21780 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 85 / Wednesday, May 3, 1995 / Proposed Rules

May 3, 1995, beginning at 10 a.m., in the

IRS Auditorium Internal Revenue

Building, 1111 Constitution Avenue,

NW., Washington, D.C.

The public hearing scheduled for

Wednesday, May 3, 1995, is cancelled.

Cynthia E. Grigsby,

Chief, Regulations Unit, Assistant Chief

Counsel (Corporate).

[FR Doc. 95–10798 Filed 4–27–95; 5:07 pm]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[IL107–1–6708b; FRL–5190–5]

Approval and Promulgation of

Implementation Plans; Illinois

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (USEPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The United States

Environmental Protection Agency

(USEPA) proposes to approve Illinois’s

September 26, 1994, State

Implementation Plan (SIP) revision

request to grant a variance from Stage II

vapor control requirements to J.M.

Sweeney Co. (Sweeney), located in

Cicero, Cook County, Illinois. This

variance has been granted because

Sweeney has demonstrated that

immediate compliance with the

requirements at issue would impose an

arbitrary and unreasonable hardship.

This variance expires on March 31,

1995. In the final rules section of this

Federal Register, the USEPA is

approving this action as a direct final

rule without prior proposal because

USEPA views this as a noncontroversial

action and anticipates no adverse

comments. A detailed rationale for the

approval is set forth in the direct final

rule. If USEPA receives comments

adverse to or critical of the approval

discussed above, USEPA will withdraw

the approval before its effective date by

publishing a subsequent rule that

withdraws this final action. All public

comments received will then be

addressed in a subsequent rulemaking

notice. Please be aware that USEPA will

institute another rulemaking notice on

this action only if warranted by

significant revision to the rulemaking

based on any comments receives in

response to today’s action. Any parties

interested in commenting on this action

should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule

must be received on or before June 2,

1995. If no such comments are received,

USEPA hereby advises that the direct

final approval will be effective July 3,

1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be mailed to: J. Elmer Bortzer, Chief,

Regulation Development Section,

Regulation Development Branch (AR18–

J), U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson

Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.

Copies of the State submittal and

USEPA’s analysis of it are available for

inspection at: Regulation Development

Section, Regulation Development

Branch (AR18–J), U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West

Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois

60604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mark J. Palermo, Regulation

Development Section, Regulation

Development Branch (AR18–J), U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,

Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886–6082.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For

additional information see the direct

final rule published in the rules section

of this Federal Register.

Dated: March 29, 1995.

Valdas V. Adamkus,

Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 95–10820 Filed 5–2–95; 8:45 am]

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40 CFR Part 52

[DE–16–1–5887b, DE20–1–6548b; FRL5180–6]

Approval and Promulgation of Air

Quality Implementation Plans;

Delaware: Regulation 24, Control of

Volatile Organic Compound Emissions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the

State Implementation Plan (SIP)

revision submitted by the State of

Delaware on January 11, 1993 and

January 20, 1994. The revision consists

of Sections 1 to 9, 13 to 35, 37 to 43 and

Appendices A to H to Regulation 24—

‘‘Control of Volatile Organic Compound

Emissions’’. These regulations are

necessary to satisfy the Clean Air Act

(CAA) and to support attainment and

maintenance of the National Ambient

Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for

ozone in Delaware. 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 SIP revision 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 submitted in

writing by June 2, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

Marcia L. Spink, Associate Director, Air

Programs, Mailcode 3AT00, 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 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) 597–3164, at the EPA

Region III address above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the

information provided in the Direct Final

action of the same title (Regulation 24,

Control of Volatile Organic Compound

Emissions) 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, Hydrocarbons,

Intergovernmental relations, Ozone,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q.

Dated: January 27, 1995.

Stanley L. Laskowski,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.

[FR Doc. 95–10818 Filed 5–2–95; 8:45 am]

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40 CFR Part 52

[IN44–1–6538b; FRL–5190–7]

Approval and Promulgation of

Implementation Plans; Indiana

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (USEPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The United States

Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 85 / Wednesday, May 3, 1995 / Proposed Rules 21781

1A seventh requirement of Section 507(a),

establishment of an Ombudsman office, is

discussed in the next section.

(USEPA) proposes to approve Indiana’s

March 23, 1994, submittal of requested

revisions to the Indiana State

Implementation (SIP) for lead. In the

final rules section of this Federal

Register, the USEPA is approving this

action as a direct final rule without

prior proposal because USEPA views

this 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 that direct final rule, no

further activity is contemplated in

relation to this proposed rule. If USEPA

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 the proposed rule. USEPA will

not institute a second comment period

on this action. Any parties interested in

commenting on this notice should do so

at this time.

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule

must be received on or before June 2,

1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be mailed to: J. Elmer Bortzer, Chief,

Regulation Development Section,

Regulation Development Branch (AR18–

J), U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson

Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.

Copies of the State submittal and

USEPA’s analysis of it are available for

inspection at: Regulation Development

Section, Regulation Development

Branch (AR18–J), U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West

Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois

60604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Rosanne Lindsay, Regulation

Development Section, Regulation

Development Branch (AR–18J), U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,

Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886–6036.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For

additional information see the direct

final rule published in the rules section

of this Federal Register.

Dated: April 3, 1995.

David A. Ullrich,

Acting Regional Administrator.

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40 CFR Part 52

[NV9–1–6574; FRL–5201–8]

Clean Air Act Partial Approval and

Partial Disapproval and Promulgation

of Title V, Section 507, Small Business

Stationary Source Technical and

Environmental Compliance Assistance

Program for Nevada

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: The EPA today proposes to

partially approve and partially

disapprove the State Implementation

Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the

State of Nevada for the purpose of

establishing a Small Business Stationary

Source Technical and Environmental

Compliance Assistance Program

(PROGRAM). The implementation plan

was submitted by the State to satisfy the

Federal mandate, found in Section 507

of the Clean Air Act (CAA), to ensure

that small businesses have access to the

technical assistance and regulatory

information necessary to comply with

the CAA. The rationale for the partial

approval and partial disapproval is set

forth in this document; additional

information is available at the address

indicated below.

DATES: Comments on this proposed

action must be received in writing by

June 2, 1995. Public comments on this

document are requested and will be

considered before taking final action on

this SIP revision.

ADDRESSES: Comments can be mailed to

the U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Division Director, Air and

Toxics Division, 75 Hawthorne Street,

San Francisco, CA 94105, Attention: R.

Michael Stenburg.

Copies of the State’s submittal and

EPA’s technical support document are

available for inspection during normal

business hours at the following

locations: (1) U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 75 Hawthorne

Street, San Francisco, CA 94105; (2)

Nevada Division of Environmental

Protection, Bureau of Air Quality, 123

West Nye Lane, Room 123, Carson City,

NV 89710.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: R.

Michael Stenburg, A-1, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 75

Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA

94105, (415) 744-1102.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

Implementation of the provisions of

Title V of the Clean Air Act (CAA), as

amended in 1990, will require

regulation of many small businesses so

that areas may attain and maintain the

national ambient air quality standards

(NAAQS) and reduce the emission of air

toxics. Small businesses frequently lack

the technical expertise and financial

resources necessary to evaluate such

regulations and to determine the

appropriate mechanisms for

compliance. In anticipation of the

impact of these requirements on small

businesses, the CAA requires that States

adopt a Small Business Stationary

Source Technical and Environmental

Compliance Assistance Program

(PROGRAM), and submit this

PROGRAM as a revision to the Federally

approved SIP. In addition, the CAA

directs the Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) to oversee these small

business assistance programs and report

to Congress on their implementation.

The requirements for establishing a

PROGRAM are set out in Section 507 of

Title V of the CAA. In February 1992,

EPA issued Guidelines for the

Implementation of Section 507 of the

1990 Clean Air Act Amendments, in

order to delineate the Federal and State

roles in meeting the new statutory

provisions and as a tool to provide

further guidance to the States on

submitting acceptable SIP revisions.

The State of Nevada has submitted a

SIP revision to EPA in order to satisfy

the requirements of Section 507. In

order to gain full approval, the State

submittal must provide for each of the

following PROGRAM elements: (1) the

establishment of a Small Business

Assistance Program (SBAP) to provide

technical and compliance assistance to

small businesses; (2) the establishment

of a State Small Business Ombudsman

to represent the interests of small

businesses in the regulatory process;

and (3) the creation of a Compliance

Advisory Panel (CAP) to determine and

report on the overall effectiveness of the

SBAP.

II. Analysis

1. Small Business Assistance Program

Section 507(a) sets forth six

requirements 1 that the State must meet

to have an approvable SBAP. The first

requirement is to establish adequate

mechanisms for developing, collecting

and coordinating information

concerning compliance methods and

technologies for small business

stationary sources, and programs to

encourage lawful cooperation among

such sources and other persons to

further compliance with the Act. The