ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 Cm Part 52 [EPA-RO4-OAR-2009-0612-2009l4(b);FRL - ] Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans: Florida; Approval of Section 110(a)(l)Maintenance Plan for the 1997 8-HourOzone Standard for the Jacksonville,Tampa Bay, and SoutheastFlorida Areas



### AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 

### ACTION: Proposed rule. 

### SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the Florida State ImplementationPlan (SIP) concerningthe maintenance plans addressing the 1997 8-hour ozone standardsforthe Jacksonville,Tampa Bay, and SoutheastFlorida 1997 8-hour ozone attainment areas in Florida, hereafter referred to as the "Jacksonville Area," "Tampa Bay Area," and "Southeast Florida Area," respectively. The JacksonvilleArea is comprised of Duval County; the Tampa Bay Area comprises Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties; and the SoutheastFlorida Area comprises Broward, Dade, and Palm Beach Counties. These maintenance plans were submitted to EPA on July 2,2009, by the State ofFlorida, through the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and ensure the continued attainmentof the 1997 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) through the year 2014 in the Jacksonville,Tampa Bay, and Southeast Florida Areas. EPA is proposing to approve the SIP revisions pursuant to section 110 ofthe CleanAir Act. Thesemaintenance plans appearto meet all the statutory and regulatory requirements, and are consistentwith EPA's guidance. On March 12,2008, EPA issued revised
ozone standards. On September 16,2009,EPA announced it would reconsider the 2008 NAAQS forozone and proposed a new schedule for designations for areconsidered standard.EPA published a proposed rulemaking on January 19, 2010, for reconsideration of the 2008 NAAQS, and expects to finalizethe reconsidered NAAQS by August 2010. The current proposed action, however, is being taken to address requirements under the 1997 8-hour ozone standards. Requirements for the Jacksonville, Tampa Bay, and Southeast Florida Areas under the 2010 reconsidered ozone standards will be addressed in the future.



### DATES: Written comments must be received on or before [insert date 30 davs after date of publication in the Federal Register).



### ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identifiedby Docket 

### ID No. EPA-R04-OAR-2009- 0612, by one of the following methods: www.re~ulations.aov:Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. E-mail: 

### beniainin.lvnorae@epa.~ov. Fax: (404) 562-9019. Mail: "EPA-R04-OAR-2009-0612," Regulatory Development Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. Hand Delivery or Courier: Lynorae Benjamin, Chief, Regulatory Development Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4,61Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Regional Office's normal hours of operation. The Regional Office's official hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30to 4:30, excluding federal holidays. 2Please see the direct final rule which is located in the Rules section of this Federal Register for detailed instructions on how to submit comments.



### FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Twunjala Bradley, Regulatory Development Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4,61 Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303- 8960. The telephone number is (404) 562-9352. Ms. Bradley can also be reached via electronic mail at bradley.twunjala@epa.gov.



### SUPPLEMENTARYINFORMATION: 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 submittal and anticipatesno adverse comments. A detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final rule. If no adverse comments arereceived in response to this rule, no further activity is contemplated. 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 document. Any parties interested in commenting on this document should do so at this time.

### List of Subjects 

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### CFR Part 52 Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Lntergovernmentalrelations, Incorporation by reference, Ozone, Nitrogen dioxides, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds.



### MAY 

## 1 1 2010 Dated: Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.