[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 116 (Friday, June 15, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 32594-32595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-15030]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 52 and 81

[CO-001-0058b, CO-001-0059b; FRL-6989-2]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Colorado; Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes, 
Telluride and Pagosa Springs

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to take direct final action to approve a 
State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of 
Colorado on May 10, 2000, for the purpose of redesignating the 
Telluride, Colorado and Pagosa Springs, Colorado areas from 
nonattainment to attainment for particulate matter with an aerodynamic 
diameter less than or equal to a nominal 10 micrometers (PM10) under 
the 1987 standards. The Colorado Air Pollution Control Division's 
(Colorado) submittal, among other things, documents that the Telluride 
and Pagosa Springs areas have attained the PM10 national ambient air 
quality standards (NAAQS), requests redesignation to attainment, and 
includes maintenance plans for the areas demonstrating maintenance of 
the PM10 NAAQS for ten years. EPA is approving these redesignation 
requests and maintenance plans because Colorado has met the applicable 
requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA), as amended. Subsequent to this 
approval, the Telluride and Pagosa Springs areas will be designated 
attainment for the PM10 NAAQS. This action is being taken under 
sections 107, 110, and 175A of the Clean Air Act. In

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the ``Rules and Regulations'' 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 SIP 
revision and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for 
the approval is set forth in the preamble to the direct final rule. If 
EPA receives no adverse comments, EPA will not take further action on 
this proposed rule. If EPA receives adverse comments, EPA will withdraw 
the direct final rule and it will not take effect. EPA will address all 
public comments 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 must do so at this time. Please note 
that if EPA receives adverse comment on an amendment, paragraph, or 
section of this rule and if that provision may be severed from the 
remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt as final those provisions of the 
rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before July 16, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be mailed to Richard R. Long, Director, 
Air and Radiation Program, Mailcode 8P-AR, Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA), Region VIII, 999 18th Street, Suite 300, Denver, 
Colorado, 80202. Copies of the documents relevant to this action are 
available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Air 
and Radiation Program, Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII, 
999 18th Street, Suite 300, Denver, Colorado, 80202. Copies of the 
State documents relevant to this action are available for public 
inspection at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, 
Air Pollution Control Division, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver, 
Colorado 80222-1530.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Megan Williams, EPA, Region VIII, 
(303) 312-6431.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information provided in the Direct 
Final action of the same title which is located in the Rules and 
Regulations section of this Federal Register.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

    Dated: May 1, 2001
Jack W. McGraw,
Acting Regional Administrator,Region VIII.
[FR Doc. 01-15030 Filed 6-14-01; 8:45 am]
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