[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 18, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 3601-3602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-1084]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 52
[MN20-2-6751b; FRL-5140-3]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans for Air Quality
Planning Purposes; Minnesota
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The USEPA proposes to approve the sulfur dioxide (SO2)
State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision for the St. Paul Park area of
Air Quality Control Region 131. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
(MPCA) submitted a proposed SIP revision for SO2 for the St. Paul
Park area on December 11, 1992, in response to modeled violations of
the SO2 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The
submittal included an administrative order for the Ashland Petroleum
Company-St. Paul Park Refinery, in addition to dispersion modeling and
technical support intended show that the limits are sufficient to
attain and maintain the NAAQS for SO2. A subsequent SIP revision,
containing an amended administrative order for Ashland Petroleum
Company and additional technical support, was submitted on September
30, 1994. In the Final Rules Section of this Federal Register, USEPA is
approving the State's SIP revision as a direct final rule because the
Agency views this as a noncontroversial revision amendment and
anticipates no adverse comments. Additionally, a notice of proposed
disapproval of the SIP revision was published on September 2, 1994 (59
FR 54653). In that document, it was specifically stated that if the
issues identified within were satisfactorily addressed in the allotted
time and if no other substantive, adverse comments were received, USEPA
would proceed with a direct final approval. No comments were received
on the proposed rulemaking. A detailed rationale for the approval is
set forth in the direct final rule. If no adverse comments are received
in response to that direct final rule no further activity is
contemplated in relation to this proposed rule. If USEPA 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adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all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. The USEPA will not institute a second
comment period on this notice.
DATES: Comments on this proposed rule must be received on or before
February 17, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be mailed to: William L. MacDowell,
Chief, Regulation Development Section, Air Enforcement Branch (AE-17J),
United States Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
Copies of the State submittal and USEPA's analysis are available
for public inspection during normal business hours at the following
address: United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, Air
and Radiation Division, 77 West Jackson Boulevard (AE-17J), Chicago,
Illinois 60604.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Randy Robinson, Air Enforcement
Branch, Regulation Development Section (AE-17J), United States
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, Chicago, Illinois 60604,
(312) 353-6713.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information see the direct
final rule published in the rules section of the Federal Register.
Dated: December 16, 1994.
Valdas V. Adamkus,
Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 95-1084 Filed 1-17-95; 8:45 am]
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