This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

50890

Vol. 62, No. 188

Monday, September 29, 1997

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[PA105–4066b; FRL–5897–9]

Approval and Promulgation of Air

Quality Implementation Plans;

Pennsylvania: General Conformity

Rule

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the

State Implementation Plan (SIP)

revision submitted by the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for the

purpose of establishing the

requirements for determining

conformity of general Federal actions to

applicable air quality implementation

plans (General Conformity). In the Final

Rules section of this Federal Register,

EPA is approving Pennsylvania’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will be withdrawn and all public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 29, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

David L. Arnold, Chief, Ozone/CO &

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 EPA office listed above; and

Pennsylvania Department of

Environmental Protection, Rachel

Carson State Office Building, P.O. Box

2063, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rose

Quinto, (215) 566–2182, at the EPA

Region III address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the

information provided in the Direct Final

action of the same title (Pennsylvania

General Conformity Rule) which is

located in the Rules and Regulations

Section of this Federal Register.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

Environmental protection,

Incorporation by reference, Air

pollution control.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q.

Dated: September 16, 1997.

W. Michael McCabe,

Regional Administrator, Region III.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[PA 103–21b; FRL–5898–4]

Approval and Promulgation of Air

Quality Implementation Plans;

Pennsylvania; Approval of NOX RACT

Determination for Panther Creek

Energy Facility

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the

State Implementation Plan (SIP)

revision submitted by the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the

purpose of establishing nitrogen oxides

(NOX) reasonably available control

technology (RACT) for Panther Creek

Energy Facility located in Carbon

County, Pennsylvania. In the Final

Rules section of this Federal Register,

EPA is approving the Commonwealth’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 and the accompanying technical

support document. 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. If adverse comments are

received that do not pertain to all

documents subject to this rulemaking

action, those documents not affected by

the adverse comments will be finalized

in the manner described here. Only

those documents that receive adverse

comments will be withdrawn in the

manner described here.

DATES: Comments must be received in

writing by October 29, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this

action should be addressed to David

Campbell, Air, Radiation, and Toxics

Division, Mailcode 3AT22, 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 Pennsylvania

Department of Environmental

Protection, Bureau of Air Quality

Control, P.O. Box 8468, 400 Market

Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kelly L. Bunker, (215) 566–2177, at the

EPA Region III office or via e-mail at

Bunker.Kelly@epamail.epa.gov. While

information may be requested via email, comments must be submitted in

writing to the Region III address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the

information pertaining to this action,

NOX RACT determination for one

individual source located in

Pennsylvania, provided in the Direct

Final action of the same title which is

located in the Rules and Regulations

Section of this Federal Register.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q.