Document ID: EPA-R05-OAR-2010-0656-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Proposed Approval of Revisions to the Cincinnati-Hamilton 1997 8-hr Ozone Maintenance Plan
Posted Date: 2010-11-29T05:00Z

[Federal Register: November 29, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 228)]
[Proposed Rules]               
[Page 73025-73026]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R05-OAR-2010-0656; FRL-9232-1]

 
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Ohio; Ohio Portion of the Cincinnati-Hamilton Area; 8-Hour Ozone 
Maintenance Plan

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve a revision to the maintenance plan 
for the Ohio portion of the Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN 8-hour ozone 
area. The Cincinnati-Hamilton area includes Butler, Clermont, Clinton, 
Hamilton, and Warren Counties in Ohio, Lawrenceburg Township in 
Dearborn County, Indiana, and Boone, Campbell, and Kenton Counties in 
Kentucky. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) submitted 
a maintenance plan revision on July 6, 2010. The submittal contained 
revisions to 2015 and 2020 NOX point source emissions 
projections for Butler County to reflect modifications at a major 
source that will occur during the maintenance period.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 29, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R05-

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OAR-2010-0656, by one of the following methods:
    1. http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the online instructions for 
submitting comments.
    2. E-mail: mooney.john@epa.gov.
    3. Fax: (312) 692-2551.
    4. Mail: John M. Mooney, Chief, Attainment Planning and Maintenance 
Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
    5. Hand Delivery: John M. Mooney, Chief, Attainment Planning and 
Maintenance Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. 
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Regional Office normal 
hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for 
deliveries of boxed information. The Regional Office official hours of 
business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding 
Federal holidays.
    Please see the direct final rule which is located in the Rules 
section of this Federal Register for detailed instructions on how to 
submit comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen D'Agostino, Environmental 
Engineer, Attainment Planning and Maintenance Section, Air Programs 
Branch (AR-18J), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West 
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886-1767, 
dagostino.kathleen@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Final Rules section of this Federal 
Register, EPA is approving the maintenance plan revision as a direct 
final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a 
noncontroversial submittal 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 rule, no 
further activity is contemplated. 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. Any parties 
interested in commenting on this action should do so at this time. 
Please note that if EPA receives adverse comment on an amendment, 
paragraph, or section of this rule and if that provision may be severed 
from the remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt as final those provisions 
of the rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment. For 
additional information, see the direct final rule which is located in 
the Rules section of this Federal Register.

    Dated: November 15, 2010.
Susan Hedman,
Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 2010-29785 Filed 11-26-10; 8:45 am]
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