[Federal Register: May 24, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 100)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 29480-29481]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[Il221-1b; FRL-7657-9]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Illinois
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The EPA is approving a site-specific revision to the Illinois
volatile organic compound (VOC) State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the
Horween Leather Company (Horween) in Chicago, IL. By its submittal
dated May 28, 2003, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
(Illinois EPA) requested that EPA approve a site-specific rule that
would change the VOC control requirements that would apply to a small
amount of specialty leathers and allow them to be produced at Horween's
leather production facility in Chicago. This request is approvable
because it satisfies reasonably available control technology (RACT) and
is a more suitable control measure for certain of its specialty leather
coating operations than the existing rule which this amends. In the
final rules section of this Federal Register, we are approving the SIP
revision as a direct final rule without prior proposal, because we view
this as a noncontroversial revision amendment and anticipate 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 proposed rule, no further activity is contemplated in relation to
this proposed rule. If we receive 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final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be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. We
will not institute a second comment period on this action. Any parties
interested in commenting on this action should do so at this time.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before June 23, 2004.
Comments may also be submitted electronically or through hand
delivery/courier, please follow the detailed instructions described in
the Address section and the Supplementary Information section of the
related direct final rule which is published in the Rules section of
this Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to: J. Elmer Bortzer, Chief,
Criteria Pollutant Section (AR-18J), EPA Region 5, 77 West Jackson
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590. bortzer.jay@epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Rosenthal, Environmental
Engineer, Criteria Pollutant Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), EPA
Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312)
886-6052 rosenthal.steven@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, see the Direct
Final notice which is located in the Rules section of this Federal
Register. Copies of the request and the EPA's analysis are available
for inspection at the above address. (Please telephone Steven Rosenthal
at (312) 886-6052 before visiting the Region 5 Office.)
Dated: April 26, 2004.
Bharat Mathur,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 04-11558 Filed 5-21-04; 8:45 am]
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