[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 242 (Friday, December 17, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 75495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-27657]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[R04-OAR-2004-KY-0001-200425(b); FRL-7848-8]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans Kentucky: 1-
Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan Update for Edmonson Area

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: Today's action consists of two distinct but related final 
rulemakings briefly characterized here and further discussed in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of the direct final rule for this 
action. First, EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the Edmonson 
County portion of the State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the 
Commonwealth of Kentucky, in draft form, on February 19, 2004, and in 
final form on August 24, 2004. The August 24, 2004, SIP revision 
provides the 10-year update to the original 1-hour ozone maintenance 
plans for three 1-hour ozone maintenance areas, including the Edmonson 
County Maintenance Area, and also provides revised 2004 motor vehicle 
emission budgets (MVEBs) and establishes 2015 MVEBs. Through this 
action, EPA is providing notification of its determination that the 
Edmonson County portion of the Commonwealth's SIP revision satisfies 
the requirement of the Clean Air Act (CAA) as amended in 1990 for the 
10-year update of the 1-hour ozone maintenance plan for Edmonson County 
Maintenance Area. Secondly, EPA is providing information on the status 
of its transportation conformity adequacy determination for the new 
MVEBs for the year 2015 that are contained in the 10-year update to the 
1-hour ozone maintenance plan for the Edmonson County Area. In today's 
action, EPA is only addressing the portion of the SIP revision for 
Edmonson County. EPA will take separate action to address the other 
portions of the SIP revision.
    In the final rules section of this Federal Register, the EPA is 
approving the State's SIP revision 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 significant, 
material, and adverse comments are received in response to this rule, 
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 
rule. The EPA will not institute a second comment period on this 
document. Any parties interested in commenting on this document should 
do so at this time.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before January 18, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by mail to: Rosymar De La Torre 
Col[oacute]n, Regulatory Development Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, 
Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 
30303-8960. Comments may also be submitted electronically, or through 
hand delivery/courier. Please follow the detailed instructions 
described in the direct final rule, ADDRESSES section, which is 
published in the rules section of this Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosymar De La Torre Col[oacute]n, 
Regulatory Development Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides 
and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960, (404) 
562-8965, [email protected], or Lynorae Benjamin, Air Quality 
Modeling and Transportation Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, 
Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 
30303-8960, (404) 562-9040, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information see the direct 
final rule which is published in the rules section of this Federal 
Register.

    Dated: November 29, 2004.
A. Stanley Meiburg,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
[FR Doc. 04-27657 Filed 12-16-04; 8:45 am]
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