[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 13, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 58158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-28431]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 69
[AD-FRL-5645-2]
Proposed Conditional Special Exemption From Requirements of the
Clean Air Act for the Territory of American Samoa, the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Territory of Guam
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: On September 13, 1995 (60 FR 47515), EPA proposed to grant the
Territory of American Samoa (American Samoa) and the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) a conditional exemption from title
V requirements and to grant the Territory of Guam (Guam) an extension
of time in which to adopt a title V permit program. EPA proposed these
conditional exemptions and this extension under the authority of
section 325 of the Clean Air Act. EPA received comments during the
public comment period requesting that EPA grant a permanent exemption
to Guam. EPA also received a letter on December 18, 1995 from the
Administrator of the Guam Environmental Protection Agency stating that
Guam would develop an alternate local permitting program in exchange
for a permanent exemption. In response to these comments and this
commitment, EPA is proposing to conditionally exempt Guam, as well as
American Samoa and CNMI, from title V of the Clean Air Act.
In a separate part of this Federal Register, EPA is promulgating
this action as a direct final rule without a prior proposal because the
public comments received to date support granting a permanent
exemption. A detailed rationale and conditions for this approval are
set forth in the direct final rule. If no adverse comments are received
in response to this proposed rule, the direct final rule will take
effect on January 13, 1997. If adverse comments are received during the
comment period, EPA will publish timely notice in the Federal Register
withdrawing the direct final rule for Guam, American Samoa and CNMI,
and all public comments will be addressed in a subsequent final rule
based on this proposal. The EPA will not institute an additional
comment period on this action and any parties interested in commenting
should do so at this time.
DATES: Comments on this proposed rule must be received in writing by
December 13, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to: Norm
Lovelace, Chief, Office of Pacific Islands and Native American
Programs, US EPA-Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco,
California 94105. Supporting information used to develop the proposed
conditional exemptions, including copies of the petitions, all comments
received, and the response to comments document, are available for
inspection during normal business hours at this location.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Norm Lovelace (telephone 415/744-1599,
fax 415/744-1604), Chief, Office of Pacific Islands and Native American
Programs or Sara Bartholomew (telephone 415/744-1250, fax 415/744-
1076), Operating Permits Section, Air and Toxics Division, at the
address above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, please see the
direct final rulemaking located in a separate part of this Federal
Register.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 69
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Air pollution control, Hazardous air pollutants, Intergovernmental
relations, Nitrogen oxides, Operating permits, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur dioxide, Volatile organic compounds.
Dated: October 28, 1996.
Carol M. Browner,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-28431 Filed 11-12-96; 8:45 am]
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