Document ID: EPA-R04-OAR-2005-TN-0009-0002
Agency: epa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Tennessee: Approval of Revisions to the Knox County Portion of the Tennessee State Implementation Plan
Posted Date: 2007-01-03T05:00Z

[Federal Register: January 3, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 1)]
[Proposed Rules]               
[Page 67-68]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R04-OAR-2004-TN-0004, EPA-R04-OAR-2005-TN-0009, EPA-R04-OAR-2006-
0532, 200607/17(b); FRL-8265-5]

 
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Tennessee: 
Approval of Revisions to the Knox County Portion of the Tennessee State 
Implementation Plan

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve several revisions to the Tennessee 
State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of Tennessee, 
through the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, on 
March 16, 2000, July 23, 2002, December 10, 2004, and January 31, 2006. 
The revisions pertain to the Knox County portion of the Tennessee SIP 
and include changes to Knox County Air Quality Regulations Section 
16.0--Open Burning, Section 25.0--Permits, and Section 46.0--Regulation 
of Volatile Organic Compounds. EPA is not taking any action at this 
time on Section 13.0--Definitions (part of the December 10, 2004, 
submittal) and Section 16.4.D., which was part of the January 31, 2006, 
submittal but subsequently withdrawn by Knox County. The SIP revisions 
described above are part of Knox County's strategy to attain and 
maintain the national ambient air quality standards. This action is 
being taken pursuant to the Clean Air Act. In the Final Rules Section 
of this Federal Register, EPA is approving revisions to the Tennessee 
SIP for these Tennessee SIP submittals as a direct final rule without 
prior proposal because the Agency views these as a noncontroversial 
submittals, and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale 
for the approval is set forth in the direct final rule. If no 
significant, material, and 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comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public 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 on 
this document. Any parties interested in commenting on this document 
should do so at this time.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before February 2, 2007.

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ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Nos. EPA-R04-
OAR-2004-TN-0004, EPA-R04-OAR-2005-TN-0009, and EPA-R04-OAR-2006-0532 
by one of the following methods:
    1. http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for 

submitting comments.
    2. E-mail: louis.egide@epa.gov or hou.james@epa.gov.

    3. Fax: (404) 562-9019.
    4. Mail: ``EPA-R04-OAR-2004-TN-0004,'' ``EPA-R04-OAR-2005-TN-
0009,'' or ``EPA-R04-OAR-2006-0532,'' Regulatory Development Section, 
Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., 
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960.
    5. Hand Delivery or Courier: Egide Louis or James Hou, Regulatory 
Development Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics 
Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 
Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. Such deliveries are 
only accepted during the Regional Office's official hours of business. 
The Regional Office's official hours of business are Monday through 
Friday, 8:30 to 4:30, 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: Egide Louis or James Hou, Regulatory 
Development Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics 
Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 
Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. Dr. Louis can be 
reached by telephone at (404) 562-9240 or via electronic mail at 
louis.egide@epa.gov. The telephone number for Mr. Hou is (404) 562-

8965. He can also be reached via electronic mail at hou.james@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information see the direct 
final rule which is published in the Rules Section of this Federal 
Register.

    Dated: December 20, 2006.
A. Stanley Meiburg,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
 [FR Doc. E6-22474 Filed 12-29-06; 8:45 am]

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