[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 15, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 1998-1999]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-730]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[MD137-3090b; FRL-7420-9]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Maryland; Revision to the Control of Volatile Organic Compound 
Emissions From Screen Printing and Digital Imaging

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 State of Maryland establishing reasonable 
available control technology (RACT) to limit volatile organic compound 
(VOC) emissions from an overprint varnish that is used in the cosmetic 
industry. This action also proposes to add new definitions and amend 
certain existing definitions for terms used in the regulations. 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rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be 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 February 14, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to Walter Wilkie, 
Acting Branch 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; and the Maryland Department of the 
Environment, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 705, Baltimore, Maryland 
21230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Wentworth, (215) 814-2034, at 
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.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information, please see the 
information provided in the direct final action pertaining to the 
establishment of a VOC limit for an overprint varnish used in the 
cosmetic industry throughout the state of Maryland 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 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: December 4, 2002.
Thomas C. Voltaggio,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 03-730 Filed 1-14-03; 8:45 am]
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