[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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