[Federal Register: August 11, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 154)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 47531-47532]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[WV041/046-6015b; FRL-7525-3]
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
West Virginia; Regulation To Prevent and Control Particulate Air
Pollution From Combustion of Fuel in Indirect Heat Exchangers
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 State of West Virginia for the purpose of
establishing regulations for the prevention and control of particulate
air pollution from combustion of fuel in indirect heat exchangers. 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 more detailed description of the
state submittal 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rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be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 September 10, 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; West Virginia
Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air Quality, 7012
MacCorkle Avenue, SE., Charleston, WV 25304-2943.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Anderson, (215) 814-2173, or
by e-mail at anderson.kathleen@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 WV041/046-6015b 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 WV041/046-6015b. 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.
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.
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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.
Dated: June 30, 2003.
Thomas C. Voltaggio,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
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