[Federal Register: August 6, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 151)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 46537-46538]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[MD140-3094b; FRL7523-8]
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Maryland; Revisions to Visible Emissions and Sulfur Oxides Testing
Regulations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP)
revision submitted by the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE)
on November 6, 2002. The revision amends Regulations .02, .03, and .05.
under COMAR 26.11.06--General Emission Standards, Prohibitions and
Restrictions. In the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA
is approving the State's SIP submittal as a
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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the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments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.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing by September 5, 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, 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 Maryland
Department of the Environment, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 705,
Baltimore, Maryland, 21230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Anderson, (215) 814-2173, or
by e-mail at anderson.kathleen@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: You may submit comments either
electronically or by mail. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, identify
the appropriate rulemaking identification number MD140-3094b 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, and made
available in EPA's electronic 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 MD140-3094b. EPA's e-mail system is
not 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, and made
available in EPA's electronic 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.
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: June 26, 2003.
Donald S. Welsh,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
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