Determination of Attainment of Ozone Standard for Lewiston-Auburn and Knox and Lincoln Counties, Maine Ozone Nonattainment Areas and Determination Regarding Applicability of Certain Reasonable Further Progress and Attainment Demonstration Requirements

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[A-1-FRL-5217-1]

Determination of Attainment of Ozone Standard for Lewiston-Auburn

and Knox and Lincoln Counties, Maine Ozone Nonattainment Areas and

Determination Regarding Applicability of Certain Reasonable Further

Progress and Attainment Demonstration Requirements

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA proposes to determine that the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine

and the Knox and Lincoln Counties, Maine ozone nonattainment areas have

attained the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone

and that certain reasonable further progress and attainment

demonstration requirements, along with certain related requirements, of

Part D of Title I of the Clean Air Act are not applicable for so long

as the areas continue to attain the ozone standard. In the Final Rules

section of this Federal Register, EPA is making these determinations

without prior proposal. A detailed rationale for the action 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,

EPA will withdraw the direct final rule and address the comments in a

subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. 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 action must be received by July 6, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be mailed to Susan Studlien,

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

Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, JFK Federal Bldg., Boston,

MA 02203. Copies of the relevant material for this notice 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 and the Bureau of Air Quality Control, Department of Environmental

Protection, 71 Hospital Street, Augusta, ME 04333.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard P. Burkhart, Air, Pesticides

and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Region I, JFK Federal Bldg., Boston, MA 02203. Phone: 617-565-3244.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, see the direct

final rule published in the Final Rules section of this Federal

Register.

Dated: May 22, 1995.

John P. DeVillars,

Regional Administrator, Region I.

[FR Doc. 95-13813 Filed 6-5-95; 8:45 am]

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