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

[Federal Register: January 7, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 4)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 1003]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

[DOCID:fr07ja99-11]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 52 and 81

[FL-75-1-9806b; FRL 6196]

Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes Florida: Redesignation of the Duval County Sulfur Dioxide Unclassifiable Area to Attainment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: On January 28, 1997, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) submitted a request for redesignation to attainment for sulfur dioxide (SO‹INF›2‹/INF›) in Duval County, Florida. The redesignation request included five years of quality assured monitoring data which showed no exceedances of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for SO‹INF›2‹/INF›. Duval County was originally designated as an unclassifiable area in 1978 due to lack of adequate monitoring data. Sufficient data have now been collected to make affirmative declaration of attainment status. The EPA is redesignating Duval County from unclassifiable to attainment for SO‹INF›2‹/INF› and approving three permits that provide SO‹INF›2‹/INF› emission reductions.

In the Final Rules Section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving the Florida State Plan submittal as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial submittal and anticipates that it will not receive any significant, material, and adverse comments. A detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final rule and incorporated herein. If no significant, material, and adverse comments are received in response, to this rule, no further activity is contemplated in relation to this proposed rule. If EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule.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 on this action.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing by February 8, 1999.

ADDRESSES: All comments should be addressed to Scott Martin at the EPA Regional Office listed below. Copies of the documents relevant to this proposed rule are available for public inspection during normal business hours at the following locations. The interested persons wanting to examine these documents should make an appointment with the appropriate office at least 24 hours before the day of the visit.

Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Air Planning Branch, 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3104.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Twin Towers Office Building, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Martin at (404) 562-9036.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information provided in the Direct Final action which is located in the Rules Section of this Federal Register.

Dated: November 10, 1998. A. Stanley Meiburg, Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.

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