[Federal Register: May 5, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 87)]
[Proposed Rules]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[WV065-6034b; FRL-7653-9]
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
West Virginia; Sulfur Dioxide Attainment Demonstration for the City of
Weirton Including the Clay and Butler Magisterial Districts in Hancock
County
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve the State Implementation Plan
(SIP) revision submitted by the State of West Virginia. This revision
contains enforceable emission limitations for the Weirton Steel
Corporation, and the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation in Hancock
County, West Virginia, and provides for, and demonstrates, the
attainment of the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for
sulfur oxides, measured as sulfur dioxide (SO2) in the City
of Weirton, including the Clay and Butler Magisterial Districts,
Hancock County nonattainment area. 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 more detailed description of the state submittal
and EPA's evaluation are included in a Technical Support Document (TSD)
prepared in support of this rulemaking action. A copy of the TSD is
available, upon request, from the EPA 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receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and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. Any parties interested in commenting on this action
should do so at this time.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing by June 4, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by WV065-6034 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: morris.makeba@epa.gov
C. Mail: Makeba Morris, Chief, Mailcode 3AP21, 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. WV065-6034.
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 website is an ``anonymous access''
system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact
information unless you provide it in the
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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 West Virginia
Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air Quality, 7012
MacCorkle Avenue, SE., Charleston, WV 25304-2943.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denis Lohman, (215) 814-2192, or Ellen
Wentworth, (215) 814-2034, or by e-mail at
lohman.denny@epa.gov or wentworth.ellen@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information, please see the
information provided in the direct final action, approving an
attainment demonstration for the City of Weirton, including the Clay
and Butler Magisterial Districts in Hancock County, West Virginia, that
is located in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal
Register publication.
Dated: April 20, 2004.
James W. Newsom,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
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