[Federal Register: November 26, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 228)]
[Proposed Rules]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[DE056/059-1038b; FRL-7591-1]
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Delaware; Revisions to Delaware's Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection
Program and Low Enhanced Inspection and Maintenance Program
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 Delaware pertaining to its Vehicle
Emissions Inspection Program and Low Enhanced Inspection and
Maintenance Program. These revisions include a five-model-year vehicle
exemption, the incorporation of a New Model Year Clean Screen
provision, and the addition of an on-board diagnostic (OBD) systems
check. In the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is
approving these revisions 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rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be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 December 26, 2003.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted either by mail or electronically.
Written comments should be mailed to Makeba Morris, Chief, Air Quality
Planning Branch, Mailcode 3AP21, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. Electronic comments should be sent either to morris.makeba@epa.gov or
to http://www.regulations.gov., which is an alternative method for
submitting electronic comments to EPA. To submit comments, please
follow the detailed instructions described in the Supplementary
Information section. 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
Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control, 89
Kings Highway, P.O. Box 1401, Dover, Delaware 19903.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine L. Magliocchetti, (215) 814-2174, or by e-mail at magliocchetti.catherine@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.
You may submit comments either electronically or by mail. To ensure
proper receipt by EPA, identify the appropriate rulemaking
identification number DE056-1038 in the subject line on the first page
of your comment. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within
the specified comment period. Comments received after the close of the
comment period will be marked ``late.'' EPA is not required to consider
these late comments.
1. Electronically. If you submit an electronic comment as
prescribed below, EPA recommends that you include your name, mailing
address, and an e-mail address or other contact information in the body
of your comment. Also include this contact information on the outside
of any disk or CD-ROM you submit, and in any cover letter accompanying
the disk or CD-ROM. This ensures that you can be identified as the
submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact you in case EPA
cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties or needs further
information on the substance of your comment. EPA's policy is that EPA
will not edit your comment, and any identifying or contact information
provided in the body of a comment will be included as part of the
comment that is placed in the official public docket. 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.
i. E-mail. Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail) to morris.makeba@epa.gov, attention DE056-1038. EPA's e-mail system is not
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an ``anonymous access'' system. If you send an e-mail comment directly
without going through Regulations.gov, EPA's e-mail system
automatically captures your e-mail address. E-mail addresses that are
automatically captured by EPA's e-mail system are included as part of
the comment that is placed in the official public docket.
ii. Regulations.gov. Your use of Regulation.gov is an alternative
method of submitting electronic comments to EPA. Go directly to http://www.regulations.gov
, then select ``Environmental Protection Agency'' at
the top of the page and use the ``go'' button. The list of current EPA
actions available for comment will be listed. Please follow the online
instructions for submitting comments. The system is an ``anonymous
access'' system, which means EPA will not know your identity, e-mail
address, or other contact information unless you provide it in the body
of your comment.
iii. Disk or CD-ROM. You may submit comments on a disk or CD-ROM
that you mail to the mailing address identified in the ADDRESSES
section of this document. These electronic submissions will be accepted
in WordPerfect, Word or ASCII file format. Avoid the use of special
characters and any form of encryption.
2. By Mail. Written comments should be addressed to the EPA
Regional office listed in the ADDRESSES section of this document.
For public commenters, it is important to note that EPA's policy is
that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper,
will be made available for public viewing at the EPA Regional Office,
as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, confidential business information (CBI), or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. When EPA
identifies a comment containing copyrighted material, EPA will provide
a reference to that material in the version of the comment that is
placed in the official public rulemaking file. The entire printed
comment, including the copyrighted material, will be available at the
Regional Office for public inspection.
Submittal of CBI Comments
Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI
electronically to EPA. You may claim information that you submit to EPA
as CBI by marking any part or all of that information as CBI (if you
submit CBI on disk or CD-ROM, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the
specific information that is CBI). Information so marked will not be
disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part
2.
In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes
any information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not
contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion
in the official public regional rulemaking file. If you submit the copy
that does not contain CBI on disk or CD-ROM, mark the outside of the
disk or CD-ROM clearly that it does not contain CBI. Information not
marked as CBI will be included in the public file and available for
public inspection without prior notice. If you have any questions about
CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI, please consult the person
identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
Considerations When Preparing Comments to EPA
You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as possible.
2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
3. Provide any technical information and/or data you used that
support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you
arrived at your estimate.
5. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns.
6. Offer alternatives.
7. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline
identified.
8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, identify the appropriate
regional file/rulemaking identification number in the subject line on
the first page of your response. It would also be helpful if you
provided the name, date, and Federal Register citation related to your
comments.
Please note that if EPA receives adverse comment on an amendment,
paragraph, or section of this rule and if that provision may be severed
from the remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt as final those provisions
of the rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment.
Dated: November 13, 2003.
Maria Parisi Vickers,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
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