[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 2, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 52155-52156]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-22154]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[MN79-1b; FRL-7543-7]


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

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sulfur dioxide (SO2) State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the 
Xcel Energy (formerly known as Northern States Power Company) Inver 
Hills Generating Plant located in the city of Inver Grove Heights, 
Dakota County, Minnesota. By its submittal dated August 9, 2002, the 
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) requested that EPA approve 
Xcel's federally enforceable Title V operating permit into the 
Minnesota SO2 SIP and remove the Xcel Administrative Order 
from the state SO2 SIP. The state is also requesting in this 
submittal, that EPA rescind the Administrative Order for Ashbach 
Construction Company (Ashbach) from the Ramsey County particulate 
matter (PM) SIP. The requests are approvable because they meet the 
requirements of the Clean Air Act. 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we receive adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn 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 October 2, 2003.
    Comments may also be submitted electronically or through hand 
delivery/courier, please follow the detailed instructions described in 
Part(I)(B)(1)(i) through (iii)of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 
of the related direct final rule which is published in the Rules 
section of this Federal Register.

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, 
[email protected].

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, 
[email protected].

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: May 23, 2003.
Jerri-Anne Garl,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 03-22154 Filed 8-29-03; 8:45 am]
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