[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 24, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 4562-4563]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-1687]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[CA 43-3-6704; FRL-5138-5]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California
State Implementation Plan Revision, Santa Barbara County Air Pollution
Control District
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is finalizing the approval of revisions to the California
State Implementation Plan (SIP) proposed in the Federal Register on
August 11, 1994. The revisions concern a rule from the Santa Barbara
County Air Pollution Control District (SBCAPCD). This approval action
will incorporate this rule into the federally approved SIP. The
intended effect of approving this rule is to regulate emissions of
volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in accordance with the requirements
of the Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990 (CAA or the Act). The revised
rule controls VOC emissions from organic liquid loading facilities.
Thus, EPA is finalizing the approval of this revision into the
California SIP under provisions of the CAA regarding EPA action on SIP
submittals, SIPs for national primary and secondary ambient air quality
standards and plan requirements for nonattainment areas.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This final rule is effective on February 23, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the rule and EPA's evaluation report for the rule
are available for public inspection at EPA's Region IX office during
normal business hours. Copies of the submitted rule are available for
inspection at the following locations:
Rulemaking Section (A-5-3), Air and Toxics Division, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA
94105
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 95814
Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District, 26 Castilian
Drive, Suite B-23, Goleta, CA 93117.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Duane F. James, Rulemaking Section,
Air and Toxics Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region
IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901, Telephone: (415)
744-1191.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 11, 1994, in 59 FR 41263, EPA proposed to approve the
following rule into the California SIP: SBCAPCD's Rule 346, ``Loading
of Organic Cargo Vessels'' (the NPRM). Rule 346 was adopted by the
SBCAPCD on October 13, 1992. The rule was submitted by the California
Air Resources Board to EPA on January 11, 1993, and was submitted in
response to EPA's 1988 SIP-Call and the CAA section 182(a)(2)(A)
requirement that nonattainment areas fix their reasonably available
control technology (RACT) rules for ozone in accordance with EPA
guidance that interpreted the requirements of the pre-amendment Act. A
detailed discussion of the background for the above rule and
nonattainment area is provided in the NPRM cited above.
EPA has evaluated the above rule for consistency with the
requirements of the CAA and EPA regulations and EPA interpretation of
these requirements as expressed in the various EPA policy guidance
documents referenced in the NPRM cited above. EPA has found that the
rule meets the applicable EPA requirements. A detailed discussion of
the rule provisions and evaluations has been provided in the NPRM and
in the technical support document (TSD) available at EPA's Region IX
office, dated January 28, 1994.
Response to Public Comments
A 30-day public comment period was provided in the NPRM. EPA
received no comments on Rule 346.
EPA Action
EPA is finalizing this action to approve the above rule for
inclusion into the California SIP. EPA is approving the submittal under
section 110(k)(3) as meeting the requirements of section 110(a) and
Part D of the CAA. This approval action will incorporate this rule into
the federally approved SIP. The intended effect of approving this rule
is to regulate emissions of VOCs in accordance with the requirements of
the CAA.
Nothing in this action should be construed as permitting or
allowing or establishing a precedent for any future request for
revision to any state implementation plan. Each request for revision to
the state implementation plan shall be considered separately in light
of specific technical, economic, and environmental factors and in
relation to relevant statutory and regulatory requirements.
Regulatory Process
The OMB has exempted this action from review under Executive Order
12866.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Hydrocarbons,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Ozone,
[[Page 4563]] Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile
organic compounds.
Note: Incorporation by reference of the State Implementation
Plan for the State of California was approved by the Director of the
Federal Register on July 1, 1982.
Dated: January 3, 1995.
Felicia Marcus,
Regional Administrator.
Part 52, chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is
amended as follows:
PART 52--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.
Subpart F--California
2. Section 52.220 is amended by adding paragraph (c)(191)(i)(B) to
read as follows:
Sec. 52.220 Identification of plan.
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(c) * * *
(191) * * *
(i) * * *
(B) Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District.
(1) Rule 346, adopted on October 13, 1992.
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