[Federal Register: November 3, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 212)]
[Proposed Rules]               
[Page 62264]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 52 and 81

[AZ 115-0058b; FRL-7574-1]

 
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation 
of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Arizona

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve the maintenance plan for the Ajo 
area in Arizona and grant the request submitted by the State to 
redesignate this area from nonattainment to attainment for the National 
Ambient Air Quality Standards for sulfur dioxide (SO2).

DATES: Comments on this proposal must be received by December 3, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be mailed or emailed to Wienke Tax, Office 
of Air Planning (AIR-2), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 
http://www.regulations.gov. We prefer electronic comments. You can inspect 
copies of EPA's Federal Register document and Technical Support 
Document (TSD) at our Region IX office during normal business hours 
(see address above). Due to increased security, we suggest that you 
call at least 24 hours prior to visiting the Regional Office so that we 
can make arrangements to have someone meet you. The Federal Register 
notice and TSD are also available as electronic files on EPA's Region 9 
Web Page at http://www.epa.gov/region09/air.
    Copies of the State Implementation Plan (SIP) materials are also 
available for inspection at the address listed below: Arizona 
Department of Environmental Quality, 1110 W. Washington Street, First 
Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85007, Telephone (602) 771-4335.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wienke Tax, Air Planning Office (AIR-
2), Air Division, U.S. EPA, Region 9, P.O. Box 86825, Tucson, AZ 85754-6825. Telephone: (520) 622-1622. E-mail: tax.wienke@epa.gov, or check 
http://www.epa.gov/region09/air

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Rules and Regulations section of this 
Federal Register, we are approving the maintenance plan for the Ajo 
SO2 nonattainment area. We are also approving the State of 
Arizona's request to redesignate the Ajo area from nonattainment to 
attainment for the primary SO2 NAAQS. We are taking these 
actions without prior proposal because we believe that the revision and 
request are not controversial. If we receive adverse comments, however, 
we will publish a timely withdrawal of the direct final rule and 
address the comments in subsequent action based on this proposed rule. 
We do not plan to open a second comment period, so anyone interested in 
commenting should do so at this time. If we do not receive adverse 
comments, no further activity is planned. For further information, 
please see the direct final action.

    Dated: September 25, 2003.
Deborah Jordan,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 03-27264 Filed 10-31-03; 8:45 am]

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