[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 68 (Wednesday, April 9, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 17137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9107]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[UT-001-0001b; FRL-5802-1]
Clean Air Act Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality
Implementation Plan Revision for Utah; Visibility Protection
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve a revision to Utah's State
Implementation Plan (SIP) for Visibility Protection, as submitted by
the Governor with a letter dated July 25, 1996. The revision was
adopted by the State in 1993 to address comments received from the 1992
Utah Legislature's Administrative Rules Review Committee regarding the
need to remove a visibility policy statement from a regulation format
(since it is not a rule). The State responded by deleting the policy
statement from the Utah Air Conservation Regulations and adding the
text into the Visibility Protection SIP. This submittal was a necessary
``housekeeping'' step to bring the federally approved SIP up-to-date
with administrative revisions that took place at the State in 1993.
In the Final Rules Section of this Federal Register, EPA is acting
on the State's SIP revisions as a direct final rule without prior
proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial revision
amendment and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for
EPA's actions is set forth in the direct final rule. If no adverse
comments are received in response to this proposed rule, no further
activity is contemplated and the direct final rule will become
effective. If EPA receives 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be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in a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 rule. EPA will not
institute a second comment period on this action. Any parties
interested in commenting on this document should do so at this time.
DATES: Comments on this proposed rule must be received in writing by
May 9, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to
Richard R. Long, Director, Air Program, EPA Region VIII at the address
listed below. Copies of the State's submittal and documents relevant to
this proposed rule are available for inspection during normal business
hours at the following locations: Air Program, Environmental Protection
Agency, Region VIII, 999 18th Street, suite 500, Denver, Colorado
80202-2405; and Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Division of
Air Quality, 150 North 1950 West, P.O. Box 144820, Salt Lake City, Utah
84114-4820.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Platt, 8P2-A, Environmental
Protection Agency, Region VIII, (303) 312-6449.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information provided in the Direct
Final action which is located in the Rules Section of this Federal
Register.
Dated: March 14, 1997.
Max H. Dodson,
Acting Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-9107 Filed 4-8-97; 8:45 am]
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