Clean Air Act Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plan Revision for Montana; Revisions to the Missoula County Air Quality Rules

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[MT-001-0016b; FRL-6505-9]

Clean Air Act Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality

Implementation Plan Revision for Montana; Revisions to the Missoula

County Air Quality Rules

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the State implementation plan (SIP)

revisions submitted by the Governor of Montana with a letter dated

November 14, 1997. This submittal consists of several revisions to

Missoula County Air Quality Control Program regulations, which were

adopted by the Montana Board of Environmental Review (MBER) on October

31, 1997. These rules include regulations regarding general

definitions, open burning, and criminal penalties. This submittal also

includes revisions to regulations regarding national standards of

performance for new stationary sources (NSPS) and National Emission

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs), which will be handled

separately.

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 action, 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comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public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.

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DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before February 2,

2000.

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 Montana Department of Environmental Quality, 1520 E.

6th Avenue, Helena, Montana, 59620-0901.

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: November 30, 1999.

Max H. Dodson,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region VIII.

[FR Doc. 99-33623 Filed 12-30-99; 8:45 am]

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