[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 17, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 7840-7841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3523]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[IL168-1b; FRL-6232-9]
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Illinois: Clean Fuel Fleet Program Revision
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve a revision to the Illinois State
Implementation Plan (SIP) amending the Illinois Clean Fuel Fleet
program (CFFP) established for the Chicago ozone nonattainment area.
Illinois submitted the SIP revision request on February 13, 1998, which
delays the implementation of the Illinois CFFP purchase requirement
from model year 1998 to model year 1999, based on EPA's decision to
allow States to implement such delays. In addition, the Illinois SIP
revision includes two minor corrections to the CFFP rules federally
approved on March 19, 1996. In the final rules section of this Federal
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Register, EPA is approving this SIP revision as a direct final rule
without prior proposal because EPA views this action as
noncontroversial and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed
rationale for approving the SIP revision is set forth in the direct
final rule. The direct final rule will become effective without further
notice unless the EPA receives relevant adverse written comment. Should
the EPA receive such comment, it will publish a timely withdrawal
informing the public that this direct final rule will not take effect
and such public comment received will be addressed in a subsequent
final rule based on the proposed rule. If no adverse written comments
are received, the direct final rule will take effect on the date stated
in that document, and no further action will be taken on this proposed
rule. The EPA does not plan to institute a second comment period on
this action. Any parties interested in commenting on this action should
do so at this time.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before March 19, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be mailed to: J. Elmer Bortzer,
Chief, Regulation Development Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J),
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
Copies of the State submittal and EPA's analysis of it are
available for inspection at: Regulation Development Section, Air
Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region
5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Francisco Acevedo, Regulation
Development Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,
Illinois 60604, (312) 886-6061.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information see the direct
final rule published in the rules section of this Federal Register.
Dated: February 2, 1999.
David A. Ullrich,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region V.
[FR Doc. 99-3523 Filed 2-16-99; 8:45 am]
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