Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Mississippi: Approval of Revisions to the Mississippi State Implementation Plan

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[MS-21-1-9718b; MS-22-1-9719b: FRL-5857-4]

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Mississippi:

Approval of Revisions to the Mississippi State Implementation Plan

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: On September 30, 1996, the Mississippi Department of

Environmental Quality (MDEQ) submitted revisions to the Mississippi

State implementation plan (SIP) incorporating changes to Regulation

APC-S-1, ``Air Emission Regulations for the Prevention, Abatement and

Control of Air Contaminants,'' and to Regulation APC-S-5, ``Regulations

for the Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality.''

Public hearings for these revisions were held on August 20, 1996, and

they became state effective September 21, 1996. EPA is approving these

amendments because these revisions are consistent with the requirements

of the Clean Air Act and EPA guidance.

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

approving the State's SIP revision as a direct final rule without prior

proposal because the EPA views this as a noncontroversial

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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 proposed rule. 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EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn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. 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: To be considered, comments must be received by August 14, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to: Scott M. Martin,

Regulatory Planning Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides &

Toxics Management Division, Region 4 Environmental Protection Agency,

61 Forsyth Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3104.

Copies of the documents relative to this action are available for

public inspection during normal business hours at the following

locations. The interested persons wanting to examine these documents

should make an appointment with the appropriate office at least 24

hours before the visiting day.

Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center (Air Docket 6102), U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Washington DC 20460

Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4 Air Planning Branch, 61

Forsyth Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3104

Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, Bureau of Pollution

Control, Air Quality Division, P.O. Box 10385, Jackson, Mississippi

39289-0385

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Scott M. Martin, Regulatory

Planning Section, Air Planning Branch, Air Pesticides and Toxics

Management Division, Region 4 Environmental Protection Agency, 61

Forsyth Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. The telephone number is (404)

562-9036.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information see the direct

final rule which is published in the rules section of this Federal

Register.

Dated: June 11, 1997.

A. Stanley Meiburg,

Acting Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97-18567 Filed 7-14-97; 8:45 am]

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