Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plan; Illinois

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[IL12-32-6227; FRL-4829-7]

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plan; Illinois

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of the public comment period.

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SUMMARY: On October 1, 1993, (58 FR 51279) the Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) proposed rulemaking in response to an October 22, 1990,

Petition for Reconsideration filed with the Administrator. This

Petition requested that EPA reconsider and revise the requirements of

the Chicago Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) for Ozone (which was

promulgated June 29, 1990 (55 FR 26814)) as they pertain to Stepan

Company's Millsdale Plant (Stepan) manufacturing facility in Elwood,

Illinois.

On December 2, 1993 (58 FR 63547) at the request of Stepan, EPA

extended the comment period until December 16, 1993. On December 2,

1993, Stepan requested that the comment period be extended until

February 15, 1994 based upon the complexity of the proposed rule and

issues raised about the content of the record. At Stepan's request EPA

is extending the public comment period until February 15, 1994.

DATES: Comments on this proposal must be received by February 15, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this proposed action should be addressed

to J. Elmer Bortzer, Chief, Regulation Development Section (AR-18J),

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, Chicago, Illinois

60604. Comments should be strictly limited to the subject matter of

this proposal.

Docket: Pursuant to sections 307(d)(1) (B) and (N) of the Clean Air

Act (Act), 42 U.S.C. 7607(d)(1) (B) and (N), this action is subject to

the procedural requirements of section 307(d). Therefore, EPA has

established a public docket for this action, A-92-36, which is

available for public inspection and copying between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, at the following addresses. We recommend that

you contact Randolph O. Cano before visiting the Chicago location and

Jacqueline Brown before visiting the Washington, DC location. A

reasonable fee may be charged for copying.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, Regulation Development

Branch, 77 West Jackson Street, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886-

6036.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Docket No. A-92-36, Air Docket

(LE-141), room M1500, Waterside Mall, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC

20460, (202) 260-7548.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Rosenthal, Regulation

Development Branch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5,

(312) 886-6052, at the Chicago address indicated above.

Dated: January 13, 1994.

David A. Kee,

Acting Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 94-1732 Filed 1-26-94; 8:45 am]

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