[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 158 (Friday, August 15, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 43679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21693]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA 128-0043; FRL-5876-1]


Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; 
California State Implementation Plan Revision, San Joaquin Valley 
Unified Air Pollution Control District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to act on revisions to the California State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) which concern five negative declarations from 
the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District 
(SJVUAPCD) for the following Oxides of Nitrogen (NOX) source 
categories: Nitric and Adipic Acid Manufacturing Plants, Cement 
Manufacturing Plants, Asphalt Batch Plants, Iron and Steel 
Manufacturing Plants, and Driers. The intended effect of proposing to 
include these negative declarations in the SIP is to meet the 
requirements of the Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990 (CAA or the Act). 
In the Final Rules Section of this Federal Register, the EPA is acting 
on the state's SIP revision as a direct final rule without prior 
proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial revision 
amendment and anticipates no adverse comments. A rationale for this 
action 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comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public 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 15, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to: 
Julie A. Rose, Rulemaking Office (AIR-4), Air Division, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San 
Francisco, CA 94105-3901.
    Copies of the negative declarations are available for public 
inspection at EPA's Region 9 office and at the following locations 
during normal business hours.

Rulemaking Office (AIR-4), Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
Air Docket (6102), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 40l ``M'' 
Street, SW., Washington, DC. 20460
California Air Resources Board, Stationary Source Division, Rule 
Evaluation Section, 2020 ``L'' Street, Sacramento, CA 95812
San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District, 1999 
Tuolumne Street, Fresno, CA 93721

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie A. Rose, Rulemaking Section, 
AIR-4, Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, 75 
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901, Telephone: (415) 744-
1184.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document concerns negative declarations 
for five NOX source categories from the SJVUAPCD: (1) Nitric 
and Adipic Acid Manufacturing Plants, (2) Cement Manufacturing Plants, 
(3) Asphalt Batch Plants, (4) Iron and Steel Manufacturing Plants, and 
(5) Driers. These negative declarations certify that there are no major 
sources present in the above source categories in the SJVUAPCD. They 
were adopted by the SJVUAPCD on September 14, 1994 and submitted to EPA 
on October 17, 1994 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: August 1, 1997.
Felicia Marcus,
Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-21693 Filed 8-14-97; 8:45 am]
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