

[Federal Register: May 11, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 91)]
[Proposed Rules]               
[Page 27440]
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

[EPA R03-OAR-2004-WV-0001; FRL-8168-7]

 
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
West Virginia; Withdrawal of Proposed Rule

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Withdrawal of proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: Due to an adverse comment, EPA is withdrawing its Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking to redesignate the City of Weirton PM-10 
nonattainment area to attainment and approval of the maintenance plan 
published on October 27, 2004 (69 FR 62637). EPA is also withdrawing 
the correcting amendment to the NPR published on November 9, 2004 (69 
FR 64860).

DATES: The proposed rule is withdrawn as of May 11, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Miller, (215) 814-2068, or by e-
mail at miller.linda@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Elsewhere in today's Federal Register, a 
separate proposed rulemaking entitiled ``Approval and Promulgation of 
Air Quality Implementation Plans; West Virginia; Redesignation of the 
City of Weirton PM-10 Nonattainment Area to Attainment and Approval of 
the Limited Maintenance Plan,'' provides more detailed legal and 
factual basis for supporting our decision to withdraw the NPR and its 
related correcting amendment. Our proposed action to approve the State 
of West Virginia request to redesignate the Weirton area to attainment 
and approve the associated maintenance plan is also found in the NPR in 
today's Federal Register.
    Separate dockets have been prepared for the new proposal and this 
notice to withdraw the October 27, 2004 Weirton notice of proposed 
rulemaking.

List of Subjects

40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by 
reference, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

40 CFR Part 81

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, National Parks, 
Wilderness areas.

    Dated: April 28, 2006.
Judith Katz,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
 [FR Doc. E6-7215 Filed 5-10-06; 8:45 am]

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