Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maine; Plan For Controlling Total Reduced Sulfur Emissions From Existing Kraft Pulp Mills

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 62

[ME-14-1-6648b; A-1-FRL-5074-2]

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;

Maine; Plan For Controlling Total Reduced Sulfur Emissions From

Existing Kraft Pulp Mills

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve Maine's revised ``111(d) plan''

for the control of total reduced sulfur (TRS) emissions from existing

kraft pulp mills into Maine's State Implementation Plan (SIP). The

revised plan was submitted by the Maine Department of Environmental

Protection (DEP) on April 27, 1994. The revised plan consists of a

revised regulation entitled ``Chapter 124: Total Reduced Sulfur Control

From Kraft Pulp Mills.'' The revised plan satisfies EPA's requirements

for adoption and submittal of a plan to control TRS emissions from

designated facilities in accordance with section 111(d) of the Clean

Air Act (CAA).

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 revision

amendment 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 that direct final rule, no further

activity is contemplated in relation to this proposed 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withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in a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 document. Any parties

interested in commenting on this document should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received by November 3, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to Linda M. Murphy, Director, Air,

Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region I, JFK Federal Building, Boston, MA 02203.

Copies of the documents relevant to this action are available for

public inspection during normal business hours, by appointment at the

Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region I, One Congress Street, 10th floor, Boston,

MA; Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW., (LE-131), Washington, DC 20460;

and the Bureau of Air Quality Control, Department of Environmental

Protection, 71 Hospital Street, Augusta, ME 04333.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daria L. Dilaj at (617) 565-3249.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information provided in the direct

final rule which is located in the rules section of this Federal

Register.

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

Dated: August 17, 1994.

John P. DeVillars,

Regional Administrator, Region I.

[FR Doc. 94-24407 Filed 10-3-94; 8:45 am]

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