[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 150 (Tuesday, August 5, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 46142-46143]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19920]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 63

[FRN-7539-6]
RIN 2060-AK71


Amendments to Project XL Site-Specific Rulemaking for Georgia-
Pacific Corporation's Facility in Big Island, VA

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is publishing this site-specific rule to implement a 
project under the Project eXcellence and Leadership (Project XL) 
program, an EPA initiative which encourages regulated entities to 
achieve better environmental results at decreased costs at their 
facilities. EPA is taking direct final action to amend a site-specific 
rulemaking for the Georgia-Pacific Corporation facility in Big Island, 
Virginia. The amendments concern revision of a compliance date for 
certain combustion sources at the facility that are subject to a 
hazardous air pollutant standard. EPA is proposing these amendments to 
accommodate delay in construction of the first commercial scale 
installation of black liquor gasification in the United States.
    In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of today's Federal 
Register, EPA is issuing the amendments as a direct final rule without 
prior proposal because we view this as a noncontroversial revision and 
anticipate no adverse comment. We have explained our reasons for the 
amendments in the preamble to the direct final rule. If EPA receives no 
adverse comment, we will not take further action on this proposal. If 
EPA receives adverse comment, we will withdraw the direct final rule 
and it will not take effect. EPA will address all public comments in a 
subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. We will not 
institute a second comment period on this action. Any parties

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interested in commenting must do so at this time.

DATES: Comments on this rulemaking must be received on or before 
September 4, 2003. All comments should be submitted in writing or 
electronically according to the directions below in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section.
    Public Hearing. Commenters may request a public hearing no later 
than August 19, 2003. Commenters requesting a public hearing should 
specify the basis for their request. If EPA determines that there is 
sufficient reason to hold a public hearing, it will be held on 
September 8, 2003, at 10 a.m. Requests to present oral testimony must 
be made by August 25, 2003. Persons interested in requesting a hearing, 
attending a hearing, or presenting oral testimony at a hearing should 
call Mr. David Beck at (919) 541-5421.

ADDRESSES: To make comments by mail, send (two) 2 copies of your 
comments to the Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC, 20460, Attention Docket ID No. A-2002-0072. 
Comments also may be submitted electronically, or through hand 
delivery/courier. Follow the detailed instructions as provided in I.C. 
of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section in the related direct final 
action that is located in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this 
Federal Register.
    If a public hearing is held, it will take place at the Big Island 
Elementary School, 1114 Schooldays Road, Big Island, Virginia.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Beck, Office of 
Environmental Policy Innovation (E-143-02), U.S. EPA, Research Triangle 
Park, NC 27711. Mr. Beck can be reached at (919) 541-5421 (or by e-mail 
at: [email protected]). Further information on today's action may also 
be obtained on the World Wide Web at http://www.epa.gov/projectxl/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document concerns an ``Amendment to 
Project XL Site-Specific Rulemaking for Georgia-Pacific Corporation's 
Facility in Big Island, Virginia.'' For further information, please see 
the related direct final action that is located in the ``Rules and 
Regulations'' section of this Federal Register publication.

    Dated: July 28, 2003.
Marianne L. Horinko,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 03-19920 Filed 8-4-03; 8:45 am]
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