[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 123 (Monday, June 28, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36023-36024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-14382]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[IL218-2a; FRL-7661-8]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Correction to a direct final rule; extension of the public 
comment period.

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SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to the preamble and 
codification of a final rule which was published on March 23, 2004 (69 
FR 13474). The rule being corrected approved revisions to Illinois' 
definition of volatile organic material (VOM) or volatile organic 
compound (VOC) contained in the Illinois State Implementation Plan 
(SIP). Because of the errors in the March 23, 2004, direct final rule 
which necessitated correction, EPA is extending the public comment 
period for 30 days from the publication of this correction and delaying 
the effective date of the direct final rule for 60 days from the date 
of the publication of this correction. This will provide the public 
with an opportunity to comment on the corrected rule before it takes 
effect.

DATES: The removal of Sec.  52.720 (c)(168) is effective June 28, 2004. 
The addition of a new paragraph (c)(168) is effective August 27, 2004, 
unless EPA receives adverse written comments by July 28, 2004. If EPA 
receives adverse comments, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of the 
rule in the Federal Register and inform the public that the rule will 
not take effect.

ADDRESSES: 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.
    Send written comments to: J. Elmer Bortzer, Chief, Criteria 
Pollutant Section, Air Programs Branch, (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 
Illinois 60604. [email protected].
    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 
which begins in the third column on page 13474 of the March 23, 2004 
(69 FR 13474) direct final rule.

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: On March 23, 2004 (69 FR 13474), EPA 
approved revisions to Illinois' definition of VOM and VOC contained in 
the Illinois State Implementation Plan (SIP).

Need for Correction

    As published, the direct final rule contains two errors. First, the 
rule identified the State definition of VOM or VOC as being codified at 
35 Ill. Adm. Code 211.7250. This error was published in the first 
column on page 13476 under the heading ``What has Illinois Submitted?'' 
It also appears in the codification for this action, specifically in 
the introductory text of 40 CFR 52.720(c)(168) which is presented in 
the second column on page 13477. The correct State citation for this 
paragraph is 35 Ill. Adm. Code 211.7150. This citation was correctly 
presented in the ``Incorporation by reference'' section of the 
codification of this rule.
    A second error in the March 23, 2004, direct final rule concerns 
the omission of methyl acetate from the list of nonreactive compounds 
being exempted from the State definition of VOM or VOC. This list of 
nonreactive compounds was presented in the ``What has Illinois 
submitted?'' section which was published in the first column on page 
13476. It was also omitted from the list of nonreactive compounds being 
exempted from the State definition of VOM or VOC in the introductory 
text of 40 CFR 52.720(c)(168) where EPA's approval of these exemptions 
is codified.
    Unless these errors are corrected, persons seeking a copy of the 
rules incorrectly cited in the codification of the direct final rule 
will be unable to locate the correct document. Readers of the 
codification will not know that methyl acetate has been exempted from 
the Illinois definition of VOM or VOC because it is considered to be 
negligibly photochemically reactive. EPA regrets any inconvenience that 
these errors have caused.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by 
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Volatile organic compounds.

    Dated: May 4, 2004.
Norman Niedergang,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.

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Part 52, chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is 
amended as follows:

PART 52--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Subpart O--Illinois

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2. In Sec.  52.720, paragraph (c)(168), added on March 23, 2004 (69 FR 
13474), is removed.

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3. In Sec.  52.720, new paragraph (c)(168) is added to read as follows:


Sec.  52.720  Identification of plan.

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    (c) * * *
    (168) On October 31, 2003, the Illinois Environmental Protection 
Agency submitted revisions to the Illinois State Implementation Plan 
for ozone. The submittal revises the definition for volatile organic 
material (VOM) or volatile organic compound (VOC) contained in 35 Ill. 
Adm. Code 211.7150 to incorporate an exemption for perchloroethylene 
(tetrachloroethylene); 3,3-dichloro-1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane (HCFC-
225ca); 1,3-dichloro-1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane

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(HCFC-225cb); decafluoropentane (HFC 43-10mee); difluoromethane (HFC-
32); ethylfluoride (HFC-161); 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane (HFC-
236fa); 1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane (HFC-245ca); 1,1,2,3,3-
pentafluoropropane (HFC-245ea); 1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoropropane (HFC-
245eb); 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane (HFC-245fa); 1,1,1,2,3,3-
hexafluoropropane (HFC-236ea); 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane (HFC-
365mfc); chlorofluoromethane (HCFC-31); 1,2-dichloro-1,1,2-
trifluoroethane (HCFC-123a); 1-chloro-1-fluoroethane (HCFC-151a); 
1,1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4-nonafluoro-4-methoxybutane 
(C4F9OCH3); 2-(difluoromethoxymethyl)-
1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane 
((CF3)2CFCF2OCH3); 1-
ethoxy-1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,4-nonafluorobutane 
(C4F9OC2H5); 2-
(ethoxydifluoromethyl)-1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane 
((CF3)2CFCF2OC2H5
); and methyl acetate from the definition of VOM or VOC and thereby, 
from regulation as ozone precursors.
    (i) Incorporation by reference.
    (A) Illinois Administrative Code Title 35: Environmental 
Protection, Subtitle B: Air Pollution, Chapter 1: Pollution Control 
Board, Subchapter c: Emission Standards and Limitations for Stationary 
Sources, Part 211: Definitions and General Provisions, Subpart B: 
Definitions, Section 211.7150 Volatile Organic Material (VOM) or 
Volatile Organic Compound (VOC), amended at 22 Illinois Register 11405, 
effective June 22, 1998.

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