[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 184 (Wednesday, September 23, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 50823-50824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-25329]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA 206-0095b; FRL-6164-7]


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 approving a revision to the California State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the California Air Resources 
Board (CARB). The revision consists of nine volatile organic compound 
(VOC) negative declarations from the San Diego County Air Pollution 
Control District (SDCAPCD). The intended effect of this action is to 
include these negative declarations in the SIP and 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, 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 rationale for this approval is set 
forth in the direct final rule. If no adverse comments are received, no 
further activity is contemplated. 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direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received 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. Any parties 
interested in commenting should do so at this time.

DATES: Written comments must be received by October 23, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be addressed to: Andrew Steckel, Chief, 
Rulemaking Office (AIR-4), Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901.
    Copies of the negative declarations are available for public 
inspection at EPA's

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Region IX 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, 401 ``M'' 
Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460
California Air Resources Board, Stationary Source Division, Rule 
Evaluation Section, 2020 ``L'' Street, Sacramento, CA 95812
San Diego County Air Pollution Control District, 9150 Chesapeake Drive, 
San Diego, California 92123-1096.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document concerns negative declarations 
for VOC source categories from the SDCAPCD. On February 25, 1998, the 
CARB submitted nine negative declarations for the SDCAPCD for the 
following VOC source categories: (1) synthetic organic chemical 
manufacturing (SOCMI)--distillation, (2) SOCMI--reactors, (3) wood 
furniture, (4) plastic parts coatings (business machines), (5) plastic 
parts coatings (other), (6) offset lithography, (7) industrial 
wastewater, (8) autobody refinishing, and (9) volatile organic liquid 
storage. These negative declarations confirm that the respective source 
categories are not present in the SDCAPCD. The negative declarations 
were adopted by the SDCAPCD on October 22, 1997 and submitted to EPA by 
CARB as revisions to the SIP on February 25, 1998.
    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 et seq.

    Dated: September 8, 1998.
Felicia Marcus,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 98-25329 Filed 9-22-98; 8:45 am]
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