[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 24, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 3795-3796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-628]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R08-OAR-2005-ND-0002; FRL-8011-2]
Clean Air Act Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality
Implementation Plan Revision for North Dakota; Revisions to the Air
Pollution Control Rules; Delegation of Authority for New Source
Performance Standards
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to take direct final action approving certain
revisions to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) as submitted by the
Governor of North Dakota with a letter dated April 11, 2003. The
revisions affect certain portions of air pollution control rules
regarding permitting and prevention of significant deterioration. EPA
is also providing notice that on July 27, 2005, North Dakota was
delegated authority to implement and enforce certain New Source
Performance Standards, as of January 31, 2004. 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 23,
2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Regional Material in
EDOCKET (RME) ID Number R08-OAR-2005-ND-0002, by one of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Agency Web site: http://docket.epa.gov/rmepub/. On
November 28, 2005, Regional Material in EDOCKET (RME), EPA's electronic
public docket and comment system, was replaced by an enhanced federal-
wide electronic docket management and comment system located at http://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, you will be redirected to that site to
access the docket EPA-R08-OAR-2005-ND-0002 and submit comments. 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
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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, EPA Region 8, Mailcode 8P-AR, 999 18th Street, Suite
200, 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: Amy Platt, Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 8, 999 18th Street, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80202-2466,
(303) 312-6449, [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. 06-628 Filed 1-23-06; 8:45 am]
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