[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 146 (Friday, July 29, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 45482-45483]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19142]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R03-OAR-2011-0419; FRL-9445-2]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Pennsylvania; Determinations of Attainment of the 1997 Fine Particle 
Standard for the Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, Johnstown, Lancaster, 
York, and Reading Nonattainment Areas

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to determine that the Harrisburg-Lebanon-
Carlisle (Harrisburg), Johnstown, Lancaster, York, and Reading fine 
particle (PM2.5) nonattainment areas (the Areas) in the 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania have attained the 1997 annual 
PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) by the 
applicable attainment date of April 5, 2010. These proposed 
determinations are based upon complete, quality assured, and certified 
ambient air monitoring data that show these Areas have monitored 
attainment of the 1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS for the 2007-2009 
monitoring period. These determinations are being taken in accordance 
with the requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA).
    In the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is making 
these determinations of attainment as a direct final rule without prior 
proposal because the Agency views these as noncontroversial actions and 
anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for the 
determinations is set forth in the direct final rule. If no adverse 
comments are received in response to these actions, no further activity 
is contemplated. If EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final 
rules will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be 
addressed in subsequent final rules based on these proposed rules. EPA 
will not institute a second comment period. Any parties

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interested in commenting on these actions should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing by August 29, 2011

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-
R03-OAR-2011-0419 by one of the following methods:
    A. http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for 
submitting comments.
    B. E-mail: [email protected].
    C. Mail: EPA-R03-OAR-2011-0419, Cristina Fernandez, Associate 
Director, Office of Air Quality Planning, Mailcode 3AP30, 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. EPA-R03-OAR-
2011-0419. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the public docket without change, and may be made available online 
at http://www.regulations.gov, 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 http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The http://www.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 http://www.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.
    Docket: All documents in the electronic docket are listed in the 
http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such 
as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be 
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket 
materials are available either electronically in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy during normal business hours at the 
Air Protection Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 
III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Gaige, (215) 814-5676, or by 
e-mail at [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information, please see the 
information provided in the direct final actions, with the same title, 
``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Pennsylvania; Determinations of Attainment of the 1997 Fine Particle 
Standard for the Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, Johnstown, Lancaster, 
York, and Reading Nonattainment Areas'' 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 these rules and if that provision may be severed from the 
remainder of the rules, EPA may adopt as final those provisions of the 
rules that are not the subject of an adverse comment.

    Dated: July 18, 2011.
W.C. Early,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
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