[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 242 (Friday, December 17, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 70592-70593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32647]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[TX-79-1-7439, FRL-6510-5]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Texas; Repeal 
of Board Seal Rule and Revisions to Particulate Matter Regulations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: On October 28, 1999 (64 FR 57983), EPA published a direct 
final approval of a revision to the Texas State Implementation Plan 
which removed the old Texas Air Control Board Board Seal rule in the 
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Chapter 101, 
General Rules, and revised and recodified the TNRCC Particulate Matter 
regulations in TNRCC Chapter 111, Control of Air Pollution from 
Particulate Matter. The direct final action was published without prior 
proposal because EPA anticipated no adverse comment. The EPA stated in 
the direct final rule that if EPA received adverse comment by November 
29, 1999, EPA would publish a timely notice of withdrawal in the 
Federal Register. The EPA subsequently received an adverse comment on 
the direct final rule. Therefore, EPA is withdrawing the direct final 
approval action. The EPA will address the comment in a subsequent final 
action based on the parallel proposal also published on October 28, 
1999 (64 FR 58006). As stated in the parallel proposal, EPA will not 
institute a second comment period on this action.

DATES: The direct final rule published October 28, 1999 is withdrawn on 
December 17, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Copies of documents relevant to this action are available 
for

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public inspection during normal business hours at the following 
location. Anyone wanting to examine these documents should make an 
appointment by calling the person listed below at least two working 
days in advance.
    Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, Air Planning Section 
(6PD-L), 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill Deese of the EPA Region 6 Air 
Planning Section at (214) 665-7253.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information provided in the direct 
final rule located in the Rules and Regulations section and the short 
informational proposed rule located in the Proposed Rules section of 
the October 28, 1999, Federal Register.

    Dated: December 8, 1999.
Lynda F. Carroll,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.
    Therefore the amendment to 40 CFR 52.2270, published in the Federal 
Register October 28, 1999 (64 FR 57983), which was to become effective 
December 27, 1999, is withdrawn.

[FR Doc. 99-32647 Filed 12-16-99; 8:45 am]
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