Determination of Attainment of the One-Hour Ozone Standard for the Poughkeepsie, New York Nonattainment Area and Determination Regarding Applicability of Certain Reasonable Further Progress and Attainment Demonstration Requirements

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[Region 2 Docket No. NY 26-2-176b, FRL-5936-7]

Determination of Attainment of the One-Hour Ozone Standard for

the Poughkeepsie, New York Nonattainment Area and Determination

Regarding Applicability of Certain Reasonable Further Progress and

Attainment Demonstration Requirements

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA proposes to find that the Poughkeepsie ozone

nonattainment area in New York has attained the one-hour National

Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone and that certain

reasonable further progress and attainment demonstration requirements,

along with certain related requirements of Part D of Title I of the

Clean Air Act are not applicable for as long as the area continues to

attain the one-hour ozone standard. In the Final Rules section of this

Federal Register, EPA is making these determinations without prior

proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial activity

and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for this

activity 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adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all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 document. Any parties

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interested in commenting on this document should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 21, 1998.

ADDRESSES: All comments should be mailed to Ronald Borsellino, Chief,

Air Programs Branch, Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2, 290

Broadway, New York, NY 10007-1866. Copies of the air quality data cited

in the notice are available for inspection during normal business hours

at: Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2 Office, Air Programs

Branch, 290 Broadway, 25th Floor, New York, New York 10007-1866.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert F. Kelly, Air Programs Branch,

Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2, at the above address. Phone:

212-637-4249.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, see the direct

final rule published in the rules section of this Federal Register.

Dated: December 4, 1997.

William J. Muszynski,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 2.

[FR Doc. 97-33079 Filed 12-19-97; 8:45 am]

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