65FR37091A Clean Air Act Proposed Full Approval of Operating Permit Program; State of Montana
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Posting-number: Volume 65, Issue 114, Page 37091A
[Federal Register: June 13, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 114)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 37091]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 70
[MT-001b; FRL-6714-5]
Clean Air Act Proposed Full Approval of Operating Permit Program;
State of Montana
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The EPA is preparing to approve the operating permit program
submitted by the State of Montana. Montana's program was submitted for
the purpose of meeting the Federal Clean Air Act directive that states
develop, and submit to EPA, programs for issuing operating permits to
all major stationary sources and to certain other sources within the
states' jurisdiction. In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this
Federal Register, the EPA is promulgating full approval of the Montana
program as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the State
is currently running the program and the Agency views this as a
noncontroversial action and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed
rationale for the approval is set forth in the preamble to the direct
final rule. If no adverse comments are received in response to that
rule, no further activity is contemplated in relation to this 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EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn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. EPA will not institute a second
comment period on this action. Any parties interested in commenting on
this action must do so at this time.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before July 13, 2000.
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 500,
Denver, Colorado 80202. Copies of the documents relevant to this action
are available for public inspection during normal business at the above
address. Copies of the State documents relevant to this action are
available for public inspection at the Montana Department of
Environmental Quality, 1520 East 6th Avenue, P.O. Box 200901, Helena,
Montana 59620-0901.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Reisbeck, EPA, Region VIII,
(303) 312-6435.
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, et seq.
Dated: June 2, 2000.
Rebecca W. Hanmer,
Acting Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 00-14769 Filed 6-12-00; 8:45 am]
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