[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 30, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 39382]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-14702]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 52 and 81

[R07-OAR-2004-MO-0003; FRL-7779-8]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of 
Missouri; Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; 
Arcadia and Liberty Townships

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) 
revision submitted by the state of Missouri and Missouri's request to 
redesignate the lead nonattainment area in Iron County, Missouri, 
bounded by Arcadia and Liberty townships to attainment of the National 
Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). EPA proposes to approve the 
maintenance plan for this area including a settlement agreement which 
was submitted with the redesignation request.

DATES: Comments on this proposed action must be received in writing by 
July 30, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to James Hirtz, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Air Planning and Development Branch, 901 North 5th 
Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66101. Comments may also be submitted 
electronically or through hand delivery/courier; please follow the 
detailed instructions in the ADDRESSES section of the direct final rule 
which is located in the rules section of this Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Hirtz at (913) 551-7472 or by e-
mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the final rules section of the Federal 
Register, EPA is approving the state's SIP revision and redesignation 
request 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withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in a 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. For additional information, see the direct final rule 
which is located in the rules section of this Federal Register.

    Dated: June 21, 2004.
James B. Gulliford,
Regional Administrator, Region 7.
[FR Doc. 04-14702 Filed 6-29-04; 8:45 am]
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