[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 52 (Tuesday, March 18, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 12887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6312]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[MO 176-1176; FRL-7468-3]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of 
Missouri

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve an amendment to the Missouri State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the state of Missouri. This 
revision pertains to updating the state's Air Quality Index (AQI) rule 
to make it consistent with the Federal rule. The AQI is used by states 
for daily air quality reporting to the general public. Approval of this 
revision will ensure consistency between the state and Federally-
approved rules, and ensure Federal enforceability of the revised state 
rule. In the final rules section of the Federal Register, EPA is 
approving the state's SIP revision as a direct final rule without prior 
proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial revision 
amendment and anticipates no relevant adverse comments to this action. 
A detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final 
rule. If no relevant adverse comments are received in response to this 
action, no further activity is contemplated in relation to this action. 
If EPA receives relevant 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be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in a 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 action. EPA will not 
institute a second comment period on this action. Any parties 
interested in commenting on this action should do so at this time. 
Please note that if EPA receives adverse comment on part of this rule 
and if that part can be severed from the remainder of the rule, EPA may 
adopt as final those parts of the rule that are not the subject of an 
adverse comment.

DATES: Comments on this proposed action must be received in writing by 
April 17, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to Wayne Kaiser, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Air Planning and Development Branch, 901 North 5th 
Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Kaiser at (913) 551-7603.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information provided in the direct 
final rule which is located in the rules section of the Federal 
Register.

    Dated: March 3, 2003.
James B. Gulliford,
Regional Administrator, Region 7.
[FR Doc. 03-6312 Filed 3-17-03; 8:45 am]
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