Clean Air Act Proposed Full Approval of Operating Permit Program; Approval of Expansion of State Program Under Section 112(l); State of Wyoming

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 70

[WY-001b; FRL-6234-2]

Clean Air Act Proposed Full Approval of Operating Permit Program;

Approval of Expansion of State Program Under Section 112(l); State of

Wyoming

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is taking direct final action to approve the operating

permit program submitted by the State of Wyoming. Wyoming's program was

submitted for the purpose of meeting the Federal Clean Air Act

directive that states develop, and submit to EPA, programs for issuing

operating permits to all major stationary sources and to certain other

sources within the states' jurisdiction. In the ``Rules and

Regulations'' section of this Federal Register, the EPA is promulgating

full approval of the Wyoming program as a direct final rule without

prior proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial

action and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for

the approval is set forth in the preamble to the direct final rule. In

addition, EPA is also approving the expansion of Wyoming's program for

receiving delegation of section 112 standards to include non-part 70

sources. If no adverse comments are received in response to this 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receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and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 March 24,

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 at the above

address. Copies of the State documents relevant to this action are

available for public inspection at the Wyoming Department of

Environmental Quality, Air Quality Division, 122 25th Street, Cheyenne,

WY 82002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Reisbeck, EPA, Region VIII,

(303) 312-6435.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information provided in the Direct

Final rule of the same title which is located in the Rules section of

this Federal Register.

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

Dated: January 28, 1999.

William P. Yellowtail,

Regional Administrator, Region 8.

[FR Doc. 99-4142 Filed 2-19-99; 8:45 am]

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