[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 156 (Friday, August 13, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 44152]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-20548]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[MN44-02-7269b; FRL-6415-1]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Minnesota

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: We are proposing to approve a supplemental revision to the 
Minnesota State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the Saint Paul 
particulate matter (PM) nonattainment area, located in Ramsey County 
Minnesota. The supplemental SIP was submitted by the State for the 
purpose of bringing about the attainment of the PM National Ambient Air 
Quality Standards (NAAQS) and is in response to our July 22, 1997, 
conditional approval (62 FR 39120), of a February 9, 1996 SIP revision 
for Red Rock Road. In the final rules section of this Federal Register, 
we are conditionally approving the SIP revision as a direct final rule 
without prior proposal, because we view this as a noncontroversial 
revision amendment and anticipate 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 rule, no further 
activity is contemplated in relation to this rule. If we receive 
adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all 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. We 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 must be received by September 13, 1999.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christos Panos, Regulation Development 
Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), EPA Region 5, 77 West Jackson 
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 353-8328.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, see the Direct 
Final notice 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 above address. (Please telephone Christos Panos 
at (312) 353-8328 before visiting the Region 5 Office.)

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

    Dated: July 22, 1999.
Jerri-Anne Garl,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 99-20548 Filed 8-12-99; 8:45 am]
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