Clean Air Act Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plan for North Dakota; Revisions to the Air Pollution Control Rules

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 52 and 61

[ND6-1-6534b, ND2-1-6064b; FRL-5261-7]

Clean Air Act Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation

Plan for North Dakota; Revisions to the Air Pollution Control Rules

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the State implementation plan (SIP)

revisions submitted by the State of North Dakota with letters dated

June 26, 1990, June 30, 1992, and April 29, 1994. The revisions address

air pollution control rules regarding general provisions; emissions of

particulate matter and organic compounds; new source performance

standards (NSPS); national emission standards for hazardous air

pollutants (NESHAPs); construction and operating permit programs;

prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) of air quality; and

control of emissions from oil and gas well production facilities. The

April 29, 1994 submittal also addressed the following two issues which

will be acted on in separate documents: Revisions to the PSD rules with

respect to PM10 increments; and revisions to the visibility

monitoring chapter of the SIP. Further, EPA is proposing to approve the

State's construction permit and federally enforceable State operating

permit (FESOP) programs under section 112(l) of the amended Clean Air

Act (Act) for the purposes of creating federally enforceable permit

conditions for sources of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs).

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be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in a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

September 20, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to Amy

Platt, 8ART-AP, at the EPA Regional Office 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 Programs Branch, Environmental Protection Agency, Region

VIII, 999 18th Street, suite 500, Denver, Colorado 80202-2405; and

North Dakota State Department of Health and Consolidated Laboratories,

Environmental Health Section, 1200 Missouri Avenue, Bismarck, North

Dakota, 58502-5520.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Platt, Environmental Protection

Agency, (303) 293-1769.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information provided in the Direct

Final action which is located in the Rules Section of this Federal

Register.

Dated: July 14, 1995.

Jack W. McGraw,

Acting Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 95-20602 Filed 8-18-95; 8:45 am]

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