96-25891. Proposed Settlement Agreement; Title I SIPS for the State of Colorado

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52941-52942]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25891]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5633-4]


Proposed Settlement Agreement; Title I SIPS for the State of 
Colorado

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement agreement; request for public 
comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act 
(``Act''), notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement agreement 
concerning litigation instituted against the Environmental Protection 
Agency (``EPA'') by Citizens for Balanced Transportation (``CBT''). The 
law suite concerns EPA's alleged failure to perform a nondiscretionary 
duty with respect to taking action on state implementation plans 
(``SIPs'') regulating carbon monoxide (``CO'') and particulate matter 
with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a nominal ten 
micrometers (``PM-10'') emissions, and/or promulgating a federal 
implementation plan (``FIP'') as to these control requirements for the 
Denver Metropolitan Area in the State of Colorado. The proposed 
settlement agreement generally provides for EPA to sign, within a 
specified timeframe, a Notice of Final Rulemaking (``NFRM'') regarding 
each of the above-mentioned SIPs.
    For a period of thirty [30] days following the date of publication 
of this notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to 
the settlement agreement. EPA or the Department of Justice may withhold 
or withdraw consent to the proposed settlement agreement if the 
comments disclose facts or circumstances that indicate that such 
consent is inappropriate,

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improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements of the Act.
    Copies of the settlement agreement are available from Phyllis 
Cochran, Air and Radiation Division (2344), Office of General Counsel, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, 
D.C. 20460, [phone]. Written comments should be sent to Michael 
A. Prosper at the above address and must be submitted on or before 
November 8, 1996.

    Dated: October 3, 1996.
Scott C. Fulton,
Acting General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 96-25891 Filed 10-8-96; 8:45 am]
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