Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Interim Final Determination of the Pennsylvania Enhanced I/M SIP Revision

Elsewhere in today's Federal Register, EPA has published a rulemaking notice proposing conditional interim approval of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's enhanced motor vehicle inspection and maintenance (I/M) program under Section 348 of the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (NHSDA) and Section 110 of the Clean Air Act (CAA). Based on the proposed conditional interim approval, EPA is making an interim final determination by this action that the Commonwealth has corrected the deficiency prompting the original disapproval of the Pennsylvania enhanced I/M SIP revision. This action will defer the application of the offset sanction which would have been implemented on October 13, 1996 and defers the future application of the highway sanction. Although this action is effective upon publication, EPA will take comment on this interim final determination as well as EPA's proposed conditional interim approval of the Commonwealth's submittal. EPA will publish a final rule taking into consideration any comments received on EPA's proposed action and this interim final action.