Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans: Alaska

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[AK6-1-6887b, AK5-1-6437b, AK3-1-5851b; FRL-5147-9]

Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans: Alaska

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA proposes to approve regulations from three submittals

received from the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

(ADEC): submittal dated July 17, 1990 requesting our action to address

out-of-date sections found in 40 CFR 52.73-5296 relating to Alaska

state implementation plan (SIP) deficiencies, and including the

applicable Alaska statutes to support their request; submittal dated

October 15, 1991 requesting approval of amendments to regulations

dealing with Air Quality Control, 18 AAC 50, for inclusion into

Alaska's SIP to assure compliance with Federal ambient air quality

standards for airborne particulate matter, and submittal dated March

24, 1994 requesting approval of additional amendments to 18 AAC 50, Air

Quality Control, for inclusion into Alaska's SIP to assure compliance

with new source review permitting requirements, the 1990 Clean Air Act

Amendments (the Act), for sources located in nonattainment areas for

either carbon monoxide or particulate matter. In the Final Rules

Section of this Federal Register, the EPA is approving these 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 the approval

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 in relation to this rule. If the 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comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public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. The EPA will not institute a second comment period

on this document.

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule must be received in writing by

March 20, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to Montel Livingston,

Environmental Protection Specialist (AT-082), Air Programs Section, at

the EPA Regional Office listed below. Copies of the documents relevant

to this proposed rule are available for public inspection during normal

business hours at the following locations. The interested persons

wanting to examine these documents should make an appointment with the

appropriate office at least 24 hours before the visiting day.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, Air Programs Section,

1200 6th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101.

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, 410 Willoughby,

Suite 105, Juneau, Alaska 99801-1795.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Montel Livingston, Air Programs Branch

(AT-082), EPA, 1200 6th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101, (206) 553-0180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information provided in the Direct

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

Register.

[[Page 8994]] Dated: January 23, 1995.

Chuck Clarke,

Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 95-3860 Filed 2-15-95; 8:45 am]

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