[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 85]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-24365]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R08-OAR-2005-MT-0002, FRL-8012-7]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Montana; Revisions to the Emergency Episode Avoidance Plan; Proposed 
Rule

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) 
revision submitted by the State of Montana on August 2, 2004. The 
revision is to the State's Emergency Episode Avoidance Plan (EEAP). In 
the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this 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 SIP 
revision and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for 
the approval is set forth in the preamble to the direct final rule. If 
EPA receives no adverse comments, EPA will not take further action on 
this proposed rule. If EPA receives adverse comments, EPA will withdraw 
the direct final rule and it will not take effect. EPA will address all 
public comments in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. 
EPA will not institute a second comment period on this action. Any 
parties interested in commenting must do so at this time. Please note 
that if EPA receives adverse comment on an amendment, paragraph, or 
section of this rule and if that provision may be severed from the 
remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt as final those provisions of the 
rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before February 2, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R08-
OAR-2005-MT-0002, by one of the following methods:
     www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for 
submitting comments.
     E-mail: [email protected] and [email protected].
     Fax: (303) 312-6064 (please alert the individual listed in 
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT if you are faxing comments).
     Mail: Richard R. Long, Director, Air and Radiation 
Program, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, Mailcode 8P-
AR, 999 18th Street, Suite 200, Denver, Colorado 80202-2466.
     Hand Delivery: Richard R. Long, Director, Air and 
Radiation Program, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, 
Mailcode 8P-AR, 999 18th Street, Suite 300, Denver, Colorado 80202-
2466. Such deliveries are only accepted Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. 
to 4:55 p.m., excluding federal holidays. Special arrangements should 
be made for deliveries of boxed information.
    Please see the direct final rule which is located in the Rules 
Section of this Federal Register for detailed instructions on how to 
submit comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurie Ostrand, Air and Radiation 
Program, Mailcode 8P-AR, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 
8, 999 18th Street, Suite 200, Denver, Colorado 80202-2466, (303) 312-
6437, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information provided in the Direct 
Final action of the same title which is located in the Rules and 
Regulations section of this Federal Register.

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

    Dated: December 7, 2005.
Kerrigan G. Clough,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 8.
[FR Doc. 05-24365 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am]
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