Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans: Washington

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[WA56-7131b; FRL-5603-8]

Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans:

Washington

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA proposes to approve in part and take no action in part

to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State

of Washington for the purpose of amending Regulations I and III from a

local air agency, the Puget Sound Air Pollution Control Agency. The SIP

revision was submitted by the State to satisfy certain Federal Clean

Air Act requirements. In the Final Rules Section of this Federal

Register, the EPA is approving certain sections and taking no actions

on certain sections of the State's SIP revision 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will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in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 action.

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

October 23, 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.

The State of Washington, Department of Ecology, 300 Desmond Drive,

Lacey, Washington 98504.

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: August 19, 1996.

Charles Findley,

Acting Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 96-24050 Filed 9-20-96; 8:45 am]

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