[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 112 (Thursday, June 10, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 32475-32476]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-13176]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[TX-70-2-7347b; FRL-7672-6]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans for Texas; 
Approval of Section 179B Demonstration of Attainment, Volatile Organic 
Compound and Nitrogen Oxide Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets for 
Conformity for the El Paso Ozone Nonattainment Area

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is proposing to approve, through direct final action, 
a revision to the Texas State Implementation Plan, submitted to show 
attainment of the one-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard 
in the El Paso ozone nonattainment area, but for emissions emanating 
from outside of the United States. The EPA is also proposing to approve 
the El Paso area's volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides 
emissions budgets. The State submitted the revisions to satisfy 
sections 179B and other part D requirements of the Federal Clean Air 
Act.

DATES: EPA is accepting adverse comment until July 12, 2004. If EPA 
receives adverse comment, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal in the 
Federal Register informing the public that the direct final rule will 
not take effect.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by File ID No. TX-70-2-
7347, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
     U.S. EPA Region 6 ``Contact Us'' Web site: http://epa.gov/region6/r6coment.htm. Please click on ``6PD'' (Multimedia) and select 
``Air'' before submitting comments.
     E-mail: Mr. Thomas Diggs at [email protected]. Please 
also cc the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section below.
     Fax: Mr. Thomas Diggs, Chief, Air Planning Section (6PD-
L), at (214) 665-7263.
     Mail: Mr. Thomas Diggs, Chief, Air Planning Section (6PD-
L), Environmental Protection Agency, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200, 
Dallas, Texas 75202-2733.
     Hand or Courier Delivery: Mr. Thomas Diggs, Chief, Air 
Planning Section (6PD-L), Environmental Protection Agency, 1445 Ross 
Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733. Such deliveries are 
accepted only between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays except 
for legal holidays. Special arrangements should be made for deliveries 
of boxed information.
    Instructions: Please include the text ``Public comment on File ID 
No. TX-70-2-7347'' in the subject line of the first page of your 
comments. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the public file 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

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not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise 
protected through regulations.gov, or e-mail. The Federal 
regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means 
EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you 
provide it in the 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 file 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.
    Official File: Copies of the documents relevant to this action are 
in the official file which is available at the Air Planning Section 
(6PD-L), Environmental Protection Agency, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 700, 
Dallas, Texas 75202-2733. The file will be made available by 
appointment for public inspection in the Region 6 FOIA Review Room 
between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays except for legal 
holidays. Contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT paragraph below or Mr. Bill Deese at (214) 665-7253 to make an 
appointment. If possible, please make the appointment at least two 
working days in advance of your visit. There will be a 15 cent per page 
fee for making photocopies of documents. On the day of the visit, 
please check in at the EPA Region 6 reception area at 1445 Ross Avenue, 
Suite 700, Dallas, Texas.
    Copies of any State submittals and EPA's technical support document 
are also available for public inspection at the State Air Agency listed 
below during official business hours by appointment:
    Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Office of Air Quality, 
12124 Park 35 Circle, Austin, Texas 78753.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Kordzi, Air Planning Section (6PD-
L), EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733, telephone 
(214) 665-7186; fax number (214) 665-7263; e-mail address 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the final rules section of this Federal 
Register, 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 
detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final 
rule. 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. Please note that if EPA receives adverse comment on an amendment, 
paragraph, or section of this rule and if that provision may be severed 
from the remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt as final those provisions 
of the rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment.
    For additional information, see the direct final rule which is 
located in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal 
Register.

    Dated: May 27, 2004.
Richard E. Greene,
Regional Administrator, Region 6.
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