[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 158 (Monday, August 17, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 43897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-21901]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA 083-0072b; FRL-6138-5]


Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; 
California State Implementation Plan Revision, Kern County Air 
Pollution Control District, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution 
Control District, South Coast 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) which concern the control of volatile organic 
compound (VOC) emissions from wastewater separators, rubber tire 
manufacturing, and soil decontamination operations.
    The intended effect of proposing approval of these rules is to 
regulate emissions of VOCs in accordance with 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 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 relevant adverse comments are received, 
no further activity is contemplated in relation to this rule. If EPA 
receives relevant adverse comments, the direct final rule will not take 
effect and all public comments received will be addressed in a 
subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. EPA will not 
institute a second comment period. Any parties interested in commenting 
should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing by September 16, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to: Andrew Steckel, 
Rulemaking Office (AIR-4), Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901.
    Copies of the rules and EPA's evaluation report for each rule are 
available for public inspection at EPA's Region IX 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 Divison, Rule 
Evaluation Section, 2020 ``L'' Street, Sacramento, CA 95812.
Kern County Air Pollution Control District, 2700 M Street, Suite 290, 
Bakersfield, CA 93301
San Joaquin Unified Air Pollution Control District, 1999 Tuolumne 
Street, Suite 200, Fresno, CA 93721
South Coast Air Quality Management District, 21865 E. Copley Drive, 
Diamond Bar, CA 91765.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Bowlin, Rulemaking Office 
(AIR-4), Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 
75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901, Telephone: (415) 
744-1188

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document concerns Kern County Air 
Pollution Control District Rule 414, Wastewater Separators; San Joaquin 
Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District Rule 4681, Rubber Tire 
Manufacturing; and South Coast Air Quality Management District Rule 
1166, Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Decontamination of Soil. 
These rules were submitted by the California Air Resources Board to EPA 
on May 10, 1996; May 24, 1994; and October 13, 1995, respectively. For 
further information, please see the information provided in the Direct 
Final action that is located in the Rules Section of this Federal 
Register.

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

    Dated: July 29, 1998.
Nora L. McGee,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 98-21901 Filed 8-14-98; 8:45 am]
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