Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants: Alabama

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 62

[AL-046-9826b; FRL-6168-3]

Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated

Facilities and Pollutants: Alabama

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the section 111(d) Plan submitted by

the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) for the State

of Alabama on January 6, 1998, for implementing and enforcing the

Emissions Guidelines applicable to existing Municipal Solid Waste

Landfills. The Plan was submitted by the ADEM to satisfy certain

Federal Clean Air Act requirements. 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

the direct final 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final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be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 rule. Any

parties interested in commenting on this rule should do so at this

time.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing by November 9, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to Kimberly Bingham 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 day of the visit.

Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Air Planning Branch, 61

Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3104.

Alabama Department of Environmental Management, Air Division, 1751

Congressman W.L. Dickinson Drive, Montgomery, Alabama 36109.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberly Bingham at (404) 562-9038 or

Scott Davis at (404) 562-9127.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information see the direct

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

Register.

Dated: September 3, 1998.

A. Stanley Meiburg,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.

[FR Doc. 98-26900 Filed 10-7-98; 8:45 am]

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