Section 112(l) Approval of the State of Florida's Construction Permitting Program

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR PART 63

[FRL-6230-1]

Section 112(l) Approval of the State of Florida's Construction

Permitting Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule: Clarification.

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SUMMARY: On February 1, 1996 (61 FR 3572), the Environmental Protection

Agency published in the Federal Register a direct final rule for State

Implementation Plan (SIP) and section 112(l) approval of the State of

Florida's minor source operating permit program so that Florida could

begin to issue federally-enforceable operating permits on a source's

potential emissions and thereby avoid major source applicability.

Today's action is taken to clarify that EPA's section 112(l) approval

of the Florida minor source operating permit program extended to the

State's minor source preconstruction permitting program as well as the

operating permit program to allow Florida to issue both Federally-

enforceable construction permits and Federally-enforceable operating

permits pursuant to section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) as amended

in 1990. In the Final Rules Section of this Federal Register, the EPA

is clarifying that the section 112(l) approval of the Florida minor

source operating permit program extended to the State's minor source

preconstruction permitting program as well as the operating permit

program as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the

Agency views this as a noncontroversial action 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 this action, no further activity is contemplated. 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adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all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 interested in commenting

on this document should do so at this time.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before March 5, 1999.

ADDRESSES: All comments should be addressed to: Lee Page, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Air and Radiation Technology

Branch, Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, Georgia

30303; [email protected]. Copies of Florida's original submittal

and accompanying documentation are available for public review during

normal business hours, at the address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lee Page, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 4, Air and Radiation Technology Branch,

Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, GA 30303, Phone:

(404) 562-9131; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, see the direct

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

Register.

Dated: November 13, 1998.

A. Stanley Meiburg,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.

[FR Doc. 99-2556 Filed 2-2-99; 8:45 am]

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