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

[Federal Register: November 13, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 219)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 63428-63429]

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

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA 198-0099b; FRL-6184-5]

Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; California Implementation Plan Revision, Kern County Air Pollution Control District, Placer County Air Pollution Control District, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District, Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District, and Santa Barbara 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 motor vehicle and mobile equipment refinishing, graphic arts, paper or fabric coating, and screen printing.

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 submittal 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 adverse comments are received, no further activity is contemplated. If EPA receives 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 December 14, 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 95812. Kern County Air Pollution Control District, 2700 M Street, Suite 302, Bakersfield, CA 93301 Placer County Air Pollution Control District, 11464 B Avenue, Auburn, CA 95603 San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District, 1999 Tuolumne Street, Suite 200, Fresno, CA 93721 Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District, 8411 Jackson Road, Sacramento, CA 95826 Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District, 26 Castilian Drive B-23, Goleta, CA 93117

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 Kern County Air Pollution Control District Rule 410.4A--Motor Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Refinishing Operations and Rule 410.7--Graphic Arts, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District Rule 4602--Motor Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Coating Operations and Rule 4607--Graphic Arts, Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District Rule 450--Graphic Arts and Rule 459--Automotive and Trucks and Heavy Equipment Refinishing Operations, and Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District Rule 339--Motor Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Coating Operations, submitted to EPA on May 10, 1996 (410.4A, 410.7), August 1, 1997 (239), March 10, 1998 (4602, 4607, 339), and May 18, 1998 (450, 459) by the California Air Resources Board. For further information, please see the

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information provided in the Direct Final action that is located in the Rules section of this Federal Register.

Dated: October 23, 1998. Felicia Marcus, Regional Administrator, Region IX.

[FR Doc. 98-30274Filed11-12-98; 8:45 am]

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