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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Environmental Protection Agency

CFR Citation: 40 CFR Part 52

SIP ID: [SIP NO. SD-001-0016b; FRL-7606-7]

NOTICE: PROPOSED RULES

ACTION: Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States:

DOCUMENT ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State of South Dakota; Regulations for State Facilities in Rapid City

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before February 19, 2004.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of South Dakota on June 27, 2002. The June 27, 2002, submittal consists a revision to the administrative rules of South Dakota. These revisions add a new chapter to regulate fugitive emissions of particulate matter from State facilities and State contractors that conduct a construction activity or continuous operation activity in the Rapid City air quality control zone. The intended effect of this action is to make the revisions to the administrative rules of South Dakota federally enforceable. In the ``rules and regulations'' section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving the State's SIP revisions as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views these as noncontroversial SIP revisions 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 this 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.

SUMMARY: South Dakota,

SUPPLEMENTAL 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: December 19, 2003.
Kerrigan G. Clough,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 8.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Laurel Dygowski, EPA, Region 8, 999 18th Street, Suite 300, Mailcode 8PAR, Denver, Colorado 80202, (303) 3126144, email dygowski.laurel@epa.gov.