Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; Withdrawal of Final Rule

Zusammenfassung

Due to receipt of adverse comments, EPA is withdrawing the direct final rule for approval of revisions to the Maryland State Implementation Plan (SIP). EPA published the direct final rule on August 26, 1998 (63 FR 45397) approving revisions to Maryland regulation COMAR 36.11.13 to apply reasonably available control technology on sources that store and handle jet fuel. As stated in that Federal Register document, if adverse comments were received by September 25, 1998, a timely notice of withdrawal would be published in the Federal Register. EPA subsequently received adverse comments on that direct final rule. EPA will address the comments received in a subsequent final action and issue a final rule based on the parallel proposal also published on August 26, 1998 (63 FR 45443). As stated in the parallel proposal, EPA will not institute a second comment period on this action. The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule, to each House of the Congress and t