[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 149 (Monday, August 4, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 41905-41906]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20362]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA 179-0045b; FRL-5863-5]


Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; 
California State Implementation Plan Revision, Bay Area 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). 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 Bay Area Air Quality 
Management District (BAAQMD).
    The intended effect of proposing approval of this action is to 
incorporate

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changes to the definition of VOC and to update the Exempt Compound list 
in BAAQMD 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comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public 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 
September 3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to: 
Christine Vineyard, 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.
Bay Area Air Quality Management District, 939 Ellis Street, San 
Francisco, CA 94109.

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 BAAQMD Rule 8-4, General Solvent and Surface 
Coating Operations; Rule 8-11, Metal Container, Closure and Coil 
Coating; Rule 8-12, Paper, Fabric, and Film Coating; Rule 8-13, Light 
and Medium Duty Motor Vehicle Assembly Plants; Rule 8-14, Surface 
Coating of Large Appliance and Metal Furniture; Rule 8-19, Surface 
Coating of Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products; Rule 8-20, Graphic 
Arts Printing and Coating; Rule 8-23, Coating of Flat Wood Paneling and 
Wood Flat Stock; Rule 8-29, Aerospace Assembly and Component Coating 
Operations; 8-31, Surface Coating of Plastic Parts and Products; Rule 
8-32, Wood Products; Rule 8-38, Flexible and Rigid Disc Manufacturing; 
Rule 8-43, Surface Coating of Marine Vessels; Rule 8-45, Motor Vehicle 
and Mobile Equipment Coating Operations; and 8-50, Polyester Resin 
Operations. 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.

    Dated: July 10, 1997.
Felicia Marcus,
Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-20362 Filed 8-1-97; 8:45 am]
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