[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 25 (Friday, February 6, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 6143-6144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2872]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA 172-0040b; FRL-5957-1]


Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; 
California State Implementation Plan Revision, Kern County Air 
Pollution Control District; Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control 
District; Ventura 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 revises the definition of 
volatile organic compound (VOC) and updates the exempt compound list in 
rules from Kern County Air Pollution Control District (KCAPCD), 
Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District (MBUAPCD), and 
Ventura County Air Pollution Control District (VCAPCD).
    The intended effect of proposing approval of these rules is to 
incorporate

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into the SIP definition changes in the districts' rules to be 
consistent with revised federal definitions. EPA is proposing approval 
of these revisions for the attainment of the national ambient air 
quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone under title I 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 approving the state's SIP revisions as a 
direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views these 
changes as noncontroversial 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EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn 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 
March 9, 1998.

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 revised rules and EPA's evaluation report of each 
rule 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:

Rulemaking Office (Air-4), Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105.
California Air Resources Board, Stationary Source Division, Rule 
Evaluation Section, 2020 ``L'' Street, Sacramento, CA 95812.
Kern County Air Pollution Control District, 2700 ``M'' Street, Suite 
290, Bakersfield, CA 93301.
Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District, 24580 Silver Cloud 
Court, Monterey, CA 93940.
Ventura County Air Pollution Control District, 24580 Silver Cloud 
Court, Monterey, CA 93003.

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 Kern County Air Pollution Control District 
(KCAPCD) Rule 410.1, Architectural Coatings; Rule 410.5, Cutback, Slow 
Cure and Emulsified Asphalt, Paving and Maintenance Operations; Rule 
411, Storage of Organic Chemicals; Rule 414.5, Pump and Compressor 
Seals at Petroleum Refineries and Chemical Plants; Monterey Bay Unified 
Air Pollution Control District (MBUAPCD) Rule 101, Definitions; and 
Ventura County Air Pollution Control District (VCAPCD) Rule 2, 
Definitions. KCAPCD Rules 410.1, 410.5, 411, and 414.5 were submitted 
to EPA on May 10, 1996; MBUAPCD Rule 101 was submitted to EPA on March 
3, 1997; and VCAPCD Rule 2 was submitted on July 23, 1996 by the 
California Air Resources Board (CARB). For further information, please 
see the information provided in the Direct Final action that is located 
in the Final Rules Section of this Federal Register.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

    Dated: January 15, 1998.
Felicia Marcus,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 98-2872 Filed 2-5-98; 8:45 am]
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