Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States: District of Columbia et al.,

[Federal Register: July 8, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 130)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 36870-36871]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[DC038-2009b, MD058-3026b, VA083-5035b; FRL-6120-5]

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland--1990 Base Year Emission Inventory for the Metropolitan Washington DC Ozone Nonattainment Area

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the District of Columbia, State of Maryland and Commonwealth of Virginia for the purpose of establishing purpose of revising the 1990 ozone base year emission inventories for the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. ozone nonattainment area. In the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving these States' SIP revisions as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial SIP revision 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 the direct final rule, no further activity is contemplated in relation to that rule. If EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule

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will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule.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 on the direct final rule. Any parties interested in commenting on that rule should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing by August 7, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to David L. Arnold, Chief, Ozone & Mobile Sources Branch, Mailcode 3AP21, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 841 Chestnut Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107. 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; the District of Columbia Department of Public Health, Air Quality Division, 2100 Martin Luther King Ave, S.E., Washington, DC 20020; Maryland Department of the Environment, 2500 Broening Highway, Baltimore, Maryland, 21224; and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, 629 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23219.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Cripps, (215) 814-2179, at EPA Region III address above, or via e-mail at cripps.christopher@epamail.epa.gov. While information may be requested via e-mail, comments must be submitted in writing to the above Region III address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information pertaining to the approval of the 1990 emission inventory for the Washington, DC ozone nonattainment area submitted by the District of Columbia, State of Maryland and Commonwealth of Virginia provided in the Direct Final action of the same title which is located in the Rules and Regulations section of this Federal Register.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Dated: June 23, 1998. Thomas Voltaggio, Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.

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