[Federal Register: April 26, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 80)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 22471-22472]
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
[AZ 116-0059b; FRL-7652-1]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation
of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Arizona
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve the maintenance plan for the
Morenci area in Arizona and grant the request submitted by the State to
redesignate this area from nonattainment to attainment for the National
Ambient Air Quality Standards for sulfur dioxide (SO2).
DATES: Comments on this proposal must be received by May 26, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be mailed or emailed to Wienke Tax, Office
of Air Planning (AIR-2), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region
http://www.regulations.gov. We prefer electronic comments. You can inspect
copies of EPA's Federal Register document and Technical Support (TSD)
document at our Region 9 office during normal business hours (see
address above). Due to increased security, we suggest that you call at
least 24 hours prior to visiting the Regional Office so we can make
arrangements to have someone meet you. The Federal Register notice and
TSD are also available on EPA's Web Page at http://www.epa.gov/region09/air
.
Copies of the State Implementation Plan (SIP) materials are also
available for inspection at the address listed below: Arizona
Department of Environmental Quality, 1110 W. Washington Street, First
Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85007, Telephone (602) 771-4335.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wienke Tax, Air Planning Office (AIR-
2), Air Division, U.S. EPA, Region 9, telephone: (520) 622-1622. E-
mail: tax.wienke@epa.gov, or check http://www.epa.gov/region09/air.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Rules and Regulations section of this
Federal Register, we are approving the maintenance plan for the Morenci
SO2 nonattainment area. We are also approving the State of
Arizona's request to redesignate the Morenci area from nonattainment to
attainment for the primary SO2 NAAQS. We are taking these actions
without prior proposal because we believe that the revision and request
are not controversial. If we receive adverse comments, however, we will
publish a timely withdrawal of the direct final rule and address the
comments in subsequent action based on this proposed rule. We do not
plan to open a second comment period, so anyone interested in
commenting should do so at this time. If we do not receive adverse
comments, no further activity is planned. For further information,
please see the direct final action.
Dated: March 30, 2004.
Laura Yoshii,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 04-9278 Filed 4-23-04; 8:45 am]
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