Clean Air Act Promulgation of Extension of Attainment Date for Ozone Nonattainment Area; Ohio; Kentucky

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 52 and 81

[OH107-1b; KY94-9717b; FRL-5830-4]

Clean Air Act Promulgation of Extension of Attainment Date for

Ozone Nonattainment Area; Ohio; Kentucky

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The USEPA is proposing to extend the attainment date for the

Cincinnati-Hamilton interstate moderate ozone nonattainment area from

November 15, 1996 to November 15, 1997. This extension is based in part

on monitored air quality readings for the national ambient air quality

standard (NAAQS) for ozone during 1996. In the final rules section of

this Federal Register, the USEPA is approving these actions as a direct

final rule without prior proposal because USEPA views these actions as

noncontroversial 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

USEPA receives substantive adverse comments which have not already been

responded to, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public

comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on

the proposed rule. USEPA will not institute a second comment period on

this action. Any parties interested in commenting on this action should

do so at this time.

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule must be received on or before

June 26, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to Joseph M. LeVasseur at the USEPA

Region 4 address listed below or to J. Elmer Bortzer, Chief, Regulation

Development Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), Region 5 at the

address listed below. Copies of the material submitted by the Kentucky

Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Cabinet(KNREPC) may be

examined during normal business hours at the following locations:

Environmental Protection Agency, Atlanta Federal Center, Region 4 Air

Planning Branch, 61 Forsyth Street S.W. , Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3104.

Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Cabinet, 803 Schenkel

Lane, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601.

Copies of the materials submitted by the Ohio Environmental Protection

Agency (OEPA) may be examined during normal business hours at the

following locations:

Regulation Development Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,

Chicago, Illinois, 60604.

OEPA, Division of Air Pollution Control, 1800 Watermark Drive,

Columbus, OH 43215.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Randolph O. Cano at (312) 886-6036 or

Joseph M. LeVasseur at (404) 562-9035.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

For additional information see the direct final rule published in

the rules section of this Federal Register.

Dated: May 16, 1997.

A. Stanley Meiburg,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.

Dated: May 16, 1997.

Valdas V. Adamkus,

Regional Administrator, Region 5.

[FR Doc. 97-13752 Filed 5-23-97; 8:45 am]

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