[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 33 (Thursday, February 17, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 8082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3475]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA-226-0172b; FRL-6534-3]


Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; 
California State Implementation Plan Revision; South Coast Air Quality 
Management 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 the control of particulate 
matter (PM) emissions. The revisions amend Rules 403 and 1186 adopted 
by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). The 
intended effect of these SIP revisions is to regulate PM emissions 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, EPA is approving the State's SIP revision 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will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in 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. 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 20, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments must be submitted to Dave Jesson at the 
Region IX office listed below. Copies of the rules and EPA's evaluation 
of the rules are available for public inspection at EPA's Region IX 
office during normal business hours. Copies of the rules are also 
available at the following locations:

California Air Resources Board, Stationary Source Division, Rule 
Evaluation Section, 2020 ``L'' Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.
South Coast Air Quality Management District, 21865 E. Copley Drive, 
Diamond Bar, CA 91765.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dave Jesson, Planning Office (AIR-2), 
Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 75 
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901, 415-744-1288, or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document concerns revisions to SCAQMD 
Rule 403, Fugitive Dust, and Rule 1186, PM10 Emissions from Paved and 
Unpaved Roads and Livestock Operations. The SCAQMD adopted the 
revisions on December 11, 1998, and the California Air Resources Board 
submitted the rules to EPA on May 13, 1999. For further information, 
please see the direct final action located in the Rules section of this 
Federal Register.

    Dated: January 28, 2000.
Nora L. McGee,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 00-3475 Filed 2-16-00; 8:45 am]
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