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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Environmental Protection Agency

CFR Citation: 40 CFR Part 52

TX ID: [TX-70-2-7347b; FRL-7672-6]

NOTICE: PROPOSED RULES

ACTION: Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States:

DOCUMENT ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans for Texas; Approval of Section 179B Demonstration of Attainment, Volatile Organic Compound and Nitrogen Oxide Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets for Conformity for the El Paso Ozone Nonattainment Area

DATES: EPA is accepting adverse comment until July 12, 2004. If EPA receives adverse comment, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the public that the direct final rule will not take effect.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: The EPA is proposing to approve, through direct final action, a revision to the Texas State Implementation Plan, submitted to show attainment of the onehour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard in the El Paso ozone nonattainment area, but for emissions emanating from outside of the United States. The EPA is also proposing to approve the El Paso area's volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides emissions budgets. The State submitted the revisions to satisfy sections 179B and other part D requirements of the Federal Clean Air Act.

SUMMARY: Texas,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

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 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 If EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule.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. 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.

For additional information, see the direct final rule which is located in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register.

Dated: May 27, 2004.
Richard E. Greene,
Regional Administrator, Region 6.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Joe Kordzi, Air Planning Section (6PD- L), EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 752022733, telephone (214) 6657186; fax number (214) 6657263; email address
kordzi.joe@epa.gov.