[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 213 (Friday, November 1, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 56491]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27847]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA 126-0011b; FRL-5616-7]


Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; 
California State Implementation Plan Revision; Mojave Desert Air 
Quality Management 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 control oxides of nitrogen (NOX) 
from boilers and process heaters, internal combustion engines, 
residential water heaters, and gas turbines. The intended effect of 
proposing approval of these rules is to regulate emissions of NOX 
in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act, as amended in 
1990 (CAA or the Act). 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 action, 
no further activity is contemplated in relation to this action. 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receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and 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 
December 2, 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, 
SW., Washington, DC 20460.
California Air Resources Board, Stationary Source Division, Rule 
Evaluation Section, 2020 ``L'' Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.
Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District, 15428 Civic Drive, Suite 
200, Victorville, CA 92392.
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 Mojave Desert Air 
Quality Management District (MDAQMD) Rule 1157, Boilers and Process 
Heaters; MDAQMD Rule 1160, Internal Combustion Engines; South Coast Air 
Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Rule 1121, Control of Nitrogen 
Oxides from Residential Type Natural Gas-Fired Water Heaters; and 
SCAQMD Rule 1134, Emissions of Oxides of Nitrogen from Stationary Gas 
Turbines. MDAQMD Rule 1157 and Rule 1160 were submitted to EPA by the 
California Air Resources Board on November 30, 1994. SCAQMD Rule 1121 
was submitted on May 24, 1995, and SCAQMD Rule 1134 was submitted on 
March 26, 1996. 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. 96-27847 Filed 10-31-96; 8:45 am]
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