[Federal Register: May 14, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 93)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 63

[AD-FRL-6343-1]
RIN 2060-A128

 
Hazardous Air Pollutants: Regulations Governing Equivalent 
Emission Limitations by Permit

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: Due to receipt of an adverse comment, EPA is withdrawing an 
April 16, 1999 direct final rule (64 FR 18824) which would have amended 
the rule implementing Clean Air Act section 112(j) to extend the 
section 112(j) permit application deadline for sources in 7-year source 
categories until December 15, 1999. Having withdrawn the direct final 
rule, EPA is today taking final action to extend the section 112(j) 
permit application deadline based on the proposed rule which was also 
published on April 16, 1999 (64 FR 18862).

DATES: The direct final rule to amend the section 112(j) permit 
application deadline, which was published on April 16, 1999 (64 FR 
18827), is hereby withdrawn as of May 14, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Docket No. A-93-32 containing information pertaining to this 
rulemaking is available for public inspection and copying between 8 
a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. The 
docket is located in the EPA's Air and Radiation Docket and Information 
Center, Waterside Mall, Room M-1500, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 
20460, or by calling (202) 260-7548. A reasonable fee may be charged 
for copying docket materials.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. James Szykman at (919) 541-2452, 
Emission Standards Division (MD-13), Environmental Protection Agency, 
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, electronic mail address 
is szykman.jim@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 16, 1999, EPA published a direct 
final rule (64 FR 18824) and a parallel proposal (64 FR 18862) to amend 
the section 112(j) permit application deadline in the Regulations 
Governing Equivalent Emission Limitations by Permit. This amendment 
would extend to December 15, 1999 the permit application deadline for 
major sources subject to 7-year MACT standards which were not 
promulgated in a timely manner.
    The EPA stated in the direct final rule that if relevant, adverse 
comments were received by April 26, 1999, the EPA would publish a 
notice withdrawing the direct final rule before its effective date of 
May 17, 1999. The EPA received adverse comments on the direct final 
rule from one commenter on April 26, 1999 and is, therefore, 
withdrawing the direct final rule. The EPA will address these comments 
in a final rule extending the section 112(j) permit application 
deadline for major sources subject to 7-year MACT standards published 
elsewhere in today's Federal Register.

    Dated: May 10, 1999.
Carol M. Browner,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 99-12242 Filed 5-13-99; 8:45 am]
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