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Minor Amendments to Inspection/Maintenance Program Requirements
[Federal Register: September 23, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 185)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 49715-49716] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 51 [FRL-5610-5] Minor Amendments to Inspection/Maintenance Program Requirements AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Proposed rule.
SUMMARY: This document proposes to change a provision of the federal vehicle inspection and maintenance (I/M) rules relating to motorist compliance enforcement mechanisms for pre- [[Page 49716]] existing programs. The current rule limits the use of pre-existing enforcement mechanisms to those geographic areas previously subject to the I/M program. This proposed rule change allows states to employ effective pre-existing enforcement mechanisms in any area in the state currently subject to the I/M program. This proposed amendment is consistent with the relevant requirements of the Clean Air Act. DATES: Written comments on this proposal must be received no later than October 23, 1996. ADDRESSES: Materials relevant to this rulemaking are contained in the Public Docket No. A-91-75. The docket is located at the Air Docket, Room M-1500 (6102), Waterside Mall SW, Washington, DC 20460. The docket may be inspected between 8:30 a.m. and 12 noon and between 1:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on weekdays. A reasonable fee may be charged for copying docket material. Electronic copies of the preamble and the regulatory text of this rulemaking are available on the Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) Technology Transfer Network Bulletin Board System (TTN BBS) and the Office of Mobile Sources' World Wide Web cite, hhtp://www.epa.gov/OMSWWW/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leila Cook, Office of Mobile Sources, National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory, 2565 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48105. Telephone (313) 741-7820. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990 (the Act), 42 U.S.C. 7401 et. seq., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal Register on November 5, 1992 (40 CFR part 51, subpart S) rules relating to motor vehicle inspection and maintenance (I/M) programs (hereafter referred to as the I/M rule; see 57 FR 52950). EPA here proposes to amend those rules to broaden the geographic area in which pre-existing enforcement mechanisms can be employed.
In the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA has published a direct final rule making these same amendments to Part 51 without prior proposal because EPA views these amendments as noncontroversial and does not expect to receive any adverse comments on this proposal. For a full explanation of the proposed changes and the rationale behind them, readers are referred to that direct final rule. EPA here solicits comments on the proposal. Should anyone submit comments on this proposal, EPA will publish a subsequent document in the Federal Register withdrawing the direct final rule prior to the effective date. EPA will then publish another final rule responding to the comments received and taking final action on this proposal. Anyone wishing to comment on the proposal should do so at this time. If no adverse comments are received the direct final rule will take effect and no further activity is contemplated in relation to this proposed rule. List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 51 Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Motor vehicle pollution, Nitrogen oxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds. Dated: September 10, 1996.
Carol M. Browner, Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-23656 Filed 9-20-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P