[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 1, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 15696-15697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-7644]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[IN214-1b; FRL-7470-8]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Indiana

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is proposing to approve a revision to Indiana's 
shipbuilding and ship repair volatile organic compound (VOC) rules into 
the Indiana State Implementation Plan (SIP). This request for a SIP 
revision, which was submitted by the Indiana Department of Management 
on August 8, 2001, revises exemption levels and compliance, 
recordkeeping and reporting requirements and is being approved because 
these revisions are enforceable and in some cases more stringent than 
the existing rules.
    In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register, 
EPA is approving the State's SIP revision request as a direct final 
rule without prior proposal because EPA views this action as 
noncontroversial and

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anticipates no adverse comments. The rationale for approval is set 
forth in the direct final rule. If EPA receives no written adverse 
comments, EPA will take no further action on this proposed rule. If EPA 
receives written adverse comment, we will publish a timely withdrawal 
of the direct final rule in the Federal Register and inform the public 
that the rule will not take effect. In that event, EPA will address all 
relevant public comments in a subsequent final rule based on this 
proposed rule. In either event, EPA will not institute a second comment 
period on this action. Any parties interested in commenting must do so 
at this time.

DATES: Comments on this action must be received by May 1, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be mailed to: J. Elmer Bortzer, 
Chief, Regulation Development Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson 
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
    A copy of the State's SIP revision request is available for 
inspection at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Rosenthal, Air Programs Branch 
(AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West 
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886-6052.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,'' 
``us,'' or ``our'' are used we mean the EPA.

I. What action is EPA taking today?
II. Where can I find more information about this proposal and 
corresponding direct final rule?

I. What Action Is EPA Taking Today?

    The EPA is proposing to approve a revision to Indiana's SIP which 
revises exemption levels and compliance and recordkeeping requirements 
in its shipbuilding and ship repair VOC rules. This revision was 
requested by Indiana on August 8, 2001, to streamline some of the 
overlapping requirements between the national emission standards for 
hazardous air pollutants and its shipbuilding and ship repair VOC 
rules.

II. Where Can I Find More Information About This Proposal and 
Corresponding Direct Final Rule?

    For additional information see the direct final rule published in 
the rules section of this Federal Register.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.

    Dated: March 4, 2003.
Bharat Mathur,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 03-7644 Filed 3-31-03; 8:45 am]
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