[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 213 (Friday, November 1, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 56491-56492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27845]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[CA 168-0019b; FRL-5641-8]
Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans;
California State Implementation Plan Revision, Sacramento Metropolitan
Air Quality Management District
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to act on revisions to the California State
Implementation Plan (SIP) which concern five negative declarations from
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the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (SMAQMD)
for the following Oxides of Nitrogen (NOX) source categories:
Nitric and Adipic Acid Manufacturing Plants, Utility Boilers, Cement
Manufacturing Plants, Glass Manufacturing Plants, and Iron and Steel
Manufacturing Plants. The intended effect of proposing to include these
negative declarations in the SIP is to meet 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 acting on 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 rationale for this action is set
forth in the direct final rule. If no adverse comments are received in
response to this proposed rule, no further activity is contemplated in
relation to this rule. 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final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be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
December 2, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to:
Daniel A. Meer, Rulemaking Section (A-5-3), Air and Toxics Division,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street,
San Francisco, CA 94105-3901.
Copies of the negative declarations are available for public
inspection at EPA's Region 9 office and at the following locations
during normal business hours.
Rulemaking Section (A-5-3), Air and Toxics Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San
Francisco, CA 94105.
Air Docket (6102), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 ``M''
Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20460.
California Air Resources Board, Stationary Source Division, Rule
Evaluation Section, 2020 ``L'' Street, Sacramento, CA 95812.
Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District, Rule
Development Section, 8411 Jackson Road, Sacramento, CA 95826.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie A. Rose, Rulemaking Section, A-
5-3, Air and Toxics Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901, Telephone:
(415) 744-1184.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document concerns negative declarations
for five NOX source categories from the SMAQMD: (1) Nitric and
Adipic Acid Manufacturing Plants, (2) Utility Boilers, (3) Cement
Manufacturing Plants, (4) Glass Manufacturing Plants, and (5) Iron and
Steel Manufacturing Plants. These negative declarations certify that
the above source categories are not present in the SMAQMD. They were
adopted by the SMAQMD on August 3, 1995, and submitted to EPA on March
4, 1996, by the California Air Resources Board. 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: October 17, 1996.
Felicia Marcus,
Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-27845 Filed 10-31-96; 8:45 am]
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