[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 164 (Friday, August 23, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 54601-54602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21561]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 81

[CA-082-FOAb; FRL-7263-7]


Determination of Attainment of the 1-Hour Ozone Standard for San 
Diego County, CA

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to determine that the San Diego County area 
has attained the 1-hour ozone air quality standard by the deadline 
required by the Clean Air Act (CAA).

DATES: Comments on this proposal must be received by September 23, 
2002.

ADDRESSES: Please address your comments to Dave Jesson, Air Planning 
Office (AIR-2), Air Division, U.S. EPA, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, 
San Francisco, CA 94105-3901.
    Copies of the State's submittal are available for public inspection 
during normal business hours at EPA's Region 9 office and at the 
following locations:

California Air Resources Board, 1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.
San Diego County Air Pollution Control District, 9150 Chesapeake Drive, 
San Diego, CA 92123-1096.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dave Jesson, US EPA Region 9, at (415) 
972-3957, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Rules and Regulations section of this 
Federal Register, we are finding that the San Diego area has attained 
the 1-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) under 
CAA Section 181(b)(2)(A). We are taking this action without prior 
proposal because we believe that the finding is not controversial. If 
we receive adverse

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comments, however, we will publish a timely withdrawal of the direct 
final rule and address the comments in subsequent action based on this 
proposed rule. We do not plan to open a second comment period, so 
anyone interested in commenting should do so at this time. If we do not 
receive adverse comments, no further activity is planned. For further 
information, please see the direct final action.

    Dated: August 8, 2002.
Keith Takata,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 02-21561 Filed 8-22-02; 8:45 am]
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