Clean Air Act Attainment Extension for the Municipality of Anchorage Area Carbon Monoxide Nonattainment Area: Alaska

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[AK13-7101b; FRL-5523-8]

Clean Air Act Attainment Extension for the Municipality of

Anchorage Area Carbon Monoxide Nonattainment Area: Alaska

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed Rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA proposes to grant the one (1) year attainment date

extension request for the Municipality of Anchorage (MOA) carbon

monoxide (CO) nonattainment area submitted by the State of Alaska on

March 26, 1996. In the Final Rules Section of this Federal Register,

the EPA is approving the State's extension as a direct final rule

without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a

noncontroversial action 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receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and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 action.

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

July 29, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to Montel Livingston,

Environmental Protection Specialist (OAQ-107), Office of Air Quality,

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. Interested

persons wanting to examine these documents should make an appointment

with the appropriate office at least 24 hours before the visiting day.

Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, Office of Air Quality, 1200

6th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101.

Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, 410 Willoughby, Suite

105, Juneau, Alaska 99801-1795.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tamara Langton, Environmental

Protection Specialist, Office of Air Quality (OAQ-107), EPA, 1200 6th

Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101, (206) 553-2709.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information provided in the Direct

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

Register.

Dated: June 3, 1996.

Jane S. Moore,

Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 96-16157 Filed 6-27-96; 8:45 am]

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