[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 26, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 8761-8762]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-4401]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[MN64-01-7289b; FRL-7139-9]


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 site-specific revision to the 
Minnesota Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) State Implementation Plan 
(SIP) for the Northern States Power Company (NSP) Riverside Plant, 
located in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. The Minnesota 
Pollution Control Agency requested in their September 1, 1999 submittal 
that EPA approve into the Minnesota SO2 SIP certain portions 
of the Title V permit for NSP's Riverside plant and remove the NSP 
Riverside Administrative Order from the state SO2 SIP. The 
request is approvable because it satisfies the requirements of the 
Clean Air Act. Specifically, we are proposing to approve into the SIP 
only those portions of the permit cited as ``Title I condition: State 
Implementation Plan for SO2.'' In addition, we are proposing 
to remove the NSP Riverside Plant Administrative Order from the state 
SO2 SIP. In the final rules section of this Federal 
Register, we are 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 proposed rule, no 
further activity is contemplated in relation to this proposed 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we receive adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn 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: Written comments must be received on or before March 28, 2002.

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

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Christos Panos at (312) 353-8328 before visiting the Region 5 Office.)

    Dated: January 17, 2002.
David A. Ullrich,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 02-4401 Filed 2-25-02; 8:45 am]
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