Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Texas; Revisions to Control Volatile Organic Compound Emissions From Consumer Related Sources, 7069-7070 [05-2615]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 27 / Thursday, February 10, 2005 / Proposed Rules 3. Establish recommended routes or two-way routes in the approaches to Hussey Sound; 4. Establish recommended routes or two-way routes in the approach to Portland Harbor; 5. Establish recommended routes or two-way routes in the precautionary area in the approaches to Portland which would formalize routes historically used by tug and barge traffic, merchant vessels, and fishing vessels transiting the precautionary area; 6. Modify the precautionary area in the approaches to Portland; 7. Create one or more inshore traffic zones near either the recommended routes or approaches; 8. Establish an area to be avoided (ATBA) in shallow areas where the risk of grounding is present; 9. Establish, disestablish or modify anchorage grounds; and 10. Establish a Regulated Navigation Area (RNA) with specific vessel operating requirements to ensure safe navigation near shallow water. Questions To help us conduct the port access route study, we request comments on the following questions, although comments on other issues addressed in this document are also welcome. In responding to a question, please explain your reasons for each answer and follow the instructions under ‘‘Public Participation and Request for Comments’’ above. 1. What navigational hazards do vessels operating in the study area face? Please describe. 2. Are there strains on the current vessel routing system, such as increasing traffic density? If so, please describe. 3. Are modifications to existing vessel routing measures needed to address hazards and strains and to improve traffic management efficiency in the study area? If so, please describe. 4. What costs and benefits are associated with the potential study recommendations listed above? What measures do you think are most costeffective? What impacts, both positive and negative, would changes to existing routing measures or new routing measures have on the study area? Dated: February 2, 2005. Howard L. Hime, Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security and Environmental Protection. [FR Doc. 05–2559 Filed 2–9–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–15–P VerDate jul<14>2003 16:17 Feb 09, 2005 Jkt 205001 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [AZ131–125; FRL–7860–9] Revisions to the Arizona State Implementation Plan Maricopa County Environmental Services Department Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. AGENCY: SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the Maricopa County Environmental Services Department portion of the Arizona State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions concern an emissions statement rule and a negative declaration that addresses volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing. We are proposing to approve the rule and the negative declaration to update the Arizona SIP under the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990 (CAA or the Act). DATES: Any comments on this proposal must arrive by March 14, 2005. ADDRESSES: Send comments to Andy Steckel, Rulemaking Office Chief (AIR– 4), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105–3901, or e-mail to steckel.andrew@epa.gov, or submit comments at https:// www.regulations.gov. You can inspect copies of the submitted SIP revisions, EPA’s technical support documents (TSDs), and public comments at our Region IX office during normal business hours by appointment. You may also see copies of the submitted SIP revisions by appointment at the following locations: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, Air Quality Division, 1110 West Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85007 Maricopa County Department of Environmental Services, Air Pollution Control Division, 1001 North Central Avenue, Suite 100, Phoenix, Arizona 85004 Copies of the rule and the negative declaration may also be available via the Internet at https://www.maricopa.gov/ envsvc/AIR/ruledesc.asp. Please be advised that this is not an EPA Web site and may not contain the same version of the rule that was submitted to EPA. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie A. Rose, EPA Region IX, (415) 947– 4126, rose.julie@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposal addresses Rule 100, Section 504, Emission Statements Required, and PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 7069 a negative declaration for the VOC source category, Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing. In the Rules and Regulations section of this Federal Register, we are approving this rule and the negative declaration in a direct final action without prior proposal because we believe these SIP revisions are not controversial. If we receive adverse comments, however, we will publish a timely withdrawal of the direct final rule and address the comments in a subsequent action based on this proposed rule. We do not plan to open a second comment period, so anyone interested in commenting should do so at this time. If we do not receive adverse comments, no further activity is planned. For further information, please see the direct final action. Dated: December 22, 2004. Sally Seymour, Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX. [FR Doc. 05–2521 Filed 2–9–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [R06–OAR–2005–TX–0001; FRL–7871–6] Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Texas; Revisions to Control Volatile Organic Compound Emissions From Consumer Related Sources Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. AGENCY: SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve Texas State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions. The revisions pertain to regulations to control volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from consumer related sources. The control of VOC emissions will help to attain and maintain national ambient air quality standards for ozone in Texas. This approval will make the revised regulations Federally enforceable. DATES: Written comments should be received on or before March 14, 2005. ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to Mr. Thomas Diggs, Chief, Air Planning Section (6PD–L), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733. Comments may also be submitted electronically or through hand deliver/courier by following the detailed instructions in the ADDRESSES section of the direct final rule located in E:\FR\FM\10FEP1.SGM 10FEP1 7070 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 27 / Thursday, February 10, 2005 / Proposed Rules the rules section of this Federal Register. Carl Young, Air Planning Section (6PD–L), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733, telephone 214–665–6645; fax number 214–665– 7263; e-mail address young.carl@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the final rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving the State’s SIP submittal 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 action, 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. For additional information, see the direct final rule which is located in the rules section of this Federal Register. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dated: January 31, 2005. Richard E. Greene, Regional Administrator, Region 6. [FR Doc. 05–2615 Filed 2–9–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 81 [R07–OAR–2005–MO–0002; FRL–7871–3] Air Quality Redesignation for the 8Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard; for Some Counties in the States of Kansas and Missouri Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. AGENCY: SUMMARY: On April 15, 2004, we, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced designations under the 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). That action designated several counties in the Kansas City area as unclassifiable. The counties in the Kansas City area included in the designation were Johnson, Linn, Miami and Wyandotte Counties in Kansas and Cass, Clay, Jackson and Platte Counties in Missouri. This document proposes to redesignate VerDate jul<14>2003 16:17 Feb 09, 2005 Jkt 205001 the above counties to attainment. We are soliciting comments on this proposed action. Comments must be received on or before March 14, 2005. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Regional Material in EDocket (RME) ID Number R07–OAR– 2005–MO–0002, by one of the following methods: 1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http: //www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. 2. Agency Web site: https:// docket.epa.gov/rmepub/. RME, EPA’s electronic public docket and comment system, is EPA’s preferred method for receiving comments. Once in the system, select ‘‘quick search,’’ then key in the appropriate RME Docket identification number. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. 3. E-mail: daniels.leland@epa.gov. 4. Mail: Leland Daniels, Environmental Protection Agency, Air Planning and Development Branch, 901 North 5th Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66101. 5. Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver your comments to: Leland Daniels, Environmental Protection Agency, Air Planning and Development Branch, 901 North 5th Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66101. Instructions: Direct your comments to RME ID Number R07–OAR–2005–MO– 0002. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at https:// docket.epa.gov/rmepub, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through RME, regulations.gov, or e-mail. The EPA RME Web site and the Federal regulations.gov Web site are ‘‘anonymous access’’ systems, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through RME or regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. Docket: All documents in the electronic docket are listed in the RME index at https://docket.epa.gov/rmepub/. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in RME or in hard copy at the Environmental Protection Agency, Air Planning and Development Branch, 901 North 5th Street, Kansas City, Kansas. EPA requests that you contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to schedule your inspection. The interested persons wanting to examine these documents should make an appointment with the office at least 24 hours in advance. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leland Daniels at (913) 551–7651, or by e-mail at daniels.leland@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean EPA. This section provides additional information by addressing the following questions: What is the background for this action? What are the statutory requirements for designations and redesignations and what are EPA’s regulatory requirements and policy regarding redesignations? What new information is available regarding air quality in Kansas City? What about Kansas City’s air quality in the future? What action is EPA taking in regard to the designation of the Kansas City area? What Is the Background for This Action? On April 15, 2004, the Administrator of the EPA signed a final rule (69 FR 23858; April 30, 2004) announcing designations under the 8-hour ozone NAAQS. That action designated several counties in the Kansas City area as unclassifiable and provided that the designation was effective on June 15, 2004. The Kansas City area designation was based on review of ozone data from 2001 through 2003. The counties in the Kansas City area designated as E:\FR\FM\10FEP1.SGM 10FEP1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 27 (Thursday, February 10, 2005)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 7069-7070]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2615]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[R06-OAR-2005-TX-0001; FRL-7871-6]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Texas; Revisions to Control Volatile Organic Compound Emissions From 
Consumer Related Sources

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve Texas State Implementation Plan 
(SIP) revisions. The revisions pertain to regulations to control 
volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from consumer related 
sources. The control of VOC emissions will help to attain and maintain 
national ambient air quality standards for ozone in Texas. This 
approval will make the revised regulations Federally enforceable.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before March 14, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to Mr. Thomas Diggs, Chief, Air 
Planning Section (6PD-L), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, 
1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733. Comments may 
also be submitted electronically or through hand deliver/courier by 
following the detailed instructions in the ADDRESSES section of the 
direct final rule located in

[[Page 7070]]

the rules section of this Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl Young, Air Planning Section (6PD-
L), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 
700, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733, telephone 214-665-6645; fax number 214-
665-7263; e-mail address young.carl@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the final rules section of this Federal 
Register, EPA is approving the State's SIP submittal 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 action, 
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.
    For additional information, see the direct final rule which is 
located in the rules section of this Federal Register.

    Dated: January 31, 2005.
Richard E. Greene,
Regional Administrator, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 05-2615 Filed 2-9-05; 8:45 am]
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