[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 76 (Tuesday, April 21, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 19659-19661]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-10398]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[CA-203-0062; FRL-5996-4]
Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans;
California--Ventura County Air Pollution Control District
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is taking final action to approve a state implementation
plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of California relating to
control measures for attaining the ozone national ambient air quality
standards (NAAQS) in the Ventura County nonattainment area. The
submittal revises control measure adoption schedules in the 1994 ozone
SIP for Ventura County. EPA is approving the SIP revision under
provisions of the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act) 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 action is effective on May 21, 1998.
ADDRESSES: The rulemaking docket for this document may be inspected and
copied at the following locations during normal business hours. A
reasonable fee may be charged for copying parts of the docket.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, Air Division, Air Planning
Office, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901.
Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center (6102), Environmental
Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460.
Copies of the SIP materials are also available for inspection at
the addresses listed below:
California Air Resources Board, 2020 L Street, Sacramento, California.
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Ventura County Air Pollution Control District, 669 County Square Drive,
Ventura, California.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dave Jesson (415) 744-1288, Air
Planning Office (AIR-2), Air Division, U.S. EPA, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne
Street, San Francisco, California, 94105-3901.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
EPA is finalizing approval of a revision to the Ventura 1994 ozone
SIP. The revision was included in the Ventura County 1997 Air Quality
Management Plan Revision, which was adopted on October 21, 1997. The
revision updates the adoption and implementation dates for 8 measures
in the 1994 ozone SIP. On November 5, 1997, CARB adopted and submitted
this update as a SIP revision. On November 19, 1997, EPA found the
revision to be complete, pursuant to EPA's completeness criteria that
are set forth in 40 CFR part 51, Appendix V.\1\ On December 5, 1997,
CARB submitted a technical correction to the November 5, 1997
submittal.
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\1\ EPA adopted the completeness criteria on February 16, 1990
(55 FR 5830) and, pursuant to section 110(k)(1)(A) of the CAA,
revised the criteria on August 26, 1991 (56 FR 42216).
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This action was proposed on December 24, 1997 (62 FR 67320-23). The
reader is referred to that notice for additional detail on the affected
area and the SIP submittal, as well as a summary of relevant CAA
provisions and EPA interpretations of those provisions.
II. Public Comments
EPA received no comments on the proposal.
III. EPA Final Action
In this document, EPA is taking final action to approve the 1997
update to the 1994 ozone SIP for Ventura under sections 110(k)(3) and
301(a) of the Act. The effect of this approval is to amend the
federally enforceable adoption and implementation dates and emission
reductions for 8 measures in the Ventura 1994 ozone SIP as shown in the
tables in the proposed approval entitled ``Revised Adoption and
Implementation Dates for Ventura Measures'' and ``Revised Emission
Reductions for Ventura Measures'' (62 FR 67321-22). The amended
measures are: R-303 AIM Architectural Coatings, R-322 Painter
Certification Program, R-327 Electronic Component Manufacturing, R-410
Marine Tanker Loading, R-420 Pleasure Craft Fuel Transfer, R-421
Utility Engine Refueling Operations, R-425 Enhanced Fugitive I/M
Program, N-102 Boilers, Steam Generators, Heaters <1 mmbtu.="" iv.="" regulatory="" process="" a.="" executive="" order="" 12866="" the="" office="" of="" management="" and="" budget="" (omb)="" has="" exempted="" this="" regulatory="" action="" from="" e.o.="" 12866="" review.="" b.="" regulatory="" flexibility="" act="" under="" the="" regulatory="" flexibility="" act,="" 5="" u.s.c.="" 600="" et="" seq.,="" epa="" must="" prepare="" a="" regulatory="" flexibility="" analysis="" assessing="" the="" impact="" of="" any="" proposed="" or="" final="" rule="" on="" small="" entities.="" 5="" u.s.c.="" 603="" and="" 604.="" alternatively,="" epa="" may="" certify="" that="" the="" rule="" will="" not="" have="" a="" significant="" impact="" on="" a="" substantial="" number="" of="" small="" entities.="" small="" entities="" include="" small="" business,="" small="" not-for-profit="" enterprises="" and="" government="" entities="" with="" jurisdiction="" over="" populations="" of="" less="" than="" 50,000.="" sip="" approvals="" under="" sections="" 110="" and="" subchapter="" i,="" part="" d="" of="" the="" caa,="" do="" not="" create="" any="" new="" requirements,="" but="" simply="" approve="" requirements="" that="" the="" state="" is="" already="" imposing.="" therefore,="" because="" the="" federal="" sip="" approval="" does="" not="" impose="" any="" new="" requirements,="" the="" administrator="" certifies="" that="" it="" does="" not="" have="" a="" significant="" impact="" on="" any="" small="" entities="" affected.="" moreover,="" due="" to="" the="" nature="" of="" the="" federal-state="" relationship="" under="" the="" caa,="" preparation="" of="" a="" regulatory="" flexibility="" analysis="" would="" constitute="" federal="" inquiry="" into="" the="" economic="" reasonableness="" of="" state="" action.="" the="" caa="" forbids="" epa="" to="" base="" its="" actions="" concerning="" sip's="" on="" such="" grounds.="" union="" electric="" co.="" v.="" u.s.e.p.a.,="" 427="" u.s.="" 246,="" 256-66="" (s.ct.="" 1976);="" 42="" u.s.c.="" 7410(a)(2).="" c.="" unfunded="" mandates="" under="" sections="" 202="" of="" the="" unfunded="" mandates="" reform="" act="" of="" 1995="" (``unfunded="" mandates="" act'')="" signed="" into="" law="" on="" march="" 22,="" 1995,="" epa="" must="" prepare="" a="" budgetary="" impact="" statement="" to="" accompany="" any="" proposed="" or="" final="" rule="" that="" includes="" a="" federal="" mandate="" that="" may="" result="" in="" estimated="" costs="" to="" state,="" local,="" or="" tribal="" governments="" in="" the="" aggregate;="" or="" to="" the="" private="" sector,="" of="" $100="" million="" or="" more.="" under="" section="" 205,="" epa="" must="" select="" the="" most="" cost-effective="" and="" least="" burdensome="" alternative="" that="" achieves="" the="" objectives="" of="" the="" rule="" and="" is="" consistent="" with="" statutory="" requirements.="" section="" 203="" requires="" epa="" to="" establish="" a="" plan="" for="" informing="" and="" advising="" any="" small="" governments="" that="" may="" be="" significantly="" or="" uniquely="" impacted="" by="" the="" rule.="" epa="" has="" also="" determined="" that="" this="" final="" action="" does="" not="" include="" a="" mandate="" that="" may="" result="" in="" estimated="" costs="" of="" $100="" million="" or="" more="" to="" state,="" local,="" or="" tribal="" governments="" in="" the="" aggregate="" or="" to="" the="" private="" sector.="" this="" federal="" action="" approves="" pre-existing="" requirements="" under="" state="" or="" local="" law,="" and="" imposes="" no="" new="" federal="" requirements.="" accordingly,="" no="" additional="" costs="" to="" state,="" local,="" or="" tribal="" governments,="" or="" to="" the="" private="" sector,="" result="" from="" this="" action.="" d.="" submission="" to="" congress="" and="" the="" general="" accounting="" office="" under="" 5="" u.s.c.="" 801(a)(1)(a)="" as="" added="" by="" the="" small="" business="" regulatory="" enforcement="" fairness="" act="" of="" 1996,="" epa="" submitted="" a="" report="" containing="" this="" rule="" and="" other="" required="" information="" to="" the="" u.s.="" senate,="" the="" u.s.="" house="" of="" representatives="" and="" the="" comptroller="" general="" of="" the="" general="" accounting="" office="" prior="" to="" publication="" of="" the="" rule="" in="" today's="" federal="" register.="" this="" rule="" is="" not="" a="" ``major''="" rule="" as="" defined="" by="" 5="" u.s.c.="" 804(2).="" e.="" petitions="" for="" judicial="" review="" under="" section="" 307(b)(1)="" of="" the="" clean="" air="" act,="" petitions="" for="" judicial="" review="" of="" this="" action="" must="" be="" filed="" in="" the="" united="" states="" court="" of="" appeals="" for="" the="" appropriate="" circuit="" by="" june="" 22,="" 1998.="" filing="" a="" petition="" for="" reconsideration="" by="" the="" administrator="" of="" this="" final="" rule="" does="" not="" affect="" the="" finality="" of="" this="" rule="" for="" the="" purposes="" of="" judicial="" review="" nor="" does="" it="" extend="" the="" time="" within="" which="" a="" petition="" for="" judicial="" review="" may="" be="" filed,="" and="" shall="" not="" postpone="" the="" effectiveness="" of="" such="" rule="" or="" action.="" this="" action="" may="" not="" be="" challenged="" later="" in="" proceedings="" to="" enforce="" its="" requirements.="" (see="" section="" 307(b)(2).)="" list="" of="" subjects="" in="" 40="" cfr="" part="" 52="" environmental="" protection,="" air="" pollution="" control,="" hydrocarbons,="" incorporation="" by="" reference,="" intergovernmental="" relations,="" nitrogen="" oxides,="" ozone,="" 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:="" april="" 2,="" 1998.="" felicia="" marcus,="" regional="" administrator,="" region="" ix.="" 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="" et="" seq.="" [[page="" 19661]]="" subpart="" f--california="" 2.="" section="" 52.220="" is="" amended="" by="" adding="" paragraph="" (c)(251)="" to="" read="" as="" follows:="" sec.="" 52.220="" identification="" of="" plan.="" *="" *="" *="" *="" *="" (c)="" *="" *="" *="" (251)="" new="" and="" amended="" plans="" for="" the="" following="" agency="" were="" submitted="" on="" november="" 5,="" 1997,="" by="" the="" governor's="" designee.="" (i)="" incorporation="" by="" reference.="" (a)="" ventura="" county="" air="" pollution="" control="" district.="" (1)="" commitments="" to="" adopt="" and="" implement="" control="" measures="" contained="" in="" the="" ventura="" 1997="" air="" quality="" management="" plan,="" adopted="" on="" october="" 21,="" 1997.="" [fr="" doc.="" 98-10398="" filed="" 4-20-98;="" 8:45="" am]="" billing="" code="" 6560-50-p="">