[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 126 (Thursday, July 1, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 39892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-14824]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[PA217-4230b; FRL-7777-8]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Pennsylvania; Revision to the 1-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan for the 
Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley Area To Reflect the Use of MOBILE6

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) 
revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the purpose 
of amending Pennsylvania's ten-year plan to maintain the 1-hour ozone 
national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) in the Pittsburgh-Beaver 
Valley maintenance area. The maintenance plan is being amended to 
revise the volatile organic compound (VOC) and nitrogen oxides 
(NOX) motor vehicle emission budgets (MVEBs) to reflect the 
use of MOBILE6. 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the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments 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.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing by August 2, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by PA217-4230 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: Carol Febbo, Chief, Energy, Radiation and Indoor 
Environment Branch, Mail Code 3AP23, 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. PA217-4230. 
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 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 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 Pennsylvania 
Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Air Quality, P.O. Box 
8468, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Budney, (215) 814-2184, or by e-
mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information, please see the 
information provided in the direct final action, with the same title, 
that is located in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this 
Federal Register publication.

    Dated: June 10, 2004.
Richard J. Kampf,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 04-14824 Filed 6-30-04; 8:45 am]
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