Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans: Washington

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[WA 66-7141a; FRL-5998-2]

Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans:

Washington

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to approve

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 (Ecology) submitted a

request to EPA dated December 30, 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will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in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

May 21, 1998.

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: Christi Lee, Washington Operations

Office, EPA, 300 Desmond Drive, Suite #102, Lacey, Washington 98503,

(360) 753-9079.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information provided in the Direct

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

Register.

Dated: April 6, 1998.

Chuck Clarke,

Regional Administrator, Region X.

[FR Doc. 98-10400 Filed 4-20-98; 8:45 am]

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