[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 13, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 37091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14769]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 70

[MT-001b; FRL-6714-5]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is preparing to approve the operating permit program 
submitted by the State of Montana. Montana'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 Montana 
program as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the State 
is currently running the program and 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EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn 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 13, 2000.

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 Montana Department of 
Environmental Quality, 1520 East 6th Avenue, P.O. Box 200901, Helena, 
Montana 59620-0901.

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, 2000.
Rebecca W. Hanmer,
Acting Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 00-14769 Filed 6-12-00; 8:45 am]
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