Determination of Attainment of Ozone Standard by Ashland, Kentucky, Northern Kentucky (Cincinnati area), Charlotte, North Carolina, and Nashville, Tennessee, and Determination Regarding Applicability of Certain Reasonable Further Progress and Attainment Demonstration Requirements

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[FRL-5224-9]

Determination of Attainment of Ozone Standard by Ashland,

Kentucky, Northern Kentucky (Cincinnati area), Charlotte, North

Carolina, and Nashville, Tennessee, 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 Ashland, Kentucky,

Northern Kentucky, Charlotte-Gastonia, North Carolina, and Nashville,

Tennessee, 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

document. Any parties interested in commenting on this document should

do so at this time.

DATES: Comments on this action must be received by July 24, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be mailed to: Kay Prince, Regulatory

Planning and Development Section, Air Programs Branch, Air, Pesticides

& Toxics Management Division, Region 4 Environmental Protection Agency,

345 Courtland Street, NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30365.

A copy of the air quality data and EPA's analysis are available for

inspection at the following addresses:

Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4 Air Programs Branch, 345

Courtland Street, NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30365

Commonwealth of Kentucky, Division of Air Quality, Department for

Environmental Protection, Natural Resources and Environmental

Protection Cabinet, 803 Schenkel Lane, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601

State of North Carolina, Air Quality Section, Division of Environmental

Management, North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and

Natural Resources, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626

Environmental Management Division, Mecklenburg County Department of

Environmental Protection, 700 N. Tryon Street, Charlotte, North

Carolina 28202-2236

State of Tennessee, Division of Air Pollution Control, Tennessee

Department of Environment and Conservation, L & C Annex, 9th Floor, 401

Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37243-1531

Bureau of Environmental Health Services, Metropolitan Health

Department, Nashville-Davidson County, 311--23rd Avenue, North,

Nashville, Tennessee 37203

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kay Prince, Regulatory Planning and

Development Section, Air Programs Branch, Air, Pesticides & Toxics

Management Division, Region 4 Environmental Protection Agency, 345

Courtland Street, NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30365. The telephone number is

404/347-3555 extension 4221.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, see the direct

final rule published in the Final Rules section of this Federal

Register.

Dated: June 9, 1995.

Patrick M. Tobin,

Acting Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 95-15235 Filed 6-21-95; 8:45 am]

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