[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 222 (Wednesday, November 18, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 64023-64024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30603]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 62

[AL-048-1-9901b; FRL-6188-8]


Approval and Promulgation of State Plans For Designated 
Facilities and Pollutants: Alabama

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the section 111(d)/129 State Plan 
submitted by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) 
for

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the State of Alabama on September 11, 1998, for implementing and 
enforcing the Emissions Guidelines applicable to existing Municipal 
Waste Combustors with capacity to combust more than 250 tons per day of 
municipal solid waste. The Plan was submitted by the ADEM to satisfy 
certain Federal Clean Air Act requirements. In the final rules section 
of this Federal Register, the EPA is approving the Alabama State 
Implementation Plan 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 the 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receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and 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 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 rule. Any parties interested in commenting on 
this rule should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing by December 18, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to Kimberly Bingham 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 day of the visit.
    Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Air, Pesticides and 
Toxics Management Division, Air Planning Branch, 61 Forsyth Street, SW, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3104.
    Alabama Department of Environmental Management, Air Division, 1751 
Congressman W.L. Dickinson Drive, Montgomery, Alabama 36109.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberly Bingham at (404) 562-9038 or 
Scott Davis at (404) 562-9127.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information see the direct 
final rule which is published in the rules section of this Federal 
Register.

    Dated: November 4, 1998.
A. Stanley Meiburg,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
[FR Doc. 98-30603 Filed 11-17-98; 8:45 am]
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