Clean Air Act Reclassification or Eligibility for Extension of Attainment Date, Texas; Beaumont/Port Arthur Ozone Nonattainment Area

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 81

[TX-81-1-7350; FRL-6353-8]

Clean Air Act Reclassification or Eligibility for Extension of

Attainment Date, Texas; Beaumont/Port Arthur Ozone Nonattainment Area

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: We are reopening our proposal to find that the Beaumont/Port

Arthur moderate ozone nonattainment area has failed to attain the one-

hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard, and alternatively

proposing to extend the area's attainment date. We have received two

requests to extend the comment period two weeks to allow additional

time to review the proposal. In addition, these parties requested

copies of all information and correspondence regarding the Southeast

Texas Regional Planning Commission's 1997 Overwhelming Transport

Demonstration. We have provided the requesters with that information

and correspondence. In order to ensure that all interested parties have

sufficient opportunity to submit comments, we will reopen the comment

period for this proposal until July 6, 1999. We published our reasons

for proposing a reclassification, and alternatively an extension, for

the Beaumont/Port Arthur

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area in the Federal Register on April 16, 1999 (64 FR 18864).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 6, 1999.

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

Thomas H. Diggs, Chief, Air Planning Section, at the EPA Regional

Office listed below. Copies of the documents relevant to this action

are available for public inspection during normal business hours at the

following locations. Persons interested in examining these documents

should make an appointment with the appropriate office at least 24

hours before the visiting day. Environmental Protection Agency, Region

6, Air Planning Section (6PD-L), 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas,

Texas 75202-2733. Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, 12124

Park 35 Circle, Austin, Texas 78753.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lt. Mick Cote, Air Planning Section

(6PD-L), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue,

Dallas, Texas 75202-2733, telephone (214) 665-7219.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 81

Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Area designations

and classifications, National parks, Wilderness areas.

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

Dated: May 20, 1999.

Gregg A. Cooke,

Regional Administrator, Region 6.

[FR Doc. 99-14064 Filed 6-2-99; 8:45 am]

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