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extending that comment period an

additional 45 days until January 12,

1995. Today’s action extends that

comment period an additional 19 days

until January 31, 1995.

DATES: Comments must be received by

January 31, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be mailed

(in duplicate if possible) to: EPA Air

Docket (LE–131), Attn: Docket No. A–

93–50, room M–1500, Waterside Mall,

401 M Street SW, Washington, DC

20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Trutna (telephone 919/541–

5345), mail drop 12, United States

Environmental Protection Agency,

Office of Air Quality Planning and

Standards, Information Transfer and

Program Integration Division, Research

Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Part 70

contains regulations requiring States to

develop, and submit to EPA for

approval, programs for issuing operating

permits to major, and certain other,

stationary sources of air pollution. The

minimum elements of operating permits

programs are contained in part 70 which

was promulgated on July 21, 1992 (57

FR 32250).

Subsequent to promulgation of part

70, nearly 20 entities, including State

and local governments, environmental

groups, and industry associations,

petitioned for judicial review of the part

70 regulations. One of the key aspects of

the litigation and of an operating

permits program is the system for

revising permits to incorporate changes

at permitted sources.

Because of the complexity of the

proposed revisions, potential

commenters asserted that the 90-day

comment period provided was not long

enough to prepare comprehensive

comments on the permit revision system

as well as all the other proposed

revisions. The comment period was

subsequently extended an additional 45

days to allow time for preparation of

comments, primarily on how to fashion

a more workable permit revision system.

Several requests for an additional

extension of the comment period on the

proposal notice have been received to

allow completion of comment

preparation. An additional 19 days is

therefore being provided for

development and submittal of

comments.

Dated: December 28, 1994.

Mary Nichols,

Assistant Administrator for Air and

Radiation.

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Clean Air Act Interim Approval of

Operating Permits Program; City of

Albuquerque/Bernalillo County

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The EPA proposes interim

approval of the Operating Permits

Program submitted by the City of

Albuquerque/Bernalillo County. The

City of Albuquerque/Bernalillo County’s

Operating Permits Program was

submitted for the purpose of complying

with Federal requirements which

mandate that States develop, and submit

to EPA, programs for issuing operating

permits to all major stationary sources,

and to certain other sources. In the final

rules section of this Federal Register,

the EPA is promulgating interim

approval of the City of Albuquerque/

Bernalillo County’s Operating Permits

Program as a direct final rule without

prior proposal because the Agency

views this submittal as noncontroversial

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 this proposed rule, no

further activity is contemplated in

relation to this rule. If the EPA receives

adverse comments, then the direct final

will be withdrawn and all public

comments will be addressed in a

subsequent final rule based on this

proposed rule. The EPA will not

institute a second comment period on

this document. Any parties interested in

commenting on this document should

do so at this time.

DATES: Comments on this proposed

action must be received in writing by

February 9, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the City/County’s

submittal and other supporting

information used in developing the final

rule are available for inspection during

normal business hours at the following

locations. Interested persons wanting to

examine these documents should make

an appointment with the appropriate

office at least 24 hours before visiting

day.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 6, Air Programs Branch (6T–

AN), 1445 Ross Avenue, suite 700,

Dallas, Texas 75202–2733.

City of Albuquerque/Bernalillo

County, Environmental Health

Department, One Civic Plaza, NW.,

room 3023, Albuquerque, New Mexico,

87103.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Adele D. Cardenas, New Source Review

Section, Environmental Protection

Agency, Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue,

suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733,

telephone (214) 665–7210.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the

information provided in the direct final

rule of the same title which is located

in the Rules section of this Federal

Register.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–76719.

Dated: December 23, 1994.

A. Stanley Meiburg,

Acting Regional Administrator (6A).

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