[Federal Register: August 19, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 160)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Acid Rain Program: Draft Permit Modification

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of draft permit modification.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing for 
comment a draft permit modification revising the early election plan 
for the Rockport plant in Indiana in accordance with the Acid Rain 
Program regulations (40 CFR parts 72 and 76). Because the Agency does 
not anticipate receiving adverse comments, the permit modification is 
also being issued as a direct final action in the notice of permit 
modification published elsewhere in today's Federal Register.

DATES: Comments on the draft permit modification, and any request for 
public hearing, must be received no later than September 18, 1998 or 30 
days after the date of publication of a similar notice in a local 
newspaper, whichever is later.

ADDRESSES: Administrative Record. The administrative record for the 
permit, except information protected as confidential, may be viewed 
during normal operating hours at EPA Region 5, 77 West Jackson Blvd., 
Chicago, IL, 60604.
    Comments. Send comments, requests for public hearings, and requests 
to receive notices of future actions to EPA Region 5, Air and Radiation 
Division, Attn: Cecilia Mijares (address above). Submit comments in 
duplicate and identify the permit to which the comments apply, the 
commenter's name, address, and telephone number, and the commenter's 
interest in the matter and affiliation, if any, to the owners and 
operators of all units in the plan. All timely comments will be 
considered, except those pertaining to standard provisions under 40 CFR 
72.9 or issues not relevant to the draft permit modification.
    Hearings. To request a public hearing, state the issues proposed to 
be raised in the hearing. EPA may schedule a hearing if EPA finds that 
it will contribute to the decision-making process by clarifying 
significant issues concerning the draft permit modification.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Cecilia Mijares (312) 886-0968.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If no significant, adverse comments are 
timely received, no further activity is contemplated in relation to 
this draft permit modification, and the permit modification issued as a 
direct final action in the notice of permit modification published 
elsewhere in today's Federal Register will automatically become final 
on the date specified in that notice. If significant, adverse comments 
are timely received on the draft permit modification, the permit 
modification in the notice of permit modification will be withdrawn and 
public comment received based on this notice of draft permit 
modification will be addressed in a subsequent notice of permit 
modification. Because the Agency will not institute a second comment 
period on this notice of draft permit modification, any parties 
interested in commenting should do so during this comment period.
    For further information, see the information provided in the notice 
of permit modification published elsewhere in today's Federal Register.

    Dated: August 11, 1998.
Brian J. McLean,
Director, Acid Rain Division,
Office of Atmospheric Programs, Office of Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 98-22339 Filed 8-18-98; 8:45 am]
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