[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 22, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 3253-3254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1079]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[CA 105-0012b; FRL-5673-7]
Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans;
California State Implementation Plan Revision; Kern County Air
Pollution Control District; San Diego Air Pollution Control District;
Ventura County Air Pollution Control District
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the California State
Implementation Plan (SIP) which concern the control of oxides of
nitrogen (NOx) emissions from the operations of boilers, steam
generators, process heaters, electric utility boilers, internal
combustion engines, and stationary gas turbines.
The intended effect of proposing approval of these rules is to
regulate emissions of NOx in accordance with the requirements of
the Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990 (CAA or the Act). In the Final
Rule 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 adverse comments are
received in response to this proposed action, no further activity is
contemplated in relation to this action. 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comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public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
on this document. Any parties interested in commenting on this action
should do so at this time.
DATES: Comments on this proposed rule must be received in writing by
February 21, 1997.
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ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action 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 rules 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 rules 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.
Kern County Air Pollution Control District, 2700 M Street, Suite 302,
Bakersfield, CA 93301.
San Diego County Air Pollution Control District, 9150 Chesapeake Drive,
San Diego, CA 92123-1096.
Ventura County Air Pollution Control District, Rule Development
Section, 669 County Square Drive, Ventura, CA 93003.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Steckel, Rulemaking Office
(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's (KCAPCD) Rule 425.2, Boilers, Steam
Generators, and Process Heaters (Oxides of Nitrogen), Rule 427,
Stationary Piston Engines (Oxides of Nitrogen), San Diego County Air
Pollution Control District's (SDCAPCD) Rule 69.4, Stationary
Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines, and Ventura County Air
Pollution Control District's (VCAPCD) Rule 59, Electric Power
Generating Equipment--Oxides of Nitrogen Emissions, and Rule 74.23,
Stationary Gas Turbines. These rules were submitted by the California
Air Resources Board (CARB) to EPA on May 25, 1995, March 26, 1996,
October 19, 1994, February 11, 1994 and March 26, 1996, respectively.
For further information, please see the information provided in the
direct final action which is located in the rules section of this
Federal Register.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.
Dated: December 23, 1996.
Felicia Marcus,
Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-1079 Filed 1-21-97; 8:45 am]
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