[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 20, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 38862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18361]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA 105-153; FRL-6378-8]


Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; 
California State Implementation Plan Revision; Kern County Air 
Pollution Control District; Mojave Desert Air Quality Management 
District; Ventura 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) which concern the control of oxides of 
nitrogen (NOX) emissions from cement kilns and electric 
power generating facilities.
    The intended effect of this action is to regulate emissions of NOx 
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 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will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in 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 August 19, 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 rules 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 rules 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.
Kern County Air Pollution Control District, 2700 M Street, Suite 302, 
Bakersfield, CA 93301.
Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District, 15428 Civic Drive, Suite 
200, Victorville, CA 92392-2383.
Ventura County Air Pollution Control District, Rule Development 
Section, 669 County Square Drive, Ventura, CA 93003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Max Fantillo, Rulemaking Office (AIR-
4), Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 75 
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901, Telephone: (415) 744-
1183.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document concerns Kern County Air 
Pollution Control District's Rule 425.3, Portland Cement Kilns (Oxides 
of Nitrogen); Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District's Rule 
1158, Electric Power Generating Facilities; and Ventura County Air 
Pollution Control District's Rule 59, Electric Power Generating 
Equipment--Oxides of Nitrogen Emissions. These rules were submitted by 
the California Air Resources Board to EPA on October 19, 1994 (Rule 
425.3) and March 10, 1998 (Rule 1158 and Rule 59). For further 
information, please see the information provided in the direct final 
action that is located in the rules section of this Federal Register.

    Dated: June 29, 1999.
Laura K. Yoshii,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 99-18361 Filed 7-19-99; 8:45 am]
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