Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States: California,

[Federal Register: March 19, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 53)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 13538-13539]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

[DOCID:fr19mr99-23]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA 207-0136b; FRL-6239-9]

Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; California State Implementation Plan Revision, Sacramento Metropolitan and South Coast Air Quality Management District and San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA is approving revisions to the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). This action is an administrative change which revises the definitions in Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management (SMAQMD), San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District (SJVUAPCD), and South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). The intended effect of approving this action is to incorporate changes to the definitions for clarity and consistency and to update the Exempt Compound list in SMAQMD, SJVUAPCD, and SCAQMD rules to be consistent with the revised federal and state VOC definitions.

The intended effect of proposing approval of this action is to incorporate changes to the definition of VOC and to update the Exempt Compound list in SMAQMD, SJVUAPCD, and SCAQMD rules to be consistent with the revised federal and state VOC definitions. EPA is proposing approval of these revisions to be incorporated into the California SIP for the attainment of the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone under title I of the Clean Air Act (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 If EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule.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 April 19, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to: Andrew Steckel, Chief, 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:

California Air Resources Board, Stationary Source Division, Rule Evaluation Section, 2020 ``L'' Street, Sacramento, CA 95812. Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District, 8411 Jackson Rd., Sacramento, CA 95826 San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District, 1990 E. Gettysburg Ave., Fresno, CA 93726

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South Coast Air Quality Management District, 21865 E. Copley Dr., Diamond Bar, CA 91765-4182.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia G. Allen, Rulemaking Office

[Air-4] , Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901, Telephone: (415) 744-1189)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document concerns Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management Rule 101, General Provisions and Definitions, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District Rule 1020, Definitions, and South Coast Air Quality Management District Rule 1302, Definitions (New Source Review). These rules were submitted by the California Air Resources Board to EPA on October 27, 1998 (Sacramento); May 18, 1998 (San Joaquin); and March 10, 1998 (South Coast). 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: March 5, 1999. Laura Yoshii, Deputy Regional Administrator, Region IX.

[FR Doc. 99-6651Filed3-18-99; 8:45 am]

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