[Federal Register: August 19, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 160)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[MD077-3034b; FRL-6418-9]

 
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Maryland; Control of VOC Emissions From Reinforced Plastics 
Manufacturing

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) 
revision submitted by the State of Maryland for the purpose of 
establishing reasonably available control technology (RACT) for 
Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions from reinforced plastic 
manufacturing. In the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA 
is approving the State's SIP submittal as a direct final rule without 
prior proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial 
submittal and anticipates no adverse comments. A description of the 
state submittal and EPA's evaluation are in the Technical Support 
Document (TSD) prepared in support of this rulemaking. A copy is 
available, upon request, from the Regional Office listed in the 
ADDRESSES section of this document. If no adverse comments are received 
in response to this action, no further activity is contemplated. 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receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and 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. Any parties interested in commenting on 
this action should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing by September 20, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to Walter Wilkie, 
Chief, Technical Assessment Branch, Mailcode 3AP22, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania 19103. Copies of the documents relevant to this action are 
available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Air 
Protection Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 
1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103; Maryland Department 
of the Environment, 2500 Broening Highway, Baltimore, Maryland, 21224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Walter Wilkie (215) 814-2150 at the 
EPA Region III address above, or by e-mail at wilkie.walter@.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, please see the 
information in the direct final action, with the same title, that is 
located in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal 
Register publication.

    Dated: August 2, 1999.
W. Michael McCabe,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 99-21159 Filed 8-18-99; 8:45 am]
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