Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Tennessee and Memphis-Shelby County, Tennessee

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[TN-155-1-7178; TN-MEM-149-3-970; FRL-5669-4]

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of

Tennessee and Memphis-Shelby County, Tennessee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP)

revision submitted by the State of Tennessee and by Memphis-Shelby

County for the purpose of establishing a federally enforceable state

operating permit (FESOP) program and a federally enforceable local

operating permit (FELOP) program. In order to extend the Federal

enforceability of Tennessee's FESOP and Memphis-Shelby County's FELOP

to hazardous air pollutants (HAP), EPA is also proposing approval of

the State's FESOP and County's FELOP regulations pursuant to section

112 of the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990 (CAA). In the final rules

section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving Tennessee's and

Memphis-Shelby County's SIP revisions as a direct final rule without

prior proposal because the Agency views this as noncontroversial

revision amendments and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed

rationale for the approvals 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withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in a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. EPA will not

institute a second comment period on this approval action. Any parties

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

DATES: To be considered, comments must be received by March 17, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to:Gracy R. Danois, Air

and Radiation Technology Branch, Air, Pesticides & Toxics Management

Division, Region 4, Environmental Protection Agency, Atlanta Federal

Center, 100 Alabama Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303.

Copies of the material submitted by the State of Tennessee and by

Memphis-Shelby County may be examined during normal business hours at

the following locations:

Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center (Air Docket 6102), U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC

20460.

Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Air and Radiation Technology

Branch, Atlanta Federal Center, 100 Alabama Street, SW., Atlanta,

Georgia 30303.

Tennessee Department of Environmental Protection, Tennessee Division of

Air Pollution Control, 9th Floor L&C Annex, 401 Church Street,

Nashville, Tennessee, 37243-1531.

Memphis and Shelby County Health Department, 814 Jefferson Avenue,

Memphis, Tennessee, 38105.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gracy R. Danois, Air and Radiation

Technology Branch, Air, Pesticides & Toxics Management Division, Region

4, Environmental Protection Agency, Atlanta Federal Center, 100 Alabama

Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia, 30303. The telephone number is 404/562-

9119. Reference files TN-155 and TN-149-3.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, refer to the

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

Federal Register.

Dated: December 16, 1996.

A. Stanley Meiburg,

Acting Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97-3578 Filed 2-12-97; 8:45 am]

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