[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 175 (Friday, September 10, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 54759-54760]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-20430]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 62

[VA139-5073b; FRL-7810-6]


Approval and Promulgation of State Air Quality Plans for 
Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Commonwealth of Virginia; Control 
of Emissions From Existing Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste 
Incinerator Units

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the hospital/medical/infectious 
incinerator (HMIWI) 111(d)/129 plan (the ``plan'') submitted by the 
Virginia Department or Environmental Quality (DEQ). The plan was 
submitted to EPA by the DEQ on August 25, 2003 and supplemental 
information on August 11, 2003, and April 6 and July 23, 2004. In the 
``Final Rules'' section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving the 
Commonwealth of Virginia's HMIWI plan submittal as a direct final rule 
without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a 
noncontroversial action and anticipate 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comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public 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 October 12, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by VA139-5073 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: Walter Wilkie, Chief, Air Quality Analysis Branch, 
Mailcode 3AP22, 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. VA139-5073. 
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

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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 Virginia Department 
of Environmental Quality, 629 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia, 
23219.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James B. Topsale, P.E., at (215) 814-
2190, 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. 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.

    Dated: August 31, 2004.
Donald S. Welsh,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region III.
[FR Doc. 04-20430 Filed 9-9-04; 8:45 am]
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