Acid Rain Program: Draft Acid Rain compliance Plans

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Acid Rain Program: Draft Acid Rain compliance Plans

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of draft nitrogen oxides compliance plans.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is issuing draft nitrogen

oxides (NOX) compliance plans in accordance with the Acid

Rain Program regulations (40 CFR parts 72 and 76). Because the Agency

does not anticipate receiving adverse comments, the draft

NOX compliance plans are also being issued as a direct final

action in the notice of final NOX compliance plans published

elsewhere in today's Federal Register.

DATES: Comments on the draft NOX compliance plans proposed

by this action must be received on or before December 29, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Administrative Records. The administrative record for the

NOX compliance plans, except information protected as

confidential, may be viewed during normal operating hours at U.S. EPA

Region 4, 100 Alabama Street SW, Atlanta, GA 30303.

Comments. Send comments, requests for public hearings, and requests

to receive notice of future actions concerning NOX

compliance plans to Winston A. Smith, Director, Air, Pesticides, and

Toxics Management Division (address above).

Submit all comments in duplicate, the commenter's name, address,

and telephone number, and the commenter's interest in the matter and

affiliation, if any, to the owners and operators of all units covered

by the draft NOX compliance plans. All timely comments

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will be considered, except those pertaining to standard provisions

under 40 CFR 72.9 and issues not relevant to the draft NOX

compliance plans.

Hearings. To request a public hearing on the draft NOX

compliance plans, submit a written request stating the issues proposed

to be raised in the hearing and explaining how a hearing will

contribute to the decision-making process. EPA may schedule a hearing

if EPA finds that it will contribute to the decision-making process by

clarifying significant issues affecting the draft NOX

compliance plans.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jenny Jachim, U.S. EPA Region 4, (404)

562-9126.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If no significant, adverse comments are

timely received, no further activity is contemplated in relation to the

draft NOX compliance plans and the NOX compliance

plans issued as a direct final action in the notice of final

NOX compliance plans published elsewhere in today's Federal

Register will automatically become final on the date specified in that

notice. If significant, adverse comments are timely received on a draft

NOX compliance plan, the relevant NOX compliance

plan in the notice of final NOX compliance plans will be

withdrawn. Because the Agency will not institute a second comment

period on this notice of draft NOX compliance plans, any

parties interested in commenting should do so during this comment

period.

For further information and a detailed description of the

NOX compliance plans, see the information provided in the

notice of final NOX compliance plans elsewhere in today's

Federal Register.

Dated: November 18, 1999.

Larry F. Kertcher,

Acting Director, Clean Air Markets Division, Office of Atmospheric

Programs, Office of Air and Radiation.

[FR Doc. 99-30778 Filed 11-26-99; 8:45 am]

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