Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Texas; Houston/Galveston Ozone Nonattainment Area Vehicle Miles Traveled Offset Plan
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[Federal Register: July 10, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 132)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 35920]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[TX 28-1-7382b; FRL-7008-2]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Texas;
Houston/Galveston Ozone Nonattainment Area Vehicle Miles Traveled
Offset Plan
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to approve the Houston/Galveston Ozone
Nonattainment Area (HGA) Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Offset State
Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Governor of Texas
on August 25, 1997 and the revision submitted on May 17, 2000. In the
``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register, EPA is
approving the State's SIP revisions as a direct final rule without
prior proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial
revision and anticipates no adverse comments. The 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 EPA receives adverse
comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and it will not take
effect, and all public comments received during the 30-day comment
period set forth below will be addressed in a subsequent final rule
based on this proposed rule. The EPA will not institute a second
comment period on this action. Any parties interested in commenting
must do so at this time.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing by August 9, 2001.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to
Thomas H. Diggs, Chief, Air Planning Section (6PD-L), at the EPA Region
6 office listed below. Copies of documents relevant to this action are
available for inspection during normal business hours at the following
locations. Anyone wanting to examine these documents should make an
appointment with the appropriate office at least two working days in
advance.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, Air Planning Section
(6PD-L), 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733.
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Office of Air
Quality, 12124 Park 35 Circle, Austin, Texas 78753.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Brooke M. Ivener, Air Planning
Section (6PD-L), EPA Region 6, telephone (214) 665-7362.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document concerns the HGA VMT Offset
SIP. For additional information, see the direct final rule which is
published in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal
Register.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Dated: June 13, 2001.
Jerry Clifford,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 01-16807 Filed 7-9-01; 8:45 am]
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