[Federal Register: July 1, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 126)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 39892]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[PA217-4230b; FRL-7777-8]
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Pennsylvania; Revision to the 1-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan for the
Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley Area To Reflect the Use of MOBILE6
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 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the purpose
of amending Pennsylvania's ten-year plan to maintain the 1-hour ozone
national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) in the Pittsburgh-Beaver
Valley maintenance area. The maintenance plan is being amended to
revise the volatile organic compound (VOC) and nitrogen oxides
(NOX) motor vehicle emission budgets (MVEBs) to reflect the
use of MOBILE6. 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
detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final
rule. 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the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments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. Any
parties interested in commenting on this action should do so at this
time.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing by August 2, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by PA217-4230 by one of the
following methods:
A. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
B. E-mail: budney.larry@epa.gov.
C. Mail: Carol Febbo, Chief, Energy, Radiation and Indoor
Environment Branch, Mail Code 3AP23, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.
D. Hand Delivery: At the previously-listed EPA Region III address.
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. PA217-4230.
EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the
public docket without change, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-
mail. The Federal regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access''
system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you
send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through
regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured and
included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and
made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment,
EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information
in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If
EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot
contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your
comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters,
any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
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; and the Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Air Quality, P.O. Box
8468, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Budney, (215) 814-2184, or by e-
mail at budney.larry@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information, please see the
information provided in the direct final action, with the same title,
that is located in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this
Federal Register publication.
Dated: June 10, 2004.
Richard J. Kampf,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 04-14824 Filed 6-30-04; 8:45 am]
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