Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 169 / Tuesday, September 2, 1997 / Proposed Rules 46229

Maryland for the purpose of establishing

volatile organic compound (VOC)

emission control requirements for sheetfed and web lithographic printing and

amending control requirements for

paper, fabric, vinyl and plastic parts

coating. In the Final Rules section of

this Federal Register, EPA is approving

the State’s SIP revision as a direct final

rule without prior proposal because the

Agency views this as a noncontroversial

SIP revision 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 proposed

rule, no further activity is contemplated

in relation to this rule. 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will be withdrawn and all public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 on this action.

Any parties interested in commenting

on this action should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received in

writing by October 2, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this

action should be addressed to David L.

Arnold, Chief, Ozone/CO and Mobile

Sources Section, Mailcode 3AT21, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region III, 841 Chestnut Building,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107.

Copies of the documents relevant to this

action are available for public

inspection during normal business

hours at the Air, Radiation, and Toxics

Division, U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Region III, 841 Chestnut

Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

19107 and the Maryland Department of

the Environment, 2500 Broening

Highway, Baltimore, Maryland 21224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carolyn M. Donahue, (215) 566–2095, at

the EPA Region III office address listed

above, or via e-mail at

donahue.carolyn@epamail.epa.gov.

While information may be requested via

e-mail, comments must be submitted in

writing to the above Region III address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the

information provided in the Direct Final

action of the same title, pertaining to

Maryland’s sheet-fed and web

lithographic printing regulations, which

is located in the Rules and Regulations

Section of this Federal Register.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q.

Dated: August 15, 1997.

Thomas Voltaggio,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.

[FR Doc. 97–23029 Filed 8–29–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–U

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[FRL–5883–5]

Approval and Promulgation of Air

Quality Implementation Plans; Rhode

Island; Reasonably Available Control

Technology for Nitrogen Oxides

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve

a State Implementation Plan (SIP)

revision submitted by the State of Rhode

Island. This revision establishes and

requires Reasonably Available Control

Technology (RACT) at stationary

sources of nitrogen oxides (NOX). In the

Final Rules Section of this Federal

Register, EPA is approving the State’s

SIP revision as a direct final rule

without prior proposal because the

Agency views this as a noncontroversial

revision amendment 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 that direct final

rule, no further activity is contemplated

in relation to this proposed rule. 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

on this proposal. Any parties interested

in commenting on this proposal should

do so at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before October 2, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

Susan Studlien, Deputy Director, Office

of Ecosystem Protection (mail code

CAA), U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Region I, JFK Federal Bldg.,

Boston, MA 02203. Copies of the State

submittal and EPA’s technical support

document are available for public

inspection during normal business

hours, by appointment at the Office of

Ecosystem Protection, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region I, One Congress Street, 11th

floor, Boston, MA, and Division of Air

and Hazardous Materials, Rhode Island

Department of Environmental

Management, 291 Promenade Street,

Providence, RI 02908–5767.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steven A. Rapp, Environmental

Engineer, Air Quality Planning Unit

(CAQ), U.S. EPA, Region I, JFK Federal

Building, Boston, MA 02203–2211;

(617) 565–2773;

Rapp.Steve@EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For

additional information, see the direct

final rule which is located in the Rules

Section of this Federal Register.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401—7671q.

Dated: August 19, 1997.

John P. DeVillars,

Regional Administrator, Region I.

[FR Doc. 97–23229 Filed 8–29–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 81

[AZ–001–BU; FRL–5886–7]

Clean Air Act Reclassification;

Arizona—Phoenix Nonattainment Area;

Ozone

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA proposes to determine

that the Phoenix, Arizona moderate

ozone nonattainment area has not

attained the 1-hour ozone national

ambient air quality standard (NAAQS)

by the Clean Air Act (CAA) mandated

attainment date for moderate

nonattainment areas, November 15,

1996. EPA also proposes to deny the

State of Arizona’s application for a oneyear extension of the November 15,

1996 attainment date for the Phoenix

area. The proposed determination and

denial are based in whole or in part on

EPA’s review of monitored air quality

data from 1994 through 1996 for

compliance with the 1-hour ozone

NAAQS. If EPA takes final action on the

determination and denial as proposed,

the Phoenix ozone nonattainment area

will be reclassified by operation of law

as a serious nonattainment area. The

effect of such a reclassification would be

to continue progress toward attainment

of the 1-hour ozone NAAQS through the

development of a new State

implementation plan (SIP) addressing

attainment of that standard by

November 15, 1999.

DATES: Comments on this proposal must

be received in writing by October 2,

1997. Comments should be addressed to

the contact listed below.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the State

extension request, EPA’s draft technical

support document for this rulemaking,

and EPA’s policies governing attainment

findings and extension requests are

contained in the docket for this

rulemaking. A copy of this notice is also