[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 22 (Monday, February 3, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 5263-5264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-2433]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[MD129/130-3089b; FRL-7437-6]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Maryland; Amendments to Volatile Organic Compound Requirements From 
Specific Processes

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 for the purpose of 
establishing two (2) amendments to COMAR 26.11.19, from specific 
processes on volatile organic compound (VOC) requirements. 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adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all 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 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 March 5, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to Walter K. Wilkie. 
Acting 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 Blvd., Suite 730, Baltimore, Maryland 
21224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Betty Harris at (215) 814-2168, 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

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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 Maryland's 
amendments to the VOC requirements from specific processes, 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 31, 2002.
Thomas C. Voltaggio,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 03-2433 Filed 1-31-03; 8:45 am]
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