Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States: California,
[Federal Register: March 14, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 50)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 13709]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr14mr00-23]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[CA 200-0217; FRL-6550-5]
Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; California State Implementation Plan Revision, South Coast Air Quality Management District
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
SUMMARY: EPA is proposing revisions to the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). The revisions concern rules from the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). These revisions concern the New Source Review requirements and the methodology for calculating facility allocations for oxides of nitrogen (NOX) and oxides of sulfur (SOX) for sources subject to the Regional Clean Air Incentives Market (RECLAIM) program in the SCAQMD. This proposed action will, if finalized, incorporate these rules into the Federally approved SIP. The intended effect of approving these rules is to regulate the construction and modification of stationary sources and the calculation of RECLAIM facility allocations in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990 (CAA or the Act).
The intended effect of this action is to regulate emissions of NOXand SOXin accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990 (CAA or the Act). In the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, the EPA is approving the state's SIP submittal as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial revision and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for this approval is set forth in the direct final rule. If no adverse comments are received, no further activity is contemplated. If EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. The EPA will not institute a second comment period. Any parties interested in commenting should do so at this time.
DATES: Written comments must be received by March 29, 2000.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to: Andrew Steckel, Rulemaking Office (AIR-4), Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901.
Copies of the rule revisions and EPA's evaluation report of each rule are available for public inspection at EPA's Region IX office during normal business hours. Copies of the submitted rule revisions are also available for inspection at the following locations:
Rulemaking Office (AIR-4), Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105; Environmental Protection Agency, Air Docket (6102), 401 ``M'' Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460; California Air Resources Board, Stationary Source Division, Rule Evaluation Section, 2020 ``L'' Street, Sacramento, CA 95812; South Coast Air Quality Management District 21865 E. Copley Drive Diamond Bar, CA 91765-4182.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas C. Canaday, Rulemaking Office (AIR-4), Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901, Telephone: (415) 744-1202.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document concerns South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Rule 2002--Allocations for Oxides of Nitrogen (NOX) and Oxides of Sulfur (SOX), and Rule 2005--New Source Review for RECLAIM. These rules were submitted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to EPA on August 22, 1997, and July 23, 1999, respectively. For further information, please see the information provided in the direct final action that is located in the rules section of this Federal Register.
Dated: January 21, 2000. Laura Yoshii, Deputy Regional Administrator, Region IX.
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