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

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 62

[AL-048-1-9901b; FRL-6188-8]

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)/129 State Plan

submitted by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM)

for

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the State of Alabama on September 11, 1998, for implementing and

enforcing the Emissions Guidelines applicable to existing Municipal

Waste Combustors with capacity to combust more than 250 tons per day of

municipal solid waste. 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 Alabama State

Implementation Plan 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receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and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 December 18, 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, Pesticides and

Toxics Management Division, 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: November 4, 1998.

A. Stanley Meiburg,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.

[FR Doc. 98-30603 Filed 11-17-98; 8:45 am]

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