[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 55 (Monday, March 22, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 13275-13276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-6308]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[IL219-1b; FRL-7632-8]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Illinois

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is proposing to approve a site-specific revision to 
the Illinois volatile organic compound (VOC) State Implementation Plan 
(SIP) for the Ford Motor Company's Chicago Assembly Plant in Chicago, 
IL. By its submittal dated June 20, 2003, the Illinois Environmental 
Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) requested that EPA approve Ford's 
adjusted standard into the Illinois VOC SIP. This request is approvable 
because it satisfies reasonably available control technology and is a 
more suitable control measure for its solvent clean-up emissions than 
the general VOC rule which it replaces. In the final rules section of 
this Federal Register, we are approving the SIP revision as a direct 
final rule without prior proposal, because we view this as a 
noncontroversial revision amendment and anticipate 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 proposed 
rule, no further activity is contemplated in relation to this proposed 
rule. If we

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receive adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and 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. We will not institute a second 
comment period on this action. Any parties interested in commenting on 
this action should do so at this time.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before April 21, 2004.
    Comments may also be submitted electronically or through hand 
delivery/courier, please follow the detailed instructions described in 
Part (I)(B)(1)(i) through (iii) of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section of the related direct final rule which is published in the 
rules section of this Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to: J. Elmer Bortzer, Acting 
Chief, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), EPA Region 5, 77 West Jackson 
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590. [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Rosenthal, Environmental 
Engineer, Criteria Pollutant Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), EPA 
Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 
886-6052 [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, see the Direct 
Final notice which is located in the rules section of this Federal 
Register. Copies of the request and the EPA's analysis are available 
for inspection at the above address. (Please telephone Steven Rosenthal 
at (312) 886-6052 before visiting the Region 5 Office.)

    Dated: February 19, 2004.
Bharat Mathur,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 04-6308 Filed 3-19-04; 8:45 am]
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