[Federal Register: March 4, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 43)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 11564-11565]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R07-OAR-2007-1180; FRL-8535-8]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Iowa
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP)
revision submitted by the state of Iowa to demonstrate that the state
meets the requirements of Section 110(a)(1) and (2) of the Clean Air
Act (CAA). Section 110(a) of the CAA requires that each state adopt and
submit a SIP for the implementation, maintenance and enforcement of
each NAAQS promulgated by the EPA and is commonly referred to as an
infrastructure SIP. In 1997, EPA promulgated the 8-hour ozone primary
and secondary NAAQS. A revision to Iowa's SIP detailing how the state
plans to ensure that the revised ozone standard is implemented,
enforced, and maintained in Iowa was submitted on June 15, 2007. The
submittal addressed all the elements of the October 2, 2007, guidance
issued by the Office of Air Quality and Planning Standards with respect
to infrastructure SIPs.
DATES: Comments on this proposed action must be received in writing by
April 3, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R07-
OAR-2007-1180 by one of the following methods:
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1. http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
2. E-mail: hamilton.heather@epa.gov.
3. Mail: Heather Hamilton, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
Planning and Development Branch, 901 North 5th Street, Kansas City,
Kansas 66101.
4. Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver your comments to: Heather
Hamilton, Environmental Protection Agency, Air Planning and Development
Branch, 901 North 5th Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66101. Such
deliveries are only accepted during the Regional Office's normal hours
of operation. The Regional Office's official hours of business are
Monday through Friday, 8:00 to 4:30, excluding legal holidays.
Please see the direct final rule which is located in the Rules
section of this Federal Register for detailed instructions on how to
submit comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heather Hamilton at (913) 551-7039, or
by e-mail at hamilton.heather@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the final rules section of the Federal
Register, EPA is approving the state's SIP revision as a direct final
rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a
noncontroversial revision and anticipates no relevant adverse comments
on this action. A detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in
the direct final rule. If no relevant adverse comments are received in
response to this action, no further activity is contemplated in
relation to this action. If EPA receives relevant 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
action. EPA will not institute a second comment period on this action.
Any parties interested in commenting on this action should do so at
this time. Please note that if EPA receives adverse comment on part of
this rule and if that part can be severed from the remainder of the
rule, EPA may adopt as final those parts 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: February 15, 2008.
John B. Askew,
Regional Administrator, Region 7.
[FR Doc. E8-4046 Filed 3-3-08; 8:45 am]
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