[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 185 (Friday, September 24, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 51722-51723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24450]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA201-169b; FRL-6436-3]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California 
State Implementation Plan Revision; Santa Barbara County Air Pollution 
Control District; Kern County Air Pollution Control District; and 
Ventura County Air Pollution Control District

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

SUMMARY: EPA is approving revisions to the California State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) which concern the control of oxides of 
nitrogen (NOX) emissions from boilers, steam generators and 
process heaters and natural gas-fired residential water heaters.
    The intended effect of this action is to regulate emissions of 
nitrogen oxides 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 
these as noncontroversial revisions 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final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be 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 these proposed rules. 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 25, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to: Andy 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:

Rulemaking Office, AIR-4, Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901.
Environmental Protection Agency, Air Docket (6102), 401 ``M'' Street, 
SW, Washington, DC 20460
California Air Resources Board, Stationary Source Division, Rule 
Evaluation Section, 2020 ``L'' Street, Sacramento, CA 95812

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Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District, 26 Castilian 
Drive, Suite B-23, Goleta, CA 93117-3027
Kern County Air Pollution Control District, 2700 ``M'' Street, Suite 
302, Bakersfield, CA 93301-2370
Ventura County Air Pollution Control District, 669 County Square Drive, 
2nd Floor, Ventura, CA 93003-5417

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sam Agpawa, Rulemaking Office [Air-4], 
Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, 75 
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901, Telephone: (415) 744-
1228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document concerns (1) Santa Barbara Air 
Pollution Control District Rule 342, Control of Oxides of Nitrogen 
(NOX) From Boilers, Steam Generators and Process Heaters; 
(2) Kern County Air Pollution Control District Rule 425.2 Boilers, 
Steam Generators and Process Heaters (Oxides of Nitrogen) and (3) 
Ventura County Air Pollution District Rule 74.11, Natural Gas-Fired 
Residential Water Heaters. The rules were submitted to EPA on March 10, 
1998; September 8, 1997 and October 16, 1985 respectively 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.

    Dated: September 1, 1999.
Felicia Marcus,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 99-24450 Filed 9-23-99; 8:45 am]
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