[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 56 (Tuesday, March 23, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 13498-13499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-6425]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[IL218-01b, FRL-7635-6]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Illinois; Definition of Volatile Organic Material and Volatile Organic 
Compound

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is proposing to approve Illinois' October 31, 2003 
request to revise the definition for volatile organic material (VOM) 
and volatile organic compound (VOC) to incorporate exemptions for 
several nonreactive compounds from the definition of VOM and VOC and 
thereby, from regulation as ozone precursors. These requested state 
implementation plan (SIP) revisions were made in response to, and 
consistent with, EPA's action to add these chemical compounds to the 
list of chemicals that are exempted from the definition of VOC. In the 
Final Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving the 
state's SIP revision, as a direct final rule without prior proposal 
because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial revision and 
anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for the approval 
is set forth in the direct final rule. If EPA receives no adverse 
comments in response to that direct final rule, EPA plans to take no 
further action on this proposed rule. If EPA receives significant 
adverse comments, in writing, which EPA has not addressed, EPA will 
withdraw the direct final rule and address all public comments received 
in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. The EPA will 
not institute a second comment period on this document.

DATES: EPA must receive written comments on or before April 22, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to:

J. Elmer Bortzer, Acting Chief, Air Programs Branch, (AR-18J), U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 
Chicago, Illinois 60604.

    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 direct final rule published in the rules section of this Federal 
Register.
    You may inspect copies of the documents relevant to this action 
during normal business hours at the following location:

Criteria Pollutant Section, Air Programs Branch, (AR-18J), U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 
Chicago, Illinois 60604.

    Please contact Kathleen D'Agostino at (312) 886-1767 before 
visiting the Region 5 office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen D'Agostino, Environmental 
Engineer, Criteria Pollutant Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson 
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886-1767. 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Where Can I Find More Information About This Proposal And The 
Corresponding Direct Final Rule?

    For additional information see the direct final rule published in 
the rules section of this Federal Register.


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    Dated: March 1, 2004.
Jo Lynn Traub,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 04-6425 Filed 3-22-04; 8:45 am]
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