Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Redesignation of the Huntington, WV Ozone Nonattainment Area to Attainment and Approval of the Area's Maintenance Plan

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 52 and 81

[WV23-1-6421b, WV23-2-6422b FRL-5060-5]

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans and

Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Redesignation

of the Huntington, WV Ozone Nonattainment Area to Attainment and

Approval of the Area's Maintenance Plan

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to redesignate the Huntington, West Virginia area

from moderate ozone nonattainment to attainment and proposes to approve

the maintenance plan as a revision to the State Implementation Plan

(SIP). In the final rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is

approving the State's SIP revision as a direct final rule without prior

proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial SIP

revision 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 proposed rule, no further

activity is contemplated in relation to this rule. 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adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all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 on this action. Any parties interested in commenting on this

action should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing by October 6, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to

Thomas J. Maslany, Director, Air, Radiation, and Toxics Division

(3AT00), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 841 Chestnut

Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107. Copies of the documents

relevant to this action are available for public inspection during

normal business hours at the Air, Radiation, and Toxics Division, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 841 Chestnut Building,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107; West Virginia Department of

Environmental Protection, Office of Air Quality, 1558 Washington

Street, East, Charleston, West Virginia 25311-2599.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruth Knapp at (215) 597-8375 or Todd

Ellsworth at (215) 597-2906.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information provided in the direct

final action to approve West Virginia's redesignation request and

maintenance plan for the Huntington portion of the Huntington-Ashland

ozone nonattainment area which is located in the Rules and Regulations

Section of this Federal Register.

List of Subjects

40 CFR Part 52

Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Hydrocarbons,

Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen

dioxide, Ozone.

40 CFR Part 81

Air pollution control, National parks, Wilderness areas.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.

Dated: August 19, 1994.

John R. Pomponio,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.

[FR Doc. 94-21950 Filed 9-2-94; 8:45 am]

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