[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 61 (Tuesday, March 31, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 15344-15345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8415]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 52 and 81
[CA 041-0067a; FRL-5984-1]
Proposed Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans
and Redesignation of California's Ten Federal Carbon Monoxide Planning
Areas to Attainment Urbanized Area
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve maintenance plans and
redesignation requests submitted by the California Air Resources Board
(CARB) to redesignate ten of California's federal carbon monoxide
planning areas from nonattainment to attainment for the National
Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for carbon monoxide (CO). They
are: Bakersfield Metropolitan Area, Fresno Urbanized Area, Lake Tahoe
South Shore Area, Sacramento Area, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose Area,
Chico Urbanized Area, Lake Tahoe North Shore Area, Modesto Urbanized
Area, San Diego Area, and Stockton Urbanized Area. Under the Clean Air
Act as amended in 1990 (CAA), designations can be revised if sufficient
data is available to warrant such revisions. In this action, EPA is
proposing California's maintenance plans and redesignation requests
because they meet the requirements set forth in the CAA. In addition,
EPA is proposing a related State Implementation Plan (SIP) submission
by CARB, an Air Quality Attainment Plan for CO for Fresno.
In the Final Rules Section of this Federal Register, 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 relevant adverse comments. A detailed
rationale for this approval is set forth in the direct final rule. If
no relevant adverse comments are received in response to this action,
no further activity is contemplated in relation to this proposed rule.
However, if EPA receives relevant adverse comments, then EPA will
publish a document that withdraws only those portions of the action on
which EPA received the adverse comments, informing the public that
those portions of the action are withdrawn. EPA will then address those
comments in a final action based upon this proposed rule. EPA will not
institute a second comment period on the proposed rule. 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
April 30, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to:
Larry A. Biland, Air Planning Office (AIR-2), Air Division, U.S. EPA,
Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California, 94105-3901.
Telephone: (415) 744-1227.
Copies of the SIP materials and EPA's technical support document
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:
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, Air Division, Air Planning
Office (AIR-2), 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901
Environmental Protection Agency, Air Docket (6102), 401 ``M'' Street,
S.W., Washington, DC 20460
California Air Resources Board, 2020 L Street, Sacramento, California
92123-1095
Kern County APCD, 2700 M Street, Suite #290, Bakersfield, CA 93301
San Joaquin Valley Unified APCD, 1999 Tuolumne Street, Suite 200,
Fresno, CA 93721
Placer County, DeWitt Center 11464 B Avenue, Auburn, CA 95603
Sacramento Metropolitan APCD, 8411 Jackson Road, Sacramento, CA 95826
Bay Area Air, Quality Management District, 939 Ellis Street, San
Francisco, CA 94109
Butte County, 2525 Dominic Drive, Suite J, Chico, CA 95928-7184
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El Dorado County 2850, Fairlane Ct., Bldg. C, Placerville, CA 95667-
4100
Yolo--Solano County, 1947 Galileo Ct., Suite 103, Davis, CA 95616-4882
San Diego County, Air Pollution Control District, 9150 Chesapeake
Drive, San Diego, CA 92123-1095
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry A. Biland, Air Planning Office
(AIR-2), Air Division, U.S. EPA, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San
Francisco, California, 94105-3901, Telephone: (415) 744-1227.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document concerns Approval and
Promulgation of State Implementation Plans submitted to EPA on December
28, 1992; Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes;
Redesignation of California's Ten Federal Carbon Monoxide Planning
Areas to Attainment and Approval of the Area's Maintenance Plan and
Emission Inventory; Bakersfield Metropolitan Area, Fresno Urbanized
Area, Lake Tahoe South Shore Area, Sacramento Area, San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose Area, Chico Urbanized Area, Lake Tahoe North Shore
Area, Modesto Urbanized Area, San Diego Area, and Stockton Urbanized
Area submitted to EPA on July 3, 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: March 4, 1998.
Felicia Marcus,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 98-8415 Filed 3-30-98; 8:45 am]
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