[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 26, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 43073]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-16144]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 52 and 81

[AZ-109-0051b; FRL-7233-4]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation 
of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes: Arizona

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve the moderate area plan and 
maintenance plan for the Bullhead City area in Arizona and grant a 
request submitted by the State to revise the boundaries and redesignate 
the area from nonattainment to attainment for the air quality standards 
for particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal 
to a nominal 10 micrometers (PM10).

DATES: Comments on this proposal must be received by July 26, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Please address your comments to Dave Jesson, Air Planning 
Office (AIR-2), Air Division, U.S. EPA, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, 
San Francisco, CA 94105-3901. You may inspect and copy the rulemaking 
docket for this document at the EPA Region IX office. We may charge you 
a reasonable fee for copying parts of the docket.
    Copies of the SIP materials are also available for inspection at 
the address listed below: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, 
Office of Outreach and Information, First Floor, 3033 N. Central 
Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85012-2809.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dave Jesson, Air Planning Office (AIR-
2), EPA Region 9, at (415) 972-3957 or: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Rules and Regulations section of this 
Federal Register, we are approving the moderate area plan and 
maintenance plan for the Bullhead City PM10 nonattainment area. We are 
also approving the State of Arizona's request to revise the area 
boundaries and redesignate the area to attainment. We are taking these 
actions without prior proposal because we believe that the revision and 
request are not controversial. If we receive adverse comments, however, 
we will publish a timely withdrawal of the direct final rule and 
address the comments in subsequent action based on this proposed rule. 
We do not plan to open a second comment period, so anyone interested in 
commenting should do so at this time. If we do not receive adverse 
comments, no further activity is planned. For further information, 
please see the direct final action.

    Dated: June 6, 2002.
Laura Yoshii,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 02-16144 Filed 6-25-02; 8:45 am]
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