[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 25, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 62739-62740]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30953]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 52 and 81

[TN 86-1-9802b; TN 127-1-9803b; FRL-5922-7]


Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; 
Tennessee: Redesignation of the Polk County and New Johnsonville Sulfur 
Dioxide Nonattainment Area to Attainment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve requests for redesignation of the 
Polk County area and that portion of Benton and that portion of 
Humphreys Counties, Tennessee, surrounding TVA's Johnsonville plant 
(New Johnsonville area) from nonattainment to attainment for the sulfur 
dioxide (SO2) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), pursuant 
to the request submitted on January 6, 1988, July 12, 1990, December 
17, 1993, and April 17, 1995, by the State of Tennessee, through the 
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC). EPA is 
also proposing to approve the maintenance plans.
    In the final rules section of this Federal Register, the EPA is 
approving the State's State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision as a 
direct final rule without prior proposal because the EPA 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 
this proposed 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rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be 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. The 
EPA will not institute a second comment period on this document. Any 
parties interested in commenting on this document should do so at this 
time.

DATES: To be considered, comments must be received by December 26, 
1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to Mr. 
Scott M. Martin regarding the Polk County area and Mr. Steven M. 
Scofield regarding the New Johnsonville area at the EPA Regional Office 
listed below.
    Copies of the documents relative to this action are available for 
public inspection during normal business hours at the following 
locations. The

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interested persons wanting to examine these documents should make an 
appointment with the appropriate office at least 24 hours before the 
visiting day.

Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center (Air Docket 6102), U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 443, 401 M Street, SW, Washington DC 
20460
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4 Air Planning Branch, 61 
Forsyth Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Air 
Pollution Control, 9th Floor L & C Annex, 401 Church Street, Nashville, 
Tennessee 37243-1531

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    For the Polk County area: Mr. Scott M. Martin, Regulatory Planning 
Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides, and Toxics Management 
Division, Region 4 Environmental Protection Agency, 61 Forsyth Street, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30303. The telephone number is 404/562-9036.
    For the New Johnsonville area: Mr. Steven M. Scofield, Regulatory 
Planning Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides, and Toxics 
Management Division, Region 4 Environmental Protection Agency, 61 
Forsyth Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. The telephone number is 404/
562-9034.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information see the direct 
final rule which is published in the rules section of this Federal 
Register.

    Dated: October 10, 1997.
A. Stanley Meiburg,
Acting Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-30953 Filed 11-24-97; 8:45 am]
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