[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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