Determination of Attainment, Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Indiana; Redesignation of Allen County 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area to Attainment for Ozone, 51546 [E6-14425]
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Determination of Attainment, Approval
and Promulgation of Implementation
Plans and Designation of Areas for Air
Quality Planning Purposes; Indiana;
Redesignation of Allen County 8-Hour
Ozone Nonattainment Area to
Attainment for Ozone
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: On May 30, 2006, the State of
Indiana, through the Indiana
Department of Environmental
Management (IDEM), submitted, in
final: A request to redesignate the 8hour ozone National Ambient Air
Quality Standard (NAAQS)
nonattainment area of Allen County,
Indiana, to attainment for the 8-hour
ozone NAAQS; and a request for EPA
approval of an Indiana State
Implementation Plan (SIP) revision
containing a 14-year maintenance plan
for Allen County. Today, EPA is
proposing to determine that the Allen
County, Indiana ozone nonattainment
area has attained the 8-hour ozone
NAAQS. This determination is based on
three years of complete, quality-assured
ambient air quality monitoring data for
the 2003–2005 ozone seasons that
demonstrate that the 8-hour ozone
NAAQS has been attained in the area.
EPA is also proposing to approve
Indiana’s request to redesignate the area
to attainment for the 8-hour ozone
standard and the State’s maintenance
plan SIP revision. EPA’s proposed
approval of the 8-hour ozone
redesignation request is based on its
determination that Allen County,
Indiana has met the criteria for
redesignation to attainment specified in
the Clean Air Act. EPA is also proposing
to approve, for purposes of
transportation conformity, the motor
vehicle emission budgets (MVEBs) for
the year 2020 that are contained in the
14-year 8-hour ozone maintenance plan
for Allen County.
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Comments must be received on
or before September 29, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R05–
OAR–2006–0399, by one of the
following methods:
• www.regulations.gov: Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• E-mail: mooney.john@epa.gov.
• Fax: (312) 886–5824.
• Mail: John M. Mooney, Chief,
Criteria Pollutant Section, (AR–18J),
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,
Illinois 60604.
• Hand Delivery: John M. Mooney,
Chief, Criteria Pollutant Section, (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 AM to 4:30 PM 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:
Steven Rosenthal, Environmental
Engineer, Criteria Pollutant Section, Air
Programs Branch (AR–18J),
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886–6052,
rosenthal.steven@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 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
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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: August 16, 2006.
Bharat Mathur,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52 and 81
[EPA-R05-OAR-2006-0399; FRL-8214-4]
Determination of Attainment, Approval and Promulgation of
Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning
Purposes; Indiana; Redesignation of Allen County 8-Hour Ozone
Nonattainment Area to Attainment for Ozone
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: On May 30, 2006, the State of Indiana, through the Indiana
Department of Environmental Management (IDEM), submitted, in final: A
request to redesignate the 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality
Standard (NAAQS) nonattainment area of Allen County, Indiana, to
attainment for the 8-hour ozone NAAQS; and a request for EPA approval
of an Indiana State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision containing a 14-
year maintenance plan for Allen County. Today, EPA is proposing to
determine that the Allen County, Indiana ozone nonattainment area has
attained the 8-hour ozone NAAQS. This determination is based on three
years of complete, quality-assured ambient air quality monitoring data
for the 2003-2005 ozone seasons that demonstrate that the 8-hour ozone
NAAQS has been attained in the area. EPA is also proposing to approve
Indiana's request to redesignate the area to attainment for the 8-hour
ozone standard and the State's maintenance plan SIP revision. EPA's
proposed approval of the 8-hour ozone redesignation request is based on
its determination that Allen County, Indiana has met the criteria for
redesignation to attainment specified in the Clean Air Act. EPA is also
proposing to approve, for purposes of transportation conformity, the
motor vehicle emission budgets (MVEBs) for the year 2020 that are
contained in the 14-year 8-hour ozone maintenance plan for Allen
County.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 29, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R05-
OAR-2006-0399, by one of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
E-mail: mooney.john@epa.gov.
Fax: (312) 886-5824.
Mail: John M. Mooney, Chief, Criteria Pollutant Section,
(AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
Hand Delivery: John M. Mooney, Chief, Criteria Pollutant
Section, (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 AM to 4:30 PM 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: Steven Rosenthal, Environmental
Engineer, Criteria Pollutant Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J),
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886-6052, rosenthal.steven@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 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: August 16, 2006.
Bharat Mathur,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. E6-14425 Filed 8-29-06; 8:45 am]
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