[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 208 (Monday, October 28, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 65749-65750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-25858]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[NH-01-48-7174b; A-1-FRL-7376-4]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
New Hampshire; Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) of Air 
Quality Permit Requirements

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) 
revision submitted by the State of New Hampshire. The revision consists 
of a new rule, PART Env-A 623, ``Prevention of Significant 
Deterioration of Air Quality Permitting,'' that adopts into New 
Hampshire's SIP the federal PSD program provisions. The SIP revision 
also amends New Hampshire's permit procedural rule, PART Env-A 205, 
``Permit Notice and Hearing Procedures: Temporary Permits and Permits 
to Operate,'' that make the rule consistent with the new state PSD 
rule. In another document published elsewhere in this issue of the 
Federal Register, EPA is approving the State's SIP submittal as a 
direct final rulemaking. The action will ensure that New Hampshire and 
EPA will interpret and enforce the same PSD rules providing regulatory 
certainty to the state's regulated community. The approval of this 
revision will make New Hampshire's PSD program consistent with the 
federal plan requirements for a SIP-approved PSD program.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before November 27, 
2002.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to Steven A. Rapp, Air Permits, 
Toxics, and Indoor Programs, Office of Ecosystem Protection (mail code 
CAP), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA-New England, One 
Congress Street, Suite 1100, Boston, MA 02114-2023. Copies of the State 
submittal and EPA's technical support document are available for public 
inspection during normal business hours, by appointment at the Office 
of Ecosytem Protection, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, 
One Congress Street, 11th floor, Boston, MA and the Department of 
Environmental Services, 64 North Main Street, Caller Box 2033, Concord, 
NH 03302-2033.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brendan McCahill, (617) 918-1652. E-
mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 
detailed 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

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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.
    For additional information, see the direct final rule which is 
located in the Rules section of this Federal Register.

    Dated: September 3, 2002.
Robert W. Varney,
Regional Administrator, EPA New England.
[FR Doc. 02-25858 Filed 10-25-02; 8:45 am]
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