Clean Air Act Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plan for Colorado; Carbon Monoxide Contingency Measures for Colorado Springs and Fort Collins

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CO-44-1-6866(b); FRL-5930-2]

Clean Air Act Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation

Plan for Colorado; Carbon Monoxide Contingency Measures for Colorado

Springs and Fort Collins

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP)

revisions submitted by the State of Colorado with a letter dated

February 18, 1994. This submittal addresses the Federal Clean Air Act

requirement to submit contingency measures for carbon monoxide (CO) for

the Colorado Springs and Fort Collins areas in Colorado designated as

nonattainment for the CO National Ambient Air Quality Standards

(NAAQS).

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. The 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comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn, and all public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 during the 30-day comment period set forth below will

be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule.

Any parties interested in commenting on this action should do so at

this time.

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

January 22, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to Jeff

Houk 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 location:

Air Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII, 999 18th

Street, Suite 500, Denver, Colorado 80202-2405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Houk at (303) 312-6446.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information provided in the Direct

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

Register.

Dated: September 28, 1995.

Editorial note: This document was received at the Office of the

Federal Register December 17, 1997.

Jack W. McGraw,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region VIII.

[FR Doc. 97-33319 Filed 12-22-97; 8:45 am]

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