[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 104 (Tuesday, June 1, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 29255-29256]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13380]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[NM-9-1-5214b; FRL-6350-2]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of New 
Mexico and County of Bernalillo, New Mexico; State Boards

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan 
(SIP) revisions for Board composition and conflict of interest 
disclosure requirements submitted both by the State of New Mexico and 
by Albuquerque/Bernalillo County, NM. The SIP revisions were submitted 
by the County and the State to satisfy the Federal mandate, found in 
section 128 of the Clean Air Act (Act), and in response to a SIP call 
letter to the Governor of New Mexico dated July 19, 1989, requiring a 
cure to identified SIP deficiencies concerning State Boards.
    The revisions were submitted by the Governor to EPA on April 20 and 
July

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16, 1990, for the State portion, and on November 16, 1990, for the 
Albuquerque/Bernalillo County portion. Supplemental information was 
submitted for Albuquerque/Bernalillo County on December 18, 1990, 
October 21, 1991, and November 22, 1991. These revisions correct 
deficiencies for the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board and the 
Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Air Quality Board in order to comply with 
section 128 of the Act. The EPA approval of these New Mexico SIP 
revisions would make the revisions federally enforceable.
    In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this 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 adverse comments. The 
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 EPA 
receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn, and 
all public comments received during the 30-day comment period set forth 
below 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. 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 
July 1, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to Mr. 
Thomas Diggs, Chief, Air Planning Section, at the EPA Region 6 Office 
listed below. Reference Docket Number: File Code SIP 1-3-10; NM-90-05. 
Copies of the documents relevant to this proposed rule are available 
for public inspection during normal business hours at the following 
locations. Anyone wanting to examine these documents should make an 
appointment with the appropriate office at least two working days in 
advance.
    Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, Air Planning Section 
(6PD-L), Multimedia Planning and Permitting Division, 1445 Ross Avenue, 
Suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733.
    New Mexico Environment Department, Air Quality Bureau, 1190 St. 
Frances Drive, Room So. 2100, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. John Crocker, P.E., of the EPA 
Region 6 Air Planning Section at the above address, telephone (214) 
665-7596.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information provided in the direct 
final action of the same title which is published in the Rules and 
Regulations section of this Federal Register.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

    Dated: April 26, 1999.
Jerry Clifford,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 99-13380 Filed 5-28-99; 8:45 am]
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