[Federal Register: September 16, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 179)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 55790-55791]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[RME Docket Number R08-OAR-2004-CO-0001; FRL-7813-4]
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
State of Colorado; Denver Revised Carbon Monoxide Maintenance Plan
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to take direct final action approving a State
Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Colorado.
On October 15, 2003, the Governor of Colorado submitted a revised
maintenance plan for the Denver-Boulder metropolitan (hereafter,
Denver) carbon monoxide (CO) maintenance area for the CO National
Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). The revised maintenance plan also
contained a revised transportation conformity budget for the year 2013.
EPA is proposing approval of the Denver CO revised maintenance plan and
revised transportation conformity budget. This action is being
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taken under section 110 of the Clean Air Act. In 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
the 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: Written comments must be received on or before October 18, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by RME Docket Number R08-
OAR-2004-CO-0001, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Agency Web site: http://docket.epa.gov/rmepub/index.jsp
Regional Materials in EDOCKET (RME), EPA's electronic public docket and
comment system for regional actions, is EPA's preferred method for
receiving comments. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
E-mail: long.richard@epa.gov and russ.tim@epa.gov.
Fax: (303) 312-6064 (please alert the individual listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT if you are faxing comments).
Mail: Richard R. Long, Director, Air and Radiation
Program, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, Mailcode 8P-
AR, 999 18th Street, Suite 300, Denver, Colorado 80202-2466.
Hand Delivery: Richard R. Long, Director, Air and
Radiation Program, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8,
Mailcode 8P-AR, 999 18th Street, Suite 300, Denver, Colorado 80202-
2466. Such deliveries are only accepted Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.
to 4:55 p.m., excluding federal holidays. Special arrangements should
be made for deliveries of boxed information.
Please see the direct final rule which is located in the Rules
Section of this Federal Register for detailed instructions on how to
submit comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Russ, Air and Radiation Program,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, Mailcode 8P-AR, 999
18th Street, Suite 300, Denver, Colorado 80202-2466, phone (303) 312-
6479, and e-mail at: russ.tim@epa.gov.
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: September 3, 2004.
Robert E. Roberts,
Regional Administrator, Region VIII.
[FR Doc. 04-20794 Filed 9-15-04; 8:45 am]
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