[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 125 (Friday, June 27, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 36484-36485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14519]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R10-OAR-2007-0998; FRL-8684-2]


Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans: 
Washington; Vancouver Air Quality Maintenance Area; Second 10-Year 
Carbon Monoxide Maintenance Plan

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 Washington. The Washington State 
Department of Ecology submitted the Vancouver Air Quality Maintenance 
Area Second 10-year Carbon Monoxide Maintenance Plan on April 25, 2007. 
In accordance with the requirements of the Federal Clean Air Act (the 
Act), EPA is proposing to approve Washington's revision because the 
State adequately demonstrates that the Vancouver Air Quality 
Maintenance Area will maintain air quality standards for carbon 
monoxide (CO) through the year 2016.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 28, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R10-
OAR-2007-0998, by any of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line 
instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: [email protected].
     Mail: Claudia Vergnani Vaupel, U.S. EPA Region 10, Office 
of Air, Waste and Toxics (AWT-107), 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, 
Seattle, WA 98101.

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     Hand Delivery/Courier: U.S. EPA Region 10, 1200 Sixth 
Avenue, Suite 900, Seattle, WA 98101. Attention: Claudia Vergnani 
Vaupel, Office of Air, Waste and Toxics, AWT-107. Such deliveries are 
only accepted during normal hours of operation, and 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: Claudia Vergnani Vaupel at telephone 
number: (206) 553-6121, e-mail address: [email protected], fax 
number: (206) 553-0110, or Gina Bonifacino at telephone number: (206) 
553-2970, e-mail address: [email protected], or the above EPA, 
Region 10 address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information, please see the 
direct final action, of the same title, which is located in the Rules 
section of this Federal Register. EPA is approving the State's SIP 
revision as a direct final rule without prior proposal because EPA 
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 on this action should do so at this time. 
Please note that if we receive 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.

    Dated: June 10, 2008.
Michelle Pirzadeh,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region 10.
[FR Doc. E8-14519 Filed 6-26-08; 8:45 am]
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