Sulfur content in fuels. Air quality (ICS: 13.040), Fuels (ICS: 75.160)

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; District of Columbia; Revision of Regulations for Sulfur Content of Fuel Oil (2 pages, in English)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to approvethe state implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by the District of Columbia for thepurpose of updating the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR) to lower thesulfur content of fuel oil. In the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA isapproving the District's submittal as a direct final rule without prior proposal because theAgency views this as a noncontroversial submittal and anticipates no adverse comments. Adetailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final rule. If no adversecomments are received in response to this action, no further activity is contemplated. IfEPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all publiccomments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposedrule. EPA will not institute a second comment period. Any parties interested in commentingon this action should do so at this time.