Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 48 / Wednesday, March 12, 1997 / Proposed Rules 11395

SIP revisions 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will be withdrawn and all public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 April 11, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

David L. Arnold, Chief, Ozone/CO &

Mobile Sources Section, Mailcode

3AT21, 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

the Delaware Department of Natural

Resources & Environmental Control, 89

Kings Highway, P.O. Box 1401, Dover,

Delaware 19903.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rose

Quinto, (215) 566–2182, at the EPA

Region III address above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the

information provided in the direct final

action of the same title which is located

in the Rules and Regulations section of

this Federal Register.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

Environmental protection, Air

pollution control, Carbon monoxide,

Hydrocarbons, Incorporation by

reference, Intergovernmental relations,

Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q.

Dated: January 10, 1997.

W.T. Wisniewski,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.

[FR Doc. 97–6074 Filed 3–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

40 CFR Part 52

[VA059–5016b and VA060–5016b; FRL–

5698–2]

Approval and Promulgation of Air

Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia;

Standards for Volatile Organic

Compound (VOC) Emissions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve two

State Implementation Plan (SIP)

revisions submitted by the

Commonwealth of Virginia for the

purpose of establishing amendments to

Virginia’s controls on sources of volatile

organic compound (VOC) emissions in

the Northern Virginia portion of the

Metropolitan Washington D.C. serious

ozone nonattainment area and the

Richmond moderate ozone

nonattainment area. These revisions

were submitted to impose additional

control measures on sources of VOCs to

provide emissions reductions creditable

toward the 15% Rate of Progress (ROP)

Plan in the Northern Virginia portion of

the Metropolitan Washington D.C.

nonattainment area; and to impose

additional control measures in the

Richmond nonattainment area to reduce

VOC emissions. In the Final Rules

section of this Federal Register, EPA is

approving the Commonwealth’s SIP

revisions via direct final rule without

prior proposal because the Agency

views these as noncontroversial SIP

revisions and anticipates no adverse

comments. A detailed rationale for the

approval is set forth in the direct final

rule and the 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.

DATES: Comments must be received in

writing by April 11, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this

action should be addressed to David L.

Arnold, Chief, Ozone/CO and 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 Air, Radiation, and Toxics

Division, U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Region III, 841 Chestnut

Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

19107 and the Virginia Department of

Environmental Quality, 629 East Main

Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23219.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kristeen Gaffney, (215) 566–2092.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the

information 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.

Dated: February 25, 1997.

William T. Wisniewski,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.

[FR Doc. 97–6081 Filed 3–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

40 CFR Part 52

[VA 045–5018; FRL–5698–3]

Approval and Promulgation of Air

Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia;

15 Percent Rate of Progress Plan for

the Metropolitan Washington, DC Area

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing conditional

interim approval of the State

Implementation Plan (SIP) revision

submitted by the Commonwealth of

Virginia for the Northern Virginia

portion of the Metropolitan Washington,

DC serious ozone nonattainment area to

meet the 15 percent rate-of-progress

(ROP) requirements (also known as the

15% plan) of the Clean Air Act. EPA is

proposing a conditional interim

approval, because the 15% plan,

submitted by the Commonwealth of

Virginia, will result in significant

emission reductions from the 1990

baseline emissions of volatile organic

compounds (VOCs) which contribute to

the formation of ground level ozone

and, thus, will improve air quality.

However, the plan as submitted requires

additional documentation to

demonstrate affirmatively that the 15%

emission reduction target has been

achieved. This action is being taken

under section 110 of the Clean Air Act.

DATES: Comments on this proposed

action must be postmarked by April 11,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be

mailed to David L. Arnold, Chief,

Ozone/Carbon Monoxide, and 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 Air, Radiation, and Toxics

Division, U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Region III, 841 Chestnut

Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

19107. Persons interested in examining

these documents should schedule an

appointment with the contact person

(listed below) at least 24 hours before