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[Federal Register: February 12, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 29)]
[Proposed Rules]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[MD105-3054b; FRL-6916-5]

 
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Maryland; Approval of Opacity Recodifications and Revisions to Visible 
Emissions COMAR 26.11.06.02

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) 
revisions submitted by the State of Maryland for the purposes of 
recodifying Maryland's general opacity regulations and for providing 
procedures whereby a source may apply for and be granted a federally 
enforceable alternative visible emission standard. In the Final Rules 
section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving the State's SIP 
submittals as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the 
Agency views these as noncontroversial submittals and anticipates no 
adverse comments. A more detailed description of the state submittals 
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receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and 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 March 14, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to Denis Lohman, Acting 
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; and the Maryland 
Department of the Environment, 2500 Broening Highway, Baltimore, 
Maryland 21224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruth E. Knapp, (215) 814-2191, at the 
EPA Region III address above, or by e-mail at <A HREF="mailto:knapp.ruth@epa.gov">knapp.ruth@epa.gov</A>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information regarding the 
recodifications to Maryland's general opacity regulations and the 
procedures by which a source may apply for and be granted an 
alternative visible emission standard, please see the information 
provided in the direct final action, with the same title, located in 
the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register 
publication.

    Dated: November 30, 2000.
Bradley M. Campbell,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 01-3379 Filed 2-9-01; 8:45 am]
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