[Federal Register: November 8, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 215)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[AZ 086-0018b; FRL-6468-7]

 
Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; Arizona 
State Implementation Plan Revision, Maricopa County

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve revisions to the Arizona State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) which concern the control of particulate 
matter (PM) emissions from residential wood combustion.
    The intended effect of this action is to regulate emissions of PM 
in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act, as amended in 
1990 (CAA or the Act). In the Final Rules section of this Federal 
Register, EPA has published a direct final rulemaking fully approving 
these revisions without prior proposal because the Agency views them as 
noncontroversial revisions and anticipates no adverse comments. A 
detailed rationale for this approval is set forth in the direct final 
rule. If no relevant adverse comments are received, no further activity 
is contemplated in relation to this rule. If EPA receives relevant 
adverse comments, the direct final rule will not take effect 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 rule. Any parties interested in commenting on this rule 
should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing by December 8, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to: Andrew Steckel, 
Rulemaking Office (AIR-4), Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901.
    Copies of the submitted revisions and EPA's evaluation report are 
available for public inspection at EPA's Region IX office during normal 
business hours. Copies of the submitted revisions are also available 
for inspection at the following locations:

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, Air Quality Division, 3033 
North Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85012
Maricopa County Environmental Services Division, Air Quality Division, 
1001 North Central Avenue #201, Phoenix, AZ 85004

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Bowlin, (AIR-4), Air 
Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne 
Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901, Telephone: (415) 744-1188.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document concerns Maricopa County 
(Maricopa) Rule 318, Approval of Residential Woodburning Devices, and 
the Maricopa Residential Woodburning Restriction Ordinance. These rules 
were submitted by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality 
(ADEQ) to EPA on August 4, 1999. For further information, please see 
the information provided in the Direct Final action that is located in 
the Rules section of this Federal Register.
    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

    Dated: October 25, 1999.
Laura Yoshii,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 99-28883 Filed 11-5-99; 8:45 am]
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