Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 73 / Wednesday, April 16, 1997 / Proposed Rules 18557

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 58

[001–7201b; A–1–FRL–5808–8]

Ambient Air Quality Surveillance;

Connecticut/Maine/Massachusetts/

New Hampshire/ Rhode Island/

Vermont; Modification of the Ozone

Monitoring Season

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to revise

portions of part 58 of chapter 1 of title

40 of the Code of Federal Regulations

(CFR), Appendix D, the Ozone

Monitoring Season by State Table in

Section 2.5. The revisions change the

ozone monitoring season for

Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts,

New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and

Vermont to April 1–September 30.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before May 16, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

Don Porteous, Acting Director, Office of

Environmental Measurement &

Evaluation, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region I, 60

Westview Street, Lexington, MA 02173.

Copies of the documents and data

relevant to this action are available for

public inspection during normal

business hours, by appointment at the

Office of Environmental Measurement &

Evaluation Division, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region I, 60 Westview Street, Lexington,

MA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Jane Cuzzupe, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region I, Office of

Environmental Measurement &

Evaluation, Ecosystem Assessment, 60

Westview Street, Lexington, MA 02173.

Telephone (617) 860–4383.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the

information provided in the direct final

action which is located in the rules

section of this Federal Register.

Dated: March 24, 1997.

John P. DeVillars,

Regional Administrator, Region I.

[FR Doc. 97–9863 Filed 4–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 81

[FRL–5809–6]

Clean Air Act Promulgation of

Extension of Attainment Date for the

Portland, Maine Moderate Ozone

Nonattainment Area; Maine

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA or Agency).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA proposes to extend the

attainment date for the Portland, Maine

moderate ozone nonattainment area to

November 15, 1997. This extension is

based in part on monitored air quality

readings for the national ambient air

quality standard (NAAQS) for ozone

during 1996. Accordingly, EPA

proposes to update the table in 40 CFR

part 81 concerning attainment dates in

the State of Maine.

In the Final Rules Section of this

Federal Register, EPA is approving the

extension request in a direct final rule

without prior proposal because the

Agency views this extension as a

noncontroversial action 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 May 16, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be

mailed to Susan Studlien, Deputy

Director, Office of Ecosystem Protection

(mail code CAA), U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region I, JFK

Federal Building, Boston, MA 02203.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard P. Burkhart, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region I, JFK Federal Building, Boston,

MA 02203, (617) 565–3578.

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: April 3, 1997.

John DeVillars,

Regional Administrator, Region I.

[FR Doc. 97–9861 Filed 4–15–97; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 92

[FRL–5812–9]

RIN 2060–AD33

Emission Standards for Locomotives

and Locomotive Engines

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of postponement of

public hearing and extension of

comment period.

SUMMARY: On February 11, 1997 (62 FR

6365), EPA published a Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that

proposed emission standards for

locomotives and locomotive engines.

EPA is changing the date on which it

will hold the public hearing for that

NPRM and extending the written

comment period.

DATES: The public hearing will be held

on May 15, 1997, starting at 9:30 a.m.

Persons wishing to present oral

testimony are requested to notify EPA

on or before May 8, 1997 to allow for

an orderly scheduling of oral testimony.

Written comments must be received on

or before June 16, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be

held at the Crown Plaza Hotel (313–

729–2600), which is located at 8000

Merriman Road, Romulus, Michigan.

Written comments are to be addressed

to: EPA Air and Radiation Docket,

Attention: Docket No. A–94–31, Room

M–1500, Mail Code 6102, U.S. EPA, 401

M Street, S.W., Washington DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

information on this rulemaking contact:

John Mueller, U.S. EPA, Engine

Programs and Compliance Division,

2565 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI

48105; Telephone: (313) 668–4275, Fax:

(313) 741–7816. Requests for hard

copies of the rulemaking documents

should be directed to Carol Connell at

(313) 668–4349.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 92

Environmental protection, Air

pollution control, Railroads.