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approving the Rhode Island State Plan

submittal as a direct final rule without

a prior proposal. EPA is doing this

because the Agency views this action as

a noncontroversial submittal and

anticipates that it will not receive any

significant, material, and adverse

comments. A detailed rationale for the

approval is set forth in the direct final

rule elsewhere in today’s Federal

Register. If EPA does not receive any

significant, material, and adverse

comments to this rule, then the approval

will become final without further

proceedings. If EPA receives adverse

comments, the direct final rule will be

withdrawn and EPA will address all

public comments received in a

subsequent final rule based on this

proposed rule, EPA will not begin a

second comment period.

DATES: EPA must receive comments in

writing by May 29, 2001.

ADDRESSES: You should address your

written comments to: Mr. Steven Rapp,

Manager, Air Permits Program, Office of

Ecosystem Protection, U.S. EPA, One

Congress Street, Suite 1100 (CAP),

Boston, Massachusetts 02114–2023.

Copies of documents relating to this

proposed rule are available for public

inspection during normal business

hours at the following locations:

Environmental Protection Agency, Air

Permits Unit, Office of Ecosystem

Protection, Suite 1100 (CAP), One

Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts

02114–2023, or Rhode Island

Department of Environmental

Management, Office of Air Resources,

235 Promenade Street, Providence,

Rhode Island 02908–5767, (401) 222–

2808.

The interested persons wanting to

examine these documents should make

an appointment with the appropriate

office at least 24 hours before the day of

the visit.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

Courcier, Office of Ecosystem Protection

(CAP), EPA—New England, Region 1,

Boston, Massachusetts 02203, (617)

918–1659, or by e-mail at

courcier.john@epa.gov. While the public

may forward questions to EPA via email, it must submit comments on this

proposed rule according to the

procedures outlined above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the

information provided in the Direct Final

action of the same title which is found

in the Rules Section of this Federal

Register.

Dated: April 12, 2001.

Ira W. Leighton,

Acting Regional Administrator, EPA New

England.

[FR Doc. 01–10426 Filed 4–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[IL197–1b; FRL–6970–5]

Approval and Promulgation of State

Implementation Plans; Illinois

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The United States

Environmental Protection Agency

(USEPA) is proposing to approve a

negative declaration submitted by the

State of Illinois which indicates there is

no need for a regulation covering the

industrial wastewater category in the

Chicago ozone nonattainment area. The

Chicago ozone nonattainment area

includes Cook County, DuPage County,

Aux Sable and Goose Lake Townships

in Grundy County, Kane County,

Oswego Township in Kendall County,

Lake County, McHenry County and Will

County. The State’s negative declaration

regarding industrial wastewater category

sources was submitted to USEPA in a

letter dated December 23, 1999.

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before May 29, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be mailed to: J. Elmer Bortzer, Chief,

Regulation Development Section, Air

Programs Branch (AR–18J),

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,

Chicago, Illinois 60604.

Copies of the State submittal are

available for inspection at: Regulation

Development Section, Air Programs

Branch (AR–18J), Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West

Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois

60604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Randolph O. Cano, Environmental

Protection Specialist, Regulation

Development Section, Air Programs

Branch (AR–18J), Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West

Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois

60604, (312) 886–6036.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Throughout this document wherever

‘‘we’’, ‘‘us’’ or ‘‘our’’ are used we mean

USEPA.

Table of Contents

I. What action is USEPA taking today?

II. Where can I find more information about

this proposal and the corresponding Direct

Final Rule?

I. What Action Is USEPA Taking

Today?

USEPA is proposing to approve a

negative declaration submitted by the

State of Illinois on December 23, 1999.

This negative declaration concerns a

source category located in the Chicago

ozone nonattainment area, which is

classified as a severe nonattainment area

for the pollutant ozone. The negative

declaration indicates that the State has

searched its emissions inventory and

operating permits for the Chicago ozone

nonattainment area and determined

there are no unregulated sources with a

potential to emit 25 tons per year or

more of volatile organic compounds

(VOC) in the industrial wastewater

category.

II. Where Can I Find More Information

About This Proposal and the Direct

Final Rule?

For additional information see the

direct final rule published in the final

rules section of this Federal Register.

Dated: April 17, 2001.

David A. Ullrich,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.

[FR Doc. 01–10428 Filed 4–26–01; 8:45 am]

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AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 413, 433, 438, 463, 464,

467, and 471

[FRL–6971–6]

RIN 2040–AB79

Extension of Comment Period on the

Proposed Effluent Limitations

Guidelines, Pretreatment Standards,

and New Source Performance

Standards for the Metal Products and

Machinery Point Source Category

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Extension of comment period on

proposed rule.

SUMMARY: On January 3, 2001 (66 FR

424), EPA proposed effluent limitations

guidelines and pretreatment standards

for wastewater discharges associated

with the operation of new and existing

metal products and machinery facilities.

The original comment period was 120

days, ending on May 3, 2001. The