[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 23 (Thursday, February 3, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 5297-5298]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2170]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA 234-0187b; FRL-6529-7]


Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; 
California State Implementation Plan Revision, Kern County, San Diego 
County, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control Districts and 
South Coast Air Quality Management District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing revisions to the California State 
Implementation Plan (SIP). This action revises the definitions in the 
California State Implementation Plan regarding, Kern County Air 
Pollution Control District (KCAPCD), San Diego County Air Pollution 
Control District (SDCAPCD), San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution 
Control District (SJVUAPCD) and South Coast Air Quality Management 
District (SCAQMD).
    The intended effect of this action is to incorporate these changes 
to various definitions and to update the Exempt Compound list in 
KCAPCD, SDCAPCD, SJVUAPCD, and SCAQMD rules 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) for 
ozone 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comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public 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 March 6, 2000.

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, CA 95812
Kern County Air Pollution Control District Southeast Desert, 2700 
``M'' Street, Suite 302, Bakersfield, CA 93301-2370
San Diego County Air Pollution Control District, 9150 Chesapeake 
Dr., San Diego, CA 92123-1096
San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District, 1990 E. 
Gettysburg, Fresno, CA 93726
South Coast Air Quality Management District, 21865 E. Copley Dr., 
Diamond Bar, CA 91765-4182

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia G. Allen, [A-4], Air Division, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

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Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901, Telephone: 
(415) 744-1189.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document concerns Kern County Air 
Pollution Control District Rule 102, Definitions, San Diego County Air 
Pollution Control District Rule 2, Definitions and Rule 3, Standard 
Conditions, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District 
Rule 1020, Definitions, and South Coast Air Quality Management District 
Rule 102, Definition of Terms, submitted on September 7, 1999, 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: January 10, 2000.
Felicia Marcus,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 00-2170 Filed 2-2-00; 8:45 am]
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