Clean Air Act: State operating permits programs— Wyoming,

[Federal Register: February 22, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 34)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 8533]

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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.

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 If EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule.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. 99-4142Filed2-19-99; 8:45 am]

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