State Implementation Plan: Washington; Withdrawal

Due to an adverse comment, EPA is withdrawing the effective date for the approval of the attainment demonstration portion of the Puget Sound carbon monoxide (CO) State Implementation Plan (SIP) for Washington State, submitted by the Washington Department of Ecology for the purpose of documenting attainment of the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for CO to satisfy certain federal requirements for an approvable nonattainment area CO SIP for the Puget Sound nonattainment area. The original action was published in the Federal Register on July 25, 1996, as a direct final rule, 61 FR 38597. As stated in the Federal Register document, if adverse or critical comments were received by August 26, 1996, the effective date would be delayed and timely notice would be published in the Federal Register. Therefore, due to receiving an adverse comment within the comment period, EPA is withdrawing the final rule and will address the comments received in a subsequent final rule based on the proposed rule also published on July 25, 1996, 61 FR 38683. EPA will not institute a second comment period on this document.