[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 70 (Monday, April 12, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 19139-19140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8223]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 63

[NC-112L-2004-1-FRL-7646-3]


Approval of Section 112(l) Authority for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants; Equivalency by Permit Provisions; National Emission 
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From the Pulp and Paper 
Industry; State of North Carolina

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: On August 26, 2003, the EPA published in the Federal Register 
a direct final rule to approve the North Carolina Department of 
Environment and Natural Resources (NC DENR) equivalency by permit 
program, pursuant to section 112(l) of the Clean Air Act, to implement 
and enforce State permit terms and conditions that substitute for the 
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Pulp 
and Paper Industry and the National Emission Standards for Hazardous 
Air Pollutants for Chemical Recovery Combustion Sources at Kraft, Soda, 
Sulfite and Stand-Alone Semi-chemical Pulp Mills, for the International 
Paper Riegelwood mill in Riegelwood, North Carolina. Today's action is 
taken to amend the approval of NC DENR's section 112(l) authority for 
hazardous air pollutants, equivalency by permit provisions, in order to 
extend its coverage to include the following four mills: International 
Paper Roanoke Rapids mill in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina; Blue Ridge 
Paper Products in Canton, North Carolina; Weyerhaeuser New Bern 
facility in New Bern, North Carolina; and the Weyerhaeuser Plymouth 
facility in Plymouth, North Carolina. In the Rules section of this 
Federal Register, EPA is granting NC DENR the authority to implement 
and enforce alternative requirements in the form of title V permit 
terms and conditions for the additional four North Carolina mills, 
after EPA has approved the state's alternative requirements. A detailed 
rationale for this approval is set forth in the final rule amendment. 
If no significant, material, and adverse comments are received in 
response to this rule, no further activity is

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contemplated. If EPA receives adverse comments, the final rule 
amendment will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be 
addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this rule. The EPA will 
not institute a second comment period on this document. Any parties 
interested in commenting on this document should do so at this time.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before May 12, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by mail to: Lee Page, Air Toxics 
Assessment and Implementation Section, Air Toxics and Monitoring 
Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division; U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency Region 4; 61 Forsyth Street, SW., 
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. Comments may also be submitted 
electronically, or through hand delivery/courier. Please follow the 
detailed instructions described in the final rule amendment, 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section [Part (I)(B)(1)(i) though (iii)] 
which is published in the Rules Section of this Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lee Page, Air Toxics Assessment and 
Implementation Section, Air Toxics and Monitoring Branch, Air, 
Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, Region 4, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. 
The telephone number is (404) 562-9141. Mr. Page can also be reached 
via electronic mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information see the final 
rule amendment which is published in the Rules Section of this Federal 
Register.

    Dated: April 2, 2004.
 A. Stanley Meiburg,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
[FR Doc. 04-8223 Filed 4-9-04; 8:45 am]
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