[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 150 (Thursday, August 5, 1999)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 42629-42630] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-19904] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [DC25-2018b; FRL-6412-4] Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; District of Columbia; 15 Percent Plan for the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Ozone Nonattainment Area
Agency
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Action
Proposed rule.
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Summary
We are proposing to convert our conditional approval of the District of Columbia's State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision to achieve a 15 percent reduction in volatile organic compound emissions (15% plan SIP revision) in the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. ozone nonattainment area to a full approval. In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register, we are converting our conditional approval of the District's 15% plan SIP revision to a full approval as a direct final rule because we view this as a noncontroversial amendment and because we anticipate no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final rule. If we receive no adverse comments, we will not undertake further action on this proposed rule. If we receive adverse comments, we will withdraw the direct final rule, and it will not take effect. We will address all public comments in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. We will not institute a second comment period on this action. Anyone interested in providing comments on this action should do so at this time.
Dates
Comments must be received in writing by September 7, 1999.
Addresses
Written comments should be addressed to David L. Arnold, Chief, Ozone and Mobile Sources Branch, Mailcode 3AP21, 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 District of Columbia Department of Public Health, Air Quality Division, 2100 Martin Luther King Avenue, S.E., Washington, DC 20020.
For Further Information Contact
Christopher Cripps, (215) 814-2179, at the EPA Region III address above, or by e-mail at cripps.christopher@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.
Dated: July 23, 1999. W. Michael McCabe, Regional Administrator, Region III. [FR Doc. 99-19904 Filed 8-4-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P