[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 30, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 35106-35107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16375]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA 210-0103b; FRL-6365-2]


Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; 
California State Implementation Plan Revision, Modoc County Air 
Pollution Control District, Siskiyou County Air Pollution Control 
District, Tehama County Air Pollution Control District, and Tuolumne 
County Air Pollution Control District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is approving revisions to the California State 
Implementation Plan (SIP). This action is an administrative change 
which revises the definitions in Modoc County Air Pollution Control 
District (MCAPCD), Siskiyou County Air Pollution Control District 
(SCAPCD), Tehama County Air Pollution Control District (TCAPCD), and 
Tuolumne County Air Pollution Control District (TUCAPCD).
    The intended effect of approving this action is to incorporate 
changes to the definitions for clarity and consistency and to update 
the Exempt Compound list in TCAPCD definition's rule to be consistent 
with the revised federal and state VOC definitions. EPA is proposing 
approval of these revisions to be incorporated into the California SIP 
for the attainment of the national ambient air quality standards 
(NAAQS) under title I of the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act). In the 
Final Rules section of this Federal Register, the EPA is approving the 
state's SIP submittal 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 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comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public 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 30, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Comments should 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 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, CA 95812.
Modoc County Air Pollution Control District, 202 West 4th Street, 
Alturas, CA 96101-3915
Siskiyou County Air Pollution Control District, 1855 Placer Street, 
Ste. 101, Redding, CA 96001-1759
Tehama County Air Pollution Control District, P.O. Box 38 (1750 Walnut 
St.), Red Bluff, CA 96080-0038
Tuolumne County Air Pollution Control District, 22365 Airport, 
Columbia, CA 95310

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia G. Allen, Rulemaking Office 
(Air-4), Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, 
75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901, Telephone: (415) 
744-1189.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document concerns MCAPCD Rule 1.2, 
Definitions and 7.1, Definitions (Agricultural Burning); SCAPCD Rule 
7.1, Agricultural Burning Definitions; TCAPCD Rule 1:2, Definitions; 
and TUCAPCD Rules 101, Title; 102, Definitions; and Regulation III, 
Open Burning, Rule 300, General Definitions. These rules were submitted 
to EPA on March 26, 1990 (Tuolumne), December 31, 1990 (Modoc and 
Siskiyou), and May 13, 1991 (Tehama) by the California Air Resources 
Board. For further information, please see the information provided in 
the direct final action that is located in the rules section of this 
Federal Register.


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    Dated: June 8, 1999.
Nora L. McGee,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 99-16375 Filed 6-29-99; 8:45 am]
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