[Federal Register: April 16, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 73)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 18581-18582]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 70
[DC-T5-2003-01b; FRL-7483-7]
Clean Air Act Approval of Operating Permits Program Revision;
District of Columbia
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to maintain full approval of the title V
operating permit program of the District of Columbia. In a notice of
deficiency (NOD) published in the Federal Register on December 21, 2001
(66 FR 65947), EPA notified the District of Columbia of EPA's finding
that the District's provisions for providing public notification of
permitting actions did not fully comply with the requirements of the
Clean Air Act (CAA) and its implementing regulations. On April 4, 2003,
the District of Columbia submitted revisions to the public notification
requirements of the operating permit program. The program revision
adequately resolves the deficiency identified in the NOD and the
District of Columbia maintains final full approval of the Clean Air Act
title V operating permit program and this action proposes to approve
the amendment. In the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA
is approving the District's operating permit program 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
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final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be
addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. The
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 May 16, 2003.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be mailed to Kristeen Gaffney,
Acting Chief, Permits and Technical Assessment Branch, Mailcode 3AP11,
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 District of Columbia Department of Public Health, Air Quality
Division, 51 N Street, NE., Washington, DC 20002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paresh R. Pandya, (215) 814-2167, or
by e-mail at pandya.perry@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: April 9, 2003.
James W. Newsom,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 03-9344 Filed 4-15-03; 8:45 am]
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