Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Hamilton County, Tennessee

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[TN-178-1-9707b; FRL-5683-1]

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Hamilton

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 on behalf of the

Chattanooga-Hamilton County Air Pollution Control Bureau (CHCAPCB) for

the purpose of establishing a Federally enforceable state operating

permit (FESOP) program. In order to extend the Federal enforceability

of CHCAPCB's FESOP to hazardous air pollutants (HAP), EPA is also

proposing approval of the CHCAPCB's FESOP 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 CHCAPCB's SIP revision 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receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and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 20, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to: Kelly Fortin, Air &

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 on

behalf of the CHCAPCB 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 & Radiation Technology

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

Georgia 30303.

Tennessee Department of the Environment and Conservation, L&C Annex,

401 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37243-1531.

Chattanooga-Hamilton County Air Pollution Control Bureau, 3511

Rossville Boulevard, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37407-2495.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Fortin, Air & Radiation

Technology Branch, Air, Pesticides & Toxics Management Division, U.S.

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

Alabama Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303, 404-562-9117. Reference

file TN178-1.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, refer to the

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

Federal Register.

Dated: January 23, 1997.

A. Stanley Meiburg,

Acting Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97-3866 Filed 2-14-97; 8:45 am]

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