Acid Rain Program: Continuous Emissions Monitoring

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 75

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Acid Rain Program: Continuous Emissions Monitoring

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA proposes to revise the Continuous Emission Monitoring

(CEM) provisions of the Acid Rain Program for the purpose of making the

implementation of the program more efficient. In the final rules

section of this Federal Register, EPA is revising the CEM provisions as

a direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views

these provisions as noncontroversial and anticipates no adverse

comments. A detailed rationale for the revisions is set forth in

preamble to the direct final rule. If no adverse comments are received,

the effective date of the revisions will be October 17, 1994. EPA

believes that these revisions are noncontroversial because they provide

a limited extension to some affected utilities to meet the requirements

of the CEM rule. The extension is beneficial to both the industry and

to EPA in allowing the prioritization of limited resources for assuring

the smooth implementation of the Acid Rain Program.

However, if EPA does receive adverse comments, EPA will publish a

document in the Federal Register withdrawing the direct final rule. All

public comments received will be treated as comments on this proposed

rule and will be addressed in a subsequent final rulemaking notice. The

EPA will not institute a second comment period on this notice. Any

parties interested in commenting on this notice should do so at this

time.

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule must be received on or before

September 19, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Any written comments on these rule revisions must be

identified with the document control number ``A-94-16'' and must be

submitted in duplicate to: EPA Air Docket (6102), Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Saile, CEM Section Chief, Acid

Rain Division (6204J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460. (202) 233-9180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, see the direct

final rule published in the final rules Section of this Federal

Register.

Dated: August 4, 1994.

Carol M. Browner,

Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency.

[FR Doc. 94-20168 Filed 8-17-94; 8:45 am]

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