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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Environmental Protection Agency

CFR Citation: 40 CFR Parts 52 and 81

Docket ID: [Docket OR-02-003b; FRL-7275-8]

NOTICE: PROPOSED RULES

ACTION: Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States; air quality planning purposes; designation of areas:

DOCUMENT ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State of Oregon; Grants Pass PM-10 Nonattainment Area Redesignation to Attainment and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule must be received in writing by November 26, 2003.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: On November 4, 2002, the State of Oregon submitted a PM-10 maintenance plan for Grants Pass to EPA for approval and concurrently requested that EPA redesignate the Grants Pass nonattainment area to attainment for the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than ten micrometers (PM10). In this action, EPA is proposing to approve the maintenance plan and to redesignate the Grants Pass PM10 nonattainment area to attainment.

SUMMARY: Oregon,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

In the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving the State's redesignation request and State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision, involving the maintenance plan, as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views the redesignation and SIP revision 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 If EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule.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 should do so at this time.

For additional information see the direct final rule, of the same title, published in the rules section of this Federal Register.

Dated: October 2, 2003.
Ronald A. Kreizenbeck,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 10.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Steven K. Body, Office of Air Quality, (OAQ107), EPA Region 10, 1200 Sixth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101, (206) 5530782, or body.steve@epa.gov.