[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 24, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 4562-4563]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-1687]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA 43-3-6704; FRL-5138-5]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California 
State Implementation Plan Revision, Santa Barbara 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 
August 11, 1994. The revisions concern a rule from the Santa Barbara 
County Air Pollution Control District (SBCAPCD). This approval action 
will incorporate this rule into the federally approved SIP. The 
intended effect of approving this rule 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 
rule controls VOC emissions from organic liquid loading facilities. 
Thus, EPA is finalizing the approval of this revision 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 23, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the rule and EPA's evaluation report for the rule 
are available for public inspection at EPA's Region IX office during 
normal business hours. Copies of the submitted rule 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
Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District, 26 Castilian 
Drive, Suite B-23, Goleta, CA 93117.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Duane F. James, Rulemaking Section, 
Air and Toxics Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 
IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901, Telephone: (415) 
744-1191.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 11, 1994, in 59 FR 41263, EPA proposed to approve the 
following rule into the California SIP: SBCAPCD's Rule 346, ``Loading 
of Organic Cargo Vessels'' (the NPRM). Rule 346 was adopted by the 
SBCAPCD on October 13, 1992. The rule was submitted by the California 
Air Resources Board to EPA on January 11, 1993, and was 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 the above rule and 
nonattainment area is provided in the NPRM cited above.
    EPA has evaluated the above rule 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 
rule meets the applicable EPA requirements. A detailed discussion of 
the rule provisions and evaluations has been provided in the NPRM and 
in the technical support document (TSD) available at EPA's Region IX 
office, dated January 28, 1994.

Response to Public Comments

    A 30-day public comment period was provided in the NPRM. EPA 
received no comments on Rule 346.

EPA Action

    EPA is finalizing this action to approve the above rule 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 this rule into 
the federally approved SIP. The intended effect of approving this rule 
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, 
[[Page 4563]] 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: January 3, 1995.
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)(191)(i)(B) to 
read as follows:


Sec. 52.220  Identification of plan.

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    (c) * * *
    (191) * * *
    (i) * * *
    (B) Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District.
    (1) Rule 346, adopted on October 13, 1992.
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