Proposed Settlement Agreement; Ozone Nonattainment Areas; 15% VOC FIPs for Washington, D.C., Baltimore MD, and Philadelphia PA

Résumé

In accordance with Section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act (``Act''), as amended, 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement agreement concerning litigation instituted against the Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') by the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, et. al. The lawsuit concerns EPA's alleged failure to perform a nondiscretionary duty with respect to promulgating a federal implementation plan (``FIP'') to reduce volatile organic compound (``VOC'') emissions by fifteen percent [15%] from 1990 levels, under Act section 182(b)(1), in the Washington, D.C., Baltimore MD, and Philadelphia ozone nonattainment areas. 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 inconsistent with the requirements of the Act. Copies of the settlement agreement are available from Phyllis Cochran, Air and Radiation Division (2344), Office of Ge