Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans: Washington

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[WA61-7136, WA64-7139b; FRL-5869-9]

Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans:

Washington

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approves in part several

minor revisions to the state of Washington Implementation Plan (SIP).

Pursuant to section 110 (a) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Director of

the Washington Department of Ecology (WDOE) submitted two requests to

EPA dated November 25, 1996 and April 7, 1997 to revise certain

regulations of a local air pollution control agency, namely, the Puget

Sound Air Pollution Control Agency (PSAPCA). 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 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rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be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

September 5, 1997.

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. The 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, P.O. Box 47600, Olympia, Washington 98504.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Jacobsen, Office of Air Quality

(OAQ-107), EPA, 1200 6th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101, (206) 553-6917.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information provided in the Direct

Final action which is located in the rules section of this Federal

Register.

Dated: July 17, 1997.

Chuck Findley,

Acting Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97-20665 Filed 8-5-97; 8:45 am]

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