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> Implementatio n Plans ; .Montana ; Revision s t o th e Administrativ e Rule s o f Montan a AGENCY ; Enviromnema l Protecfio n Agenc y (EPA) . ACTION : Propose dRul e SlfMMARY : EP A i s proposin g t o approv e State Implementatio n Pla n (SIP ) revision s submitte d b y th e State o f

Montan ao n Januar

y 16 , 200 9 an dMa

y 4 , 2009 . Th e revision s ar e t o th e Adnijnistrafiv e Rule s o f

Montana . Revision s includ e mino r editoria l an dgrammatica l changes . update s t o th e citation s an dreference s t o federa l an dstat e law s an dregulations , anda clarificatio n o f

agricultura l activitie s exemp t fi'omcontro l o f

emission s o f

airbom e particulat e n'latter . Thi s actio n i s bein g take n unde r sectio n 11 0 ofth e Clea n Ai r Act . D.^TFCS : Writte n comment s mus t b e receive don or

before [inser

t dat e 3 0 dav s afte

r publicatio n inth e Federal Reeister] . ADDRESSES : Submi t

you r comments , identifie db

y Docke t ID No . EPA-R08-OAR-2009

- O J 98 . b y on e ofth e followin g methods :

• http://www.regulations..gov . Follo w th e on-lin e instruction s fo r submitting ' contments . E-mail : dolan.kathvfSiepa.go v Fax : (303 ) 312-606 4 (pleas e aler tthe individua

l liste d in th

e FO RFURTHE R. INFORMATIO N CONTAC T i f yo u are faxin g comments) .

• Mail : Director , Ai r Program , Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y (EPA) , Regio n 8 , Mailcod e 8P-AR , 159 5 Wynkoo p Street , Denver , Colorad o 80202-1129 .

• Han dDelivery : Director ; Ai r Program , Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y (EPA) , Regio n 8 . Mailcod e 8P-AR , 159 5 Wynkoo p Street , Denver , Colorad o 80202

- 1129 . Suc h deliverie s are only accepte dMonday throug h Friday , 8:0 0 a.m , t o 4:3 0 p.m. . excludin g Federal holidays . Special ' arrangement s shoul db e mad e fo r deliverie s o f

boxe dinfomiation . • • Pleas e se e th e direc t

fina l rul e whic h i s locate di n th e Rule s Sectio n o f thi s Federa l Registe r

fo r detaile dinstructio n o n ho w t o submi t coinments . FO RFURTHE RINFORMATIO N CONTACT : Kathy Dolan , Ai r Program , U.S . Environniental Protectio n Agenc y (EPA) , Regio n 8 , Mailcod e 8P-AR , 159 5 Wynkoo p Street , Denver , Colorad o 80202-1129 . 303-312-6142 , dolaii.kathy@epa.go v

SUPPLEMENTAR Y INFORIVIATION : I n th e "Rule s an dRegulations " sectio n o f thi s Federa l Register . EP

A i s approvin g th e State' s SIP revision s a s adirec t fma l rul e withou t

prio r proposal becaus e th e Agenc y view s thes e noncontroversial SI P revision s andanticipate s n o advers e comments , A detaile drational e for th e approval i s se t

fbrt h in th e preambl e t o th e direc t fina l rule . I f EPA receive s n o advers e comments . EP A wil l no t take further

actio n o n thi s propose drule . I

f EP A receive s advers e comi'nents , EP A wil l withdra w th e direc t final rul e an di t will no t take effect . EPA wil l addres s al l publi c comment s i n asubsequen t fina l rul e base do nthi s propose drule . EPA wil l no t institut e asecon dcommen t perio do n thi s action. . Any partie s intereste din commentin g mus t d o s o a t thi s time . Pleas e not e tha t i f EPA receive s advers e commen t o n a n amendment , paragraph , o r sectio n o f

thi s riil e an di f

that provisio n ma

y b e severe dfromth e remainde r o f th e rule , EP A may adop t a s fina l thos e provision s ofth e rul e that are no t th e subjec t

o f a n advers e comment . Se e th e informatio n provide di n th e Direc t Final actio n ofth e sam e titl e whic h i s locate di n th e Rule s an dRegulation s Sectio n o f thi s Federa l Register . Authority : 4 2 IJ.S.C . 7-40 1 e t seq 

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