[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 19 (Monday, January 30, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 5581-5582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-2152]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA 95-2-6862; FRL-5144-6]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans California 
State Implementation Plan Revision Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality 
Management District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is finalizing the approval of a revision to the California 
State Implementation Plan (SIP) proposed in the Federal Register on 
December 8, 1994. The revision concerns a rule from the Sacramento 
Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (SMAQMD). 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 bakery ovens. 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 action is effective on March 1, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the rule revision 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 revision 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.
Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District, 8411 Jackson 
Road, Sacramento, CA 95826.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Vineyard, 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) 744-1197.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 8, 1994 in 59 FR 63288, EPA proposed to approve the 
following rule into the California SIP: SMAQMD's Rule 458, Large 
Commercial Bakeries. Rule 458 was adopted by SMAQMD on June 7, 1994. 
This rule was submitted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to 
EPA on July 13, 1994. This rule was submitted in response to EPA's 1988 
SIP-Call and the CAA section 182(b)(2)(C) requirement that 
nonattainment areas submit reasonably available control technology 
(RACT) rules for all major sources of VOCs by November 15, 1992 (the 
RACT catch-up requirements). A detailed discussion of the background of 
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 59 FR 63288 
and in the technical support document (TSD) available at EPA's Region 
IX office (TSD dated July 28, 1994).

Response to Public Comments

    A 30-day public comment period was provided in 59 FR 63288. No 
comments were received.

EPA Action

    EPA is finalizing 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 [[Page 5582]] 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 which superseded 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.

    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 17, 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)(198)(i)(D) to 
read as follows:


Sec. 52.220  Identification of plan.

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    (c) * * *
    (198) * * *
    (i) * * *
    (D) Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District.
    (1) Rule 458, adopted on June 7, 1994.
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