[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 149 (Monday, August 4, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 41905-41906]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20362]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[CA 179-0045b; FRL-5863-5]
Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans;
California State Implementation Plan Revision, Bay Area Air Quality
Management District
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). This action is an administrative change
which revises the definition of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and
updates the Exempt Compound list in rules from the Bay Area Air Quality
Management District (BAAQMD).
The intended effect of proposing approval of this action is to
incorporate
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changes to the definition of VOC and to update the Exempt Compound list
in BAAQMD rules to be consistent with the revised federal and state VOC
definitions. EPA is proposing approval of these revisions to be
incorporated into the California SIP for the attainment of the national
ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone under title I of the
Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act). In the Final Rules Section of this
Federal Register, the EPA is approving the state's SIP revisions as a
direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views these
administrative changes as noncontroversial revision amendments and
anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for this approval
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comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public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
September 3, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to:
Christine Vineyard, Rulemaking Office [Air-4], Air Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San
Francisco, CA 94105-3901.
Copies of the rules and EPA's evaluation report of the rules are
available for public inspection at EPA's Region 9 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 Division, Rule
Evaluation Section, 2020 ``L'' Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.
Bay Area Air Quality Management District, 939 Ellis Street, San
Francisco, CA 94109.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Vineyard, Rulemaking Office
[Air-4], Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9,
75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901, Telephone (415) 744-
1197.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This document concerns BAAQMD Rule 8-4, General Solvent and Surface
Coating Operations; Rule 8-11, Metal Container, Closure and Coil
Coating; Rule 8-12, Paper, Fabric, and Film Coating; Rule 8-13, Light
and Medium Duty Motor Vehicle Assembly Plants; Rule 8-14, Surface
Coating of Large Appliance and Metal Furniture; Rule 8-19, Surface
Coating of Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products; Rule 8-20, Graphic
Arts Printing and Coating; Rule 8-23, Coating of Flat Wood Paneling and
Wood Flat Stock; Rule 8-29, Aerospace Assembly and Component Coating
Operations; 8-31, Surface Coating of Plastic Parts and Products; Rule
8-32, Wood Products; Rule 8-38, Flexible and Rigid Disc Manufacturing;
Rule 8-43, Surface Coating of Marine Vessels; Rule 8-45, Motor Vehicle
and Mobile Equipment Coating Operations; and 8-50, Polyester Resin
Operations. These rules were submitted to EPA on October 18, 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: July 10, 1997.
Felicia Marcus,
Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-20362 Filed 8-1-97; 8:45 am]
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