[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 116 (Thursday, June 17, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 32465-32466]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-15270]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 70

[ND-001b; FRL-6360-4]


Clean Air Act Proposed Full Approval of Operating Permit Program; 
State of North Dakota

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).


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ACTION: Proposed Rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is taking direct final action to approve the operating 
permit program submitted by the State of North Dakota. North Dakota's 
program was submitted for the purpose of meeting the Federal Clean Air 
Act directive that states develop, and submit to EPA, programs for 
issuing operating permits to all major stationary sources and to 
certain other sources within the states' jurisdiction. In the ``Rules 
and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register, the EPA is 
promulgating full approval of the North Dakota program as a direct 
final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a 
noncontroversial action and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed 
rationale for the approval is set forth in the preamble to the direct 
final rule. If no adverse comments are received in response to that 
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EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn 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 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 action must do so at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before July 19, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be mailed to: Richard R. Long, 
Director, Air and Radiation Program, Mailcode 8P-AR, Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA), Region VIII, 999 18th Street, Suite 500, 
Denver, Colorado 80202. Copies of the documents relevant to this action 
are available for public inspection during normal business at the above 
address. Copies of the State documents relevant to this action are 
available for public inspection at the North Dakota Department of 
Health. Division of Environmental Engineering, 1200 Missouri Avenue, 
Bismarck, ND 58504-5264.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Reisbeck, EPA, Region VIII, 
(303) 312-6435.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information provided in the Direct 
Final rule of the same title which is located in the Rules section of 
this Federal Register.

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

    Dated: June 2, 1999.
Carol Rushin,
    Acting Regional Administrator, Region VIII.
[FR Doc. 99-15270 Filed 6-16-99; 8:45 am]
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