[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 12, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 68545-68546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28496]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 52 and 81

[PA181-4181b; FRL-7399-3]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Pennsylvania; 
Redesignation of the Allegheny County Carbon Monoxide Nonattainment 
Area and Approval of Miscellaneous Revisions

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 for the purpose 
of redesignating the Pittsburgh area carbon monoxide (CO) nonattainment 
area to attainment, establish a maintenance plan for the area, and 
approve the 1990 base year inventory for CO for the area. 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

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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the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments 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.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing by December 12, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be mailed 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 Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, 1301 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Room B108, Washington, DC 20460; and Pennsylvania 
Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Air Quality, PO Box 
8468, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine L. Magliocchetti, (215) 814-
2174, or by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information, please see the 
information provided in the direct final action, with the same title, 
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 redesignation request, maintenance plan 
and emissions inventory for the CO nonattainment area in southwestern 
Pennsylvania, 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: October 17, 2002.
Thomas C. Voltaggio,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 02-28496 Filed 11-8-02; 8:45 am]
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