Clean Air Act Approval and Promulgation of Title V, Section 507, Small Business Stationary Source Technical and Environmental Compliance Assistance Program; New Jersey and the U.S. Virgin Islands

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[Region 2 Docket No. NJ12-3-157b, VI2-3-158b; FRL-5637-9]

Clean Air Act Approval and Promulgation of Title V, Section 507,

Small Business Stationary Source Technical and Environmental Compliance

Assistance Program; New Jersey and the U.S. Virgin Islands

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is fully approving the State Implementation Plan (SIP)

revisions submitted by the States of New Jersey and the U.S. Virgin

Islands for the establishment of Compliance Advisory Panels under their

Small Business Stationary Source Technical and Environmental Compliance

Assistance Programs. The SIP revisions were submitted by New Jersey and

the Virgin Islands to satisfy the Federal mandate, found in the Clean

Air Act (CAA), that states create a Compliance Advisory Panel which is

authorized to determine the state's effectiveness in ensuring that

small businesses have access to the technical assistance and regulatory

information necessary to comply with the CAA. In the final rules

section of this Federal Register, the EPA is approving the States' SIP

revisions as a direct final rule without prior proposal

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because the Agency views these as noncontroversial revision amendments

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adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all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. The 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 must be received on or before November 22, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to

Ronald J. Borsellino, Chief, Air Programs Branch, 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 EPA Region 2 Office, 290 Broadway, 25th Floor, New York, New

York 10007-1866. In addition, copies of the New Jersey submittal can be

found at the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Office

of Permit Information and Assistance, 401 East State Street, Trenton,

NJ 08625, attention: Chuck McCarty. Copies of the Virgin Islands'

submittal can be found at the Virgin Islands Department of Planning and

Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Protection, Wheatley

Shopping Center #2, St. Thomas, VI 00802, attention: Marilyn Stapleton.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Fazio, Permitting Section,

Air Programs Branch, at the above EPA address or at telephone number

(212) 637-4015.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information provided in the direct

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

section of this Federal Register.

Dated: September 30, 1996.

William J. Muszynski,

Acting Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 96-27129 Filed 10-22-96; 8:45 am]

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