Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans for Texas;
Approval of Section 179B Demonstration of Attainment, Volatile Organic
Compound and Nitrogen Oxide Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets for
Conformity for the El Paso Ozone Nonattainment Area
[Federal Register: June 10, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 112)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 32475-32476]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[TX-70-2-7347b; FRL-7672-6]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans for Texas;
Approval of Section 179B Demonstration of Attainment, Volatile Organic
Compound and Nitrogen Oxide Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets for
Conformity for the El Paso Ozone Nonattainment Area
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The EPA is proposing to approve, through direct final action,
a revision to the Texas State Implementation Plan, submitted to show
attainment of the one-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard
in the El Paso ozone nonattainment area, but for emissions emanating
from outside of the United States. The EPA is also proposing to approve
the El Paso area's volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides
emissions budgets. The State submitted the revisions to satisfy
sections 179B and other part D requirements of the Federal Clean Air Act.
DATES: EPA is accepting adverse comment until July 12, 2004. If EPA
receives adverse comment, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal in the
Federal Register informing the public that the direct final rule will
not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by File ID No. TX-70-2-
7347, by one of the following methods:
? Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
? U.S. EPA Region 6 ``Contact Us'' Web site: http://epa.gov/
region6/r6coment.htm. Please click on ``6PD'' (Multimedia) and select
``Air'' before submitting comments.
? E-mail: Mr. Thomas Diggs at diggs.thomas@epa.gov. Please
also cc the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section below.
? Fax: Mr. Thomas Diggs, Chief, Air Planning Section (6PD-
L), at (214) 665-7263.
? Mail: Mr. Thomas Diggs, Chief, Air Planning Section (6PD-
L), Environmental Protection Agency, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200,
Dallas, Texas 75202-2733.
? Hand or Courier Delivery: Mr. Thomas Diggs, Chief, Air
Planning Section (6PD-L), Environmental Protection Agency, 1445 Ross
Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733. Such deliveries are
accepted only between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays except
for legal holidays. Special arrangements should be made for deliveries
of boxed information.
Instructions: Please include the text ``Public comment on File ID
No. TX-70-2-7347'' in the subject line of the first page of your
comments. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public file 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
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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 file 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.
Official File: Copies of the documents relevant to this action are
in the official file which is available at the Air Planning Section
(6PD-L), Environmental Protection Agency, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 700,
Dallas, Texas 75202-2733. The file will be made available by
appointment for public inspection in the Region 6 FOIA Review Room
between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays except for legal
holidays. Contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT paragraph below or Mr. Bill Deese at (214) 665-7253 to make an
appointment. If possible, please make the appointment at least two
working days in advance of your visit. There will be a 15 cent per page
fee for making photocopies of documents. On the day of the visit,
please check in at the EPA Region 6 reception area at 1445 Ross Avenue,
Suite 700, Dallas, Texas.
Copies of any State submittals and EPA's technical support document
are also available for public inspection at the State Air Agency listed
below during official business hours by appointment:
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Office of Air Quality,
12124 Park 35 Circle, Austin, Texas 78753.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Kordzi, Air Planning Section (6PD-
L), EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733, telephone
(214) 665-7186; fax number (214) 665-7263; e-mail address
kordzi.joe@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. 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.
For additional information, see the direct final rule which is
located in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register.
Dated: May 27, 2004.
Richard E. Greene,
Regional Administrator, Region 6.
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