[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 10, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 57362-57363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-22984]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 58 and 81

[LA-31-1-7189b; FRL-7374-2]


Modification of the Ozone Monitoring Season; Louisiana; and 
Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Louisiana; 
Revised Geographical Designation of Certain Air Quality Control Regions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: We, the EPA, are proposing to take direct final action to 
approve a request from the State of Louisiana to revise the 
geographical boundaries of the three Air Quality Control Regions 
(AQCRs) in the State of Louisiana, which are the Southern Louisiana-
Southeast Texas AQCR, the Shreveport-Texarkana-Tyler AQCR, and the 
Monroe-El Dorado AQCR. The EPA is also taking direct final action to 
shorten the ozone season for the Monroe-El Dorado and Shreveport-
Texarkana-Tyler AQCRs, from year-round, to March 1 through October 31.
    In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register, 
we are approving the State's request as a direct final rule without 
prior proposal because we view this as a noncontroversial revision and 
anticipate no adverse comment. We have explained our reasons for this 
approval in the preamble to the direct final rule. If we receive no 
relevant adverse comment, we will not take further action on this 
proposed rule. If we receive relevant adverse comment, we will withdraw 
the direct final rule and it will not take effect. We will address all 
public comments in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. 
We will not institute a second comment period on this action. Any 
parties

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interested in commenting must do so at this time.

DATES: Written comments must be received by October 10, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to Mr. Thomas H. Diggs, 
Chief, Air Planning Section (6PD-L), at the EPA Region 6 Office listed 
below. Copies of documents relevant to this action are available for 
public inspection during normal business hours at the following 
locations. Anyone wanting to examine these documents should make an 
appointment with the appropriate office at least 24 hours in advance.
    Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, Air Planning Section 
(6PD-L), 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733.
    Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Air Quality 
Division, H. B. Garlock Building, 7290 Bluebonnet Blvd., Baton Rouge, 
LA 70810.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Kordzi of the EPA Region 6 Air 
Planning Section, at (214) 665-7186 and at the Region 6 address above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document concerns a modification to the 
geographical boundaries of the three AQCRs located in the State of 
Louisiana, and a revision to the ozone monitoring season for two of 
these AQCRs. For further information, please see the information 
provided in the direct final action that is located in the ``Rules and 
Regulations'' section of this Federal Register publication.

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

    Dated: August 27, 2002.
Lawrence E. Starfield,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 02-22984 Filed 9-9-02; 8:45 am]
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