[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 151 (Wednesday, August 6, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 46537-46538]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19921]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[MD140-3094b; FRL7523-8]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Maryland; Revisions to Visible Emissions and Sulfur Oxides Testing 
Regulations

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 Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) 
on November 6, 2002. The revision amends Regulations .02, .03, and .05. 
under COMAR 26.11.06--General Emission Standards, Prohibitions and 
Restrictions. In the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA 
is approving the State's SIP submittal as a

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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the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments 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 September 5, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted either by mail or electronically. 
Written comments should be mailed to Makeba Morris, Chief, Air Quality 
Planning Branch, Mailcode 3AP21, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. 
Electronic comments should be sent either to [email protected] or 
to http://www.regulations.gov, which is an alternative method for 
submitting electronic comments to EPA. To submit comments, follow the 
detailed instructions described in the Supplementary Information 
section. 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: Kathleen Anderson, (215) 814-2173, or 
by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: You may submit comments either 
electronically or by mail. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, identify 
the appropriate rulemaking identification number MD140-3094b in the 
subject line on the first page of your comment. Please ensure that your 
comments are submitted within the specified comment period. Comments 
received after the close of the comment period will be marked ``late.'' 
EPA is not required to consider these late comments.
    1. Electronically. If you submit an electronic comment as 
prescribed below, EPA recommends that you include your name, mailing 
address, and an e-mail address or other contact information in the body 
of your comment. Also include this contact information on the outside 
of any disk or CD ROM you submit, and in any cover letter accompanying 
the disk or CD ROM. This ensures that you can be identified as the 
submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact you in case EPA 
cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties or needs further 
information on the substance of your comment. EPA's policy is that EPA 
will not edit your comment, and any identifying or contact information 
provided in the body of a comment will be included as part of the 
comment that is placed in the official public docket, and made 
available in EPA's electronic public docket. If EPA cannot read your 
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for 
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment.
    i. E-mail. Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail) to 
[email protected], attention MD140-3094b. EPA's e-mail system is 
not an ``anonymous access'' system. If you send an e-mail comment 
directly without going through Regulations.gov, EPA's e-mail system 
automatically captures your e-mail address. E-mail addresses that are 
automatically captured by EPA's e-mail system are included as part of 
the comment that is placed in the official public docket, and made 
available in EPA's electronic public docket.
    ii. Regulations.gov. Your use of Regulation.gov is an alternative 
method of submitting electronic comments to EPA. Go directly to http://www.regulations.gov, then select ``Environmental Protection Agency'' at 
the top of the page and use the ``go'' button. The list of current EPA 
actions available for comment will be listed. Please follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments. The system is an ``anonymous 
access'' system, which means EPA will not know your identity, e-mail 
address, or other contact information unless you provide it in the body 
of your comment.
    iii. Disk or CD ROM. You may submit comments on a disk or CD ROM 
that you mail to the mailing address identified in the ADDRESSES 
section of this document. These electronic submissions will be accepted 
in WordPerfect, Word or ASCII file format. Avoid the use of special 
characters and any form of encryption.
    2. By Mail. Written comments should be addressed to the EPA 
Regional office listed in the ADDRESSES section of this document.
    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: June 26, 2003.
Donald S. Welsh,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
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