Clean Air Act Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plan for North Dakota; Revisions to the Air Pollution Control Rules

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[ND8-1-7233b & ND-001-0001b; FRL-5812-4]

Clean Air Act Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation

Plan for North Dakota; Revisions to the Air Pollution Control Rules

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve certain State implementation plan

(SIP) revisions submitted by the State of North Dakota with letters

dated August 15, 1995 and January 9, 1996. The revisions address air

pollution control rules regarding general provisions; open burning;

emissions of particulate matter, certain settleable acids and alkaline

substances, and fugitives; air pollution emergency episodes; new source

performance standards (NSPS); national emission standards for hazardous

air pollutants (NESHAPs); and the minor source construction and

operating permit programs. The State's January 9, 1996 submittal also

revised SIP Chapter 6, Air Quality Surveillance, to identify current

activities regarding visibility monitoring. In addition, these

submittals included revisions involving the Title V Operating Permits

Program, the Acid Rain Program, the restriction of sulfur compound

emissions, and emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for

source categories, which will be handled separately. Finally, EPA

proposes to correct an incorporation by reference error that was made

by EPA in an October 20, 1993 rulemaking regarding the State's

regulation for sulfur compounds.

In the Final Rules Section of this Federal Register, EPA is acting

on the State's SIP revisions as a direct final rule without prior

proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial revision

amendment and anticipates no

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adverse comments. A detailed rationale for EPA's actions 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 and

the direct final rule will become effective. If 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comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public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. EPA will not institute a second comment period on

this action. Any parties interested in commenting on this document

should do so at this time.

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

May 21, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to

Richard Long, Air Program Chief, 8P2-A, at the EPA Regional Office

listed below. Copies of the State's submittal and documents relevant to

this proposed rule are available for inspection during normal business

hours at the following locations: Air Program, Environmental Protection

Agency, Region VIII, 999 18th Street, suite 500, Denver, Colorado

80202-2405; and North Dakota State Department of Health and

Consolidated Laboratories, Environmental Health Section, 1200 Missouri

Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota, 58502-5520.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Platt, Environmental Protection

Agency, (303) 312-6449.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information provided in the Direct

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

Register.

Dated: April 7, 1997.

Jack W. McGraw,

Acting Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97-10127 Filed 4-18-97; 8:45 am]

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