[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 234 (Wednesday, December 4, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 64308]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30871]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52

[CA 181-0024b; FRL-5649-9]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plan for 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 South Coast Air 
Quality Management District (District) Rules 212, 1301, 1302, 1303, 
1304, 1306, 1309, 1309.1, 1310, and 1313 for the purpose of meeting 
requirements of the Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990 (CAA or Act) with 
regard to new source review (NSR) in areas that have not attained the 
national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS).
    This proposed approval action will incorporate these rules into the 
federally approved State Implementation Plan (SIP) for California. The 
rules were submitted by the State to satisfy certain Federal 
requirements for an approvable NSR SIP. In the Final Rules Section of 
this Federal Register, the EPA is approving the state's SIP revision as 
a direct final rule without prior proposal in part because the District 
has provided public workshops in the development of the submitted 
rules, and provided the opportunity for public comment prior to 
adoption of the submitted rules. At that time, no significant comments 
were received by the District. The Agency therefore views this as a 
non-controversial amendment and anticipates no adverse comments. If no 
adverse comments are received in response to this proposed rulemaking, 
no further activity is contemplated in relation to these rules. If EPA 
receives adverse comments, the direct final rulemaking will be 
withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in a 
subsequent final rulemaking based on these proposed rules. 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 these proposed rules must be received in writing by 
January 3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to: Matt 
Haber, New Source Section (A-5-1), 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 report of each rule are 
available for public inspection at EPA's Region 9 office during normal 
business hours at the following address: New Source Section (A-5-1), 
Air and Toxics Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 
IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901. 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.
South Coast Air Quality Management District, 21865 E. Copley Drive, 
Diamond Bar, CA 91765-4182.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gerardo C. Rios, (A-5-1), Air and 
Toxics Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 75 
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901, Telephone: (415) 744-
1259.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document concerns South Coast Air 
Quality Management District Regulation XIII, New Source Review, and 
Rule 212, Standards for Approving Permits, submitted to EPA on August 
28, 1996 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: October 29, 1996.
John Wise,
Acting Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-30871 Filed 12-3-96; 8:45 am]
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