[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 26, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 3841-3850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1650]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[TX86-1-7351a; FRL-6207-4]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Texas; Reasonably Available Control Technology for Emissions of 
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: In this action, EPA is approving demonstrations submitted by 
Texas on January 10, 1996, that Reasonably Available Control Technology 
(RACT) is in place on sources in the following source categories: 
Plastic Parts Coating in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, Volatile Organic 
Liquid (VOL) Storage and Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing 
Industry (SOCMI) Reactor and Distillation Processes. Also, EPA is 
approving revisions to the Texas Rules for the control of VOC emissions 
that the State submitted between 1995 and 1997. Finally, for most of 
the measures given limited approval in the May 22, 1997 Federal 
Register (62 FR 27964),

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this approval action converts the limited approval to a full approval. 
The implementation of these measures will help ensure the attainment of 
the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone as required 
by the Clean Air Act (Act) as amended in 1990.

DATES: This direct final rule is effective on March 29, 1999 unless EPA 
receives adverse comments by February 25, 1999. If EPA receives such 
comments, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of the direct final rule 
in the Federal Register informing the public that the rule will not 
take effect.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to Mr. 
Thomas Diggs, Chief, Air Planning Section (6PD-L), at the EPA Region 6 
Office listed below.
    Copies of the documents relevant to this action are available for 
public inspection during normal business hours at the following 
locations. Interested persons wanting to examine these documents should 
make an appointment with the appropriate office at least two working 
days in advance.

Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, Air Planning Section (6PD-
L), Multimedia Planning and Permitting Division, Dallas, 1445 Ross 
Avenue, Texas 75202-2733, telephone: (214) 665-7214.
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, 12100 Park 35 Circle, 
Austin, Texas 78711-3087.

    Documents which are incorporated by reference are available for 
public inspection at the Air and Radiation Docket and Information 
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Guy R. Donaldson, Air Planning 
Section (6PD-L), Multimedia Planning and Permitting Division, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, 
Texas 75202-2733, telephone: (214) 665-7242.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

A. Background of VOC RACT Requirements

    Section 172(c) of the Act, entitled Nonattainment Plan Provisions, 
requires that States implement RACT rules for stationary sources of VOC 
in ozone nonattainment areas. Reasonably Available Control Technology 
is defined as the lowest emission limitation that a particular source 
is capable of meeting by the application of control technology that is 
reasonably available, considering technological and economic 
feasibility as defined in 44 Federal Register (FR) 53761 (September 17, 
1979). In accordance with section 108 of the Act, EPA publishes Control 
Technique Guideline (CTG) documents to help the States develop RACT 
rules for source categories. The CTGs provide information on available 
air pollution control techniques and provide recommendations on what 
EPA considers the ``presumptive norm'' for RACT.
    Section 182(b)(2) of the Act requires States to adopt RACT rules 
for three general groups of stationary sources of VOCs in ozone 
nonattainment areas classified as moderate or above. The first group 
consists of sources covered by a CTG issued after the enactment of the 
amended Act of 1990. These CTGs are referred to as ``post-enactment'' 
CTGs. The second group consists of sources covered by an existing CTG, 
i.e., a CTG issued before the enactment of the amended Act of 1990. The 
third group consists of major sources not covered by a CTG. These 
sources are referred to as ``non-CTG'' sources.
    In areas with a moderate classification, Section 302(j) defines a 
major source as one emitting or having the potential to emit 100 tons/
year or more. For serious areas, major sources are defined in section 
182(c) as those that emit or have the potential to emit at least 50 
tons/year and in severe areas major sources are defined in section 
182(d) as those that emit or have the potential to emit 25 tons/year or 
more. Texas currently has four ozone nonattainment areas; Beaumont/Port 
Arthur (moderate), Dallas/Fort Worth (serious 1), El Paso 
(serious), and Houston (severe).
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    \1\ Dallas/Fort Worth was reclassified to serious on February 
18, 1998(63 FR 8128). Texas will have to affirm in a future SIP 
revision that RACT is being implemented on sources that emit or have 
a potential to emit 50 tons/year or more.
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    Under section 183, Federal Ozone Measures, the Act requires EPA to 
issue CTGs for 13 source categories by November 15, 1993. Section 183 
lists two specific source categories, Aerospace coatings and solvents, 
and Shipbuilding operations. The other 11 categories are listed in 57 
FR 18077 (April 28, 1992), and are as follows:

1. SOCMI distillation
2. SOCMI Reactors
3. wood Furniture
4. plastic parts business machines
5. plastic parts coating (other)
6. offset lithography
7. industrial wastewater
8. auto refinishing
9. SOCMI batch processing
10. VOL storage tanks
11. clean up solvents

    To date, EPA has published CTGs for five of the 13 source 
categories: SOCMI distillation, SOCMI reactors, wood furniture, 
aerospace coatings and solvents, and shipbuilding. As described in a 
January 20, 1994, memorandum from John Seitz, Director of Office of Air 
Quality Planning and Standards, EPA made available Alternative Control 
Technology (ACT) documents for the CTG source categories for which CTG 
documents have not yet been published. These ACT documents provide much 
of the same information as the CTG documents, however, instead of 
establishing a presumptive norm for RACT rule, these documents provide 
options for control. For the major sources in categories where EPA 
issued an ACT instead of CTG, the ACT provides information to determine 
if RACT is being implemented as required for ``non-CTG'' sources.
    For post-enactment CTGs, the Act requires States to submit RACT 
rules according to the schedule specified in the corresponding CTG 
document. In Appendix E of the ``General Preamble for the 
Implementation of Title I of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990,'' 
published on April 28, 1992, in 57 FR 18077, EPA interpreted the Act to 
allow a State to submit a non-CTG rule by November 15, 1992, or to 
defer submittal of a RACT rule for sources that the State anticipated 
would be covered by a post-enactment CTG based on the list of expected 
CTGs in Appendix E. Pursuant to Appendix E of the General Preamble, if 
EPA fails to issue a CTG by November 15, 1993 (which it did for 11 
source categories), the responsibility shifts to the State to submit a 
non-CTG RACT rule for those sources by November 15, 1994.
    A March 2, 1995, policy memorandum from the Assistant Administrator 
for Air, Mary Nichols, explained a policy to allow phased submittals of 
attainment demonstration. Under this policy, States were to submit a 
Phase I submittal by December 31, 1995, which would include RACT 
requirements, Rate of Progress (ROP) reductions, and commitments to 
complete the attainment demonstration by mid-1997.

II. State Submittal

    On January 10, 1996, the State of Texas submitted to EPA a State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) revision intended to meet the requirements 
pertaining to RACT and commitments to complete the air quality plan as 
necessary for a Phase I submittal under the March 2, 1995 policy. Texas 
in separate submittals has provided SIP

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revisions designed to meet the ROP requirements. In this action, EPA is 
approving only the portions of the January 10, 1996, SIP revision 
regarding RACT for SOCMI Reactor and Distillation Processes, VOL 
Storage, and Plastic Parts coating for the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The 
EPA is taking no action on whether RACT is being implemented on other 
source categories included in the January 10, 1996, SIP revision, 
including industrial wastewater, batch processing, wood furniture 
coating, or shipbuilding operations. These categories will be addressed 
in future Federal Register actions. The EPA is also taking no action on 
other portions of the January 10, 1996, SIP revision submittal 
regarding commitments to continue air quality planning.
    Also, in this action, EPA is approving revisions to the Texas rules 
for the control of VOCs submitted on January 11, 1995, July 12, 1995, 
November 10, 1995, March 13, 1996, August 9, 1996, and May 21, 1997.

III. Analysis of State Submittal

A. Plastic Parts Coating

    The January 10, 1996, SIP revision explained that there was only 
one major source of VOC emissions in the plastic parts coating category 
in a nonattainment area in Texas. The facility, Peterbilt Motors 
Company is located in the Dallas/Fort Worth nonattainment area. The 
facility, which manufactures custom, heavy duty trucks, uses a 
catalytic oxidizer to control emissions from their painting operations. 
The EPA is approving these controls which are required by TNRCC permit 
as RACT.

B. SOCMI Reactor and Distillation Processes

    In August 1993, EPA published the CTG document titled Control of 
Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Reactor Processes and 
Distillation Operations Processes in the Synthetic Organic Chemical 
Manufacturing Industry. As well as providing considerable information 
on emissions, controls, and costs, the CTG provided a model regulation 
representing RACT.
    Texas rules for control of SOCMI Reactor and distillation processes 
are contained in its rules for general vent gas control. Texas Natural 
Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Chapter 115, Section 115.121-
129. Texas revised these rules in November 1993 to include the 
requirements of the CTG. It should be noted that these changes were 
based on the draft CTG. Then, in January 1995, the State submitted a 
SIP revision that revised the language dealing with the ``once in 
always in'' concept. Finally, on March 13, 1996, the State again 
revised the vent gas rule to allow exemptions for sources covered by 
other sections of TNRCC Chapter 115. Also, in the March 13, 1996 
submittal, Texas revised the original rule to allow exemptions to be 
based on the total resource effectiveness(TRE) as RACT.
    The Texas rules generally follow the approach contained in the CTG 
and the model rule. One difference between the Texas rule and the model 
approach is that Texas allows an exemption for streams of 0.011 
standard cubic meters/min versus 0.0085 standard cubic meters/min in 
the model rule. This exemption is consistent with the New Source 
Performance Standard (NSPS). Another difference is that the Texas rule 
requires sources to use the equations contained in the NSPS for 
determining exemptions based on TRE rather than the equations contained 
in the CTG model rule. The NSPS equations set more stringent exemption 
levels than the equations included in the CTG. In combination, the 
Texas approach for determining exempt sources is more stringent than 
the CTG, so the rules are acceptable as RACT. C: Volatile Organic 
Liquid Storage: For this source category, EPA did not issue a CTG. 
Instead, EPA issued an Alternate Control Technique Document. An ACT 
does not identify a ``presumptive norm'' for RACT but instead provides 
cost information about potential control options. For VOL storage, EPA 
had previously published two CTGs for storage of petroleum liquids. 
These CTGs were:

Storage of Petroleum Liquids in Fixed Roof Tanks (EPA-450/2-77-036), 
December 1977.
Petroleum Liquid Storage in External Floating Roof Tanks (EPA-450/2-78-
051), December 1978.

The VOL ACT recommends controls for all volatile organic liquids not 
just petroleum liquids. Texas has long regulated emissions from storage 
of all volatile organic liquids not just petroleum liquids. To ensure 
that the RACT is in place, EPA believes Texas must consider the new 
information provided in the ACT to see if additional controls may be 
technically or economically reasonable. Texas demonstrated that their 
existing rules provide nearly equivalent control to that provided by 
the most stringent control provided by the ACT.
    Texas followed EPA's 5 percent policy that allows States to deviate 
from CTG requirements if the State rule results in nearly the same 
amount of control. This policy is articulated in a June 30, 1978, 
memorandum from Richard Rhoads, Director Control Programs Development 
Division, to Allyn Davis, Director Air and Hazardous Materials 
Division, Region IX. Approving a State regulation that differs from the 
CTG is possible, if the impact on emissions differs imperceptibly (less 
than 5 percent) from that of the CTG.
    Texas has included a detailed demonstration that their rules result 
in less than a 5 percent difference in emissions from the most 
stringent control options included in the ACT. The ACT suggests that 
the following upgrades to the Texas rule would be reasonable.
    (1) Lowering the vapor pressure exemption to 0.5 or 0.75 psi.
    (2) upgrading of vapor mounted primary seals on internal floating 
roof tanks.
    (3) installation of secondary seals on external floating roof 
tanks.
    (4) 95 percent control efficiency for add-on control devices.
    (5) installation of gasketed seals.
    The State submittal addresses each of these requirements in turn 
and estimates the increased emissions associated with continued 
compliance with the State rule versus compliance with the suggested 
additional ACT controls. The EPA has analyzed the State submittal and 
agrees that implementing the more stringent requirements of the ACT 
will result in less than a 5 percent decrease in the emissions from VOL 
storage tanks in Texas. The reason the State can make this 
demonstration is that the State rules control some VOL storage tanks 
that the ACT does not suggest controlling.

D. Miscellaneous Rule Revisions

    The State has submitted several rule revisions during the period 
January 1995 to March 1997. What follows is a brief description of the 
most significant changes made in these SIP revisions. The Technical 
Support Document for this action contains a more detailed evaluation of 
these rules.
1. January 11, 1995 Revisions
    In this SIP revision, the State made minor revisions to its General 
Rules and rules for the control of emissions from storage of VOCs, vent 
gas control, industrial wastewater, municipal solid waste landfills, 
and loading and unloading of VOCs. The most significant changes were:

Revisions to the rules for storage of VOCs (115.112-115.119) to add 
additional methods for determining true vapor pressure to include 
American Society for Testing and Materials Test Methods D323-89,

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D2879, D4953, D5190 or D5191. These additional test methods are 
acceptable.
Revisions to Rules for Vent Gas Control (115.121-115.149) to clarify 
the applicability requirements to include once-in-always-in 
requirements. This means that vents that become subject to the control 
requirements remain subject to the control requirements even if the 
vent's throughput later falls below the applicability threshold. Texas 
has included a provision that a source can become exempt from the rule 
if the source institutes a project that would lower emissions below the 
level of emissions that would be achieved by control of the vent 
stream. It is not sufficient, however to control emissions to just the 
level of emissions to applicability level of the rule. The EPA believes 
these revisions are acceptable.
Revisions to the rules for the control of Industrial Wastewater to 
clarify the rules. These rules were revised to correct cross-references 
to other TNRCC rules and to clarify their use as contingency measures 
in Beaumont/Port Arthur. The EPA is giving these minor changes limited 
approval because they strengthen rules previously given limited 
approval.
Revisions to the rule for Control of emissions from Municipal Solid 
Waste Landfills to extend the compliance date from May 31, 1995 to 
November 15, 1996. These rules were submitted as part of the 15% Rate-
of-Progress Plan. The rules were given limited approval on May 22, 1997 
62 FR 27964 as a strengthening of the SIP. The EPA is taking no action 
on these revisions in this action. The EPA will determine whether these 
rules are fully approvable in its action on the State Plan for 
Municipal Waste Landfill emissions control as required by section 111 
of the Act and 40 CFR part 60, subparts Cc and WWW.
2. July 12, 1995 Revisions to VOCs Loading and Unloading Rules 
(115.212-115.219)
    These are revisions to rules that require control of emissions 
during the loading of VOCs into tanker trucks and rail cars. Texas 
previously revised these rules to prohibit any non-vapor tight 
conditions during loading. The revision to the rule allows non-vapor 
tight conditions during sampling and gauging provided that the loading 
of VOCs is discontinued. The EPA believes that this revision is an 
acceptable change that with the conditions imposed by the State will 
result in only minor emissions and will facilitate operations.
3. November 10, 1995 Revisions to Requirements for Wastewater 
Separators
    The State revised these rules that control emissions from oil/water 
separators to provide consideration for oil/water separators at oil and 
gas productions facilities. The revision provides an exemption for oil/
water separators at oil and gas facilities that emit less than 18 tons/
year (100 pounds/day). The exemption is necessary because these 
facilities are at remote locations often without existing flare systems 
so the installation of controls is not considered cost effective.
    The State required controls at oil and gas production facilities 
when the State made revisions required by 182(b)(2) which required 
existing RACT controls to be extended to the newly designated 
nonattainment counties. The extension of the rules to the counties 
surrounding the Houston/Galveston areas affected many oil and gas 
production facilities. Previously, when these measures applied only in 
the urban areas, most of the wastewater separators were located at 
refinery or chemical plants where flare systems to control emissions 
were available.
    The EPA issued a pre-enactment CTG ``Control of Refinery Vacuum 
Systems, Wastewater Separators and Process Unit Turnarounds'' on which 
the Texas Wastewater Separator rules are based. The CTG only applies to 
separators at refineries. Therefore, the CTG does not cover oil/water 
separators at oil and gas productions facilities. Further, by requiring 
oil/water separators that emit more than 100 pounds/day be controlled, 
Texas is ensuring that RACT is implemented at major sources. One 
hundred pounds/day translates to a maximum of about 18 tons/year which 
is well under the 25 tons/year major source definition in the Houston 
area. Finally, Texas has not projected emission reductions at oil and 
gas production facilities in its 15% plansor attainment plans. For the 
above reasons, this revision to the SIP is acceptable.
4. March 13, 1996 Revisions
    This SIP revision includes revisions adopted by the TNRCC on 
December 6, 1995, and February 14, 1996.
    On December 6, 1995, TNRCC adopted revisions to its rules for 
control of emissions from consumer and commercial products (115.612). 
The change deletes the VOC content limits for Insect-Repellents-
Aerosols. The previous requirements had not gained widespread consumer 
acceptance. The deletion of the requirements makes the regulations in 
Texas consistent with other States' consumer products rules, and the 
final national consumer product rule (63 FR 48819). Texas used EPA 
estimates of the amount of emission reductions from the national rule 
to project emissions reductions from the State consumer/commercial 
product rules. Therefore, since this rule change is consistent with the 
national rulemaking, the EPA still expects the projected reductions to 
be achieved.
    On February 14, 1996, Texas adopted changes to several of its rules 
for VOC control. The most significant are described below.
    The State revised its definition of VOC to exclude acetone, 
parachlorobenzotriflouride, and volatile methyl siloxanes. The EPA has 
ruled that these compounds have negligible photochemical reactivity and 
thus do not contribute to the formation of urban ozone (59 FR 50693 and 
60 FR 31633). These changes to the definition of VOC make the TNRCC 
definition consistent with the Federal definition.
    The State also clarified that a tank with a self-supporting fixed 
roof (typically a bolted aluminum geodesic dome) is considered to be an 
internal floating roof storage tank. These self-supporting roofs are 
effective in controlling emissions because support poles do not 
penetrate the floating cover.
    The State revised its storage tank rules to establish separate 
inspection requirements for internal and external floating roof tanks. 
They also establish a repair schedule where repairs of tank controls 
will take place within 60 days of discovery. The modifications clarify 
that facilities that are exempt from control because they store low 
vapor pressure materials are not exempt from maintaining records of the 
vapor pressure of the materials stored to show that they qualify for 
the exemption.
    The State revised its vent gas control rules (Sections 115.121-129) 
to clarify that these rules were designed to control vents from 
processes that were not otherwise controlled by the Texas VOC control 
rules. This clarifies a long standing interpretation of the rule.
    The State revised its rules to control emissions from Volatile 
Organic Compound Transfer Operations (115.212 to 115.219)to delete the 
requirement for vacuum assisted vapor collection systems on gasoline 
loading racks. The TNRCC adopted this requirement because EPA proposed 
it to be part of the Maximum Available Control Technology standard for 
gasoline terminals. The EPA dropped the requirement in the final MACT 
rule because it does not result in meaningful

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additional emission reductions. The EPA estimated that installing the 
technology results in only 1.3 percent improvement in capture 
efficiency. Thus, the emission reduction potentially lost by not 
installing this technology is considered to be negligible. In addition, 
vacuum assisted vapor collection systems are not called for by the CTG 
for gasoline loading operations so this requirement is not necessary 
for the rule to be acceptable as RACT.
    The State revised the rules for control of emissions from 
Degreasing Processes (115.412-419) to remove the requirement for 
control of acetone, because this chemical has been added to the list of 
substances that are not considered photochemically reactive (June 15, 
1995, 60 FR 31633).
    The State has revised its rules for the control of emissions from 
Surface Coating Processes to change the units of the emission limits 
from pounds VOC/gallon of solids to pounds VOC/gallon of coating. While 
this change is acceptable, it is important that all equivalency 
calculations for sources using improved transfer efficiency or add-on 
control devices be made on a solids basis. Texas included provisions in 
its rule to make this clear, including formulas to translate VOC 
content to a solids basis.
    Texas also included a revision to provide for registration of an 
innovative product just before its introduction into the Texas market. 
Innovative products are those that due to some characteristic of the 
product formulation, design, delivery systems, or other factors, the 
use of the product will result in equal or less VOC emissions as 
compared to products that comply with the VOC limits in the rule. 
Registration is a departure from the approach of requiring approval of 
the innovative product by the State and/or EPA before marketing. Texas 
has included in the rules a considerable deterrent to facilities 
marketing noncompliant innovative products. A company will be required 
to provide VOC emission reduction in each nonattainment area equivalent 
to twice the excess emissions determined to have occurred in the 
respective nonattainment area due to the marketing of the non-compliant 
product. The manufacturer will be required to reformulate or withdraw 
the noncompliant product.
    The innovative product waiver procedure provides for alternate 
means of compliance with the SIP with less review than EPA would 
generally find acceptable. Generally, EPA only approves provisions in 
SIPs for alternate methods of compliance which include a replicable 
procedure that will insure emission reductions equivalent to the 
underlying SIP provision. The EPA believes that the innovative product 
waiver procedure is acceptable, in this instance, because of the 
national rule for control of consumer product emissions (63 FR 48819). 
The national rule contains a procedure for obtaining innovative product 
waivers very similar to the procedure contained in the Texas Rule. 
Under the national rule, those regulated entities that have received 
innovative product waivers under State Regulations may submit the 
factual basis for the waiver to EPA as part of the documentation to 
receive an innovative product waiver from EPA. Also, the Texas rules 
provide for innovative product waivers from the Texas rules in a 
situation where the EPA has approved the waiver and the Federal 
standard is as stringent as the State. The TNRCC Executive Director 
will provide these waivers within 45 days of receipt.
5. August 9, 1996, Revisions to VOC Loading/Unloading (115.212-115.219) 
and Consumer Products Rules (115.616)
    The State revised the requirement for quarterly instrument 
inspections for fugitive leaks at gasoline terminals to be replaced 
with monthly inspections using audio-visual-olfactory (AVO) methods. 
The requirement for instrument monitoring for fugitive leaks at 
gasoline terminals was originally added to achieve emission reductions 
as part of the State's 15% ROP plans. The State revised the rule to be 
consistent with Maximum Available Control Technology (MACT) rules 
(December 14, 1994, 59 FR 64303). The State referenced an American 
Petroleum Institute (API) study that showed that monthly AVO 
inspections at gasoline terminals achieved essentially the same amount 
(no statistical difference) of emission reductions as an instrument 
monitoring program. The EPA used this study in the issuance of the MACT 
standard. Based on the API study and the adopted MACT standard, these 
changes to the Texas rule are considered acceptable because the same 
emission reductions toward the 15% ROP plans should be achieved. The 
CTG for gasoline terminals does not require monitoring for fugitive 
leaks. Therefore, allowing AVO monitoring instead of instrument 
monitoring is acceptable to meet RACT requirements.
    Texas also modified its consumer products rules to revise the 
labeling requirement to provide an option that rather than including 
the date of manufacture, the producer can put on the product label a 
statement that the product was manufactured after a certain day, month, 
and year, so long as that date is after the compliance date of the rule 
of January 1, 1996. This change is acceptable because sufficient 
information is still available to determine if a product is subject to 
the rules.
6. May 21, 1997, Vent Gas, Fugitives and Miscellaneous Revisions to the 
VOC Rules
    The State made a variety of changes to its rules for the control of 
VOC emissions. Most of the changes were minor clarifications. The most 
notable changes are:

Updating the definition of VOC to be consistent with EPA definition of 
VOC by adding three compounds (HCFC-225ca, HCFC-225cb and HFC 43-10mee) 
to the list of exempt chemicals because they have negligible 
photochemical reactivity. This action is consistent with EPA's 
definition (61 FR 52847, October 8, 1996).
The State revised the rules for the control of emissions from Marine 
Vessel Loading. These rules previously allowed only vessels certified 
as leak free to be loaded. Because many vessels, particularly from 
foreign ports could not provide the required certification, the State 
added the following alternatives: VOCs shall be loaded into the marine 
vessel with the vessel product tank at negative pressure; leak testing 
shall be performed using Method 21 during the final 20 percent of 
loading, or documentation of leak testing conducted during the last 12 
months by Method 21. The above alternatives are consistent with the 
Marine Vessel Loading MACT, and should serve to limit leaks during the 
loading of VOCs to Marine Vessel loading operations.
The State deleted the requirement that repair of valves be accompanied 
by the simultaneous use of an organic vapor analyzer. This is known as 
directed maintenance. This requirement was added as part of the new 
leak detection and repair rules developed as part of the 15% ROP plan. 
Directed maintenance is not required by any CTG, so it is not needed to 
insure that RACT is in place. The State also did not project additional 
emission reductions because of the inclusion of directed maintenance, 
and there is some question whether additional emission reductions occur 
by requiring this practice. Therefore it is acceptable to remove this 
provision.

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V. Final Action

    By this action, EPA is approving the revisions to the Texas SIP 
submitted on January 10, 1996, concerning RACT for VOCs for the 
following source categories: plastic parts coating in the Dallas/Fort 
Worth area, SOCMI distillation processes, SOCMI reactor processes and 
VOL storage.
    With the approval of these rules, the applicable requirements 
relating to RACT for eight of the 13 CTG source categories have been 
met. No action has been taken with respect to whether RACT has been 
implemented for the industrial wastewater, batch processing, wood 
furniture, ship building operations, or aerospace coatings categories.
    Texas submitted rules for the control of emissions from wood 
coating operations as part of their November 13, 1993, SIP revision. 
The EPA granted these rules limited approval on May 22, 1997. Texas has 
submitted revised rules to control emissions from wood furniture 
coating and new rules for ship building operations on April 13, 1998. 
The EPA will take action on these revisions and new rules in separate 
Federal Register notices. Also, the EPA has issued a CTG for aerospace 
coating. Texas is beginning the process of developing rules based on 
the aerospace CTG. Finally, Texas proposed in their January 10, 1996, 
SIP revision that existing TNRCC rules represented RACT for industrial 
wastewater and batch processing. For batch processing, the State 
claimed that the existing vent gas rule represented RACT for batch 
processing. The EPA will evaluate the State's demonstrations for 
industrial wastewater and batch processing in future Federal Register 
actions.
    In addition, EPA is approving as RACT revisions to the Texas rules 
for the control of VOCs submitted on January 11, 1995 (except for the 
industrial wastewater revisions and the municipal solid waste landfill 
revisions), July 12, 1995, November 10, 1995, March 13, 1996, August 9, 
1996, and March 21, 1997. No action is being taken on the revisions to 
the municipal solid waste landfill rules. See the following discussion 
for EPA action on the revisions to the industrial wastewater rules.

Limited Approval of VOC Control Measures

    On November 13, 1993, May 9, 1994, and August 3, 1994, Texas 
submitted a number of revisions to its rules for VOC control as part of 
its plan to meet the 15% ROP requirements of the Act. On May 22, 1997 
(62 FR 27964), EPA published a limited approval of these control 
measures in the Texas 15% ROP plan. The EPA gave these rules limited 
approval because they strengthened the SIP. The rules could not receive 
full approval because the rules had not been demonstrated to meet the 
underlying requirements of the Act, such as the requirement to 
implement RACT. In this action, the limited approval of rules in the 
November 13, 1993, May 9, 1994, and August 3, 1994 submittals is 
converted to a full approval with the exception of the rules for the 
control of emissions from industrial wastewater, wood furniture, 
municipal waste landfills, and bakeries which retain their limited 
approval. These latter rules status as RACT will be addressed in 
separate actions.
    Also, in today's action, the EPA is giving limited approval to the 
revisions to the industrial wastewater rules submitted on Janaury 11, 
1995, because the rules strengthen the SIP by clarifying the 
requirements.
    The EPA is publishing this rule without prior proposal because we 
view this as a noncontroversial amendment and anticipate no adverse 
comment. However, in the ``Proposed Rules'' section of today's Federal 
Register publication, we are publishing a separate document that will 
serve as the proposal to approve the SIP revision if adverse comments 
are filed. This rule will be effective on March 29, 1999 without 
further notice unless we receive adverse comment by February 25, 1999. 
If EPA receives adverse comment, we will publish a timely withdrawal in 
the Federal Register informing the public that the rule will not take 
effect. We will address all public comments in a subsequent final rule 
based on the proposed rule. We will not institute a second comment 
period on this action. Any parties interested in commenting must do so 
at this time.
    Nothing in this action should be construed as permitting or 
allowing or establishing a precedent for any future request for 
revision to any SIP. Each request for revision to the SIP shall be 
considered separately in light of specific technical, economic, and 
environmental factors and in relation to relevant statutory and 
regulatory requirements.

III. Administrative Requirements

A. Executive Order 12866

    The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has exempted this 
regulatory action from E.O. 12866 review.

B. Regulatory Flexibility

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), 5 U.S.C. 600 et seq., 
generally requires an agency to conduct a regulatory flexibility 
analysis of any rule subject to notice and comment rulemaking 
requirements unless the agency certifies that the rule will not have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. 
Small entities include small businesses, small not-for-profit 
enterprises, and small governmental jurisdictions. This final rule will 
not have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities 
because SIP approvals under section 110 and subchapter I, part D of the 
Act do not create any new requirements but simply approve requirements 
that the State is already imposing. Therefore, because the Federal SIP 
approval does not create any new requirements, I certify that this 
action will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial 
number of small entities. Moreover, due to the nature of the Federal-
State relationship under the Clean Air Act, preparation of flexibility 
analysis would constitute Federal inquiry into the economic 
reasonableness of state action. The Act forbids EPA to base its actions 
concerning SIPs on such grounds. See Union Electric Co., v. U.S. EPA, 
427 U.S. 246, 255-66 (1976); 42 U.S.C. 7410(a)(2).

C. Unfunded Mandates

    Under section 202 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, 
signed into law on March 22, 1995, EPA must prepare a budgetary impact 
statement to accompany any proposed or final rule that includes a 
Federal mandate that may result in estimated costs to State, local, or 
tribal governments in the aggregate; or to private sector, of $100 
million or more. Under section 205, EPA must select the most cost-
effective and least burdensome alternative that achieves the objectives 
of the rule and is consistent with statutory requirements. Section 203 
requires EPA to establish a plan for informing and advising any small 
governments that may be significantly or uniquely impacted by the rule.
    The EPA has determined that the approval action promulgated does 
not include a Federal mandate that may result in estimated costs of 
$100 million or more to either State, local, or tribal governments in 
the aggregate, or to the private sector. This Federal action approves 
preexisting requirements under State or local law, and imposes no new 
requirements. Accordingly, no additional costs to State, local, or 
tribal governments, or to the private sector, result from this action.

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D. Submission to Congress and the Comptroller General

    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the 
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally 
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating 
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule, 
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the 
United States. The EPA will submit a report containing this rule and 
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of 
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior 
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. This rule is not a 
``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

E. Executive Order 12875: Enhancing the Intergovernmental Partnership

    Under E.O. 12875, EPA may not issue a regulation that is not 
required by statute and that creates a mandate upon a State, local, or 
tribal government, unless the Federal government provides the funds 
necessary to pay the direct compliance costs incurred by those 
governments or EPA consults with those governments. If EPA complies by 
consulting, Executive Order 12875 requires EPA to provide to the Office 
of Management and Budget a description of the extent of EPA's prior 
consultation with representatives of affected State, local and tribal 
governments, the nature of their concerns, copies of any written 
communications from the governments, and a statement supporting the 
need to issue the regulation. In addition, E.O. 12875 requires EPA to 
develop an effective process permitting elected officials and other 
representatives of State, local, and tribal governments ``to provide 
meaningful and timely input in the development of regulatory proposals 
containing significant unfunded mandates.'' Today's rule does not 
create a mandate on State, local or tribal governments. The rule does 
not impose any enforceable duties on these entities. Accordingly, the 
requirements of section 1(a) of E.O. 12875 do not apply to this rule.

F. Executive Order 13084 Consultation and Coordination With Indian 
Tribal Governments

    Under E.O. 13084, EPA may not issue a regulation that is not 
required by statute, that significantly affects or uniquely affects the 
communities of Indian tribal governments, and that imposes substantial 
direct compliance costs on those communities, unless the Federal 
government provides the funds necessary to pay the direct compliance 
costs incurred by the tribal governments or EPA consults with those 
governments. If the EPA complies by consulting, Executive Order 13084 
requires EPA to provide to the Office of Management and Budget, in a 
separately identified section of the preamble to the rule, a 
description of the extent of EPA's prior consultation with 
representatives of affected tribal governments, a summary of the nature 
of their concerns, and a statement supporting the need to issue the 
regulation. In addition, E.O. 13084 requires EPA to develop an 
effective process permitting elected officials and other 
representatives of Indian tribal governments ``to provide meaningful 
and timely input in the development of regulatory policies on matters 
that significantly or uniquely affect their communities.'' Today's rule 
does not significantly or uniquely affect the communities of Indian 
tribal governments. Accordingly, the requirements of section 3(b) of 
E.O. 13084 do not apply to this rule.

G. Executive Order 13045

    Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety 
Risks (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997), applies to any rule that: (1) is 
determined to be ``economically significant'' as defined under 
Executive Order 12866, and (2) concerns an environmental health or 
safety risk that EPA has reason to believe may have a disproportionate 
effect on children. If the regulatory action meets both criteria, the 
Agency must evaluate the environmental health or safety effects of the 
planned rule on children, and explain why the planned regulation is 
preferable to other potentially effective and reasonably feasible 
alternatives considered by the Agency.
    This rule is not subject to E.O. 13045 because it does not involved 
decisions intended to mitigate environmental health or safety risks.

H. Petitions for Judicial Review

    Under section 307(b)(1) of the Act, petitions for judicial review 
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for 
the appropriate circuit by March 29, 1999. Filing a petition for 
reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect 
the finality of this rule for the purposes of judicial review nor does 
it extend the time within which a petition for judicial review may be 
filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such rule or action. 
This action may not be challenged later in proceedings to enforce its 
requirements. See section 307(b)(2).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Hydrocarbons, 
Incorporation by reference, Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Volatile organic compounds.

    Dated: December 10, 1998.
Sam Becker,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.

    Part 52, chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is 
amended as follows:

PART 52--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation of part 52 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.

Subpart SS--Texas

    2. Section 52.2270 is amended by adding paragraphs (c)(105) to read 
as follows:


Sec. 52.2270  Identification of plan.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (105) Revisions to the Texas State Implementation Plan, submitted 
to EPA in letters dated January 11, 1995; July 12, 1995; November 10, 
1995; January 10, 1996; March 13, 1996; August 9, 1996 and May 21, 
1997. Sections 115.122(a)(3), 126(a)(4), 126(a)(5), 127(a)(5) and 
129(2)-129(5) pertaining to bakeries, 115.140-115.149 pertaining to 
Industrial Wastewater, 115.421(a)(13) pertaining to wood coating, and 
115.152-115.159 pertaining to municipal waste landfills retain their 
limited approval as revised in these SIP revisions because they 
strengthen the SIP. All other sections of these SIP revisions receive 
full approval.
(i) Incorporation by Reference
    (A) Revisions to the General Rules as adopted by the Texas Natural 
Resources Conservation Commission (Commission) on January 4, 1995, 
effective January 27, 1995, Section 101.10(a)(1).
    (B) Revisions to Regulation V, as adopted by the Commission on 
January 4, 1995, effective on January 27, 1995, Sections 115.112(c), 
115.112(c)(2)(A), 115.112(c)(3), 115.113(a), 115.113(b), 115.113(c), 
115.115(a)(7), 115.115(b)(7), 115.116(a)(2), 115.116(a)(2)(A)-
115.116(a)(2)(J), 115.117(c), 115.119 introductory paragraph, 
115.121(b), 115.122(a)(4)(B), 115.123(a)(1), 115.127(a)(5)(C), 
115.127(b)(2)(A), 115.127(b)(2)(B), 115.143 introductory paragraph, 
115.147(6), 115.149(a), 115.149(b), 115.159(a), 115.219(c).

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    (C) Certification dated January 4, 1995 that copies of revisions to 
General Rules and Regulation V adopted by the Commission on January 4, 
1995, and submitted to EPA on January 11, 1995, are true and correct 
copies of documents on file in the permanent records of the Commission.
    (D) Revisions to Regulation V, as adopted by the Commission on May 
24, 1995, effective June 16, 1995, Sections 115.212(a)(1), 
115.212(a)(2), 115.212(a)(5)(A)(i), 115.212(a)(5)(A)(ii), 
115.212(a)(5)(C), 115.212(a)(5)(C)(i), 115.212(a)(5)(C)(ii), 
115.212(a)(5)(D), 115.212(a)(10)(C), 115.212(a)(10)(C)(i), 
115.212(a)(10)(C)(ii), 115.212(a)(12)(B), 115.212(b)(1), 
115.212(b)(3)(A), 115.212(b)(3)(A)(i), 115.212(b)(3)(A)(ii), 
115.212(b)(3)(C), 115.212(c)(1), 115.212(c)(2), 115.212(c)(3)(A), 
115.212(c)(3)(A)(i), 115.212(c)(3)(A)(ii), 115.212(c)(3)(C), 
115.213(a), 115.213(b), 115.213(c), 115.214(a)(3), 115.214(a)(4), 
115.214(a)(4)(A)-115.214(a)(4)(E), 115.214(a)(5), 115.215(a)(7), 
115.215(b)(7), 115.216(a)(3)(A), 115.215(a)(3)(B), 115.216(a)(4)(A), 
115.216(a)(4)(B), 115.216(a)(5)(A), 115.216(a)(6)(C), 115.217(a)(3), 
115.217(a)(4), 115.217(a)(6)(A)-115.217(a)(6)(D), 115.217(b)(2), 
115.217(b)(4), 115.217(b)(4)(D), 115.217(b)(5)(C), 115.217(c)(2), 
115.217(c)(4)(D), 115.217(c)(5)(C), 115.219 introductory paragraph, 
115.219(1), 115.219(2), 115.219(3), 115.219(4), 115.219(5).
    (E) Certification dated May 24, 1995, that the copy of revisions to 
Regulation V adopted by the Commission on May 24, 1995, and submitted 
to EPA on July 12, 1995, is a true and correct copy of the document on 
file in the permanent records of the Commission.
    (F) Revisions to Regulation V, as adopted by the Commission on 
October 25, 1995, effective November 20, 1995, Sections 115.131(a), 
115.131(c), 115.132(c), 115.133(a), 115.133(b), 115.133(c), 115.135(a), 
115.135(a)(5), 115.135(b), 115.135(b)(5), 115.137(a)(1), 115.137(a)(2), 
115.137(a)(3), 115.137(c), 115.137(c)(4), 115.139 introductory 
paragraph.
    (G) Certification dated October 25, 1995, that the copy of 
revisions to Regulation V adopted by the Commission on October 25, 
1995, and submitted to EPA on November 10, 1995, is a true and correct 
copy of the document on file in the permanent records of the 
Commission.
    (H) Revisions to Regulation V, as adopted by the Commission on 
December 6, 1995, effective December 28, 1995, Section 115.612(a)(1) 
(Table III).
    (I) Certification dated December 6, 1995, that the copy of 
revisions to Regulation V adopted by the Commission on December 6, 
1995, and submitted to EPA on March 13, 1996, is a true and correct 
copy of the document on file in the permanent records of the 
Commission.
    (J) Revisions to the General Rules as adopted by the Texas Natural 
Resource Conservation Commission on February 14, 1996, effective March 
7, 1996, Section 101.1, definitions of Automotive basecoat/clearcoat 
system (used in vehicle refinishing (body shops)), Automotive precoat 
(used in vehicle refinishing (body shops)), Automotive pretreatment 
(used in vehicle refinishing (body shops)), Automotive primer or primer 
surfacers (used in vehicle refinishing (body shops)), Automotive 
sealers (used in vehicle refinishing (body shops)), Automotive 
specialty coatings (used in vehicle refinishing (body shops)), 
Automotive three-stage system (used in vehicle refinishing (body 
shops)), Automotive wipe-down solutions (used in vehicle refinishing 
(body shops)), Cold solvent cleaning, Conveyorized degreasing, Gasoline 
bulk plant, Gasoline terminal, High-bake coatings, Low-bake coatings, 
Mechanical shoe seal, Open-top vapor degreasing, Remote reservoir cold 
solvent cleaning, Vehicle refinishing (body shops), Volatile organic 
compound.
    (K) Revisions to Regulation V, as adopted by the Commission on 
February 14, 1996, effective March 7, 1996, Section 115.1, definitions 
of Automotive basecoat/clearcoat system (used in vehicle refinishing 
(body shops)), Automotive precoat (used in vehicle refinishing (body 
shops)), Automotive pretreatment (used in vehicle refinishing (body 
shops)), Automotive primer or primer surfacers (used in vehicle 
refinishing (body shops)), Automotive sealers (used in vehicle 
refinishing (body shops)), Automotive specialty coatings (used in 
vehicle refinishing (body shops)), Automotive three-stage system (used 
in vehicle refinishing (body shops)), Automotive wipe-down solutions 
(used in vehicle refinishing (body shops)), Cold solvent cleaning, 
Conveyorized degreasing, External floating roof, Gasoline bulk plant, 
Gasoline terminal, High-bake coatings, Internal floating cover, Low-
bake coatings, Mechanical shoe seal, Open-top vapor degreasing, Remote 
reservoir cold solvent cleaning, Vehicle refinishing (body shops), 
Volatile organic compound, sections 115.112(a)(2), 115.112(a)(2)(A), 
115.112(a)(2)(B), 115.112(a)(2)(D), 115.112(b)(2), 115.112(b)(2)(A), 
115.112(b)(2)(B), 115.112(b)(2)(D), new 115.114, 115.116(a)(1), 
115.116(b)(1), 115.117(a)(1), 115.117(a)(4), 115.117(a)(6), 
115.116(a)(6)(A), 115.117(a)(7), 115.117(a)(7)(A), 115.117(b)(1), 
115.117(b)(4), 115.117(b)(6)(A), 115.117(b)(7)(A), 115.117(c), 
115.117(c)(1), 115.121(a)(1)-115.121(a)(4), 115.121(c), 115.122(a)(1)-
115.122(a)(3), 115.122(a)(3)(C), 115.122(a)(3)(D), 115.122(c), 
115.123(c), 115.126(a)(1), 115.126(a)(5), 115.126(a)(5)(A), 
115.127(a)(1), 115.127(a)(2), 115.127(a)(2)(A)-115.127(a)(2)(E), 
115.127(a)(3), 115.127(a)(3)(A)-115.127(a)(3)(C), 115.127(a)(4), 
115.127(a)(4)(A)-115.127(a)(5)(E), 115.127(a)(5), 115.127(a)(6), 
115.127(a)(7), 115.127(b)(2), 115.127(b)(3), 115.127(b)(4), 115.127(c), 
115.127(c)(2)(B), 115.127(c)(3), 115.127(c)(4), 115.129(1)-115.129(5), 
115.212(a)(11), 115.219 introductory paragraph, 115.219(5), 
115.219(5)(A)-115.219(5)(C), 115.412(a), 115.413(a), 115.413(b), 
115.416(a), 115.417(a)(3), 115.417(a)(4), 115.417(b)(5), 115.419 
introductory paragraph, 115.421(a), 115.421(a)(1)-115.421(a)(8), 
115.421(a)(8)(B), 115.421(a)(8)(B)(i)-115.421(a)(8)(B)(ix), 
115.421(a)(8)(C), 115.421(a)(9)(A)(i)-115.421(a)(9)(A)(v), 
115.421(a)(12)(A), 115.421(a)(12)(A)(i), 115.421(a)(12)(A)(ii), 
115.421(b), 115.421(b)(1)-115.421(b)(8), 115.421(b)(8)(A), 
115.421(b)(8)(A)(i)-115.421(b)(8)(A)(iv), 115.422(1), 115.422(2), 
115.423(a)(1), 115.423(a)(2), 115.423(b), 115.423(b)(1), 115.423(b)(2), 
115.423(b)(4), 115.425(a)(1)(C), 115.425(b)(1)(C), 115.426(a)(1)(B), 
115.427(a)(1)(A)-115.427(a)(1)(D), 115.427(a)(3), 115.427(a)(5), 
115.427(b)(2), 115.427(b)(2)(B)-115.427(b)(2)(D), 115.427(b)(3), 
115.429(a), 115.429(b), 115.433(a), 115.433(b), 115.435(a)(5), 
115.435(b)(5), 115.436(a), 115.436(b), 115.437(a)(1), 115.437(a)(2), 
115.439(b), 115.439(c), 115.442(1)(F)(i), 115.422(1)(F)(ii), 115.443 
introductory paragraph, 115.445(5), 115.446(7), 115.512(1), 115.512(2), 
115.513 introductory paragraph, 115.517(1), 115.541(a)(2)(C), 
115.541(2)(E), 115.541(b), 115.541(b)(5), 115.542(a)(1), 115.542(a)(2), 
115.542(a)(5), 115.542(b), 115.542(b)(1), 115.542(b)(2), 115.542(b)(4), 
115.543 introductory paragraph, 115.546(1)(A), 115.547 introductory 
paragraph, 115.547(2), 115.547(4), 115.547(5), 115.549(a)-115.549(c), 
115.600 introductory paragraph and definitions of Consumer product, 
Pesticide, Sections 115.614(a), 115.614(c), 115.614(c)(1), 
115.614(c)(1)(A)-115.614(c)(1)(F), 115.614(c)(2),

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115.614(c)(2)(A)-115.614(c)(2)(F), 115.614(d), 115.614(e), 115.614(f), 
115.617(h).
    (L) Certification dated February 14, 1996, that copies of revisions 
to General Rules and Regulation V adopted by The Commission on February 
14, 1996, and submitted to EPA on March 13, 1996, are true and correct 
copies of documents on file in the permanent records of the Commission.
    (M) Revisions to Regulation V, as adopted by the Commission on July 
24, 1996, effective August 16, 1996, Sections 115.214(a)(4), 
115.214(a)(4)(E), 115.214(a)(5), 115.216(a), 115.216(a)(7), 
115.216(a)(7)(A)-115.216(a)(7)(G), 115.616(a), 115.616(a)(1)-
115.616(a)(3).
    (N) Certifications dated July 24, 1996, that the copy of revisions 
to Regulation V adopted by the Commission on July 24, 1996, and 
submitted to EPA on August 9, 1996, is a true and correct copy of the 
document on file in the permanent records of the Commission.
    (O) Revisions to the General Rules as adopted by the Commission on 
April 30, 1997, effective May 22, 1997, Section 101.1, introductory 
paragraph and definitions of Component, Leak, Synthetic Organic 
Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) batch distillation operation, 
Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) batch 
process, Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) 
distillation operation, Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing 
Industry (SOCMI) distillation unit, Synthetic Organic Chemical 
Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) reactor process, Tank-truck tank, 
Vehicle refinishing (body shops), Volatile organic compound 
(introduction paragraph).
    (P) Revisions to Regulation V, as adopted by the Commission on 
April 30, 1997, effective May 22, 1997, Section 115.10, introductory 
paragraph and definitions of Fugitive emission, Leak, Synthetic Organic 
Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) batch distillation operation, 
Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) batch 
process, Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) 
distillation operation, Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing 
Industry (SOCMI) distillation unit, Synthetic Organic Chemical 
Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) reactor process, Tank-truck tank, 
Vehicle refinishing (body shops), Volatile organic compound 
(introduction paragraph), and Sections 115.112(a)(2), 115.112(a)(2)(F), 
115.112(b)(2), 115.112(b)(2)(F), 115.114(a), 115.114(a)(1), 
115.114(a)(2), 115.114(a)(4), 115.114(b), 115.114(b)(1), 115.114(b)(2), 
115.114(a)(4), 115.114(c), 115.114(c)(1), 115.114(c)(2), 115.115(a)(6), 
115.115(b)(6), 115.116(a)(5), 115.116(b)(5), 115.119(a), 115.119(b), 
115.121(a)(1), 115.121(a)(2), 115.121(a)(2)(A)-115.121(a)(2)(E), 
115.121(a)(3), 115.121(b), 115.121(c), 115.121(c)(1), 115.121(c)(2), 
115.121(c)(3), 115.121(c)(4), 115.122(a)(1), 115.122(a)(1)(A), 
115.122(a)(1)(B), 115.122(a)(1)(C), 115.122(a)(2), 115.122(a)(2)(A), 
115.122(a)(2)(B), 115.122(a)(3), 115.122(a)(4), 115.122(a)(4)(A), 
155.122(a)(4)(B), 115.122(b), 115.122(b)(1), 115.122(b)(2), 
115.122(b)(3), 115.122(c), 115.122(c)(1), 115.122(c)(1)(A)-
115.122(c)(1)(C), 115.122(c)(2), 115.122(c)(2)(A), 115.122(c)(2)(B), 
115.122(c)(3), 115.122(c)(3)(A), 115.122(c)(3)(B), 115.122(c)(4), 
115.122(c)(4)(A), 115.122(c)(4)(B), 115.123(a)(1), 115.123(b), 
115.123(c), 115.126(a), 115.126(a)(3), 115.126(a)(4)(A), 
115.126(a)(4)(B), 115.126(a)(4)(C), 115.126(a)(5)(A)-115.126(a)(5)(C), 
115.126(b), 115.126(b)(3), 115.127(a)(2), 115.127(a)(2)(C), 
115.127(a)(2)(D), 115.127(a)(2)(E), 115.127(a)(3), 115.127(a)(4), 
115.127(a)(4)(A)-115.127(a)(4)(E), 115.127(a)(5), 115.127(c), 
115.127(c)(1), 115.127(c)(1)(A)-115.127(c)(1)(C), 115.127(c)(2), 
115.129(1)-115.129(5), 115.132(a)(1), 115.132(a)(4)(A), 
115.132(a)(4)(B), 115.132(b)(1), 115.132(c), 115.132(c)(1), 
115.136(a)(4), 115.136(b)(4), 115.137(a)(3), 115.137(b)(5), 115.137(c), 
115.137(c)(4), 115.146(5), 115.147(5)(A), 115.147(5)(B), 115.147(5)(C), 
115.149(b), 115.153 introductory paragraph, 115.156(3)(E)(i), 
115.159(a), 115.159(b), 115.159(c), 115.211(a)(1), 115.211(a)(3), 
115.212(a)(1), 115.212(a)(2), 115.212(a)(3), 115.212(a)(3)(A), 
115.212(a)(3)(A)(i), 115.212(a)(3)(A)(ii), 115.212(a)(3)(B), 
115.212(a)(3)(C), 115.212(a)(3)(C)(i), 115.212(a)(3)(C)(ii), 
115.212(a)(3)(D), 115.212(a)(4), 115.212(a)(5), 115.212(a)(6), 
115.212(a)(6)(A), 115.212(a)(6)(B), 115.212(a)(6)(C), 115.212(a)(7), 
115.212(a)(7)(A)-115.212(a)(7)(D), 115.212(a)(8), 115.212(a)(8)(A), 
115.212(a)(8)(B), 115.212(a)(8)(B)(i), 115.212(a)(8)(B)(ii), 
115.212(a)(8)(B)(iii), 115.212(a)(8)(C), 115.212(a)(8)(C)(i), 
115.212(a)(8)(C)(ii), 115.212(a)(9), 115.212(a)(10), 115.212(a)(10)(A), 
115.212(a)(10)(B), 115.214(a)(4), 115.214(a)(4)(E), 115.214(a)(5), 
115.215(a)(8), 115.216(a), 115.216(a)(1), 115.216(a)(6), 115.216(b), 
115.216(b)(1), 115.217(a)(1), 115.217(a)(2), 115.217(a)(3), 
115.217(a)(4), 115.217(a)(4)(A), 115.217(a)(4)(B), 115.217(a)(5), 
115.217(a)(6), 115.217(a)(6)(A)-115.217(a)(6)(D), 115.217(a)(7), 
115.217(a)(7)(A)-115.217(a)(7)(E), 115.217(a)(8), 115.217(a)(8)(A)-
115.217(a)(8)(C), 115.217(a)(9), 115.217(b)(2), 115.217(b)(4)(A)-
115.217(b)(4)(D), 115.217(b)(5), 115.217(c)(2), 115.217(c)(4), 
115.217(c)(4)(A)-115.217(c)(4)(D), 115.217(c)(5), 115.219(1), 
115.219(4), 115.221 introductory paragraph, 115.222(7), 115.223 
introductory paragraph, 115.226 introductory paragraph, 115.226(1), 
115.253 introductory paragraph, 115.256 introductory paragraph, 
115.311(a)(1), 115.311(a)(2), 115.311(b)(1)-115.311(b)(2), 
115.312(a)(2), 115.312(a)(2)(A)-115.312(a)(2)(C), 115.312(b)(2) 
115.312(b)(2)(A)-115.312(b)(2)(C), 115.313(a), 115.313(b), 115.319 
introductory paragraph, 115.322 introductory paragraph, 115.322(1)-
15.322(5), 115.323 introductory paragraph, 115.323(1), 115.323(2), new 
115.324, 115.325 introductory paragraph, 115.325(1)-115.325(3), 115.326 
introductory paragraph, 115.326(1), 115.326(2), 115.326(2)(A)-
115.326(2)(I), 115.326(3), 115.324(4), 115.327 introductory paragraph, 
115.327(1), 115.327(1)(A)-115.327(1)(C), 115.327(2)-115.327(6), 115.329 
introductory paragraph, 115.352(1), 115.352(2), 115.352(9), 115.353 
introductory paragraph, 115.354(1)(C), 115.354(4)-115.354(7), 
115.354(7)(A), 115.354(7)(B), 115.354(8), 115.356(1)(I), 115.356(3), 
115.357(2), 115.357(8), 115.421(a), 115.421(a)(13)(A), 115.422(3)(A), 
115.422(3)(B), 155.424(a)(1), 115.424(a)(2), 115.424(b)(1), 
115.426(a)(1)(D), 115.426(a)(2)(C), 115.426(b)(1)(D), 115.426(b)(2)(C), 
115.427(a)(5), 115.427(a)(6), 115.442(1)(B)-115.422(1)(D), 155.446(8), 
115.449(a), 115.449(b), 115.449(c), 115.532(a)(5), 115.532(a)(5)(A), 
115.532(a)(5)(B), 115.533(a), 115.533(b), 115.536(a)(5), 115.536(b)(5), 
115.537(a)(5), 115.539 introductory paragraph, 115.552(b)(1), 
115.522(b)(2), 115.533 introductory paragraph, 115.559(a)-115.559(d), 
and repeal of Sections 115.332, 115.333, 115.334, 115.335, 115.336, 
115.337, 115.339, 115.342, 115.343, 115.344, 115.345, 115.346, 115.347, 
115.349.
    (Q) Certification dated April 30, 1997, that copies of revisions to 
General Rules and Regulation V adopted by the Commission on April 30, 
1997, and submitted to EPA on May 21, 1997, are true and correct copies 
of documents on file in the permanent records of the Commission.

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    (R) Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission order adopting 
amendments to the SIP; Docket Number 95-1198-RUL, issued December 19, 
1995.
(ii) Additional Material
    (A) TNRCC certification letter dated December 13, 1995, and signed 
by the Chief Clerk, TNRCC that the attached are true and correct copies 
of the SIP revision adopted by the Commission on December 13, 1995.
    (B) The following portions of the SIP narrative entitled Post-1996 
Rate of Progress Plan for the Beaumont/Port Arthur and Houston/
Galveston Ozone Nonattainment Areas Dated December 13, 1995: The 
section pertaining to Storage Tanks (pp. 17-37), the section pertaining 
to SOCMI Reactor and Distillation (p. 40), the Section pertaining to 
Plastic Parts Coating (pp. 54-55).

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