[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 (SO<INF>2) 
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 SO<INF>2 for the St. Paul 
Park area on December 11, 1992, in response to modeled violations of 
the SO<INF>2 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 SO<INF>2. 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adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all 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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