[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 154 (Monday, August 11, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 47531-47532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-20305]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[WV041/046-6015b; FRL-7525-3]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
West Virginia; Regulation To Prevent and Control Particulate Air 
Pollution From Combustion of Fuel in Indirect Heat Exchangers

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 State of West Virginia for the purpose of 
establishing regulations for the prevention and control of particulate 
air pollution from combustion of fuel in indirect heat exchangers. 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 more detailed description of the 
state submittal and EPA's evaluation are included in a Technical 
Support Document (TSD) prepared in support of this rulemaking action. A 
copy of the TSD is available, upon request, from the EPA Regional 
Office listed in the ADDRESSES section of this document. 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rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be 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 10, 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; West Virginia 
Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air Quality, 7012 
MacCorkle Avenue, SE., Charleston, WV 25304-2943.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Anderson, (215) 814-2173, or 
by e-mail at [email protected].

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.
    You may submit comments either electronically or by mail. To ensure 
proper receipt by EPA, identify the appropriate rulemaking 
identification number WV041/046-6015b 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. 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 WV041/046-6015b. 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.

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.

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2. By Mail

    Written comments should be addressed to the EPA Regional office 
listed in the ADDRESSES section of this document.
    For public commenters, it is important to note that EPA's policy is 
that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, 
will be made available for public viewing at the EPA Regional Office, 
as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment contains 
copyrighted material, confidential business information (CBI), or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. When EPA 
identifies a comment containing copyrighted material, EPA will provide 
a reference to that material in the version of the comment that is 
placed in the official public rulemaking file. The entire printed 
comment, including the copyrighted material, will be available at the 
Regional Office for public inspection.

Submittal of CBI Comments

    Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI 
electronically to EPA. You may claim information that you submit to EPA 
as CBI by marking any part or all of that information as CBI (if you 
submit CBI on disk or CD ROM, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as 
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the 
specific information that is CBI). Information so marked will not be 
disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 
2.
    In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes 
any information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not 
contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion 
in the official public regional rulemaking file. If you submit the copy 
that does not contain CBI on disk or CD ROM, mark the outside of the 
disk or CD ROM clearly that it does not contain CBI. Information not 
marked as CBI will be included in the public file and available for 
public inspection without prior notice. If you have any questions about 
CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI, please consult the person 
identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.

Considerations When Preparing Comments to EPA

    You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your 
comments:
    1. Explain your views as clearly as possible.
    2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
    3. Provide any technical information and/or data you used that 
support your views.
    4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you 
arrived at your estimate.
    5. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns.
    6. Offer alternatives.
    7. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline 
identified.
    8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, identify the appropriate 
regional file/rulemaking identification number in the subject line on 
the first page of your response. It would also be helpful if you 
provided the name, date, and Federal Register citation related to your 
comments.

    Dated: June 30, 2003.
Thomas C. Voltaggio,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
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