Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 17.10.1996

Proposed Settlement Agreement; Liberty Borough, PA PM-10 SIP

In accordance with Section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act (``Act''), notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement agreement concerning litigation instituted against the Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') by the Group Against Smog and Pollution (``GASP''). The lawsuit concerns EPA's alleged failure to perform a nondiscretionary duty with respect to: (1) taking final action on the Liberty Borough Moderate area nonattainment state implementation plan (``SIP'') regulating particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a nominal ten micrometers (``PM-10'') emissions, and (2) determining, based on air quality data, whether the Liberty Borough nonattainment area attained the PM-10 national ambient air quality standards by the December 31, 1994 statutory attainment deadline. For a period of thirty [30] days following the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the settlement agreement. EPA or the Department of Justice may withhold or withdraw consent to the proposed settlement agreement if the comments disclose facts or circumstances that indicate that such consent is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inco