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receives adverse comments, EPA will

withdraw the direct final rule and it will

not take effect. EPA will address all

public comments 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: Written comments must be

received by May 18, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this

action should be addressed to Kathleen

Henry, Chief, Permits and Technical

Assessment Branch, Air Protection

Division, Mailcode 3AP11, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region III, 1650 Arch Street,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.

Copies of the documents relevant to this

action are available for public

inspection during normal business

hours at the Air Protection Division,

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Region III, 1650 Arch Street,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103; and

the Pennsylvania Department of

Environmental Protection, Bureau of Air

Quality Control, P.O. Box 8468, 400

Market Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

17105.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kelly L. Bunker at (215) 814–2177, for

information on sources #1–18 (or via email at bunker.kelly@epa.gov) or Melik

Spain at (215) 814–2299 for information

on sources #19–26 (or via e-mail at

spain.melik@epa.gov). While

information may be requested via email, any comments must be submitted

in writing to the above Region III

address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For

further information concerning this

action to propose approval of VOC and

NOx RACT determinations for twentysix individual sources in Pennsylvania

as a revision to the Commonwealth’s

SIP, please see the information provided

in the direct final action, of the same

Title, that is located in the ‘‘Rules and

Regulations’’ section of this Federal

Register publication.

Dated: March 19, 2000.

Bradley M. Campbell,

Regional Administrator, Region III.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[ME–003–01–7004b; A–1–FRL–6572–7]

Approval and Promulgation of Air

Quality Implementation Plans; Maine;

RACT for VOC sources

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve

several State Implementation Plan (SIP)

revisions submitted by the State of

Maine. EPA is also proposing a limited

approval of one regulation submitted as

a SIP revision by the State of Maine.

These SIP revisions establish

requirements for certain facilities which

emit volatile organic compounds

(VOCs). In the Final Rules section of

this Federal Register, EPA is approving

these SIP revisions as a direct final rule

without prior proposal because the

Agency 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. EPA will

not institute a second comment period

on this proposal. Any parties interested

in commenting on this proposal should

do so at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before May 18, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

David Conroy, Unit Manager, Air

Quality Planning Unit (mail code CAQ),

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Region I, One Congress Street, Suite

1100, Boston, MA 02114–2023. Copies

of the State submittal and EPA’s

technical support document are

available for public inspection during

normal business hours, by appointment

at the Office of Ecosystem Protection,

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Region I, One Congress Street, 11th

floor, Boston and the Bureau of Air

Quality Control, Department of

Environmental Protection, 71 Hospital

Street, Augusta, ME 04333.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Anne E. Arnold, (617) 918–1047,

arnold.anne@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For

additional information, see the direct

final rule which is located in the Rules

section of this Federal Register.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Dated: March 24, 2000.

Mindy S. Lubber,

Regional Administrator, EPA New England.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 435

[FRL–6581–1]

Effluent Limitations Guidelines for the

Oil and Gas Extraction Point Source

Category; Announcement of Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Announcement of meeting.

SUMMARY: EPA will conduct a public

meeting on the upcoming Syntheticbased Drilling Fluids (SBFs) rulemaking

on Tuesday, April 25, 2000, from 1 p.m.

to 5:30 p.m. Central Standard Time.

The Office of Science and Technology

within EPA’s Office of Water is holding

the public meeting to inform all

interested parties of the current status of

the SBF effluent guideline. EPA intends

to finalize effluent limitations

guidelines and standards regarding

these fluids (used in the oil and gas

extraction industrial category) in

December 2000. EPA plans to publish a

Notice of Data Availability for this

rulemaking very shortly. At the meeting

on April 25, EPA will report on the

status of the rulemaking; new data

submissions available for public

comment; revised economic and

engineering models and results

incorporating the new data; descriptions

of ‘‘best management practices’’ (BMPs)

as potential alternative requirements to

reduce the discharges of toxic and

hazardous pollutants; and paperwork

requirements associated with

implementation of the BMP alternative

compliance methods. EPA will use this

meeting to solicit public comment on

any of the issues or information

presented in the notice of data

availability and in the administrative

record supporting the notice.

DATES: EPA will conduct the SBF public

meeting on Tuesday, April 25, 2000,

from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Central

Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: The SBF public meeting

will be held at the Minerals

Management Service (MMS), Gulf of

Mexico OCS Region Office, Room 111,