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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52

[CA 38-1-6542; FRL-5010-2]

 

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California 
State Implementation Plan Revision; Ventura County Air Pollution 
Control District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of final rulemaking (NFRM).

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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 
December 20, 1993. The revisions concern rules from the Ventura County 
Air Pollution Control District (VCAPCD). 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 hospital sterilizers and petroleum 
production, processing, storage, and transfer. 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 action is effective on September 6, 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, Jerry Kurtzweg ANR 443, 401 ``M'' 
Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20460.
California Air Resources Board, Stationary Source Division, Rule 
Evaluation Section, 2020 ``L'' Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.
Ventura County Air Pollution Control District, 702 County Square 
Drive, Ventura, California 93003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mae Wang, 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-
1200.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 20, 1993 in 58 FR 66324, EPA proposed to approve the 
following VCAPCD rules into the California SIP: Rule 62.6, Ethylene 
Oxide-Sterilization and Aeration; Rule 71.1, Crude Oil Production and 
Separation; and Rule 71.3, Transfer of Reactive Organic Compound 
Liquids. These rules were adopted by VCAPCD on July 16, 1991 and June 
16, 1992. The rules were submitted by the California Air Resources 
Board (CARB) to EPA on October 25, 1991 and September 14, 1992. 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 notice of 
proposed rulemaking (NPRM) cited above.
    EPA has evaluated all of the above rules for consistency with the 
requirements of the CAA, 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 58 FR 66324 
and in technical support documents (TSDs) available at EPA's Region IX 
office.

Response to Public Comments

    A 30-day public comment period was provided in 58 FR 66324. EPA 
received no comments regarding the NPRM.

EPA Action

    EPA is finalizing this 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

    This action has been classified as a Table 3 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. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has 
exempted this regulatory action from Executive Order 12866 review.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental Protection Agency, Air pollution control, 
Hydrocarbons, Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, 
Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping 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: June 29, 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 paragraph (c)(186)(i)(D)(1) 
and (c)(189)(i)(B)(1) to read as follows:


Sec. 52.220  Identification of plan.

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    (c) * * *
    (186) * * *
    (i) * * *
    (D) Ventura County Air Pollution Control District.
    (1) Rule 62.6, adopted on July 16, 1991.
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    (189) * * *
    (i) * * *
    (B) Ventura County Air Pollution Control District.
    (1) Rule 71.1 and Rule 71.3, adopted on June 16, 1992.
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