Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plan; Wisconsin

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[WI54-01-7000b; FRL-5416-3]

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plan; Wisconsin

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA proposes to approve a revision to the Wisconsin State

Implementation Plan (SIP) for ozone that was submitted on June 30,

1994, and supplemented on July 15, 1994. This revision consists of a

volatile organic compound (VOC) regulation which establishes reasonably

available control technology (RACT) for iron and steel foundries. This

regulation was submitted to address, in part, the requirement of

section 182(b)(2)(C) of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) that States

revise their SIPs to establish RACT regulations for major sources of

VOCs for which the USEPA has not issued a control technology guidelines

(CTG) document. In addition, emission reductions resulting from this

rule are being used by the State to fulfill, in part, the requirement

of section 182(b)(1) of the Act that States submit a plan which

provides for a 15 percent reduction in VOC emissions by 1996. In the

final rules section of this Federal Register, the EPA is approving this

action as a direct final without prior proposal because EPA views this

as a noncontroversial action and anticipates no adverse comments. 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EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn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 action. Any parties interested in

commenting on this document should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments on this proposed action must be received by March 14,

1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to: Carlton T. Nash, Chief,

Regulation Development Section, Air Toxics and Radiation Branch (AT-

18J), EPA, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois

60604-3590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen D'Agostino, (312) 886-1767.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, see the Direct

Final rule which is located in the Rules section of this Federal

Register. Copies of the request and the EPA's analysis are available

for inspection at the following address: (Please telephone Kathleen

D'Agostino at (312) 886-1767 before visiting the Region 5 office.) EPA,

Region 5, Air and Radiation Division, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,

Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.

Dated: January 22, 1996.

Valdas V. Adamkus,

Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 96-3083 Filed 2-12-96; 8:45 am]

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