[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 88 (Monday, May 6, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 20201]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-11195]



-----------------------------------------------------------------------


ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52

[CA 140-10-7261b; FRL-5457-1]


Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; 
California State Implementation Plan Revision, Placer County Air 
Pollution Control District and Ventura County Air Pollution Control 
District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed Rule.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the California State 
Implementation Plan (SIP), which concern the control of volatile 
organic compound (VOC) emissions from the storage and transfer of 
organic liquids and tank degassing operations.
    The intended effect of proposing approval of these rules is to 
regulate emissions of VOCs in accordance with the requirements of the 
Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990 (CAA or the Act). In the Final Rules 
Section of this Federal Register, the EPA is approving the state's SIP 
revisions as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the 
Agency views these as noncontroversial revision amendments and 
anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for this approval 
is set forth in the direct final rule. If no adverse comments are 
received in response to this proposed rule, no further activity is 
contemplated in relation to these rules. If EPA receives adverse 
comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public 
comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on 
this proposed rule. The EPA will not institute a second comment period 
on this document. Any parties interested in commenting on this action 
should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule must be received in writing by 
June 5, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to: 
Daniel A. Meer, Rulemaking Section (A-5-3), Air and Toxics Division, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, 
San Francisco, CA 94105-3901.
    Copies of the rules and EPA's evaluation reports of the rules are 
available for public inspection at EPA's Region 9 office during normal 
business hours. Copies of the submitted rules are also available for 
inspection at the following locations:

California Air Resources Board, Stationary Source Division, Rule 
Evaluation Section, 2020 ``L'' Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.
Placer County Air Pollution Control District, 11464 B Avenue, 
Auburn, CA 95603.
Ventura County Air Pollution Control District, Rule Development 
Section, 669 County Square Drive, Ventura, CA 93003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Duane F. James, Rulemaking Section (A-
5-3), Air and Toxics Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901, Telephone: 
(415) 744-1191, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document concerns the Placer County Air 
Pollution Control District's Rule 212, ``Storage of Organic Liquids,'' 
and Rule 215, ``Transfer of Gasoline into Tank Trucks, Trailers and 
Railroad Tank Cars at Loading Facilities,'' and the Ventura County Air 
Pollution Control District's Rule 74.26, ``Crude Oil Storage Tank 
Degassing Operations,'' and Rule 74.27, ``Gasoline and ROC Liquid 
Storage Tank Degassing Operations.'' These rules were submitted to EPA 
on January 24, 1995 (Rules 215, 74.26, and 74.27) and October 13, 1995 
(Rule 212), by the California Air Resources Board. For further 
information, please see the information provided in the Direct Final 
action which is located in the Rules Section of this Federal Register.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.

    Dated: March 11, 1996.
Felicia Marcus,
Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-11195 Filed 5-03-96; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-W