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and process monitoring, which can be

used directly for compliance

certifications and enforcement.

DATES: Comments on this proposed

action must be received by May 9, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be sent to: Carlton T. Nash, Chief,

Regulation Development Section, Air

Programs Branch (AR–18J), Region 5, 77

West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,

Illinois 60604–3590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brad

Beeson at (312) 353–4779.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For

additional information, see the Direct

Final notice which is located in the

Rules section of this Federal Register.

Copies of the request and the EPA’s

analysis are available for inspection at

the following address: (Please telephone

Brad Beeson at (312) 353–4779 before

visiting the Region 5 office.) EPA,

Region 5, Air and Radiation Division, 77

West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,

Illinois 60604–3590.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q.

Dated: February 7, 1997.

Michelle D. Jordan,

Acting Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–8970 Filed 4–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[UT–001–0001b; FRL–5802–1]

Clean Air Act Approval and

Promulgation of Air Quality

Implementation Plan Revision for Utah;

Visibility Protection

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve a

revision to Utah’s State Implementation

Plan (SIP) for Visibility Protection, as

submitted by the Governor with a letter

dated July 25, 1996. The revision was

adopted by the State in 1993 to address

comments received from the 1992 Utah

Legislature’s Administrative Rules

Review Committee regarding the need to

remove a visibility policy statement

from a regulation format (since it is not

a rule). The State responded by deleting

the policy statement from the Utah Air

Conservation Regulations and adding

the text into the Visibility Protection

SIP. This submittal was a necessary

‘‘housekeeping’’ step to bring the

federally approved SIP up-to-date with

administrative revisions that took place

at the State in 1993.

In the Final Rules Section of this

Federal Register, EPA is acting on the

State’s SIP revisions as a direct final

rule without prior proposal because the

Agency views this as a noncontroversial

revision amendment and anticipates no

adverse comments. A detailed rationale

for EPA’s actions is set forth in the

direct final rule. If no adverse comments

are received in response to this

proposed rule, no further activity is

contemplated and the direct final rule

will become effective. 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 document should do so at this

time.

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule

must be received in writing by May 9,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this

action should be addressed to Richard

R. Long, Director, Air Program, EPA

Region VIII at the address listed below.

Copies of the State’s submittal and

documents relevant to this proposed

rule are available for inspection during

normal business hours at the following

locations: Air Program, Environmental

Protection Agency, Region VIII, 999

18th Street, suite 500, Denver, Colorado

80202–2405; and Utah Department of

Environmental Quality, Division of Air

Quality, 150 North 1950 West, P.O. Box

144820, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114–

4820.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Amy Platt, 8P2–A, Environmental

Protection Agency, Region VIII, (303)

312–6449.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the

information provided in the Direct Final

action which is located in the Rules

Section of this Federal Register.

Dated: March 14, 1997.

Max H. Dodson,

Acting Regional Administrator.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[FRL–5800–9]

Approval and Promulgation of Air

Quality Implementation Plans;

Reasonably Available Control

Technology for Nitrogen Oxides for the

State of New Hampshire

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve

a State Implementation Plan (SIP)

revision submitted by the State of New

Hampshire. This revision establishes

and requires Reasonably Available

Control Technology (RACT) at

stationary sources of nitrogen oxides

(NOx). In the Final Rules Section of this

Federal Register, EPA is approving the

State’s SIP revision as a direct final rule

without prior proposal because the

Agency views this as a noncontroversial

revision amendment and anticipates no

adverse comments. 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 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 proposal. Any parties interested

in commenting on this proposal should

do so at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before May 9, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

Susan Studlien, Deputy Director, Office

of Ecosystem Protection (mail code

CAA), U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Region I, JFK Federal Bldg.,

Boston, MA 02203. Copies of the State

submittal and EPA’s technical support

document are available for public

inspection during normal business

hours, by appointment, at the Office of

Ecosytem Protection, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region I, One Congress Street, 11th

floor, Boston, MA and, the Air

Resources Division, Department of

Environmental Services, 64 North Main

Street, Caller Box 2033, Concord, NH

03302–2033.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steven A. Rapp, Environmental

Engineer, Air Quality Planning Unit

(CAQ), U.S. EPA, Region 1, JFK Federal