[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 68 (Wednesday, April 9, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 17137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9107]


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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.

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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be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in a 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.
[FR Doc. 97-9107 Filed 4-8-97; 8:45 am]
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