Clean Air Act Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plan for Montana; Revisions to the Montana Air Pollution Control Program

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[MT001-0001b; FRL-5635-7]

Clean Air Act Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation

Plan for Montana; Revisions to the Montana Air Pollution Control

Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the EPA is proposing approval of revisions

to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the Governor of

Montana on May 22, 1995. The revisions included; changes to the State's

open burning rules which, among other things, address deficiencies and

add new rules for the open burning of Christmas tree waste and open

burning for commercial film or video productions; and changes to

numerous State regulations to make minor administrative amendments and

to update incorporation by reference citations.

In the final rules section of this Federal Register, the EPA is

acting on the State's SIP submittals in a direct final rule without

prior proposal because the Agency views these submittals as

noncontroversial 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receives adverse comments, then the direct final rule will be withdrawn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. Any parties interested in

commenting on this document should do so at this time.

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

November 22, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to Vicki Stamper, 8P2-

A, 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: Air Program,

Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII, 999 18th Street, Suite

500, Denver, Colorado 80202-2466; and Montana Department of

Environmental Quality, 1520 East 6th Avenue, P.O. Box 200901, Helena,

Montana 59620.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vicki Stamper at (303) 312-6445.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information provided in the Direct

Final rule of the same title which is located in the Rules Section of

this Federal Register.

Dated: September 26, 1996.

Patricia D. Hull,

Acting Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 96-27007 Filed 10-22-96; 8:45 am]

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