Clean Air Act Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plan Revision for North Dakota; Revisions to the Air Pollution Control Rules; Delegation of Authority for New Source Performance Standards

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 52 and 60

[ND-001-0006b; FRL-6426-4]

Clean Air Act Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality

Implementation Plan Revision for North Dakota; Revisions to the Air

Pollution Control Rules; Delegation of Authority for New Source

Performance Standards

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve revisions to the State Implementation

Plan (SIP) submitted by the Governor of North Dakota with a letter

dated September 28, 1998. The revisions affect air pollution control

rules regarding general provisions, the State SO2 ambient

air quality standard, emissions of particulate matter and organic

compounds, and permits to construct. EPA will handle separately the

revisions to the Title V operating permit program, a direct delegation

request for emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for source

categories, and the State's plan for hospital, medical, and infectious

waste incinerators.

Finally, EPA is providing notice that on May 7, 1999, North Dakota

was delegated authority to implement and enforce the New Source

Performance Standards (NSPS) in 40 CFR part 60, as of November 1, 1997

(excluding subpart Eb).

In the Final Rules 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 SIP

revision 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 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adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all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 will be addressed in a subsequent final rule

based on this proposed rule. 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 must be received in writing on or before September 30,

1999.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be mailed to Richard R. Long, Director,

Air and Radiation Program, Mailcode 8P-AR, Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA), Region VIII, 999 18th Street, suite 500, Denver,

Colorado, 80202. Copies of the documents relevant to this action are

available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Air

and Radiation Program, Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII,

999 18th Street, suite 500, Denver, Colorado, 80202. Copies of the

State documents relevant to this action are available for public

inspection at the North Dakota State Department of Health, Division of

Environmental Engineering, 1200 Missouri Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota

58506.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Platt, EPA, Region VIII, (303)

312-6449.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information provided in the Direct

Final action of the same title which is located in the Rules and

Regulations section of this Federal Register.

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

Dated: August 5, 1999.

Jack W. McGraw,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region VIII.

[FR Doc. 99-22178 Filed 8-30-99; 8:45 am]

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