[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 100 (Monday, May 24, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 29480-29481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-11558]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[Il221-1b; FRL-7657-9]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Illinois

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is approving a site-specific revision to the Illinois 
volatile organic compound (VOC) State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the 
Horween Leather Company (Horween) in Chicago, IL. By its submittal 
dated May 28, 2003, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency 
(Illinois EPA) requested that EPA approve a site-specific rule that 
would change the VOC control requirements that would apply to a small 
amount of specialty leathers and allow them to be produced at Horween's 
leather production facility in Chicago. This request is approvable 
because it satisfies reasonably available control technology (RACT) and 
is a more suitable control measure for certain of its specialty leather 
coating operations than the existing rule which this amends. 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 receive adverse comments, the direct

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final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be 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 June 23, 2004.
    Comments may also be submitted electronically or through hand 
delivery/courier, please follow the detailed instructions described in 
the Address section and 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, Chief, 
Criteria Pollutant Section (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: April 26, 2004.
Bharat Mathur,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 04-11558 Filed 5-21-04; 8:45 am]
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