Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plan; Wisconsin; Lithographic Printing SIP Revision

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[WI61-01-7144b; FRL-5426-3]

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plan; Wisconsin;

Lithographic Printing SIP Revision

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 May 12, 1995,

and supplemented on June 14, 1995 and November 14, 1995. This revision

consists of a volatile organic compound (VOC) regulation which

establishes reasonably available control technology (RACT) for

lithographic printing facilities. 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 that 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rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be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 May 9,

1996.

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

Regulation Development Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), EPA,

Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590.

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 29, 1996.

David A. Ullrich,

Acting Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 96-8437 Filed 4-8-96; 8:45 am]

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