[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 195 (Monday, October 7, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 52401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25468]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA 043-0017b; FRL-5617-5]


Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; 
California State Implementation Plan Revision; Kern County Air 
Pollution Control District; Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control 
District; South Coast Air Quality Management District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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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 organic solvent degreasing operations, 
petroleum storage tank degassing, and gasoline transfer and dispensing 
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. In the Rules section of this 
Federal Register, EPA is approving the State's SIP revision as a direct 
final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a 
noncontroversial action 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 this rule. 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receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and 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 
November 6, 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 IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, 
San Francisco, CA 94105-3901.
    Copies of the rules and EPA's evaluation report of each rule are 
available for public inspection at EPA's Region IX office during normal 
business hours. Copies of the submitted rules are also available for 
inspection at the following locations:

Environmental Protection Agency, Air Docket (6102), 401 ``M'' Street, 
S.W., Washington, D.C. 20460
California Air Resources Board, Stationary Source Division, Rule 
Evaluation Section, 2020 ``L'' Street, Sacramento, CA 95812
Kern County Air Pollution Control District, 2700 ``M'' Street, Suite 
290, Bakersfield, CA 93301
Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District, 26 Castilian 
Drive, B-23, Goleta, CA 93117
South Coast Air Quality Management District, 21865 E. Copley Drive, 
Diamond Bar, CA 91765-4182

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mae Wang, Rulemaking Section (A-5-3), 
Air and Toxics Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 
IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901, Telephone: (415) 
744-1200.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document concerns Kern County Air 
Pollution Control District (KCAPCD) Rule 412.1, Transfer of Gasoline 
into Vehicle Fuel Tanks; KCAPCD Rule 410.3, Organic Solvent Degreasing 
Operations; KCAPCD Rule 102, Definitions; Santa Barbara County Air 
Pollution Control District (SBCAPCD) Rule 343, Petroleum Storage Tank 
Degassing; and South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) 
Rule 461, Gasoline Transfer and Dispensing. The California Air 
Resources Board submitted these rules for incorporation into the SIP. 
The following table contains the adoption and submittal dates for each 
rule.

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                    Rule No.                        Adopted    Submitted
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KCAPCD 412.1....................................      11/9/92    1/11/93
KCAPCD 410.3....................................       3/7/96    5/10/96
KCAPCD 102......................................       3/7/96    5/10/96
SBCAPCD 343.....................................     12/14/93    3/29/94
SCAQMD 461......................................       9/8/95    1/31/96
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    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.

    Date Signed: September 17, 1996.
Felicia Marcus,
Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-25468 Filed 10-4-96; 8:45 am]
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