[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 59 (Thursday, March 27, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 14659-14660]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7693]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA 184-0031b; FRL-5709-4]


Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; 
California State Implementation Plan Revision, San Diego County Air 
Pollution Control 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). This action is an administrative change 
which revises the definition of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and 
updates the Exempt Compound list in rules from the San Diego County Air 
Pollution Control District (SDCAPCD).
    The intended effect of proposing approval of this action is to 
incorporate changes to the definition of VOC and to update the Exempt 
Compound list in SDCAPCD rules to be consistent with the revised 
federal and state VOC definitions. EPA is proposing approval of these 
revisions to be incorporated into the California SIP for the attainment 
of the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone under 
title I of the Clean Air Act (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 administrative changes 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 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adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all 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 
April 28, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to: 
Andrew Steckel, Rulemaking Office [Air-4], 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 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.
San Diego County Air Pollution Control District, 9150 Chesapeake Drive, 
CA 92123.


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Vineyard, Rulemaking Office 
[Air-4], Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, 
75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901, Telephone (415) 744-
1197.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document concerns SDCAPCD Rule 2, 
Definitions; Rule 67.0, Architectural Coatings; Rule 67.1, Alternative 
Emission Control Plans; Rule 67.2, Dry Cleaning Equipment Using 
Petroleum-Based Solvents; Rule 67.3, Metal Parts and Products Coating 
Operations; Rule 67.5, Paper, Film, and Fabric Coating Operations; Rule 
67.7, Cutback and Emulsified Asphalts; Rule 67.12, Polyester Resin 
Operations; Rule 67.15, Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Manufacturing 
Operations; 67.16, Graphic Arts Operations; Rule 67.17, Storage of 
Materials Containing Volatile Organic Compounds; Rule 67.18, Marine 
Coating Operations; and Rule 67.24, Bakery Ovens. These rules were 
submitted to EPA on October 18, 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.

    Date Signed: February 26, 1997.
John Wise,
Acting Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-7693 Filed 3-26-97; 8:45 am]
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