[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 142 (Friday, July 24, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 39791-39792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19842]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[KY-100-1-9814b; FRL-6125-9]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Commonwealth 
of Kentucky

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the revisions to the Commonwealth of 
Kentucky's State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the general application 
and attainment status designations. The Commonwealth of Kentucky, 
through the Kentucky Natural Resources and Environmental Protection 
Cabinet (KNREPC) submitted the revisions to EPA on December 19, 1997.
    The revisions to the general application rule clarify the 
reasonably available control technology (RACT) requirements to assure 
compatibility with the 1990 Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements for major 
sources of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in ozone nonattainment 
areas. The attainment status designations regulation is being amended 
to make the boundaries and classifications of nonattainment areas for 
ozone compatible with the Federal classification.

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    In the final rules section of this Federal Register, the EPA is 
approving the State's SIP revision as a direct final rule without prior 
proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial revision 
amendment 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 the 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receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and 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. The EPA will not institute a second 
comment period. Any parties interested in commenting on this rule 
should do so at this time.

DATES: To be considered, comments must be received by August 24, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to Karla L. McCorkle at 
the Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4 Air Planning Branch, 61 
Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
    Copies of documents relative to this action are available for 
public inspection during normal business hours at the following 
locations. The interested persons wanting to examine these documents 
should make an appointment with the appropriate office at least 24 
hours before the visiting day. Reference file KY-100-1-9814. The Region 
4 office may have additional background documents not available at the 
other 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 Planning Branch, 61 
Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
Commonwealth of Kentucky, Natural Resources and Environmental 
Protection Cabinet, 803 Schenkel Lane, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karla L. McCorkle at 404/562-9043.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information see the direct 
final rule which is published in the rules section of this Federal 
Register.

    Dated: June 19, 1998.
A. Stanley Meiburg,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
[FR Doc. 98-19842 Filed 7-23-98; 8:45 am]
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