Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States: Colorado,

[Federal Register: February 9, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 26)]

[Proposed Rules]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CO-001-0019b; FRL-6216-7]

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Colorado; Revisions to Regulation No. 7, Section III, General Requirements for Storage and Transfer of Volatile Organic Compounds

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA is taking direct final action to approve a revision to the Colorado State Implementation Plan (SIP) to Regulation No. 7, ``Regulation To Control Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds.'' The revision to Regulation No. 7 involves the addition of paragraph C to section III, ``General Requirements for Storage and Transfer of Volatile Organic Compounds.'' This new paragraph C exempts beer production and associated beer container storage and transfer operations involving volatile organic compounds with a true vapor pressure of less than 1.5 psia, at actual conditions, from the submerged or bottom-fill requirements of section III. B. In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving the State's SIP revision 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 EPA receives no adverse comments, EPA will not take further action on this proposed rule. If EPA receives adverse comments, EPA will withdraw the direct final rule and it will not take effect. EPA will address all public comments in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. EPA will not institute a second comment period on this action. Any parties interested in commenting on this action should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before March 11, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be mailed to: Richard R. Long, Director, Air

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and Radiation Program (8P-AR), United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII, 999 18th Street, Suite 500, Denver, Colorado 80202-2466.

Copies of the documents relevant to this action are available for public inspection during normal business hours at: United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII, Air and Radiation Program, 999 18th Street, Suite 500, Denver, Colorado 80202-2466.

Copies of the State documents relevant to this action are available for public inspection at: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Air Pollution Control Division, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver, Colorado 80246-1530.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Russ, Air and Radiation Program (8P-AR), United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII, 999 18th Street, Suite 500, Denver, Colorado 80202-2466 Telephone number: (303) 312-6479.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information 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: December 21, 1998. William P. Yellowtail, Regional Administrator, Region VIII.

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