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adverse comments, the direct final rule

will be withdrawn and all public

comments received will be addressed in

a subsequent final rule based on the

proposed rule. The EPA will not

institute a second comment period on

this notice. Any parties interested in

commenting on this notice should do so

at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received in

writing on or before March 20, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments can be mailed to:

J. Elmer Bortzer, Chief, Regulation

Development Section, Regulation

Development Branch, United States

Environmental Protection Agency, 77

West Jackson Boulevard (AR–18J),

Chicago, Illinois 60604.

Copies of the State’s submittal and

EPA’s analysis of it are available for

inspection at: Regulation Development

Section, Regulation Development

Branch (AR–18J), U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West

Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois

60604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alvin Choi, Environmental Engineer,

Permits and Grants Section, Regulation

Development Branch (AR–18J), U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,

Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886–3507.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For

additional information see the direct

final rule published in the rules section

of this Federal Register.

Dated: December 12, 1996.

Valdas V. Adamkus,

Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–3863 Filed 2–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

40 CFR Part 52

[TN–178–1–9707b; FRL–5683–1]

Approval and Promulgation of

Implementation Plans; Hamilton

County, Tennessee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the

State Implementation Plan (SIP)

revision submitted by the State of

Tennessee on behalf of the ChattanoogaHamilton County Air Pollution Control

Bureau (CHCAPCB) for the purpose of

establishing a Federally enforceable

state operating permit (FESOP) program.

In order to extend the Federal

enforceability of CHCAPCB’s FESOP to

hazardous air pollutants (HAP), EPA is

also proposing approval of the

CHCAPCB’s FESOP regulations

pursuant to section 112 of the Clean Air

Act as amended in 1990 (CAA).

In the Final Rules Section of this

Federal Register, EPA is approving

CHCAPCB’s SIP revision as a direct

final rule without prior proposal

because the Agency views this as

noncontroversial revision amendments

and anticipates no adverse comments. A

detailed rationale for the approvals 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 approval action. Any parties

interested in commenting on this action

should do so at this time.

DATES: To be considered, comments

must be received by March 20, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to: Kelly Fortin, Air &

Radiation Technology Branch, Air,

Pesticides & Toxics Management

Division, Region 4, Environmental

Protection Agency, Atlanta Federal

Center, 100 Alabama Street SW.,

Atlanta, Georgia 30303.

Copies of the material submitted by

the State of Tennessee on behalf of the

CHCAPCB may be examined during

normal business hours at the following

locations:

Air and Radiation Docket and

Information Center (Air Docket 6102),

U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, 401 M Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20460.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 4, Air & Radiation Technology

Branch, Atlanta Federal Center, 100

Alabama Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia

30303.

Tennessee Department of the

Environment and Conservation, L&C

Annex, 401 Church Street, Nashville,

Tennessee, 37243–1531.

Chattanooga-Hamilton County Air

Pollution Control Bureau, 3511

Rossville Boulevard, Chattanooga,

Tennessee 37407–2495.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kelly Fortin, Air & Radiation

Technology Branch, Air, Pesticides &

Toxics Management Division, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 4, Atlanta Federal Center, 100

Alabama Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia

30303, 404–562–9117. Reference file

TN178–1.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For

additional information, refer to the

direct final rule which is published in

the rules section of this Federal

Register.

Dated: January 23, 1997.

A. Stanley Meiburg,

Acting Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–3866 Filed 2–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

40 CFR Parts 52 and 81

[OH78–2; FRL–5689–N]

Approval and Promulgation of

Implementation Plans and Designation

of Areas for Air Quality Planning

Purposes; Ohio

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (USEPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Ohio Environmental

Protection Agency (OEPA) has

requested the redesignation of the Ohio

portion of the Cincinnati-Hamilton area

consisting of Hamilton, Clermont,

Butler, and Warren Counties from

moderate nonattainment to attainment

for ozone. The request was received on

November 15, 1994. USEPA proposed to

approve the redesignation request on

May 5, 1995. However, during July of

1995 an ozone monitor in the area

recorded another exceedance of the

ozone standard resulting in a violation

of the standard. As a result of the

violation the area is no longer attaining

the ozone air quality standard and

USEPA is proposing to disapprove the

redesignation request for the area

because it has not met all of the

requirements for redesignation specified

under section 107(d)(3)(E), of the Clean

Air Act.

The Cincinnati-Hamilton moderate

nonattainment area also includes the

Kentucky counties of Boone, Campbell,

and Kenton. On September 27, 1996,

USEPA disapproved the redesignation

request for the Kentucky portion of the

Cincinnati-Hamilton moderate ozone

nonattainment area.

DATES: Comments on this redesignation

and on the proposed USEPA action

must be received by March 20, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to: J. Elmer Bortzer, Chief,

Regulation Development Section, Air

Programs Branch (AR–18J), United

States Environmental Protection

Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,

Chicago, Illinois 60604.

Copies of the State’s submittal and

other information are available for

inspection during normal business