	ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

	40 CFR Part 52

	EPA-R03-OAR-2007-1146; FRL-       ] 

	Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;

	West Virginia; Transportation Conformity Requirements 

AGENCY:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:  Proposed rule.

SUMMARY:  EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP)
revision submitted by West Virginia for Transportation Conformity
Requirements.  In the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA
is approving the State's SIP submittal as a direct final rule without
prior proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial
submittal and anticipates no adverse comments.  A detailed rationale for
the approval is set forth in the direct final rule.  If no adverse
comments are received in response to this action, no further activity is
contemplated.  If EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule
will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in
a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule.  EPA will not
institute a second comment period.  Any parties interested in commenting
on this action should do so at this time. 

DATES:  Comments must be received in writing by [insert date 30 days
from date of

publication.]   	

ADDRESSES:  Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number
EPA-R03-OAR-2007-1046 by one of the following methods:

		A.www.regulations.gov.  Follow the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.

B. E-mail:  febbo.carol@epa.gov

C. Mail:  EPA-R03-OAR-2007-1146, Carol Febbo, Chief, Energy, Radiation
and Indoor Environment, Mailcode 3AP23, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.

D. Hand Delivery:  At the previously-listed EPA Region III address. 
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket=s normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.

Instructions:  Direct your comments to Docket ID No.
EPA-R03-OAR-2007-1146.  EPA's policy is that all comments received will
be included in the public docket without change, and may be made
available online at www.regulations.gov, including any personal
information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to
be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI (or otherwise protected) through www.regulations.gov
or e-mail.  The www.regulations.gov website is an Aanonymous access@
system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment.  If you
send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through 
www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket
and made available on the Internet.  If you submit an electronic
comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact
information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you
submit.  If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to
consider your comment.  Electronic files should avoid the use of special
characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses.

Docket:  All documents in the electronic docket are listed in the
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.  Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy form.  Publicly available docket
materials are available either electronically in www.regulations.gov or
in hard copy during normal business hours at the Air Protection
Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch
Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. Copies of the State submittal
are available at the West Virginia Department of Environmental
Protection, Division of Air Quality, 601 57th Street SE, Charleston, WV
25304.  

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martin Kotsch, (215) 814-3335, or by
e-mail at kotsch.martin@epa.gov.  

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  

For further information, please see the information provided in the
direct final action, with the same title, that is located in the ARules
and Regulations@ section of this Federal Register publication. 

April 15,2008                		                                     
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Dated:                                				William T.Wisniewski,

                                      				Acting Regional Administrator,

                                      				Region III.

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