Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Control of Emissions From Hospital/Medical/ Infectious Waste Incinerators (HMIWIs); State of Missouri

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 62

[MO 080-1080b; FRL-6421-5]

Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated

Facilities and Pollutants; Control of Emissions From Hospital/Medical/

Infectious Waste Incinerators (HMIWIs); State of Missouri

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the state of Missouri's section 111(d)

plan for controlling emissions from existing HMIWIs. The plan was

submitted to fulfill the requirements of sections 111 and 129 of the

Clean Air Act. The state plan establishes emission limits and controls

for sources constructed on or before June 20, 1996.

In the final rules section of the Federal Register, EPA is

approving the state's submittal as a direct final rule without prior

proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial action and

anticipates no relevant adverse comments. A detailed rationale for the

approval is set forth in the direct final rule. If no relevant adverse

comments are received in response to that rule, no further activity is

contemplated, and the direct final rule will become effective. If EPA

receives relevant 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withdrawn, and all public comments received will be addressed in a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. EPA will not

institute a second comment period on this document. Any parties

interested in commenting on this document should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule must be received in writing by

September 20, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to Wayne Kaiser, Environmental

Protection Agency, Air Planning and Development Branch, 901 North 5th

Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Kaiser at (913) 551-7603.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information provided in the direct

final rule which is located in the rules section of the Federal

Register.

Dated: August 4, 1999.

William Rice,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region VII.

[FR Doc. 99-21310 Filed 8-18-99; 8:45 am]

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