Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Louisiana; Clean Fuel Fleet Program

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[LA-19-1-6934b; FRL-5310-3]

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of

Louisiana; Clean Fuel Fleet Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan

(SIP) revision submitted by the State of Louisiana for the purpose of

establishing a Clean Fuel Fleet Program. The SIP revision was submitted

by the State to satisfy the Federal mandate, found in the Clean Air Act

(CAA), to implement a program whereby at least a certain percentage of

all newly acquired vehicles of certain on-road fleets in the Baton

Rouge ozone nonattainment area, beginning with model year 1998, shall

be clean fuel vehicles (CFV). In the final rules section of this

Federal Register, the 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. The 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 the EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will

be withdrawn, and all public comments received during the 30-day

comment period set forth below will be addressed in a subsequent final

rule based on this proposed rule. Any parties interested in commenting

on this action should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule must be received in writing by

November 22, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to Mr. Thomas Diggs,

Chief, Air Planning Section (6PD-L), at the EPA Regional Office listed

below. Copies of the documents relevant to this proposed rule are

available for public inspection during normal business hours at the

following locations. Interested persons wanting to examine these

documents should make an appointment with the appropriate office at

least 24 hours before the visiting day.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, Air Planning Section

(6PD-L), 1445 Ross Avenue, suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733;

telephone (214) 665-7214.

Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Air Quality

and Radiation Protection, 7290 Bluebonnet Blvd. Baton Rouge, Louisiana

70810.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: H.D. Brown, Jr., Air Planning Section

(6PD-L), EPA Region 6, telephone (214) 665-7248.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information provided in the direct

final action of the same title which is located in the rules section of

this Federal Register.

Dated: September 14, 1995.

A. Stanley Meiburg,

Acting Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 95-26196 Filed 10-20-95; 8:45 am]

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