[Federal Register: December 17, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 242)]
[Proposed Rules]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[R04-OAR-2004-KY-0001-200425(b); FRL-7848-8]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans Kentucky: 1-
Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan Update for Edmonson Area
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: Today's action consists of two distinct but related final
rulemakings briefly characterized here and further discussed in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of the direct final rule for this
action. First, EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the Edmonson
County portion of the State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the
Commonwealth of Kentucky, in draft form, on February 19, 2004, and in
final form on August 24, 2004. The August 24, 2004, SIP revision
provides the 10-year update to the original 1-hour ozone maintenance
plans for three 1-hour ozone maintenance areas, including the Edmonson
County Maintenance Area, and also provides revised 2004 motor vehicle
emission budgets (MVEBs) and establishes 2015 MVEBs. Through this
action, EPA is providing notification of its determination that the
Edmonson County portion of the Commonwealth's SIP revision satisfies
the requirement of the Clean Air Act (CAA) as amended in 1990 for the
10-year update of the 1-hour ozone maintenance plan for Edmonson County
Maintenance Area. Secondly, EPA is providing information on the status
of its transportation conformity adequacy determination for the new
MVEBs for the year 2015 that are contained in the 10-year update to the
1-hour ozone maintenance plan for the Edmonson County Area. In today's
action, EPA is only addressing the portion of the SIP revision for
Edmonson County. EPA will take separate action to address the other
portions of the SIP revision.
In the final rules section of this Federal Register, the EPA is
approving the State's SIP revision 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 significant,
material, and adverse comments are received in response to this rule,
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the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments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
rule. The EPA will not institute a second comment period on this
document. Any parties interested in commenting on this document should
do so at this time.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before January 18, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by mail to: Rosymar De La Torre
Col[oacute]n, Regulatory Development Section, Air Planning Branch, Air,
Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia
30303-8960. Comments may also be submitted electronically, or through
hand delivery/courier. Please follow the detailed instructions
described in the direct final rule, ADDRESSES section, which is
published in the rules section of this Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosymar De La Torre Col[oacute]n,
Regulatory Development Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides
and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960, (404)
562-8965, delatorre.rosymar@epa.gov, or Lynorae Benjamin, Air Quality
Modeling and Transportation Section, Air Planning Branch, Air,
Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia
30303-8960, (404) 562-9040, benjamin.lynorae@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information see the direct
final rule which is published in the rules section of this Federal
Register.
Dated: November 29, 2004.
A. Stanley Meiburg,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
[FR Doc. 04-27657 Filed 12-16-04; 8:45 am]
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