39792 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 142 / Friday, July 24, 1998 / Proposed Rules

In the final rules section of this

Federal Register, the 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 the 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final rule will be withdrawn and all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. The EPA

will not institute a second comment

period. Any parties interested in

commenting on this rule should do so

at this time.

DATES: To be considered, comments

must be received by August 24, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to Karla L. McCorkle at the

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 4 Air Planning Branch, 61

Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, Georgia

30303.

Copies of documents relative to this

action are available for public

inspection during normal business

hours at the following locations. The

interested persons wanting to examine

these documents should make an

appointment with the appropriate office

at least 24 hours before the visiting day.

Reference file KY–100–1–9814. The

Region 4 office may have additional

background documents not available at

the other locations.

Air and Radiation Docket and

Information Center (Air Docket 6102),

U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, 401 M Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20460.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 4 Air Planning Branch, 61

Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, Georgia

30303.

Commonwealth of Kentucky, Natural

Resources and Environmental

Protection Cabinet, 803 Schenkel

Lane, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Karla L. McCorkle at 404/562–9043.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For

additional information see the direct

final rule which is published in the

rules section of this Federal Register.

Dated: June 19, 1998.

A. Stanley Meiburg,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.

[FR Doc. 98–19842 Filed 7–23–98; 8:45 am]

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40 CFR Part 52

[KY–93–9821b; FRL–6125–7]

Approval and Promulgation of

Implementation Plans; Commonwealth

of Kentucky

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The EPA proposes to approve

the State implementation plan (SIP)

revision submitted by the

Commonwealth of Kentucky for the

Prevention of Significant Deterioration

(PSD) of air quality to incorporate recent

amendments to the Federal Register, the

EPA is approving the 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 the 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. The EPA

will not institute a second comment

period. Any parties interested in

commenting on the rule should do so at

this time.

DATES: To be considered, comments

must be received by August 24, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to Karla L. McCorkle at the

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 4, Air Planning Branch, 61

Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, Georgia

30303. Copies of documents relative to

this action are available for public

inspection during normal business

hours at the following locations. The

interested persons wanting to examine

these documents should make an

appointment with the appropriate office

at least 24 hours before the visiting day.

Reference file KY–93–9821. The Region

4 office may have additional

background documents not available at

the other locations.

Air and Radiation Docket and

Information Center (Air Docket 6102),

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC

20460.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 4 Air Planning Branch, 61

Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, Georgia

30303.

Commonwealth of Kentucky, Natural

Resources and Environmental

Protection Cabinet, 803 Schenkel Lane,

Frankfort, Kentucky 40601.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Karla L. McCorkle at 404/562–9043 (Email: mccorkle.karla@epamail.epa.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For

additional information see the direct

final rule which is published in the

rules section of this Federal Register.

Dated: June 19, 1998.

A. Stanley Meiburg,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.

[FR Doc. 98–19837 Filed 7–23–98; 8:45 am]

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40 CFR Part 52

[OR 48–1–7263b; FRL–6127–5]

Approval and Promulgation of State

Implementation Plans: Oregon

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The EPA proposes to approve

the State Implementation Plan (SIP)

revision to Oregon Administrative

Rules, Chapter 340, Division 25

submitted by the State of Oregon on

August 31, 1995, and October 8, 1996.

The revision was submitted to satisfy

the requirements of section 110 of the

Clean Air Act (CAA) and 40 CFR part

51. In the Final Rules Section of this

Federal Register, the 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 the direct final

rule, no further activity is contemplated

in relation to this rule. If the 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. The EPA

will not institute a second comment

period.

DATES: Comments must be received in

writing by August 24, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to Montel Livingston,

Environmental Protection Specialist

(OAQ–107), Office of Air Quality, at the

EPA Regional Office listed below.

Copies of the documents relevant to this

proposed rule are available for public
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inspection during normal business

hours at the following locations:

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 10, Office of Air Quality, 1200

6th Avenue, Seattle, Washington, and

Oregon Department of Environmental

Quality, 811 S.W. Sixth Avenue,

Portland, Oregon 97204. The interested

persons wanting to examine these

documents should make an

appointment with the appropriate office

at least 24 hours before the visiting day.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Rindy Ramos, Office of Air Quality

(OAQ–107), EPA, 1200 6th Avenue,

Seattle, WA 98101, (206) 553–6510.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the

information provided in the Direct Final

action which is located in the Rules

Section of this Federal Register.

Dated: July 9, 1998.

Chuck Clarke,

Regional Administrator, Region 10.

[FR Doc. 98–19835 Filed 7–23–98; 8:45 am]

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40 CFR Parts 52 and 81

[CA–189–0078(b); FRL–6127–2]

Proposed Approval and Promulgation

of State Implementation Plans and

Redesignation of the South Coast Air

Basin in California to Attainment for

Nitrogen Dioxide

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve

an attainment and maintenance plan

and grant a request submitted by the

California Air Resources Board (CARB)

to redesignate the South Coast Air Basin

(South Coast) from nonattainment to

attainment for the National Ambient Air

Quality Standards (NAAQS) for

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2). Under the

Clean Air Act (CAA), designations can

be revised if sufficient data are available

to warrant such revisions. In this action,

EPA is proposing to approve the

attainment and maintenance plans as

revisions to the California State

Implementation Plan (SIP), and EPA is

also proposing to grant the State’s

request to redesignate the South Coast to

attainment because the plans and

request meet the requirements set forth

in the CAA.

DATES: Written comments must be

received by August 24, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

addressed to the EPA contact below.

The rulemaking docket for this notice

may be inspected and copied at the

following location during normal

business hours. A reasonable fee may be

charged for copying parts of the docket.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 9, Air Division, Air Planning

Office (AIR–2), 75 Hawthorne Street,

San Francisco, CA 94105–3901.

Copies of the SIP materials are also

available for inspection at the addresses

listed below:

California Air Resources Board, 2020 L

Street, Sacramento, CA 92123–1095

South Coast Air Quality Management

District, 21865 E. Copley Drive,

Diamond Bar, CA 91765–4182.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dave Jesson, Air Planning Office (AIR–

2), Air Division, U.S. EPA, Region 9, 75

Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA

94105–3901. Telephone: (415) 744–1288

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In this

action, EPA is proposing to approve the

South Coast NO2 attainment and

maintenance plans and grant

California’s request to redesignate the

South Coast to attainment for NO2,

because the plans and redesignation

request meet the requirements set forth

in the CAA.

In the Final Rules Section of this

Federal Register, EPA is approving the

State’s SIP revision and granting the

redesignation request as a direct final

rule without prior proposal because the

Agency views this as a noncontroversial

amendment and anticipates no relevant

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 action, no further activity is

contemplated in relation to this

proposed rule. However, if EPA receives

relevant adverse comments, then EPA

will publish a document that withdraws

the rule and informs the public that the

rule will not take effect. EPA will then

address those comments in a final

action based upon this proposed rule.

EPA will not institute a second

comment period. Any parties interested

in commenting on this action should do

so at this time.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

Environmental protection, Air

pollution control, Nitrogen dioxide,

Intergovernmental relations, Oxides of

nitrogen, Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

Dated: July 8, 1998.

Felicia Marcus,

Regional Administrator, Region IX.

[FR Doc. 98–19839 Filed 7–23–98; 8:45 am]

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47 CFR Parts 1, 43, and 63

[IB Docket No. 98–118, FCC 98–149]

Biennial Review of International

Common Carrier Regulations

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: On July 9, 1998, the Federal

Communications Commission adopted a

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

to further streamline the rules governing

international common carriers. The

Commission proposes to eliminate

review of many international

applications, reduce the scope of

information that must be provided in

applications, and clarify its rules so that

carriers can more easily understand

their obligations. The proposals will

benefit U.S. consumers because they

will eliminate unnecessary regulatory

delay and will facilitate entrance into

the international telecommunications

market. The Commission believes that

the proposed rules will lessen the

regulatory burdens on applicants,

authorized carriers, and the Commission

by allowing carriers to operate more

efficiently.

DATES: Comments are due on or before

August 10, 1998; and reply comments

are due on or before August 25. Written

comments by the public on the

proposed information collections are

due September 22, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, 1919 M Street, NW, Room

222, Washington, DC 20554. A copy of

any comments on the information

collections contained herein should be

submitted to Judy Boley, Federal

Communications Commission, Room

234, 1919 M Street, NW, Washington,

DC 20554, or via the Internet to

jboley@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Douglas Klein, Attorney-Advisor, Policy

and Facilities Branch,

Telecommunications Division,

International Bureau, (202) 418–1470.

For additional information concerning

the information collections contained in

this NPRM contact Judy Boley at 202–

418–0214, or via the Internet at

jboley@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

summary of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 98–149,

adopted on July 9, 1998. The full text of

this NPRM is available for inspection

and copying during normal business

hours in the FCC Reference Center