Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States: California,
[Federal Register: September 24, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 185)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 51722-51723]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr24se99-36]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[CA201-169b; FRL-6436-3]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State Implementation Plan Revision; Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District; Kern County Air Pollution Control District; and Ventura County Air Pollution Control District
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
SUMMARY: EPA is approving revisions to the California State Implementation Plan (SIP) which concern the control of oxides of nitrogen (NO‹INF›X‹/INF›) emissions from boilers, steam generators and process heaters and natural gas-fired residential water heaters.
The intended effect of this action is to regulate emissions of nitrogen oxides in 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 these as noncontroversial revisions 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 If EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on these proposed rules. 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 October 25, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to: Andy 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 9 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 94105-3901. 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
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Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District, 26 Castilian Drive, Suite B-23, Goleta, CA 93117-3027 Kern County Air Pollution Control District, 2700 ``M'' Street, Suite 302, Bakersfield, CA 93301-2370 Ventura County Air Pollution Control District, 669 County Square Drive, 2nd Floor, Ventura, CA 93003-5417
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sam Agpawa, Rulemaking Office [Air-4], Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901, Telephone: (415) 744- 1228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document concerns (1) Santa Barbara Air Pollution Control District Rule 342, Control of Oxides of Nitrogen (NO‹INF›X‹/INF›) From Boilers, Steam Generators and Process Heaters; (2) Kern County Air Pollution Control District Rule 425.2 Boilers, Steam Generators and Process Heaters (Oxides of Nitrogen) and (3) Ventura County Air Pollution District Rule 74.11, Natural Gas-Fired Residential Water Heaters. The rules were submitted to EPA on March 10, 1998; September 8, 1997 and October 16, 1985 respectively by the California Air Resources Board. 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: September 1, 1999. Felicia Marcus, Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 99-24450Filed9-23-99; 8:45 am]
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