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at the Air Traffic Division, Airspace

Branch, Federal Aviation

Administration, 2300 East Devon

Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Denis C. Burke, Air Traffic Division,

Airspace Branch, AGL–520, Federal

Aviation Administration, 2300 East

Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois

60018, telephone (847) 294–7568.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

Interested parties are invited to

participate in this proposed rulemaking

by submitting such written data, views,

or arguments as they may desire.

Comments that provide the factual basis

supporting the views and suggestions

presented are particularly helpful in

developing reasoned regulatory

decisions on the proposal. Comments

are specifically invited on the overall

regulatory, aeronautical, economic,

environmental, and energy-related

aspects of the proposal.

Communications should identify the

airspace docket number and be

submitted in triplicate to the address

listed above.

Commenters wishing the FAA to

acknowledge receipt of their comments

on this action must submit with those

comments a self-addressed, stamped

postcard on which the following

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to

Airspace Docket No. 00–AGL–27.’’ The

postcard will be date/time stamped and

returned to the commenter. All

communications received on or before

the specified closing date for comments

will be considered before taking action

on the proposed rule. The proposal

contained in this action may be changed

in light of comments received.

All comments submitted will be

available for examination in the Rules

Docket, FAA, Great Lakes Region, Office

of the Regional Counsel, 2300 East

Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois,

both before and after the closing date for

comments. A report summarizing each

substantive public contact with FAA

personnel concerned with this

rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

Availability

Any person may obtain a copy of this

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

by submitting a request to the Federal

Aviation Administration, Office of

Public Affairs, Attention: Public Inquiry

Center, APA–230, 800 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or

by calling (202) 267–3484.

Communications must identify the

docket number of this NPRM. Persons

interested in being placed on a mailing

list for future NRPM’s should also

request a copy of Advisory Circular No.

11–2A, which describes the application

procedure.

The Proposal

The FAA is considering an

amendment to 14 CFR part 71 to

establish Class E airspace at Warren,

MN, by creating Class E airspace for

Warren Municipal Airport. Controlled

airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface is needed to

contain aircraft executing instrument

approach procedures. The area would

be depicted on appropriate aeronautical

charts. Class E airspace areas extending

upward from 700 feet or more above the

surface of the earth are published in

paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9H

dated September 1, 2000, and effective

September 16, 2000, which is

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR

71.1. The Class E designations listed in

this document would be published

subsequently in the Order.

The FAA has determined that this

proposed regulation only involves an

establishment body of technical

regulations for which frequent and

routine amendments are necessary to

keep them operationally current.

Therefore, this proposed regulation—(1)

is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’

under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not

a ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT

Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44

FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3)

does not warrant preparation of a

Regulatory Evaluation as the anticipated

impact is so minimal. Since this is a

routine matter that will only affect air

traffic procedures and air navigation, it

is certified that this proposed rule will

not have a significant economic impact

on a substantial number of small entities

under the criteria of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

Airspace, Incorporation by reference,

Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

Accordingly, pursuant to the

authority delegated to me, the Federal

Aviation Administration proposes to

amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,

CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND

CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS;

AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING

POINTS

1. The authority citation for part 71

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113,

40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959–

1963 Comp., p. 389.

§ 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in

14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation

Administration Order 7400.9H,

Airspace Designations and Reporting

Points, dated September 1, 2000, and

effective September 16, 2000, is

amended as follows:

* * * * *

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *

AGL MN E5 Warren, MN [New]

Warren Municipal Airport, MN

(Lat. 48°11′28′′ N., long. 96°42′40′′ W.)

Point in Space Coordinates

(Lat. 48°04′50′′ N., long. 96°31′08′′ W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6.3-mile

radius of the Warren Municipal Airport, and

that airspace extending upward from 1200

feet above the surface within the State of

North Dakota within a 30.0-mile radius of the

Point in Space, excluding that airspace

within the Grand Forks, ND, Class E airspace

area.

* * * * *

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on October

2, 2000.

Christopher R. Blum,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Great Lakes

Region.

[FR Doc. 00–26825 Filed 10–18–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CT058–7217b; A–1–FRL–6886–6]

Approval and Promulgation of Air

Quality Implementation Plans;

Connecticut; Changes to Various VOC

Regulations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The EPA is proposing to

approve a number of State

Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions

submitted by the State of Connecticut

(CT). The revisions consist of changes to

various volatile organic compound

(VOC) regulations that are currently in

the CT SIP. These changes include:

revisions to the definition of VOC;

revisions to the gasoline loading

regulation; revisions to the metal

cleaning regulation; revisions to the

miscellaneous metal parts and products

coating regulation; and revisions to CT’s

reasonably available control technology

for VOC regulation. In addition, EPA is

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proposing to approve CT’s negative

declarations for the synthetic organic

chemical manufacturing industry

distillation and reactor vessel source

categories for which EPA issued control

technique guideline documents (CTGs).

In the Final Rules section of this

Federal Register, EPA is approving:

revisions to the definition of VOC;

revisions to the gasoline loading

regulation; revisions to the metal

cleaning regulation; revisions to the

miscellaneous metal parts and products

coating regulation; and revisions to CT’s

reasonably available control technology

for VOC regulation. EPA is processing

these SIP revisions as direct final rules

without prior proposal because the

Agency views these as noncontroversial

submittals and anticipates no adverse

comments. A detailed rationale for the

approval is set forth in the direct final

rule. If no relevant adverse comments

are received in response to this action,

no further activity is contemplated. If

EPA receives relevant 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. 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.

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before November 20,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

David Conroy, Unit Manager, Air

Quality Planning , Office of Ecosystem

Protection (mail code CAQ), U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, EPANew England, One Congress Street,

Suite 1100, Boston, MA 02114–2023.

Copies of the State submittals and EPA’s

technical support document are

available for public inspection during

normal business hours, by appointment

at the Office of Ecosytem Protection,

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Region I, One Congress Street, 11th

floor, Boston, MA 02114 and the Bureau

of Air Management, Department of

Environmental Protection, State Office

Building, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT

06106–1630.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Anne E. Arnold, at 617–918–1047.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For

additional information, see the direct

final rule which is located in the Rules

section of this Federal Register.

Dated: October 6, 2000.

Mindy S. Lubber,

Regional Administrator, EPA-New England.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[MD 058–3036 and VA 083–5038; FRL–6888–

8]

Approval and Promulgation of Air

Quality Implementation Plans;

Maryland and Virginia; Post-1996 Rateof-Progress Plan for the Metropolitan

Washington, DC Area

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing approval of

the Post-1996 plan for the Metropolitan

Washington, DC ozone nonattainment

area submitted by the Maryland

Department of the Environment and the

Virginia Department of Environmental

Quality. The Maryland Department of

the Environment and the Virginia

Department of Environmental Quality

each submitted the Post-1996 plan as a

State Implementation Plan (SIP)

revision for the Metropolitan

Washington, DC serious ozone

nonattainment area to meet the 9% rateof-progress (ROP) requirement (the Post1996 plan) of the Clean Air Act (the

Act). The Post-1996 plan will result in

significant emission reductions through

1999 from the 1990 baseline emissions

of volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

and oxides of nitrogen (NOX), which

contribute to the formation of ground

level ozone.

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before November 9, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be

mailed to David L. Arnold, Chief, Ozone

and Mobile Sources Branch, Mailcode

3AP21, U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.

Copies of the documents relevant to this

action are available for public

inspection during normal business

hours at the Air Protection Division,

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Region III, 1650 Arch Street,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103;

Maryland Department of the

Environment, 2500 Broening Highway,

Baltimore, Maryland, 21224; and

Virginia Department of Environmental

Quality, 629 East Main Street,

Richmond, Virginia 23219.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janice Lewis at (215) 814–2185 or

Christopher Cripps at (215) 814–2179 at

the EPA Region III office above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

What Action is EPA Proposing Today?

EPA is proposing approval of the

Post-1996 plan submitted by the State of

Maryland and the Commonwealth of

Virginia for the Metropolitan

Washington, DC ozone nonattainment

area (the Washington area).

What Are the Rate-of-Progress

Requirements Applicable to the

Washington Area?

The Act requires that serious and

above ozone nonattainment areas

develop plans to reduce area-wide VOC

emissions after 1996 by 3% per year

until the year of the attainment date

required for that classification of

nonattainment area. This is commonly

referred to as the Post-1996 plan. In this

case, the Washington area is classified

as a serious ozone nonattainment area;

the serious area attainment date is 1999.

The 3% per year requirement is

expressed as an average over

consecutive 3-year periods; thus, the

requirement is a 9% reduction by 1999.

This 9% reduction requirement is a

continuation of the requirement for a

15% reduction in VOC by 1996. For the

Post-1996 plan, the Act allows the

substitution of NOX emissions

reductions for VOC emission reductions

where equivalent air quality benefits are

achieved as determined using the

applicable EPA guidance. The 9% VOC/

NOX reduction required by November

15, 1999 is a demonstration of

reasonable further progress in the

Washington area, which is referred to as

rate-of-progress (ROP) throughout this

document. Our assessment of the Post1996 plan is to determine whether or

not the 9% reduction requirement is

met.

What Areas are Covered by the Post1996 Plan for the Washington Area?

The Washington area consists of the

District of Columbia, the Northern

Virginia area (Arlington, Fairfax,

Loudoun, Prince William and Stafford

Counties and the cities of Alexandria,

Falls Church, Fairfax, Manassas, and

Manassas Park), and Calvert, Charles,

Frederick, Montgomery, and Prince

George’s Counties in Maryland.