Air programs; State authority delegations: Nevada,

[Federal Register: May 27, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 101)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 28960-28961]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 63

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Delegation of National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories; State of Nevada; Nevada Division of Environmental Protection; Washoe County District Health Department

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 112(l) of the 1990 Clean Air Act (CAA), the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) and the Washoe County District Health Department (WCDHD) requested delegation of specific national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAPs). WCDHD also requested approval for its program for receiving delegation of unchanged NESHAPs applicable to sources not subject to Title V of the CAA. In the Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is granting NDEP and WCDHD the authority to implement and enforce specified NESHAPs, and is

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approving WCDHD's general program for receiving delegation of unchanged NESHAPs. The direct final rule also explains the procedure for future delegation of NESHAPs to NDEP and WCDHD. EPA is taking direct final action without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial action and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for this approval is set forth in the direct final rule. If no relevant adverse comments are received in response to this document, no further activity is contemplated in relation to this proposed rule. If EPA receives relevant adverse comments, the direct final rule will not take effect and all public comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. The EPA will not institute a second comment period on this proposal. Any parties interested in commenting on this proposal should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule must be received in writing by June 26, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to: Andrew Steckel, Rulemaking Office (AIR-4), Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901.

Copies of the submitted requests are available for public inspection at EPA's Region IX office during normal business hours (docket number A-96-25).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mae Wang, Rulemaking Office (AIR-4), Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901, Telephone: (415) 744- 1200.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document concerns delegation of unchanged NESHAPs to the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection and the Washoe County District Health Department. For further information, please see the information provided in the direct final action which is located in the Rules section of this Federal Register.

Authority: This action is issued under the authority of section 112 of the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 7412.

Dated: May 4, 1998. Felicia Marcus, Regional Administrator, Region IX.

[FR Doc. 98-13987Filed5-26-98; 8:45 am]

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