[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 11, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 57550]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-22978]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[MN69-7294b; FRL-7265-1]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Minnesota

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is proposing to approve a site-specific revision to 
the Minnesota particulate matter (PM) State Implementation Plan (SIP) 
for Metropolitan Council Environmental Service's (MCES) Metropolitan 
Wastewater Treatment Plant located on Childs Road in St. Paul, Ramsey 
County, Minnesota. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency requested in 
its June 1, 2001 submittal that EPA approve into the Minnesota PM SIP 
certain portions of the federally enforceable state operating permit 
for the MCES Metropolitan Wastewater Treatment Plant and remove the 
MCES Administrative Order from the state PM SIP. The request is 
approvable because it satisfies the requirements of the Clean Air Act. 
Specifically, EPA is proposing to approve into the SIP only those 
portions of the permit cited as ``Title I Condition: State 
Implementation Plan for PM10.'' In addition, EPA is 
proposing to remove the MCES Metropolitan Wastewater Treatment Plant 
Administrative Order from the state PM SIP. In the final rules section 
of this Federal Register, EPA is 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 the direct 
final rule, no further activity is contemplated in relation to this 
proposed rule. If adverse comments are received, 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will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in 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 October 11, 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, Environmental 
Engineer, 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 Christos Panos 
at (312) 353-8328 before visiting the Region 5 Office.)

    Dated: August 13, 2002.
Bharat Mathur,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 02-22978 Filed 9-10-02; 8:45 am]
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