[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 193 (Wednesday, October 6, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 59839]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-22359]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[VA156-5084b; FRL-7824-3]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Virginia: NOX RACT Determinations for Washington Gas Company

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 Virginia for the purpose of 
determining the reasonably available control technology (RACT) for the 
control of nitrogen oxides (NOX) from Washington Gas 
Company, Ravensworth Station, located in Fairfax County, Virginia. In 
the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving the 
Commonwealth'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will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in 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 November 5, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by VA156-5084 by one of the 
following methods:
    A. Federal eRulemaking Portal:  http://www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the online instructions for submitting comments.
    B. E-mail: [email protected].
    C. Mail: Makeba Morris, Chief, Air Quality Planning Branch, 
Mailcode 3AP21, 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. VA156-5084. 
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 Virginia Department of 
Environmental Quality, 629 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23219.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Betty Harris, (215) 814-2168, or by e-
mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information, please see the 
information provided in the direct final action, Virginia's Approval of 
NOX RACT Determinations for Washington Gas Company, that is 
located in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal 
Register publication.

    Dated: September 28, 2004.
Thomas Voltaggio,
Acting, Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 04-22359 Filed 10-5-04; 8:45 am]
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