[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 11, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 6160]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3364]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52

[AK14-7102b; FRL-5686-3]


Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans: Alaska

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan 
(SIP) revision submitted by the State of Alaska for the purpose of 
approving the 1990 base year carbon monoxide emission inventory portion 
of the Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska carbon monoxide (CO) State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted on December 29, 1993, by the State 
of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC). The SIP 
revision was submitted by the State to satisfy certain Federal Clean 
Air Act requirements for the purpose of bringing about the attainment 
of the national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) for CO. In the 
Final Rules Section of this Federal Register, the 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 amendment 
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 proposed rule, no further activity is 
contemplated in relation to this rule. 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comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public 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 
on this action.

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule must be received in writing by 
March 13, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to Montel Livingston, 
Environmental Protection Specialist (OAQ-107), Office of Air Quality, 
at the EPA Regional Office listed below. Copies of the documents 
relevant to this proposed rule are available for public inspection 
during normal business hours at the following locations. The interested 
persons wanting to examine these documents should make an appointment 
with the appropriate office at least 24 hours before the visiting day.

Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, Office of Air Quality, 1200 
6th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101.
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, 410 Willoughby, Suite 
105, Juneau, Alaska 99801-1795.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Pavitt, EPA Region 10, Alaska 
Operations Office (AOO/A), 222 W. 7th Avenue, Box #19, Anchorage, AK 
99513-7588, (907) 271-5083.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information provided in the Direct 
Final action which is located in the Rules Section of this Federal 
Register.

    Dated: January 28, 1997.
Chuck Clarke,
Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-3364 Filed 2-10-97; 8:45 am]
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