Clean Air Act Attainment Extension for the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long IslandConsolidated Metropolitan Statistical Carbon Monoxide Nonattainment Area

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[Region 2 Docket NJ24-1b-158; FRL-5643-1]

Clean Air Act Attainment Extension for the New York-Northern New

Jersey-Long IslandConsolidated Metropolitan Statistical Carbon Monoxide

Nonattainment Area

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to grant the one (1) year attainment date

extension request for the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island

Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Carbon Monoxide nonattainment

area (NYCMSA) which includes parts of two counties in southwestern

Connecticut. EPA's determination to grant the extension is based on the

fact that the NYCMSA has demonstrated compliance with the requirements

of section 186(a)(4) of the Clean Air Act (CAA). In the Final Rules

Section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving the States' request

for an extension as a direct final rule without prior proposal because

the Agency views this as a noncontroversial revision 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

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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the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments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 document. Any parties interested in commenting on this document

should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 5, 1996.

ADDRESSES: All comments should be addressed to:Ronald J. Borsellino,

Chief, Air Programs Branch, Environmental Protection Agency, Region II

Office, 290 Broadway, 25th floor, New York, New York 10007-1866.

Copies of the States' requests and relevant documents are available

at the following locations for inspection during normal business hours:

Environmental Protection Agency, Region II Office, Air Programs Branch,

290 Broadway, 25th floor, New York, New York 10007-1866

Environmental Protection Agency, Region I Office, Air Quality Planning

Unit, One Congress Street, 11th floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02203.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Henry Feingersh, Air Programs Branch,

Environmental Protection Agency, Region II, 290 Broadway, 25th Floor,

New York, New York 10278, (212) 637-4249, or

Wing Chau, Air Quality Planning Unit, Environmental Protection

Agency, Region I, One Congress Street, 11th floor, Boston,

Massachusetts 02203, (617) 565-3570.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information see the direct

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

Register.

Dated: October 15, 1996.

William J. Muszynski,

Deputy Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 96-28196 Filed 11-4-96; 8:45 am]

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