[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 4 (Friday, January 6, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 2025-2026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-291]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[CA 71-7-6801; FRL-5120-5]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California
State Implementation Plan Revision, Santa Barbara County Air Pollution
Control District and San Diego County Air Pollution Control District
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is finalizing the approval of revisions to the California
State Implementation Plan (SIP) proposed in the Federal Register on
June 14, 1994. The revisions concern rules from the following
districts: Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District
(SBCAPCD) and San Diego County Air Pollution Control District
(SDCAPCD). This approval action will incorporate these rules into the
federally approved SIP. The intended effect of approving these rules is
to regulate emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in
accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act, as amended in
1990 (CAA or the Act). The revised rules control VOC emissions from
polyester resin operations. Thus, EPA is finalizing the approval of
these revisions into the California SIP under provisions of the CAA
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 final rule is effective on February 6, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the submitted rules and EPA's evaluation report
for each rule are available for public inspection at EPA's Region IX
office during normal business hours. Copies of the submitted rule
revisions are available for inspection at the following locations:
Rulemaking Section (A-5-3), Air and Toxics Division, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA
94105
Environmental Protection Agency, Jerry Kurtzweg ANR 443, 401 ``M''
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460
Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District, 26 Castilian
Drive, B-23 Goleta, CA 93117
San Diego County Air Pollution Control District, 9150 Chesapeake Drive,
San Diego, CA 92123-1096
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Vineyard, Rulemaking
Section, Air and Toxics Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, Telephone:
(415) 744-1197.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 14, 1994 in 59 FR 30562, EPA proposed to approve the
following rules into the California SIP: SBCAPCD's Rule [[Page 2026]]
349, Polyester Resin Operations; and SDCAPCD's Rule 67.12, Polyester
Resin Operations. SBCAPCD adopted Rule 349 on April 27, 1993 and
SDCAPCD adopted Rule 67.12 on April 6, 1993. Both rules were submitted
by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) on November 18, 1993.
These rules were submitted in response to EPA's 1988 SIP-Call and the
CAA section 182(a)(2)(A) requirement that nonattainment areas fix their
reasonably available control technology (RACT) rules for ozone in
accordance with EPA guidance that interpreted the requirements of the
pre-amendment Act. A detailed discussion of the background for each of
the above rules and nonattainment areas is provided in the NPRM cited
above.
EPA has evaluated all of the above rules for consistency with the
requirements of the CAA and EPA regulations and EPA interpretation of
these requirements as expressed in the various EPA policy guidance
documents referenced in the NPRM cited above. EPA has found that the
rules meet the applicable EPA requirements. A detailed discussion of
the rule provisions and evaluations has been provided in 59 FR 30562
and in technical support documents (TSDs) available at EPA's Region IX
office (TSDs dated February 28, 1994--SBCAPCD Rule 349 and March 1,
1994--SDCAPCD 67.12).
Response to Public Comments
A 30-day public comment period was provided in 59 FR 30562. No
comments were received.
EPA Action
EPA is finalizing action to approve the above rules for inclusion
into the California SIP. EPA is approving the submittal under section
110(k)(3) as meeting the requirements of section 110(a) and Part D of
the CAA. This approval action will incorporate these rules into the
federally approved SIP. The intended effect of approving these rules is
to regulate emissions of VOCs in accordance with the requirements of
the CAA.
Nothing in this action should be construed as permitting or
allowing or establishing a precedent for any future request for
revision to any state implementation plan. Each request for revision to
the state implementation plan shall be considered separately in light
of specific technical, economic, and environmental factors and in
relation to relevant statutory and regulatory requirements.
Regulatory Process
The OMB has exempted this action from review under Executive Order
12866.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Hydrocarbons,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Ozone,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 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: December 1, 1994.
Nora L. McGee,
Acting Regional Administrator.
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. 7401-7671q.
Subpart F--California
2. Section 52.220 is amended by adding paragraphs (c) (194)(i)(D)
and (E) to read as follows:
Sec. 52.220 Identification of plan.
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(c) * * *
(194) * * *
(i) * * *
(D) Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District.
(1) Rule 349, adopted on April 27, 1993.
(E) San Diego County Air Pollution Control District.
(1) Rule 67.12, adopted on April 6, 1993.
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[FR Doc. 95-291 Filed 1-5-95; 8:45 am]
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