[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 106 (Thursday, June 3, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 29821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13658]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA 009-0130b; FRL-6331-7]


Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; 
California State Implementation Plan Revisions: Kern County Air 
Pollution Control District, Modoc County Air Pollution Control 
District, Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District, Northern 
Sonoma County Air Pollution Control District, San Joaquin Valley 
Unified Air Pollution Control District, and Siskiyou 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) which concern various administrative, 
editorial, and other modifications which do not directly affect 
emissions. The intended effect of this action is to update and clarify 
the SIP.
    In the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, the EPA is 
approving these SIP submittals as a direct final rule without prior 
proposal because the Agency views these rules 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 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receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and 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 July 6, 1999

ADDRESSES: 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 rule revisions 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 rule revisions 
are also available for inspection at the following locations:

California Air Resources Board, Stationary Source Division, Rule 
Evaluation Section, 2020 ``L'' Street, Sacramento, California 95812.
Kern County Air Pollution Control District, 2700 ``M'' Street, Suite 
302, Bakersfield, CA 93301-2370.
Modoc County Air Pollution Control District, 202 West Fourth Street, 
Alturas, CA 96101-3915.
Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District, 15428 Civic Drive, Ste. 
200, Victorville, CA 92392-2383.
Northern Sonoma County Air Pollution Control District, 150 Matheson 
Street, Healdsburg, CA 95448-4908.
San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District, 1999 
Tuolumne Street, Suite 200, Fresno, California, 93721, and
Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District, 26 Castilian 
Drive, Suite B23, Goleta, CA 93117.
Siskiyou County Air Pollution Control District, 525 South Foothill 
Drive, Yreka, California, 96097-3036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Steckel, Rulemaking Office, 
AIR-4, Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 
75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California 94105-3901, Telephone: 
(415) 744-1185.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document concerns the following rule 
revisions:
    Kern County APCD--Rule 101, Title; Rule 112, Circumvention; Rule 
113, Separation and Combination; Rule 114, Severability; and Rule 115, 
Applicability of Emission Limits. These rules were adopted on May 2, 
1996 and submitted to EPA as a SIP revision on July 23, 1996.
    Modoc County APCD--Rule 4.1-2, Uncombined Water; Rule 4.6, 
Circumvention; Rule 4.6-1, Exception to Circumvention; and Rule 4.9, 
Separation of Emissions. These rules were adopted on January 3, 1989 
and submitted to EPA as a SIP revision on December 31, 1990.
    Mojave Desert AQMD--Rule 103, Description of the District 
Boundaries was adopted on June 28, 1995 and submitted to EPA as a SIP 
revision on August 10, 1995.
    Northern Sonoma County APCD--Unnumbered rule, known as Appendix A; 
Unnumbered rule, known as Appendix B; Unnumbered rule, formerly 
Appendix C, now known as Appendix A; and Unnumbered rule, formerly 
Appendix D, now known as Appendix B. These appendices were adopted on 
February 22, 1984 and submitted to EPA as a SIP revision on October 16, 
1985.
    San Joaquin Valley Unified APCD--Rule 1010, Title and Rule 1130, 
Severability were adopted on June 18, 1992 and submitted to EPA as a 
SIP revision on September 28, 1994.
    Santa Barbara County APCD--Rule 105, Applicability adopted on July 
30, 1991 and submitted to EPA as a SIP revision on October 25, 1991.
    Siskiyou County APCD--Rule 4.10, Reduction of Animal Matter, 
adopted on January 24, 1989 and submitted to EPA as a revision to the 
SIP on March 26, 1990.
    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: March 22, 1999.
Alexis Strauss,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 99-13658 Filed 6-2-99; 8:45 am]
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