[Federal Register: July 27, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 143)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 44632]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 52 and 81
[Docket-AK-04-002b; FRL-7792-4]
Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans: State of
Alaska; Fairbanks Carbon Monoxide Nonattainment Area; Designation of
Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: On June 21, 2004, the State of Alaska submitted a carbon
monoxide (CO) maintenance plan for the Fairbanks CO nonattainment area
to EPA for approval. The State concurrently requested that EPA
redesignate the Fairbanks CO nonattainment area to attainment for the
National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for CO. In this action,
EPA is proposing approval of the maintenance plan and redesignation of
the Anchorage CO nonattainment area to attainment.
DATES: Written comments must be received by August 26, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to Connie L. Robinson, Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Air, Waste and Toxics (OAQ-107), EPA
Region 10, 1200 Sixth Ave., Seattle, Washington 98101. Comments may
also be submitted electronically or through hand delivery/courier.
Please follow the detailed instructions in the Addresses section of the
Direct Final Rule which is located in the Rules section of this Federal
Register. To submit comments, please follow the detailed instructions
described in the Direct Final Rule, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section,
Part I, General Information.
Copies of the documents relevant to this action are available for
public inspection between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday at
the following office: United States Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 10, Office of Air, Waste and Toxics, 1200 Sixth Ave., Seattle,
WA 98101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Connie L. Robinson, EPA, Region 10,
Office of Air, Waste, and Toxics (OAQ-107), Seattle, Washington, (206)
553-1086.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Final Rules section of this Federal
Register, the 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. If no
adverse comments are received in response to this action, no further
activity is contemplated.
If the 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. The EPA will not
institute a second comment period. Any parties interested in commenting
on this action should do so at this time. Please note that if we
receive adverse comment on an amendment, paragraph, or section of this
rule and if that provision may be severed from the remainder of the
rule, we may adopt as final those provisions of the rule that are not
the subject of an adverse comment.
For additional information, see the Direct Final rule which is
located in the Rules section of this Federal Register.
Dated: July 19, 2004.
L. John Iani,
Regional Administrator, Region 10.
[FR Doc. 04-17061 Filed 7-26-04; 8:45 am]
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