[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 15, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 78197-78198]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31341]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R05-OAR-2010-0850; FRL-9239-1]
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Wisconsin; The Milwaukee-Racine and Sheboygan Areas; Determination of
Attainment of the 1997 8-hour Ozone Standard
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to determine under the Clean Air Act (CAA)
that the Milwaukee-Racine and Sheboygan, Wisconsin areas have attained
the 1997 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS).
The Milwaukee-Racine area includes Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine,
Washington, Waukesha, and Kenosha Counties. The Sheboygan area includes
Sheboygan County. The proposed determinations are based on complete,
quality-assured and certified ambient air monitoring data that show
that the areas have monitored attainment of the 1997 8-hour ozone
standard for the 2006-2008 and 2007-2009 monitoring periods.
Preliminary data available for 2010 indicate that the areas continue to
monitor attainment. If EPA finalizes this action, as a result of these
determinations, the requirements for these areas to submit attainment
demonstrations and associated reasonably available control measures
(RACM), reasonable further progress plans (RFP), contingency measures,
and other State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions related to
attainment of the standard would be suspended for as long as the areas
continue to attain the 1997 8-hour ozone standard. These determinations
would also suspend the requirement for EPA to promulgate attainment
demonstration, RFP, and any other attainment-related Federal
Implementation Plans (FIPs) for these areas.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 14, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R05-
OAR-2010-0850, by one of the following methods:
1. http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
2. E-mail: [email protected].
3. Fax: (312) 692-2551.
4. Mail: John M. Mooney, Chief, Attainment Planning and Maintenance
Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
5. Hand Delivery: John M. Mooney, Chief, Attainment Planning and
Maintenance Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Regional Office normal
hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information. The Regional Office official hours of
business are Monday through
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Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, excluding Federal holidays.
Please see the direct final rule which is located in the Rules
section of this Federal Register for detailed instructions on how to
submit comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen D'Agostino, Environmental
Engineer, Attainment Planning and Maintenance Section, Air Programs
Branch (AR-18J), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886-1767,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Final Rules section of this Federal
Register, EPA is approving the attainment determinations 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 rule, no further
activity is contemplated. If EPA receives adverse comments, with
respect to either the Milwaukee-Racine or the Sheboygan area, the
direct final rule will be withdrawn with regard to that area 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. Any parties interested in commenting on this action should do
so at this time. Please note that if EPA receives adverse comment on an
amendment, paragraph, or section of this rule and if that provision may
be severed from the remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt as final those
provisions of the rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment.
For additional information, see the direct final rule which is located
in the Rules section of this Federal Register.
Dated: November 24, 2010.
Susan Hedman,
Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 2010-31341 Filed 12-14-10; 8:45 am]
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