Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of New Mexico and County of Bernalillo, New Mexico; State Boards

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[NM-9-1-5214b; FRL-6350-2]

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of New

Mexico and County of Bernalillo, New Mexico; State Boards

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan

(SIP) revisions for Board composition and conflict of interest

disclosure requirements submitted both by the State of New Mexico and

by Albuquerque/Bernalillo County, NM. The SIP revisions were submitted

by the County and the State to satisfy the Federal mandate, found in

section 128 of the Clean Air Act (Act), and in response to a SIP call

letter to the Governor of New Mexico dated July 19, 1989, requiring a

cure to identified SIP deficiencies concerning State Boards.

The revisions were submitted by the Governor to EPA on April 20 and

July

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16, 1990, for the State portion, and on November 16, 1990, for the

Albuquerque/Bernalillo County portion. Supplemental information was

submitted for Albuquerque/Bernalillo County on December 18, 1990,

October 21, 1991, and November 22, 1991. These revisions correct

deficiencies for the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board and the

Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Air Quality Board in order to comply with

section 128 of the Act. The EPA approval of these New Mexico SIP

revisions would make the revisions federally enforceable.

In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register,

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 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 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receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn, and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. The EPA will not institute a second comment period on

this action. 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

July 1, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to Mr.

Thomas Diggs, Chief, Air Planning Section, at the EPA Region 6 Office

listed below. Reference Docket Number: File Code SIP 1-3-10; NM-90-05.

Copies of the documents relevant to this proposed rule are available

for public inspection during normal business hours at the following

locations. Anyone wanting to examine these documents should make an

appointment with the appropriate office at least two working days in

advance.

Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, Air Planning Section

(6PD-L), Multimedia Planning and Permitting Division, 1445 Ross Avenue,

Suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733.

New Mexico Environment Department, Air Quality Bureau, 1190 St.

Frances Drive, Room So. 2100, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. John Crocker, P.E., of the EPA

Region 6 Air Planning Section at the above address, telephone (214)

665-7596.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information provided in the direct

final action of the same title which is published in the Rules and

Regulations section of this Federal Register.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Dated: April 26, 1999.

Jerry Clifford,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.

[FR Doc. 99-13380 Filed 5-28-99; 8:45 am]

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