[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 79 (Thursday, April 24, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 20095-20096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10064]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[FL-88 -200227(b); FRL-7486-8]


Florida: Revision to Jacksonville, Florida Ozone Air Quality 
Maintenance Plan

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is proposing to approve the State Implementation Plan 
(SIP) revision submitted by the Florida Department of Environmental 
Protection (DEP) on November 28, 2001, for the Duval County 1-hour 
ozone maintenance plan. More specifically, EPA is proposing to approve 
the state's new motor vehicle emissions budgets (MVEB) for volatile 
organic compounds (VOCs) and nitrogen oxides (NOX) for 2005. 
This submittal updates the maintenance plan by establishing new 
transportation conformity MVEB for the year 2005, for use by the 
Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). The MVEB represent the VOCs 
and the NOX emissions currently projected by the MPO for the 
year 2005, plus a small

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allocation from the areas ``safety margin'' for each pollutant to 
accommodate any further refinements that the MPO may need to make these 
projections. This allocation will still maintain the total emissions 
for the area at or below the attainment level for this maintenance 
area. In the Final Rules Section of this Federal Register, the EPA is 
approving the State's SIP revision 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 significant, 
material, and adverse comments are received in response to this rule, 
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the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments 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 
rule. The EPA will not institute a second comment period on this 
document. Any parties interested in commenting on this document should 
do so at this time.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before May 27, 2003.

ADDRESSES: All comments should be addressed to: Lynorae Benjamin at the 
EPA, Region 4 Air Planning Branch, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, 
Georgia 30303-8960.
    Copies of the State submittal(s) are available at the following 
addresses for inspection during normal business hours at the following 
locations. The interested persons wanting to examine these documents 
should make an appointment with appropriated office at least 24 hours 
before visiting day. Reference file FL-88 . The Region 4 office may 
have additional background documents not available at the other 
locations.

Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Air Planning Branch, 61 
Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. (Lynorae Benjamin, 
(404) 562-9040).

Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Air Resource Management 
Division, Twin Towers Office Building, 2600 Blair Stone Road, 
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynorae Benjamin, Air Quality Modeling 
and Transportation Section; Air Planning Branch; Air, Pesticides, and 
Toxics Management Division; Region 4 Environmental Protection Agency, 
Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-
8960. Ms. Benjamin's telephone number is (404) 562-9040. She can also 
be reached via electronic mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information see the direct 
final rule which is published in the Rules Section of this Federal 
Register.

    Dated: April 15, 2003.
A. Stanley Meiburg,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
[FR Doc. 03-10064 Filed 4-23-03; 8:45 am]
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