Federal Register: March 25, 2009 (Volume , Number )
DOCID: fr25mr09-53 FR Doc E9-6662
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Environmental Protection Agency
CFR Citation: 40 CFR Part 52
EPA ID: [EPA-R03-OAR-2009-0058; FRL-8780-3]
NOTICE: PROPOSED RULES
DOCID: fr25mr09-53
DOCUMENT ACTION: Proposed rule.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; Reasonably Available Control Technology Requirements for Volatile Organic Compounds
DATES: Comments must be received in writing by April 24, 2009.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
EPA proposes to remove the conditional and limited status of its approval of the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Maryland. The revisions pertain to Maryland's major source volatile organic compound (VOC) reasonable available control technology (RACT) regulation and minor VOC source requirements. EPA is proposing to fully approve these revisions because Maryland has satisfied the terms and conditions imposed in EPA's conditional limited approval published on September 4, 1998 and because EPA has approved all of the casebycase RACT determinations and category specific VOC RACT and generic VOC RACT regulations. 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 If EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule.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.
SUMMARY:
Maryland; Reasonably Available Control Technology Requirements for Volatile Organic Compounds,
SUPPLEMENTAL 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: February 24, 2009.
William T. Wisniewski,
Acting Regional Administrator,Region III.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Jacqueline Lewis, (215) 814-2037, or by email at lewis.jacqueline@epa.gov.