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concern the control of volatile organic
compound (VOC) emissions from the
storage and transfer of gasoline and
organic liquid storage.
The intended effect of proposing
approval of these rules is to regulate
emissions of VOCs in accordance with
the requirements of the Clean Air Act,
as amended in 1990 (CAA or the Act).
In the Final Rules Section of this
Federal Register, the EPA is approving
the state’s SIP revision as a direct final
rule without prior proposal because the
Agency views this as a noncontroversial
revision amendment and anticipates no
adverse comments. A detailed rationale
for this approval is set forth in the direct
final rule. If no adverse comments are
received in response to this proposed
rule, no further activity is contemplated
in relation to this rule. 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will be withdrawn and all public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 action should do so
at this time.
DATES: Comments on this proposed rule
must be received in writing by
November 22, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on this
action should be addressed to: Daniel A.
Meer, Rulemaking Section (A–5–3), Air
and Toxics Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San
Francisco, CA 94105–3901.
Copies of the rule revisions and EPA’s
evaluation report of each rule are
available for public inspection at EPA’s
Region 9 office during normal business
hours. Copies of the submitted rule
revisions are also available for
inspection at the following locations:
California Air Resources Board,
Stationary Source Division, Rule
Evaluation Section, 2020 ‘‘L’’ Street,
Sacramento, CA 95812.
South Coast Air Quality Management
District, 21865 E. Copley Drive,
Diamond Bar, CA 91765–4182.
Ventura County Air Pollution Control
District, 669 County Square Drive,
Second Floor, Ventura, CA 93003.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christine Vineyard, Rulemaking Section
(A–5–3), Air and Toxics Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San
Francisco, CA 94105–3901, Telephone:
(415) 744–1197).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document concerns South Coast Air
Quality Management District Rule 463,
Organic Liquid Storage, and Ventura
County Air Pollution Control District
Rule 70, Storage and Transfer of
Gasoline, submitted to EPA on May 24,
1994 and August 10, 1995, respectively,
by the California Air Resources Board.
For further information, please see the
information provided in the Direct Final
action which is located in the Rules
section of this Federal Register.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q.
Dated: September 30, 1996.
Felicia Marcus,
Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96–26572 Filed 10–22–96; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
40 CFR Part 52
[MT001–0001b; FRL–5635–7]
Clean Air Act Approval and
Promulgation of State Implementation
Plan for Montana; Revisions to the
Montana Air Pollution Control Program
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
SUMMARY: In this document, the EPA is
proposing approval of revisions to the
State Implementation Plan (SIP)
submitted by the Governor of Montana
on May 22, 1995. The revisions
included; changes to the State’s open
burning rules which, among other
things, address deficiencies and add
new rules for the open burning of
Christmas tree waste and open burning
for commercial film or video
productions; and changes to numerous
State regulations to make minor
administrative amendments and to
update incorporation by reference
citations.
In the final rules section of this
Federal Register, the EPA is acting on
the State’s SIP submittals in a direct
final rule without prior proposal
because the Agency views these
submittals as noncontroversial 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 proposed rule, no
further activity is contemplated in
relation to this rule. If the EPA receives
adverse comments, then 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: Comments on this proposed
action must be received in writing by
November 22, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be addressed to Vicki Stamper, 8P2–A,
at the EPA Regional Office listed below.
Copies of the documents relevant to this
proposed rule are available for public
inspection during normal business
hours at the following locations: Air
Program, Environmental Protection
Agency, Region VIII, 999 18th Street,
Suite 500, Denver, Colorado 80202–
2466; and Montana Department of
Environmental Quality, 1520 East 6th
Avenue, P.O. Box 200901, Helena,
Montana 59620.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Vicki Stamper at (303) 312–6445.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the
information provided in the Direct Final
rule of the same title which is located
in the Rules Section of this Federal
Register.
Dated: September 26, 1996.
Patricia D. Hull,
Acting Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96–27007 Filed 10–22–96; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
40 CFR Part 52
[Region 2 Docket No. NJ12–3–157b, VI2–
3–158b; FRL–5637–9]
Clean Air Act Approval and
Promulgation of Title V, Section 507,
Small Business Stationary Source
Technical and Environmental
Compliance Assistance Program; New
Jersey and the U.S. Virgin Islands
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
SUMMARY: The EPA is fully approving
the State Implementation Plan (SIP)
revisions submitted by the States of
New Jersey and the U.S. Virgin Islands
for the establishment of Compliance
Advisory Panels under their Small
Business Stationary Source Technical
and Environmental Compliance
Assistance Programs. The SIP revisions
were submitted by New Jersey and the
Virgin Islands to satisfy the Federal
mandate, found in the Clean Air Act
(CAA), that states create a Compliance
Advisory Panel which is authorized to
determine the state’s effectiveness in
ensuring that small businesses have
access to the technical assistance and
regulatory information necessary to
comply with the CAA. In the final rules
section of this Federal Register, the EPA
is approving the States’ SIP revisions as
a direct final rule without prior proposal
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because the Agency views these as
noncontroversial revision amendments
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 that direct final rule no
further activity is contemplated in
relation to this proposed rule. 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 notice. Any parties
interested in commenting on this notice
should do so at this time.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before November 22, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on this
action should be addressed to Ronald J.
Borsellino, Chief, Air Programs Branch,
at the EPA Regional Office listed below.
Copies of the documents relevant to this
proposed rule are available for public
inspection during normal business
hours at the EPA Region 2 Office, 290
Broadway, 25th Floor, New York, New
York 10007–1866. In addition, copies of
the New Jersey submittal can be found
at the New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection, Office of
Permit Information and Assistance, 401
East State Street, Trenton, NJ 08625,
attention: Chuck McCarty. Copies of the
Virgin Islands’ submittal can be found at
the Virgin Islands Department of
Planning and Natural Resources,
Division of Environmental Protection,
Wheatley Shopping Center #2, St.
Thomas, VI 00802, attention: Marilyn
Stapleton.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christine Fazio, Permitting Section, Air
Programs Branch, at the above EPA
address or at telephone number (212)
637–4015.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the
information provided in the direct final
action of the same title which is located
in the final rules section of this Federal
Register.
Dated: September 30, 1996.
William J. Muszynski,
Acting Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96–27129 Filed 10–22–96; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
43 CFR Part 2360
[WO–350–1430–00 24 1A]
RIN 1004–AC79
National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) proposes to remove
43 CFR part 2360 with the exception of
provisions for use authorizations, which
will be condensed and rewritten. This
action is undertaken because it is not
necessary for the provisions proposed
for removal to be published in the Code
of Federal Regulations. This part
consists almost entirely of either
provisions found elsewhere in the law
or guidance better suited for publication
in the BLM manual. In addition, various
changes in the law over the last 20 years
have made the existing regulations
obsolete.
DATES: Submit comments to BLM at the
address below on or before November
22, 1996. Comments received which are
hand-delivered, postmarked or sent via
the Internet after the above date will not
necessarily be considered in the
decisionmaking process on the final
rule.
ADDRESSES: If you wish to comment,
you may hand-deliver comments to the
Bureau of Land Management,
Administrative Record, Room 401, 1620
L Street, NW, Washington, DC; or mail
comments to the Bureau of Land
Management, Administrative Record,
Room 401LS, 1849 C Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20240. You also may
transmit comments electronically via
the Internet to
WOComment@WO0033wp.wo.blm.gov.
Please include ‘‘Attn: AC79’’, in your
name and address in your message. If
you do not receive a confirmation from
the system that we have received your
Internet message, contact us directly at
(202) 452–5030. Comments will be
available for public review at the L
Street address during regular business
hours 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff
Holdren, Realty Use Group, (202) 452–
7779.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Comment Procedures
II. Background and Discussion of Proposed
Rule
III. Procedural Matters
I. Public Comment Procedures
Written Comments
Written comments on the proposed
rule should be specific, should be
confined to issues pertinent to the rule,
and should explain the reason for any
recommended change. Where possible,
comments should reference the specific
section or paragraph of the proposal
which the comment addresses. BLM
will not necessarily consider or include
in the Administrative Record for the
rule comments which BLM receives that
are hand-delivered, postmarked or sent
via the Internet after the close of the
comment period (see DATES) or
comments delivered to an address other
than those listed above (see ADDRESSES).
II. Background and Discussion of
Proposed Rule
The management of the National
Petroleum Reserve-Alaska is primarily
under the Naval Petroleum Reserves
Production Act, 42 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.,
and the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), 43
U.S.C. 1701 et seq. These statutes
authorize BLM to promulgate
appropriate and necessary regulations
for the management of the reserves. In
light of the regulatory reform initiative
currently underway throughout the
administration, BLM has determined
that the existing regulations at 43 CFR
part 2360 are unnecessary, except for
portions pertaining to use
authorizations. Much of part 2360
contains language intended to guide
BLM officers in the exercise of their
discretion. The relocation of this
language to the BLM manual would
provide BLM more flexibility and
adequate guidance. The remainder of
this part rephrases statutory provisions.
The regulatory reform initiative calls for
agencies to streamline their regulations
to remove unnecessary material, and
reorganize remaining provisions in a
way that will make them more
accessible and efficient, without
weakening their effectiveness. BLM
believes that the removal of part 2360,
except for use authorizations, satisfies
these goals without any material impact
on the public at large.
Furthermore, numerous changes in
the law have occurred which affect the
management of the National Petroleum
Reserve in Alaska, rendering the current
regulations out-of-date. For example, in
1980 the Reserve was opened to gas
leasing and Indian allotments, and the
role of the U.S. Geological Survey
(USGS) was reduced to activities in the
Barrow gas fields. In 1983, USGS
transferred its Barrow gas fields to the
North Slope Borough. As a result, USGS