Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Illinois
air-emissions · Rule · Published 1995-10-26 · Effective 1995-12-26 · IL · 60 FR 54807
Document
Document number
95-26585
Federal Register citation
60 FR 54807
CFR reference
40 CFR 52
Type
Rule
Action
Direct final rule.
Category
air-emissions
Publication date
1995-10-26
Effective date
1995-12-26
State
IL
EPA docket
IL125-1-7030a
Abstract
On May 5, 1995, the State of Illinois submitted a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision request to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) for automotive/transportation and business machine plastic parts coatings operations as part of the State's 15 percent (%) Reasonable Further Progress (RFP) plan control measures for Volatile Organic Matter (VOM) emissions. VOM, as defined by the State of Illinois, is identical to ``volatile organic compounds'' (VOC), as defined by USEPA. VOC is one of the air pollutants which combine on hot summer days to form ground-level ozone, commonly known as smog. Ozone pollution is of particular concern because of its harmful effects upon lung tissue and breathing passages. RFP plans are intended to bring areas which have been exceeding the public health based Federal ozone air quality standard closer toward the goal of reaching and maintaining attainment with this standard. The control measures specified in this plastic parts SIP revision are expected by Illinois to reduce VOC (VOM) emissions by 0.28 tons per day in the Chicago area. No applicable sources exist in the Metro-East (East St. Louis) area at this time. A supplement to the May 5, 1995, SIP revision request was submitted on May 26, 1995. USEPA made a finding of completeness in a letter dated July 13, 1995. A final approval action is being taken because the submittal meets all pertinent Federal requirements. This SIP revision establishes VOM emission limits for applicable plastic parts sources located in the Chicago and Metro-East ozone nonattainment areas. The USEPA is publishing this action without prior proposal because USEPA views this action as a noncontroversial revision and anticipates no adverse comments. However, USEPA is publishing a separate document in this Federal Register publication, which constitutes a ``proposed approval'' of the requested SIP revision and clarifies that the rulemaking will not be deemed final if timely adverse or critical c