**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY**

**40 CFR Part 52**

**\[EPA-R03-OAR-2007-1149; FRL- \]**

**Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;**

**Virginia; Fredericksburg and Shenandoah National Park 8-Hour Ozone
Areas Movement from the Nonattainment Area List to the Maintenance Area
List**

**AGENCY**: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION**: Proposed rule.

**SUMMARY**: EPA is proposing to approve the State Implementation Plan
(SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Virginia for the purpose
of establishing the Fredericksburg 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area
(Spotsylvania County, Stafford County, and Fredericksburg City) and the
Shenandoah National Park 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area (portions of
the park located in Page and Madison Counties) movement from the
nonattainment area list to the maintenance area list. In the Final Rules
section of this [Federal Register]{.underline}, EPA is approving the
Commonwealth\'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will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in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.

**DATES**: Comments must be received in writing by \[[insert date 30
days from date of]{.underline}

[publication]{.underline}.

**ADDRESSES**: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number
**EPA-R03-OAR-2007-1149** by one of the following methods:

A.  [www.regulations.gov]{.underline}. Follow the on-line instructions
    for submitting comments.

B. E-mail: fernandez.cristina@epa.gov

C. Mail: EPA- R03-OAR-2007-1149, Cristina Fernandez, Chief, Air Quality
Planning Branch, Mailcode 3AP21, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.

D. Hand Delivery: At the previously-listed EPA Region III address. Such
deliveries are only accepted during the Docket=s normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.

**Instructions**: Direct your comments to Docket ID No.
**EPA-R03-OAR-2007-1149**. EPA\'s policy is that all comments received
will be included in the public docket without change, and may be made
available online at [www.regulations.gov]{.underline}, including any
personal information provided, unless the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit
information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through
[www.regulations.gov]{.underline} or e-mail. The
[www.regulations.gov]{.underline} website is an Aanonymous access@
system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you
send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through
[www.regulations.gov]{.underline}, your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may
not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the
use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any
defects or viruses.

**Docket**: All documents in the electronic docket are listed in the
[www.regulations.gov]{.underline} index. Although listed in the index,
some information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet
and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly
available docket materials are available either electronically in
[www.regulations.gov]{.underline} or in hard copy during normal business
hours at the Air Protection Division, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.
Copies of the State submittal are available at the Virginia Department
of Environmental Quality, 629 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia,
23219.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT**: Melissa Linden, (215) 814‑2096, or
by e-mail at linden.melissa@epa.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION**:

For further information, please see the information provided in the
direct final action, Approval of Virginia's Revision to move the
Fredericksburg and the Shenandoah National Park 8-Hour Ozone Areas from
the list of Nonattainment Areas to the list of Maintenance Areas that is
located in the ARules and Regulations@ section of this [Federal
Register]{.underline} publication. 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.

/s/

[\_\_December 27, 2007]{.underline} \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Dated: William T. Wisniewski, Acting

Regional Administrator,

Region III.