[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 21, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 50446-50447]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-20391]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R04-OAR-2010-0153(b); FRL-9717-4]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Tennessee;
Knoxville; Fine Particulate Matter 2002 Base Year Emissions Inventory
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve the 1997 annual fine particulate
matter (PM2.5) 2002 base year emissions inventory portion of
the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of
Tennessee on April 4, 2008. The emissions inventory is part of
Tennessee's April 4, 2008, attainment demonstration SIP revision that
was submitted to meet the section 172(c) Clean Air Act requirements
related to the Knoxville nonattainment area for the 1997 annual
PM2.5 national ambient air quality standards. The Knoxville
nonattainment area is comprised of Anderson, Blount, Knox and Loudon
Counties in their entireties and a portion of Roane County that
includes the Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston Fossil Plant. This
action is being taken pursuant to section 110 of the Clean Air Act.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before September 20,
2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R04-
OAR-2010-0153, by one of the following methods:
1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
2. Email: R4-RDS@epa.gov.
3. Fax: (404) 562-9019.
4. Mail: ``EPA-R04-OAR-2010-0153,'' Regulatory Development Section,
Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960.
5. Hand Delivery or Courier: Lynorae Benjamin, Chief, Regulatory
Development Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics
Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61
Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. Such deliveries are
only accepted during the Regional Office's normal hours of operation.
The Regional Office's official
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hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 to 4:30, 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: Richard Wong, Regulatory Development
Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management
Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth
Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. The telephone number is (404)
562-8726. Mr. Wong can also be reached via electronic mail at
wong.richard@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information see the direct
final rule which is published in the Rules Section of this Federal
Register. 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, 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. 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.
Dated: August 7, 2012.
A. Stanley Meiburg,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
[FR Doc. 2012-20391 Filed 8-20-12; 8:45 am]
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