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[FR Doc No: 94-30507]
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[Federal Register: December 13, 1994]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[CA 21-2-6706; FRL-5115-2]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California
State Implementation Plan Revision; San Diego County Air Pollution
Control 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
July 19, 1994 and August 24, 1994. The revisions concern rules from the
following districts: the San Diego County Air Pollution Control
District (SDCAPCD), the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution
Control District (SJVUAPCD), and the 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
surface cleaning and degreasing operations, oil sump operations,
storage of materials containing VOCs, and operations related to the
loading of marine tank vessels. 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 January 12, 1995.
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.
South Coast Air Quality Management District, 21865 E. Copley Drive,
Diamond Bar, CA 91765-4182.
San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District, 1999
Tuolumne Street, suite 200, Fresno, CA 93721.
San Diego County Air Pollution Control District, 9150 Chesapeake
Drive, San Diego, CA 92123-1096.
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 August 24, 1994 in 59 FR 43521, EPA proposed to approve the
following rules into the California SIP: SDCAPCD Rule 67.6, Solvent
Cleaning Operations; SDCAPCD Rule 67.17, Storage of Materials
Containing Volatile Organic Compounds; SJVUAPCD Rule 461.1, Organic
Solvent Degreasing Operations; and SJVUAPCD Rule 465.2, Crude Oil
Production Sumps. SCAQMD Rule 1142, Marine Tank Vessel Operations, was
proposed for approval into the California SIP on July 19, 1994 in 59 FR
36731.
SDCAPCD Rule 67.6 was adopted on October 16, 1990 and submitted by
the California Air Resources Board (CARB) on April 5, 1991. SDCAPCD
Rule 67.17 was adopted on September 21, 1993 and submitted on February
11, 1994. SJVUAPCD Rule 461.1 and Rule 465.2, both adopted on September
19, 1991, and SCAQMD Rule 1142, adopted on June 19, 1991, were all
submitted by the CARB on January 28, 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-amended Act. A
detailed discussion of the background for each of the above rules and
nonattainment areas is provided in the Notices of Proposed Rulemaking
(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 59 FR 36731
and 59 FR 43521, 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 59 FR 36731 and 59
FR 43521. 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: November 18, 1994.
David P. Howekamp,
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)
(183)(i)(A)(12), (187)(i)(A)(5), (187)(i)(C) and (195) to read as
follows:
Sec. 52.220 Identification of plan.
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(c) * * *
(183) * * *
(i) * * *
(A) * * *
(12) Rule 67.6, adopted on October 16, 1990.
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(187) * * *
(i) * * *
(A) * * *
(5) Rule 461.1 and Rule 465.2, adopted on September 19, 1991.
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(C) South Coast Air Quality Management District.
(1) Rule 1142, adopted on June 19, 1991.
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(195) New and amended regulations for the following APCDs were
submitted on February 11, 1994, by the Governor's designee.
(i) Incorporation by reference.
(A) San Diego Air Pollution Control District.
(1) Rule 67.17, adopted on September 21, 1993.
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