Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Minnesota

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 52 and 81

[MN25-1-6002b, MN27-1-6093b; FRL-5083-3]

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation

of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Minnesota

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The USEPA proposes to approve the Lead State Implementation

Plan (SIP) revision and redesignation request submitted by the State of

Minnesota for the area of Dakota County near the Gopher Smelting and

Refining Company, located in Eagan, Minnesota. The submittal was in

response to a designation to nonattainment, effective on January 6,

1992, and consists primarily of an administrative order and associated

technical support, along with ambient monitoring data, for the Gopher

facility. In the final rules section of this Federal Register, USEPA is

approving the State's SIP revision and redesignation request, 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 the approval is set forth in the

direct final rule. If no adverse comments are received in response to

that direct final rule no further activity is contemplated in relation

to this proposed rule. If USEPA 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final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be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. The

USEPA will not institute a second comment period on this notice.

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule must be received on or before

November 17, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be mailed to: William L. MacDowell,

Chief, Regulation Development Section, Air Enforcement Branch (AE-17J),

United States Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson

Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.

Copies of the State submittal and USEPA's analysis are available

for public inspection during normal business hours at the following

address: United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, Air

and Radiation Division, 77 West Jackson Boulevard (AE-17J), Chicago,

Illinois 50504.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Randy Robinson, Air Enforcement

Branch, Regulation Development Section (AE-17J), United States

Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, Chicago, Illinois 60604,

(312) 353-6713.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information see the direct

final rule published in the rules section of the Federal Register.

Dated: September 20, 1994.

Valdas V. Adamkus,

Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 94-25682 Filed 10-17-94; 8:45 am]

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