[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 2, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 21455-21456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10695]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[CA 125-1-6903; FRL-5190-9]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California
State Implementation Plan Revision, 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
December 9, 1994. The revisions concern rules from the 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 rule
controls VOC emissions from the surface coating of miscellaneous metal
parts and products. 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 June 1, 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, S.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20460.
San Diego County Air Pollution Control District, 9150 Chesapeake Drive,
San Diego, CA 92123-1096.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Helen Liu, Rulemaking Section, Air and
Toxics Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 75
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, Telephone: (415) 744-1199.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 9, 1994 in 59 FR 63724, EPA proposed to approve the
following rule into the California SIP: SDCAPCD's Rule 67.3, Coating of
Metal Parts and Products. Rule 67.3 was adopted by the SDCAPCD on
November 1, 1994. The rule was submitted by the California Air
Resources Board (CARB) to EPA on November 23, 1994. 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) [[Page 21456]] 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, 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 63724
and in a technical support document (TSD) available at EPA's Region IX
office (dated December 2, 1994).
Response to Public Comments
A 30-day public comment period was provided in 59 FR 3274. EPA
received no adverse comments.
EPA Action
EPA is finalizing action to approve SDCAPCD Rule 67.3 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: March 31, 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)(206) to read
as follows:
Sec. 52.220 Identification of plan.
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(c) * * *
(206) Amended rule for the following APCD was submitted on November
23, 1994, by the Governor's designee.
(i) Incorporation by reference.
(A) San Diego County Air Pollution Control District.
(1) Rule 67.3, adopted on November 1, 1994.
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