[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 160 (Thursday, August 19, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 45215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21165]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[CA 009-0143b; FRL-6420-5]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California
State Implementation Plan Revisions for Six California County Air
Pollution Control Districts
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 particulate
matter (PM) emissions from open burning, incinerator burning, and
orchard heater sources. The intended effect of this action is to
regulate emissions of PM in accordance with 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 approving the state's SIP
revision as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the
Agency views this as a noncontroversial revision and anticipates no
adverse comments. A detailed rationale for this proposed approval is
set forth in the direct final rule. If no relevant adverse comments are
received, no further activity is contemplated in relation to this rule.
If EPA receives relevant adverse comments, the direct final rule will
not take effect and all public comments received will be addressed in a
subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. EPA will not
institute a second comment period on this rule. Any parties interested
in commenting on this rule should do so at this time.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing by September 20, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to: Andrew Steckel,
Rulemaking Office (AIR-4), Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901.
Copies of the rules and EPA's evaluation report for the rules are
available for public inspection at EPA's Region IX 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 Divison, Rule
Evaluation Section, 2020 ``L'' Street, Sacramento, CA 95812
Kern County Air Pollution Control District, 2700 ``M'' Street, Suite
290, Bakersfield, CA 93301
Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District, 540 Searles Avenue,
Nevada City, CA 95959
Siskiyou County Air Pollution Control District, 525 South Foothill
Drive, Yreka, CA 96097
San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District, 1990 East
Gettysburg Street, Fresno, CA 93726
Tehama County Air Pollution Control District, 1760 Walnut Street, Red
Bluff, CA 96080
Tuolumne County Air Pollution Control District, 2 South Green Street,
Sonora, CA 95370
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Al Petersen, Rulemaking Office, (AIR-
4), Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 75
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, Telephone: (415) 744-1135.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Applicability
This document concerns the following rules submitted by the
California Air Resources Board:
Kern County Air Pollution Control District Rule 416, Open
Burning (submitted on October 18, 1996).
Kern County Air Pollution Control District Rule 417,
Agricultural Burning (submitted on October 18, 1996).
Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District Rules 302
to 312, Open Burning (submitted on October 25, 1991).
San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District
Rule 4302, Incinerator Burning (submitted on May 24, 1994).
San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District
Rule 4303, Orchard Heaters (submitted on May 24, 1994).
Siskiyou County Air Pollution Control District Rule 4.3,
Non-Agricultural Burning (submitted on March 26, 1990).
Tehema County Air Pollution Control District Rule 3.12,
Wildland Vegetation Management Burning, (submitted on May 13, 1991).
Tuolumne County Air Pollution Control District Rules 302
to 310, Open Burning (submitted on March 26, 1990).
For further information, please see the information provided in the
Direct Final action that is located in the Rules section of this
Federal Register.
Dated: July 30, 1999.
David P. Howekamp,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 99-21165 Filed 8-18-99; 8:45 am]
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