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concern two negative declarations from

the Mojave Desert Air Quality

Management District for two volatile

organic compound (VOC) source

categories: Natural Gas and Gasoline

Processing Equipment and Chemical

Processing and Manufacturing. The

intended effect of proposing to include

these negative declarations in the SIP is

to meet the requirements of the Clean

Air Act, as amended in 1990 (CAA or

the Act). In the Final Rules Section of

this Federal Register, the EPA is acting

on 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

rationale for this action 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direct final rule will be withdrawn and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. The EPA

will not institute a second comment

period on this document. Any parties

interested in commenting on this action

should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule

must be received in writing by February

2, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this

action should be addressed to: Daniel A.

Meer, Rulemaking Section (A–5–3), Air

and Toxics Division, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San

Francisco, CA 94105–3901.

Copies of the negative declarations are

available for public inspection at EPA’s

Region 9 office and at the following

locations during normal business hours.

Rulemaking Section (A–5–3), Air and

Toxics Division, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region IX, 75

Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA

94105.

Air Docket (6102), U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 ‘‘M’’ Street,

S.W., Washington, D.C. 20460.

California Air Resources Board,

Stationary Source Divison, Rule

Evaluation Section, 2020 ‘‘L’’ Street,

Sacramento, CA 95812.

Mojave Desert Air Quality Management

District (formerly San Bernardino

County Air Pollution Control District,

15428 Civic Drive, Suite 200,

Victorville, CA 92392–2382.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie

A. Rose, Rulemaking Section, A–5–3,

Air and Toxics Division, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San

Francisco, CA 94105–3901, Telephone:

(415) 744–1184.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

document concerns negative

declarations for two VOC source

categories from the Mojave Desert Air

Quality Management District submitted

to EPA on July 13, 1994 by the

California Air Resources Board. The

negative declarations concern Natural

Gas and Gasoline Processing Equipment

and Chemical Processing and

Manufacturing. For further information,

please see the information provided in

the Direct Final action which is located

in the Rules Section of this Federal

Register.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q.

Dated: December 15, 1994.

David P. HoweKamp,

Acting Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 95–32233 Filed 12–30–94; 8:45 am]

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40 CFR Part 52

[IL12–38–6748; IL53–3–6693; FRL–5131–3]

Approval and Promulgation of

Implementation Plan; Illinois

AGENCY: United States Environmental

Protection Agency.

ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal.

SUMMARY: The United States

Environmental Protection Agency

(USEPA) is withdrawing certain

proposed rulemaking actions resulting

from the reconsideration of emission

limitations for the metal furniture paint

and adhesive operations at the

Montgomery, Illinois facility owned by

Allsteel, Inc. (Allsteel). In the final rules

section of this Federal Register, USEPA

is withdrawing the stays pending

reconsideration (of emission limitations)

applicable to this facility.

DATES: The proposed rule is withdrawn

as of January 3, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the documents

relevant to this action are available for

public inspection during normal

business hours at the following location:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 5, Regulation Development

Branch, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,

Chicago, Illinois 60604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steve Rosenthal, Regulation

Development Branch, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,

Chicago, Illinois 60604. Telephone:

(312) 886–6052.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background Information

On June 29, 1990, USEPA

promulgated a Federal Implementation

Plan (FIP) which contained stationary

source Volatile Organic Compound

(VOC) control measures representing

Reasonably Available Control

Technology (RACT) for emission

sources located in six Chicago, Illinois

counties. On that date, USEPA also took

final rulemaking action on certain VOC

rules previously adopted and submitted

by the State of Illinois for inclusion in

its State Implementation Plan (SIP) (55

FR 26814). Among the sources impacted

by these actions is Allsteel’s plant in

Kane County.

As a result of this rulemaking,

Allsteel’s paint operations became

subject to the FIP’s VOC emission

limitations for metal furniture coating at

40 CFR 52.741(e), while the adhesive

operations were required to comply

with the FIP’s ‘‘generic’’ rule for

miscellaneous fabricated product

manufacturing at 40 CFR 52.741(u).

However, because USEPA had

insufficient time to respond to Allsteel’s

highly technical comments, the Agency

deferred the effective date of the

applicable rules with regard to Allsteel

for six months. Similarly, USEPA

deferred action on a site-specific limit

for Allsteel’s adhesive lines submitted

by the State of Illinois for inclusion as

a SIP revision.

On August 28, 1990, Allsteel filed a

petition for review of USEPA’s June 29,

1990 rulemaking in the United States

Court of Appeals for the Seventh

Circuit. Nine other parties filed

petitions for review, which were

ultimately consolidated by the Court as

Illinois Environmental Regulatory

Group (IERG) et al. v. Reilly, No. 90–

2778. In addition, Allsteel filed

petitions for reconsideration of the FIP

as it applied to both the adhesive and

specialty paint operations. Pursuant to

these petitions, USEPA convened

proceedings for reconsideration

pursuant to section 307(d)(7)(B) of the

Clean Air Act (Act) 42 U.S.C.

7607(d)(7)(B). On May 31, 1991 (56 FR

24722), USEPA issued a stay of the FIP

rules pending reconsideration for the

adhesive operations; on June 4, 1993 (58

FR 31653), USEPA issued a stay of the

FIP rules pending reconsideration for

the specialty paint operations. Both

stays, issued pursuant to section

307(d)(7)(B) of the Act, were issued only

as necessary to complete

reconsideration of the subject rules.

On May 13, 1993, USEPA proposed

site-specific RACT requirements for the

paint operations (58 FR 28376). On June
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18, 1993, USEPA proposed to

disapprove the State’s SIP submission

and to promulgate a new rule for the

adhesive operations (58 FR 33578).

On July 11, 1994, Allsteel filed with

USEPA a Withdrawal of Requests for

Reconsideration in which it represented

that the adhesive operations were

permanently shut down on March 18,

1994, and that the paint operations were

to be discontinued by July 15, 1994. In

addition, on August 15, 1994, the State

of Illinois withdrew its SIP revision

request for the adhesive lines.

II. Summary and Conclusions

As a result of Allsteel’s July 11, 1994

Withdrawal of Requests for

Reconsideration and the State of

Illinois’ August 15, 1994 withdrawal of

its SIP submission, USEPA is

withdrawing its May 13, 1993 proposed

site-specific RACT requirements for

Allsteel’s paint operations and its June

18, 1993 proposal to disapprove the

State’s SIP submission and to

promulgate a new rule for the adhesive

operations. In the Final rules section of

this Federal Register USEPA is

withdrawing the May 31, 1991 and the

June 4, 1993 stays pending

reconsideration, since it is no longer

necessary to complete reconsideration

of the subject rules. It should be noted

that USEPA’s June 29, 1990 FIP

regulations remain in place.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

Environmental protection, Air

pollution control, Volatile organic

compound.

Dated: December 23, 1994.

Carol M. Browner,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 94–32279 Filed 12–30–94; 8:45 am]

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40 CFR Parts 52 and 81

[FL54–1–6026b; FRL–5089–3]

Approval and Promulgation of

Implementation Plans and Designation

of Areas for Air Quality Planning

Purposes

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The EPA proposes to approve

the State implementation plan (SIP)

revision submitted by the State of

Florida for the maintenance plan and

the redesignation of the Duval County

ozone area to attainment. 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 EPA 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 that 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 on this document. Any parties

interested in commenting on this

document should do so at this time.

DATES: To be considered, comments

must be received by February 2, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to: Joey LeVasseur,

Regulatory Planning and Development

Section, Air Programs Branch, Air,

Pesticides & Toxics Management

Division, Region IV Environmental

Protection Agency, 345 Courtland

Street, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30365.

Copies of the material submitted by

the State of Florida may be examined

during normal business hours at the

following 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 IV Air Programs Branch, 345

Courtland Street, NE, Atlanta, Georgia

30365.

Air Resources Management Division,

Florida Department of Environmental

Protection, Twin Towers Office

Building, 2600 Blair Stone Road,

Tallahassee, Florida 32399–2400.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joey

LeVasseur, Regulatory Planning and

Development Section, Air Programs

Branch, Air, Pesticides & Toxics

Management Division, Region IV

Environmental Protection Agency, 345

Courtland Street, NE., Atlanta, Georgia

30365. The telephone number is 404/

347–3555 ext.4215.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For

additional information see the direct

final rule which is published in the

rules section of this Federal Register.

Dated: September 28, 1994.

Joe R. Franzmathes,

Acting Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 94–32235 Filed 12–30–94; 8:45 am]

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40 CFR Part 52

[IL 45–1–5482; FRL–5131–9]

Approval and Promulgation of

Implementation Plans; Illinois

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The United States

Environmental Protection Agency

(USEPA) is proposing to disapprove a

request by Fort Dearborn Lithograph

Company (FDLC) to incorporate certain

operating restrictions for its Chicago,

Illinois, facility into the Chicago Federal

Implementation Plan for ozone (Chicago

FIP). If approved by USEPA, this

restriction (which attempts to limit

emissions of volatile organic

compounds (VOC) to less than 100 tons

per year) would exempt FDLC from the

otherwise applicable emission limits in

the Chicago FIP, as promulgated by

USEPA on June 29, 1990.

DATES: Comments on this requested

revision to the Chicago FIP and on

USEPA’s proposed rulemaking action

must be received by February 2, 1995.

A public hearing, if requested, will be

held in Chicago, Illinois. Requests for a

hearing should be submitted to J. Elmer

Bortzer by February 2, 1995 at the

address below.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this

proposed action should be addressed to:

J. Elmer Bortzer, Chief, Regulation

Development Section (AR–18J), USEPA,

Region 5, 77 West Jackson Blvd.,

Chicago, Illinois, 60604.

Comments should be strictly limited

to the subject matter of this proposal,

the scope of which is discussed below.

For information on the hearing,

interested persons may call Ms. Hattie

Geisler at (312) 886–3199. Any hearing

will be strictly limited to the subject

matter of this action, the scope of which

is discussed below.

Docket

Pursuant to section 307(d)(1)(B) of the

Clean Air Act (Act), 42 U.S.C. 7607

(d)(1)(B), this action is subject to the

procedural requirements of section

307(d). Therefore, USEPA has

established a public docket for this

action, A–94–40, which is available for

public inspection and copying between

8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday

through Friday, at the following

addresses. We recommend that you

contact Randolph O. Cano at (312) 886–

6036 before visiting the Chicago

location and the Air Docket at (202)

245–3639 before visiting the

Washington D.C. location. A reasonable

fee may be charged for copying.