Clean Air Act Final Full Approval of Operating Permits Program; the State of New Mexico and Albuquerque/Bernalillo County

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 70

[NM003; AD-FRL-5654-4]

Clean Air Act Final Full Approval of Operating Permits Program;

the State of New Mexico and Albuquerque/Bernalillo County

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is proposing full approval of the Operating Permits

program submitted by the New Mexico Environment Department under the

signature of the Governor, and separately by the City of Albuquerque/

Bernalillo County, for the purpose of complying with Federal

requirements for approvable State and local programs to issue operating

permits to all major stationary sources, and to certain other sources

with the exception of Indian Lands. In the final rules section of this

Federal Register, EPA is promulgating full approval for the State of

New Mexico and the City of Albuquerque/Bernallilo County Operating

Permits programs as a direct final rule without prior proposal. This

action is taken as the corrected programs are not controversial and the

Agency expects no

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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 EPA receives adverse comments, then the direct final

rule will be withdrawn, and all public comments will be addressed in a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

December 26, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted to Wm. Nicholas Stone, Air

Permits Section (6PD-R), EPA, Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, suite 700,

Dallas, Texas 75202-2733.

Copies of the submittals and other supporting information used in

developing the final full approval are available for 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 visiting day.

Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, Air Programs Branch

(6PD-R), 1445 Ross Avenue, suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733.

New Mexico Environment Department, Harold Runnels Building, room

So. 2100, 1190 St. Francis Drive, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503.

City of Albuquerque/Bernallilo County, Environmental Health

Department, One Civic Plaza, NW., room 3023, Albuquerque, New Mexico

87103.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wm. Nicholas Stone, Air Permits

Section (6PD-R), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, 1445 Ross

Avenue, suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733, telephone 214-665-7226.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Please refer to the information provided in

the direct final rule of the same title which is located in the Rules

section of this Federal Register.

Dated: November 12, 1996.

Lynda F. Carroll,

Acting Regional Administrator (6RA).

[FR Doc. 96-30160 Filed 11-25-96; 8:45 am]

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