACHD 
regulations. These sources are located in Allegheny County which is 
part of the Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley ozone area. In the Final Rules 
section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving the ACHD's generic 
VOC and NOX regulation as a revision into the Pennsylvania 
SIP as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency 
views this as a noncontroversial submittal and anticipates no adverse 
comments. The 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comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public 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. EPA will not institute a second comment period. Any 
parties interested in commenting on this action should do so at this 
time. 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.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing by November 6, 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; Allegheny County Health Department, 
Bureau of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality, 301 39th 
Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15201 and the Pennsylvania Department 
of Environmental Resources Bureau of Air Quality Control, PO Box 8468, 
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janice Lewis at (215) 814-2185, the 
EPA Region III address above 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 for Allegheny County's 
generic RACT regulations, that is located in the ``Rules and 
Regulations'' section of this Federal Register publication.

    Dated: September 24, 2002.
James M. Newsom,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 02-25286 Filed 10-4-02; 8:45 am]
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