Proposed Rules. Withdrawal of direct final rule

Agency: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Action: Withdrawal of direct final rule
Citation: FR Doc. 2010-29815 · EPA-R03-OAR-2010-0594; FRL-9231-9 · 40 CFR 52

Summary

Due to an adverse comment, EPA is withdrawing the direct final rule to approve revisions to Maryland's State Implementation Plan (SIP). This SIP revision consists of an addition to Maryland's Volatile Organic Compounds from Specific Processes Regulation. Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) adopted standards for industrial solvent cleaning operations that satisfy the reasonably available control technology (RACT) requirements for sources of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) covered by control techniques guidelines (CTG). In the direct final rule published on September 29, 2010 (75 FR 59973), we stated that if we received any adverse comments by October 29, 2010, the rule would be withdrawn and would not take effect. EPA received an adverse comment within the comment period. EPA will address the comment received in a subsequent final action based upon the proposed action also published on September 29, 2010 (75 FR 60013). EPA will not institute a second comment period on this action.

Dates

The direct final rule published at 75 FR 59973, September 29, 2010, is withdrawn as of November 29, 2010.