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

[Federal Register: December 31, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 251)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 72222-72223]

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

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[TN-191-9827b; FRL-6208-6]

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Tennessee: Approval of Revisions to the Nashville/Davidson County Portion of the Tennessee SIP

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The EPA proposes to approve revisions to the Nashville/ Davidson County portion of the Tennessee State Implementation Plan (SIP) concerning air pollution control regulations by the Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County government. The State of Tennessee through the Tennessee Department of Air Pollution Control submitted the revisions to EPA on April 7, 1997. To be consistent with federal requirements, the State of Tennessee amended the definition of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and deleted various words in Chapter 10.56, ``Air Pollution Control,'' of the Metropolitan Code of Laws.

In the final rules section of this Federal Register, the EPA is approving the State of Tennessee SIP revision as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial revision amendment 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 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 If EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. 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: To be considered, comments must be received by February 1, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to Mr. Gregory O. Crawford at the EPA Regional Office listed below. Copies of

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documents relative to this action 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 visiting day.

Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center (Air Docket 6102), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Air Planning Branch, 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3104. Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Air Pollution Control, L & C Annex, 9th Floor, 401 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37243-1531, (615) 532-0554. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Metropolitan Health Department, 311-23rd Avenue, North, Nashville, Tennessee 37203, (615) 340-5653.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gregory O. Crawford, Regulatory Planning Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides, and Toxics Management Division, Region 4, Environmental Protection Agency, 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, GA 30303. The telephone number is 404/562- 9046. (E-mail: crawford.gregory@epamail.epa.gov).

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

Dated: November 30, 1998. A. Stanley Meiburg, Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.

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