[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 14, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 5704-5705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3230]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52

[WA40-1-7099; WA42-1-7115; AK11-1-6944; FRL-5337-8]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans: Washington and 
Alaska

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to procedures described at 54 FR 2214 (January 19, 
1989), EPA has recently approved a number of minor State implementation 
plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the Washington Department of Ecology 
(WDOE) and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC). 
These revisions included local air pollution control regulations 
submitted by WDOE from the Puget Sound Air Pollution Control Agency 
(PSAPCA) which are at least as stringent as the WDOE statewide rules. 
The revisions also included the carbon monoxide (CO) contingency 
measure for Fairbanks, AK., submitted by ADEC. ADEC's SIP revision, 
identified as the repair technician training and certification program, 
was previously approved by EPA on April 5, 1995 (60 FR 17232) as part 
of the State's inspection and maintenance program in the Fairbanks 
North Star Borough, but no credit had been taken by the State for the 
program at that time. Therefore, the CO contingency measure in 
Fairbanks was submitted as a separate element to meet the requirements 
of the Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990 (the ``Act''). This document 
lists the revisions EPA has approved and incorporates the relevant 
material into the Code of Federal Regulations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 14, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Copies of Washington's and Alaska's State SIP revision 
requests and EPA's letter notices of approval are available for public 
inspection during normal business hours at the following locations: 
EPA, Region 10, Office of Air, Docket # WA-40-1-7099, WA-42-1-7115, AK-
11-1-6944, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA. 98101; WDOE, Mail Stop PV-
11, Olympia, WA. 98504-8711; and ADEC, 410 Willoughby Ave., Suite 105, 
Juneau, AK. 99801-1795.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Montel Livingston, Office of Air (AT-
082), EPA, Seattle, WA. 98101, (206) 553-0180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA Region 10 has approved the following 
minor SIP revision requests under section 110(a) of the Act:

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                                                     Date of    Date of 
        State                Subject matter        submission   approval
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WA..................  Amendment to SIP affecting     5-17-95    6-19-95 
                       PSAPCA's regulation I.                           
                       Clarifies intent of                              
                       requirement, repeals                             
                       redundancies.                                    

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WA..................  Amendment to SIP                9-7-95    10-23-95
                       incorporating guidelines                         
                       for evaluating toxic air                         
                       contaminant emissions into                       
                       the regulations.                                 
AK..................  Amendment to SIP adding a      7-12-95      9-7-95
                       carbon monoxide                                  
                       contingency measure for                          
                       Fairbanks.                                       
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    EPA has determined that each of these SIP revisions complies with 
all applicable requirements of the Act and EPA policy and regulations 
concerning such revisions. Due to the minor nature of these revisions, 
EPA concluded that conducting notice-and-comment rulemaking prior to 
approving the revisions would have been ``unnecessary and contrary to 
the public interest,'' and hence, was not required by the 
Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553(b). Each of these SIP 
approvals became final and effective on the date of EPA approval as 
listed in the chart above.
    The Office of Management and Budget has exempted all SIP approvals 
from the requirements of section 3 of Executive Order 12866.
    Under 5 U.S.C. 605(b), I certify that these SIP revisions will not 
have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities. 
See 46 FR 8709.
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the Act, as amended, judicial review of 
this action is available only by filing a petition for review in the 
United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by April 15, 
1996. These actions may not be challenged later in proceedings to 
enforce their requirements. See section 307(b)(2).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide, 
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Particulate 
matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Note: Incorporation by reference of the Implementation Plans for 
the States of Washington and Alaska were approved by the Director of 
the Office of Federal Register on July 1, 1982.

    Dated: November 14, 1995.
Chuck Clarke,
Regional Administrator.

    40 CFR part 52 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 C--Alaska

    2. Section 52.70 is amended by adding paragraph (c)(26) to read as 
follows:


Sec. 52.70  Identification of plan.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (26) Submittal to EPA from the ADEC of CO contingency measure for 
Fairbanks, AK.
    (i) Incorporation by reference.
    (A) Letter dated July 12, 1995 from the Commissioner of the ADEC to 
the EPA Regional Administrator submitting its repair technician and 
certification program element found in State regulation 18 AAC 52.400-
410, effective June 24, 1994.

Subpart WW--Washington

    3. Section 52.2470 is amended by adding paragraph (c)(59) to read 
as follows:


Sec. 52.2470  Identification of plan.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (59) Various minor revisions consisting of amended regulations 
affecting a local air agency, PSAPCA, were submitted to EPA from the 
WDOE for inclusion into the Washington SIP.
    (i) Incorporation by reference.
    (A) Letters dated May 17, and September 7, 1995 from the Director 
of the WDOE to the EPA Regional Administrator submitting minor 
revisions to PSAPCA's regulations for inclusion into the SIP: PSAPCA, 
Regulation I adopted on May 22, 1995; PSAPCA, Regulation III adopted on 
September 11, 1995.

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