Rules and Regulations. Proposed rule

Agency: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Action: Proposed rule
Citation: FR Doc. 03-2940 · NH-51-7175b; FRL-7447-5 · 40 CFR 62

Summary

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to approve the sections 111(d)/129 State Plan submitted by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES) on August 12, 2002. This State Plan is for carrying out and enforcing provisions that are at least as protective as the Emissions Guidelines (EG) applicable to certain existing large and small Municipal Waste Combustion (MWC) units in accordance with sections 111 and 129 of the Clean Air Act. The New Hampshire DES submitted the Plan to satisfy certain Federal Clean Air Act requirements. In the Final Rules section of the Federal Register , EPA is approving the New Hampshire State Plan submittal as a direct final rule without a prior proposal. EPA is doing this because the Agency views this action as a noncontroversial submittal and anticipates that it will not receive any significant, material, and adverse comments. A detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final rule and incorporated by reference herein. If EPA does not receive any significant, material, and adverse comments to this proposed rule, then the approval will become final without further proceedings. If EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and EPA will address all public comments received in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. EPA will not begin a second comment period.

Dates

EPA must receive comments on this proposed rule in writing by March 12, 2003.

Supplementary Information

See the information provided in the Direct Final action of the same title which is found in the Rules section of this Federal Register . Dated: January 23, 2003. Robert W. Varney, Regional Administrator, EPA New England. [FR Doc. 03-2940 Filed 2-7-03; 8:45 am]