[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 211 (Wednesday, October 30, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 55949]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27835]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 70

[AD-FRL-5641-9]


Clean Air Act Proposed Interim Approval of Operating Permits 
Program; Pinal County Air Quality Control District, Arizona

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed Rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is proposing interim approval of the revised Operating 
Permits Program submitted by the Arizona Department of Environmental 
Quality (ADEQ) on behalf of the Pinal County Air Quality Control 
District (Pinal) for the purpose of complying with federal requirements 
for an approvable state program to issue operating permits to all major 
stationary sources, and to certain other sources. The EPA's proposed 
interim approval is of specific revisions to the program originally 
submitted by ADEQ on Pinal's behalf on November 15, 1993 and 
supplemented on August 16, 1994 and August 15, 1995. The EPA proposed 
approval of the original program on July 13, 1995 and is taking final 
action elsewhere in today's Federal Register to finalize interim 
approval of that program.
    Today's action proposes interim approval of specified portions of 
the Pinal County Code of Regulations amended on February 22, 1995, and 
submitted to EPA on August 15, 1995, that are relevant to 
implementation and enforcement of the Pinal County title V operating 
permits program. The specific provisions of Pinal's title V regulations 
adopted or revised on February 22, 1995 that are addressed by this 
proposed action are Sections 1-3-140(1a), 140(16a), 140(44), 140(56), 
140(58e), 140(59), 140(66), 140(86), 140(89), and 140(146) of Article 3 
of Chapter 1; Sections 3-1-042, 045(C), 050(C)(4), 050(G), 080(A), 
081(A)(5)(b), 081(A)(6), 100(A), and 109 of Article 1 of Chapter 3; and 
Articles 5 and 7 of Chapter 3 of the Pinal County Code of Regulations 
(PCR).
    In the final rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is 
promulgating interim approval of Pinal's revised title V program as a 
direct final rule without prior proposal because EPA views this 
submittal as noncontroversial and anticipates no adverse comments. A 
detailed rationale for this approval is set forth in the direct final 
rule. If no adverse comments are received in response to this proposed 
rule, no further activity is contemplated in relation to this 
rulemaking. 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. The EPA will not 
institute a second comment period on this document. Any parties 
interested in commenting on this action should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule must be received in writing by 
November 29, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to: 
Regina Spindler, Operating Permits Section (A-5-2), Air and Toxics 
Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne 
Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901
    Copies of the District's submittal, EPA's Technical Support 
Document, and other supporting information used in developing the 
proposed approval are available for public inspection at EPA's Region 
IX office during normal business hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regina Spindler (telephone: (415) 744-
1251), Operating Permits Section (A-5-2), Air and Toxics Division, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San 
Francisco, CA 94105-3901

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information provided in the direct 
final rule under the following title located in the Rules section of 
this Federal Register: Clean Air Act Final Interim Approval Of 
Operating Permits Program; Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, 
Maricopa County Environmental Services Department, Pima County 
Department of Environmental Quality, Pinal County Air Quality Control 
District, Arizona. Clean Air Act Direct Final Interim Approval of 
Operating Permits Program; Pinal County Air Quality Control District, 
Arizona.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.

    Dated: October 18, 1996.
John Wise,
Acting Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-27835 Filed 10-29-96; 8:45 am]
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