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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[CA12-8-5792; FRL-4888-8]
 

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California 
State Implementation Plan Revision; Bay Area Air Quality Management 
District; San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District; 
South Coast Air Quality Management 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 
September 28, 1992, and September 11, 1992. The revisions concern rules 
from the following districts: Bay Area Air Quality Management District 
(BAAQMD); San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District 
(SJVUAPCD); and South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD).
    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 
petroleum dry cleaners, rubber tire manufacturers, and wood flat stock 
coating 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 July 25, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the rule revisions 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, Air Docket, 6102, 401 ``M'' 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460.
    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.
    San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District, 1999 
Tuolumne Street, suite 200, Fresno, CA, 93721.
    South Coast Air Quality Management District, Planning & Rules 
Division, P.O. Box 4939, Diamond Bar, CA 91765-0939.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wendy Colombo, Rulemaking Section (A-
5-3), Air and Toxics Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, Telephone: 
(415) 744-1202.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The three rules being finalized in this document were adopted by 
their respective agencies, submitted by the California Air Resources 
Board (CARB) to EPA, and proposed for approval into the California SIP 
by EPA on the following dates:

 BAAQMD Regulation 8, Rule 17, Petroleum Dry Cleaning 
Operations-adopted September 5, 1990, submitted April 5, 1991, and 
proposed September 28, 1992 (57 FR 44542);
 SJVUAPCD Rule 468.1, Rubber Tire Manufacturing Operations-
adopted May 16, 1991, submitted October 25, 1991, and proposed 
September 11, 1992 (57 FR 41716); and
 SCAQMD Rule 1104, Wood Flat Stock Coating Operations-
adopted March 1, 1991, submitted October 25, 1991, and proposed 
September 11, 1992 (57 FR 41716).

    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 notices of 
proposed rulemakings (NPRMs) 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 NPRMs 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 57 FR 44542 
and 57 FR 41716 and in technical support documents (TSDs) available at 
EPA's Region IX office (TSDs dated June 1992, BAAQMD Regulation 8, Rule 
17; June 1992, SJVUAPCD Rule 468.1; and May 1992, SCAQMD Rule 1104).

Response to Public Comments

    Both proposals provided 30-day public comment periods (57 FR 44542 
and 57 FR 41716), and EPA received no comments on its proposals to 
approve these revisions.

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. Final approval of SJVUAPCD Rule 468.1 corrects the finding of 
nonsubmittal published in the Federal Register on October 22, 1991 (56 
FR 54554) for Kings County.
    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

    This action has been classified as a Table 2 action by the Regional 
Administrator under the procedures published in the Federal Register on 
January 19, 1989 (54 FR 2214-2225), as revised by an October 4, 1993, 
memorandum from Michael H. Shapiro, Acting Assistant Administrator for 
Air and Radiation. A future document will inform the general public of 
these tables. On January 6, 1989, the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) waived Table 2 and Table 3 SIP revisions (54 FR 222) from the 
requirements of section 3 of Executive Order 12291 for 2 years. The EPA 
has submitted a request for a permanent waiver for Table 2 and Table 3 
SIP revisions. The OMB has agreed to continue the waiver until such 
time as it rules on EPA's request. This request continues in effect 
under Executive Order 12866 which superseded Executive Order 12291 on 
September 30, 1993.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Hydrocarbons, 
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Ozone, 
Reporting andrecordkeeping requirements.

    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: May 18, 1994.
Felicia Marcus,
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) 
(183)(i)(F)(2) and (186)(i)(B) and (186)(i)(C) to read as follows:


Sec. 52.220  Identification of plan.

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    (c) * * *
    (183) * * *
    (i) * * *
    (F) * * *
    (2) Regulation 8, Rule 17, adopted on September 5, 1990.
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    (186) * * *
    (i) * * *
    (B) San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District.
    (1) Rule 468.1, adopted on May 16, 1991.
    (C) South Coast Air Quality Management District.
    (1) Rule 1104, adopted March 1, 1991.
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