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

[Federal Register: August 21, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 162)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 44822]

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

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA 136-0082b; FRL-6140-7]

Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; California State Implementation Plan Revision, South Coast Air Quality Management District, Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District, and Ventura County Air Pollution Control District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the California State Implementation Plan (SIP) which concern the control of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from screen printing operations, and graphic arts.

The intended effect of proposing approval of these rules is to regulate emissions of VOCs 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 revision as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial revision amendment and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for this approval is set forth in the direct final rule. If no relevant adverse comments are received no further activity is contemplated in relation to this proposed rule. If EPA receives relevant adverse comments, the direct final rule will not take effect and all public comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. EPA will not institute a second comment period on this rule. Any parties interested in commenting on this rule should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing by September 21, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to: Andrew Steckel, Rulemaking Office (AIR-4), Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, 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 95814 South Coast AQMD, 21865 E. Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765-4182 Yolo-Solano AQMD, 1947 Galileo Court, Suite 103, Davis, CA 95616 Ventura County APCD, 669 County Square Drive, Ventura, CA 93003

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Steckel, Rulemaking Section (AIR-4), Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901, Telephone: (415) 744-1185.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document concerns South Coast Air Quality Management District Rule 1130.1, Screen Printing Operations, submitted to EPA on March 3, 1997, Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District Rule 2.29, Graphic Arts Printing Operations, submitted to EPA on November 30, 1994, and Ventura County Air Pollution Control District Rule 74.19.1, Screen Printing Operations, submitted to EPA on October 18, 1996 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.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Dated: July 31, 1998. Felicia Marcus, Regional Administrator, Region 9.

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