Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans Georgia: Approval of Revisions to the Georgia State Implementation Plan; Vehicle Inspection/Maintenance Program

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[GA-34-9902b; FRL-6227-6]

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans Georgia:

Approval of Revisions to the Georgia State Implementation Plan; Vehicle

Inspection/Maintenance Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve the enhanced Inspection/

Maintenance (I/M) program for the State of Georgia. The program had

initially been given conditional interim approval under the terms of

section 110 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and section 348 of the National

Highway Systems Designation Act (NHSDA), as noted in EPA's final

conditional interim rule action in the August 11, 1997, Federal

Register. Due to delays in implementing Phase 2 of the program, the

Georgia enhanced I/M program had been disapproved on March 11, 1998,

which triggered an eighteen month clock prior to the imposition of

sanctions. This proposed approval action also would serve to stop the

sanctions clock.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before March 1, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to Scott Martin at the

EPA Regional Office listed below. Copies of the documents relevant to

this proposed rule are available for public inspection during normal

business hours at the following locations. The interested persons

wanting to examine these documents should make an appointment with the

appropriate office at least 24 hours before the day of the visit.

Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Air Planning Branch, 61

Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3104.

Air Protection Branch, Georgia Environmental Protection Division,

Georgia Department of Natural Resources, 4244 International Parkway,

Suite 120, Atlanta, Georgia 30354.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Martin at (404) 562-9036.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information see the final

interim rule which is published in the Rules section of this Federal

Register.

Dated: January 13, 1999.

A. Stanley Meiburg,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.

[FR Doc. 99-2195 Filed 1-28-99; 8:45 am]

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