[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 64 (Friday, April 3, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 16465]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8791]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[MN49-01-7274b; MN50-01-7275b; FRL-5990-7]


Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; 
Minnesota

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to approve 
revisions to the Minnesota State Implementation Plan (SIP) . These SIP 
revisions modify Administrative Orders for Federal Hoffman Incorporated 
located in Anoka, Minnesota and J. L. Shiely Company located in St. 
Paul, Minnesota which are part of the Minnesota SIP to attain and 
maintain the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for sulfur dioxide 
and particulate matter, respectively.
    In the final rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is 
approving this action as a direct final without prior proposal because 
EPA views this as a noncontroversial action and anticipates no adverse 
comments. If no adverse comments are received in response to that 
direct final rule, no further activity is contemplated in relation to 
this proposed rule. If EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final 
rule will be withdrawn and all public comments will be addressed in a 
subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. EPA will not 
institute a second comment period on this action. Any parties 
interested in commenting on this document should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments on this proposed action must be received by May 4, 
1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to: Carlton T. Nash, Chief, 
Regulation Development Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), USEPA, 
Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604-3590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madeline Rucker, (312) 886-0661.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, see the Direct 
Final rule which is located in the Rules section of this Federal 
Register. Copies of the request and the EPA's analysis are available 
for inspection at the following address: (Please telephone Madeline 
Rucker at (312) 886-0661 before visiting the Region 5 office.) U.S. 
EPA, Region 5, Air and Radiation Division, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 
Chicago, IL 60604-3590.

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

    Dated: March 17, 1998.
David A. Ullrich,
Acting Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 98-8791 Filed 4-2-98; 8:45 am]
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