[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 9043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-4515]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[MD141/142-3095b; FRL-7450-1]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Maryland; Miscellaneous Revisions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve two State Implementation Plan (SIP) 
revisions submitted by the State of Maryland. One revision removes from 
the SIP the state ambient air quality standard for hydrocarbons. The 
other revision removes an outdated citation of a current SIP provision 
regarding the granting of visible emissions exceptions by control 
officers. 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rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be 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 31, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to Harold A. Frankford, 
Mailcode 3AP20, 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: Harold A. Frankford, (215) 814-2108, 
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, 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: February 4, 2003.
Thomas C. Voltaggio,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 03-4515 Filed 2-26-03; 8:45 am]
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