[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 22, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 3252-3253]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1422]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA 157-0022b; FRL-5677-1]


Clean Air Act Approval and Promulgation of Emission Reduction 
Credit Banking Provisions; Implementation Plan for California State 
Mojave Desert 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). The revisions concern rules submitted by the 
State of California on behalf of the Mojave Desert Air Quality 
Management District (MDAQMD or the District) for the purpose of meeting 
requirements of the Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990 (CAA or the Act) 
with regard to emission reduction credit (ERC) banking for new source 
review (NSR).
    The intended effect of proposing approval of these rules is to 
control air pollution in accordance with the requirements of the Act. 
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 because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial revision 
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comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public 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. EPA will not institute a second public comment 
period on this

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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 
February 21, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to: 
Steve Ringer, Permits Office (A-5-1), Air 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 for the rules are 
available for public inspection at EPA's Region IX office during normal 
business hours. Copies of the submitted rules are available for 
inspection at the following locations:

Permitting Office (A-5-1), Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
Environmental Protection Agency, Air Docket (6102), 401 ``M'' Street 
S.W., Washington, DC 20460
California Air Resources Board, Stationary Source Division, Rule 
Evaluation Section, 2020 ``L'' Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Mojave Desert AQMD, 15428 Civic Drive, Suite 200, Victorville, CA 
92392-2383.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Ringer at (415) 744-1260.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA is proposing to approve the following 
rules into the SIP:
    Rule 1400, General; rule 1401, Definitions; rule 1402, Emission 
Reduction Credit Registry; and rule 1404, Emission Reduction Credit 
Calculation (rules 1400, 1401, 1402, and 1404 will hereafter be 
referred to as the ``submitted rules''). The submitted rules were 
adopted on June 28, 1995, and were submitted by the State of California 
to EPA on August 10, 1995. EPA found the submitted rules to be complete 
on October 4, 1995.
    For further information, please see the information provided in the 
direct final action which is located in the Rules section of this 
Federal Register.

    Dated: December 8, 1996.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.
Felicia Marcus,
Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-1422 Filed 1-21-97; 8:45 am]
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