[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 5, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 25051-25052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-10096]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[WV065-6034b; FRL-7653-9]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
West Virginia; Sulfur Dioxide Attainment Demonstration for the City of 
Weirton Including the Clay and Butler Magisterial Districts in Hancock 
County

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve the State Implementation Plan 
(SIP) revision submitted by the State of West Virginia. This revision 
contains enforceable emission limitations for the Weirton Steel 
Corporation, and the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation in Hancock 
County, West Virginia, and provides for, and demonstrates, the 
attainment of the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for 
sulfur oxides, measured as sulfur dioxide (SO2) in the City 
of Weirton, including the Clay and Butler Magisterial Districts, 
Hancock County nonattainment area. 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receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and 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 June 4, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by WV065-6034 by one of the 
following methods:
    A. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
    B. E-mail: [email protected]
    C. Mail: Makeba Morris, Chief, Mailcode 3AP21, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania 19103.
    D. Hand Delivery: At the previously-listed EPA Region III address. 
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of 
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of 
boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. WV065-6034. 
EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
public docket without change, including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be 
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you 
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-
mail. The federal regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access'' 
system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact 
information unless you provide it in the

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body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA 
without going through regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be 
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is 
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you 
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name 
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any 
disk or CD-ROM you submit. 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. Electronic files should avoid 
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of 
any defects or viruses.
    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 West Virginia 
Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air Quality, 7012 
MacCorkle Avenue, SE., Charleston, WV 25304-2943.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denis Lohman, (215) 814-2192, or Ellen 
Wentworth, (215) 814-2034, or by e-mail at [email protected] or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information, please see the 
information provided in the direct final action, approving an 
attainment demonstration for the City of Weirton, including the Clay 
and Butler Magisterial Districts in Hancock County, West Virginia, that 
is located in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal 
Register publication.

    Dated: April 20, 2004.
James W. Newsom,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
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