[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 14 (Thursday, January 22, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 3045-3055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-1234]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA 104-REC; FRL-7601-6]


Corrections to the California State Implementation Plan

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to delete various local rules and state 
statutes from the California State Implementation Plan (SIP) that were 
incorporated into the SIP in error. These primarily include rules and 
statutes concerning procedures before the local hearing board, local 
fees, enforcement authorities, administrative permit requirements, and 
appeals. EPA has determined that the continued presence of these rules 
and statutes in the SIP is potentially confusing and thus problematic 
for affected sources, the State, local agencies, and EPA. The intended 
effect of this proposal is to delete these rules and statutes to make 
the SIP consistent with the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990 (CAA or 
the Act).

DATES: Any comments must arrive by February 23, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Andrew Steckel, Rulemaking Office Chief 
(AIR-4), Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 
75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901 or e-mail to 
[email protected], or submit comments at http://www.regulations.gov.
    You may inspect copies of the rules to be deleted and public 
comments at our Region IX office during normal business hours by 
appointment. You may also see copies of the rules by appointment at the 
locations listed in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION under ``Public 
Inspection.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie A. Rose, Region IX, (415) 947-
4126. E-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Inspection

California Air Resources Board, Stationary Source Division, Rule 
Evaluation Section, 1001 ``I'' Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.
Amador County Air Pollution Control District, 500 Argonaut Lane, 
Jackson, CA 95642.
Antelope Valley Air Pollution Control District, 43301 Division Street, 
Suite 206, Lancaster, CA 93539-4409.
Bay Area Air Quality Management District, 939 Ellis Street, San 
Francisco, CA 94109.
Butte County Air Quality Management District, 2525 Dominic Drive, Suite 
J, Chico, CA 95928-7184.
Calaveras County Air Pollution Control District, 891 Mountain Ranch 
Road, San Andreas, CA 95249-9709.
Colusa County Air Pollution Control District, 100 Sunrise Blvd. Suite 
F, Colusa, CA 95932-3246.
El Dorado County Air Pollution Control District, 2850 Fairlane Court, 
Building C, Placerville, CA 95667-4100.
Feather River Air Quality Management District, 938--14th Street, 
Marysville, CA 95901-4149.
Glenn County Air Pollution Control District, 720 North Colusa Street, 
Willows, CA 95988-0351.
Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District, 157 Short Street, 
Suite 6, Bishop, CA 93514.
Imperial County Air Pollution Control District, 150 South Ninth Street, 
El Centro, CA 92243-2801.
Kern County (Southeast Desert) Air Pollution Control District, 2700 M. 
Street, Suite 302, Bakersfield, CA 93301-2370.
Lake County Air Quality Management District, 885 Lakeport Boulevard, 
Lakeport, CA 95453-5405.
Lassen County Air Pollution Control District, 175 Russell Avenue, 
Susanville, CA 96130-4215.
Mariposa County Air Pollution Control District, 5110 Bullion Street, 
Mariposa, CA 95338.
Mendocino County Air Quality Management District, 306 E. Gobbi Street, 
Ukiah, CA 95482.
Modoc County Air Pollution Control District, 202 W. Fourth Street, 
Alturas, CA 96101.
Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District, 14306 Park Avenue, 
Victorville, CA 92392-2310.
Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District, 24580 Silver Cloud 
Ct., Monterey, CA 93940-6536.
North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District, 2300 Myrtle 
Avenue, Eureka, CA 95501-3327.
Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District, 200 Litton

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Drive, Suite 320, Grass Valley, CA 95945-2509.
Northern Sonoma County Air Pollution Control District, 150 Matheson 
Street, Healdsburg, CA 95448-4908.
Placer County Air Pollution Control District, 11464 B Avenue, Auburn, 
CA 95603.
San Diego County Air Pollution Control District, 9150 Chesapeake Drive, 
San Diego, CA 92123-1096.
San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District, 1990 East 
Gettysburg, Fresno, CA 93726.
San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District, 3433 Roberto 
Court, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-7126.
Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District, 26 Castilian 
Drive, B-23, Goleta, CA 93117.
Shasta County Air Quality Management District, 1855 Placer Street, 
Suite 101, Redding, CA 96001-1759.
Siskiyou County Air Pollution Control District, 525 South Foothill 
Drive, Yreka, CA 96097-3036.
South Coast Air Quality Management District, 21865 E. Copley Drive, 
Diamond Bar, CA 91765.
Tehama County Air Pollution Control District, 1750 Walnut Street, Red 
Bluff, CA 96080.
Tuolumne County Air Pollution Control District, 22365 Airport, 
Columbia, CA 95310.
Ventura County Air Pollution Control District, 669 County Square Drive, 
Ventura, CA 93003.
Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District, 1947 Galileo Court, Suite 
103, Davis, CA 95616.

    Throughout this document wherever ``we,'' ``us,'' or ``our'' are 
used, we mean EPA.

Table of Contents

I. Why is EPA proposing to correct the SIP?
II. What rules are proposed for deletion?
III. Proposed action, public comment and final action
IV. Administrative Requirements

I. Why Is EPA Proposing To Correct the SIP?

    The Clean Air Act was first enacted in 1970. In the 1970s and early 
1980s, thousands of state and local agency regulations were submitted 
to EPA for incorporation into the SIP in order to fulfill the new 
federal requirements. In many cases, states submitted entire regulatory 
air pollution programs, including many elements not required by the 
Act. Due to time and resource constraints, EPA's review of these 
submittals focused primarily on the new substantive requirements and we 
approved many other elements into the SIP with minimal review.
    We now recognize that many of these elements were not appropriate 
for approval into the SIP. In general, these elements are appropriate 
for state and local agencies to adopt and implement, but it is not 
necessary or appropriate to make them federally enforceable by 
incorporating them into the applicable SIP. These include:
    A. Rules that govern local hearing board procedures and other 
administrative requirements such as frequency of meetings, salaries 
paid to board members, and procedures for petitioning for a local 
hearing.
    B. Administrative permit rules such as those that describe 
procedures for action, denial, appeal, and reinstatement of permits to 
operate. Substantive local requirements to fulfill CAA new source 
review and operating permit provisions are federally approved or 
delegated elsewhere.
    C. Variance provisions that provide for modification of the 
requirements of the applicable SIP. The variance procedures included in 
today's action are based in State law. See California Health & Safety 
Code sections 42350-42364. State- or district-issued variances provide 
an applicant with a mechanism to obtain relief from state enforcement 
of a state or local rule under certain conditions. Pursuant to federal 
law, specifically section 110(i) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 
7410(i), neither EPA nor a state may revise a State Implementation Plan 
(SIP) by issuing an ``order, suspension, plan revision or other action 
modifying any requirement of an applicable implementation plan'' 
without a plan promulgation or revision. EPA and California have long 
recognized that a state-issued variance, though binding as a matter of 
state law, does not prevent EPA from enforcing the underlying SIP 
provisions unless and until EPA approves that variance as a SIP 
revision. The variance provisions included in today's action are 
deficient for various reasons, including their failure to address the 
fact that a state- or district-issued variance has no effect on federal 
enforceability unless the variance is submitted to and approved by EPA 
as a SIP revision. Therefore, their inclusion in the SIP is 
inconsistent with the Act and may be confusing to regulated industry 
and the general public. Moreover, because state-issued variances 
require independent EPA approval in order to modify the substantive 
requirements of a SIP, removal of these variance provisions from the 
SIP will have no effect on regulated entities. See Industrial 
Environmental Association v. Browner, No. 97-71117 (9th Cir., May 26, 
2000).
    D. Various provisions describing local agency investigative or 
enforcement authority including the authority to inspect or arrest, 
issue violation notices, and issue orders for abatement. States may 
need to adopt such rules to demonstrate adequate enforcement authority 
under section 110(a)(2) of the Act, but they should not be approved 
into the applicable SIP to avoid potential conflict with EPA's 
independent authorities provided in CAA section 113, section 114 and 
elsewhere.
    E. Local fee provisions that are not economic incentive programs 
and are not designed to replace or relax a SIP emission limit. While it 
is appropriate for local agencies to implement fee provisions, for 
example, to recover costs for issuing permits, it is generally not 
appropriate to make local fee collection federally enforceable.

II. What Rules are Proposed for Deletion?

    EPA has determined that the California rules listed in the tables 
below are inappropriate for inclusion in the SIP, but were previously 
approved into the SIP in error. Dates that these rules were submitted 
by the State and approved by EPA are provided. We are proposing 
deletion of these rules and any earlier versions of these rules from 
the individual air pollution control district portions of the 
California SIP under CAA section 110(k)(6) as inconsistent with the 
requirements of CAA section 110 and title I, part D.

                                            California State Statutes
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              Statutory Provision                             Title               Submittal date   Approval date
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California Health & Safety Code, sections        Variances......................        02/21/72        05/31/72
 24292, and 24296 to 24303 (1972).
California Health & Safety Code, sections 24310  Procedure......................        02/21/72        05/31/72
 to 24323 (1972).

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California Health & Safety Code, sections        Rules and Regulations..........        02/21/72        05/31/72
 24362.6 to 24363 and 24365.1 to 24365.12
 (1972).
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                                        Local Air Pollution Control Rules
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            Rule                                    Title                         Submittal date   Approval date
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                                  Amador County Air Pollution Control District
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504........................  Action on Applications.............................        10/16/85        04/17/87
506........................  Denial of Application..............................        10/16/85        04/17/87
509........................  Authority to Inspect...............................        10/16/85        04/17/87
519........................  Appeals............................................        10/16/85        04/17/87
520........................  Reinstatement......................................        10/16/85        04/17/87
717........................  Lack of Permit.....................................        04/21/76        01/24/78
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                                 Antelope Valley Air Pollution Control District
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211........................  Action on Permits..................................        04/21/76        11/09/78
214........................  Denial of Permits..................................        04/21/76        11/09/78
215........................  Permits Deemed Denied..............................        04/21/76        11/09/78
216........................  Appeals............................................        04/21/76        11/09/78
301........................  Permit Fees........................................        07/19/83        10/19/84
301.1......................  Permit Fee Rates...................................        07/19/83        10/19/84
301.2......................  Fee Schedules......................................        07/19/83        10/19/84
302........................  Fees for Publication...............................        02/03/83        11/18/83
303........................  Hearing Board Fees.................................        02/03/83        11/18/83
304........................  Analysis Fees......................................        02/03/83        10/19/84
1231.......................  Judicial Review....................................        01/02/79        05/09/80
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                                    Bay Area Air Quality Management District
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1-402.1/402.1..............  Status of Violation Notices During Variance                02/16/99        06/28/99
                              Proceedings.
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                                   Butte County Air Pollution Control District
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422........................  Required Information...............................        03/26/96        05/02/01
423........................  Action on Applications.............................        02/10/86        02/03/87
425........................  Appeals............................................        02/10/86        02/03/87
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                                 Calaveras County Air Pollution Control District
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204........................  Applications.......................................        06/30/72        09/22/72
206........................  Action on Applications.............................        06/30/72        09/22/72
210........................  Denial of Applications.............................        06/30/72        09/22/72
211........................  Further Information................................        06/30/72        09/22/72
212........................  Application Deemed Denied..........................        06/30/72        09/22/72
213........................  Appeals............................................        06/30/72        09/22/72
717........................  Lack of Permit.....................................        07/22/75        08/22/77
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                                  Colusa County Air Pollution Control District
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1.6........................  Air Resources Board Power to Supersede.............        06/30/72        09/22/72
2.9........................  Denial of Applications.............................        06/30/72        09/22/72
2.10.......................  Further Information................................        06/30/72        09/22/72
2.11.......................  Action on Applications.............................        06/30/72        09/22/72
2.12.......................  Appeals............................................        06/30/72        09/22/72
4.2........................  Analyses Required..................................        06/30/72        09/22/72
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                                 El Dorado County Air Pollution Control District
                                                El Dorado County
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77.........................  Rejection of Applications..........................        02/21/72        05/31/72
78.........................  Further Information................................        02/21/72        05/31/72
79.........................  Actions on Applications............................        02/21/72        05/31/72
80.........................  Appeals............................................        02/21/72        05/31/72
700........................  Applicable Articles of the Health and Safety Code..        11/04/77        11/06/78
701........................  General............................................        04/10/75        06/14/78
702........................  Filing Petitions...................................        04/10/75        06/14/78
703........................  Contents of Petitions..............................        11/04/77        11/06/78
704........................  Petitions for Variances............................        04/10/75        06/14/78
705........................  Appeal from Denial.................................        04/10/75        06/14/78

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706........................  Failure to Comply With Rules.......................        04/10/75        06/14/78
707........................  Answers............................................        04/10/75        06/14/78
708........................  Dismissal of Petition..............................        04/10/75        06/14/78
709........................  Place of Hearing...................................        04/10/75        06/14/78
710........................  Notice of Public Hearing...........................        11/04/77        11/06/78
711........................  Evidence...........................................        04/10/75        06/14/78
712........................  Preliminary Matters................................        04/10/75        06/14/78
713........................  Official Notice....................................        04/10/75        06/14/78
714........................  Continuances.......................................        04/10/75        06/14/78
715........................  Decision...........................................        04/10/75        06/14/78
716........................  Effective Date of Decision.........................        04/10/75        06/14/78
717........................  Lack of Permit.....................................        04/10/75        06/14/78
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                                              Lake Tahoe Air Basin
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512........................  Applications.......................................        02/11/80        05/18/81
514........................  Action on Applications.............................        02/11/80        05/18/81
519........................  Further Information................................        02/11/80        05/18/81
520........................  Application Deemed Denied..........................        02/11/80        05/18/81
521........................  Denial of Applications.............................        02/11/80        05/18/81
522........................  Revocation of a Permit.............................        02/11/80        05/18/81
523........................  Appeals............................................        02/11/80        05/18/81
524........................  Reinstatement......................................        02/11/80        05/18/81
702........................  Filing Petitions...................................        05/23/79        05/18/81
703........................  Contents of Petitions..............................        05/23/79        05/18/81
704........................  Petitions for Variances............................        05/23/79        05/18/81
707........................  Answers............................................        05/23/79        05/18/81
708........................  Dismissal of Petition..............................        05/23/79        05/18/81
709........................  Place of Hearing...................................        05/23/79        05/18/81
710........................  Notice of Hearing..................................        05/23/79        05/18/81
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                                           Mountain Counties Air Basin
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520........................  Reinstatement......................................        04/17/80        05/27/82
700........................  Applicable Articles of the Health and Safety Code..        04/11/83        11/18/83
702........................  Filing Petitions...................................        04/11/83        11/18/83
703........................  Contents of Petitions..............................        04/11/83        11/18/83
710........................  Notice of Public Hearing...........................        10/23/81        05/27/82
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                                  Feather River Air Quality Management District
                                                  Sutter County
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4.7........................  Denial of Applications.............................        01/28/81        01/28/81
4.9........................  Action on Applications.............................        01/28/81        01/28/81
4.10.......................  Appeals............................................        01/28/81        01/28/81
5.18.......................  Lack of Permit.....................................        01/28/81        04/12/82
9.7........................  Permit Actions.....................................        01/28/81        04/12/82
9.8........................  Variance Actions...................................        01/28/81        04/12/82
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                                                   Yuba County
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4.7........................  Denial of Applications.............................        03/30/81        04/12/82
4.8........................  Further Information................................        03/30/81        04/12/82
4.9........................  Action on Applications.............................        03/30/81        04/12/82
4.10.......................  Appeals............................................        03/30/81        04/12/82
4.11.......................  Variance Action....................................        03/30/81        04/12/82
5.00.......................  General............................................        10/15/79        01/26/82
5.01.......................  Hearing Board......................................        10/15/79        01/26/82
5.02.......................  Procedures.........................................        10/15/79        01/26/82
5.03.......................  Hearings...........................................        10/15/79        01/26/82
5.04.......................  Contents of Petition for Hearing...................        03/30/81        01/26/82
5.05.......................  Request for Variances..............................        10/15/79        04/12/82
5.06.......................  Appeal from Denial.................................        10/15/79        01/26/82
5.07.......................  Failure to Comply with Rules.......................        10/15/79        01/26/82
5.08.......................  Answers............................................        10/15/79        01/26/82
5.09.......................  Dismissal of Request for a Hearing.................        10/15/79        01/26/82
5.10.......................  Place of Hearing...................................        10/15/79        01/26/82
5.11.......................  Notice of Hearing..................................        10/15/79        01/26/82
5.12.......................  Evidence...........................................        10/15/79        01/26/82
5.13.......................  Preliminary Matters................................        10/15/79        01/26/82
5.14.......................  Official Notice....................................        10/15/79        01/26/82
5.15.......................  Continuances.......................................        10/15/79        01/26/82

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5.16.......................  Decision...........................................        10/15/79        01/26/82
5.17.......................  Effective Date of Decision.........................        10/15/79        01/26/82
5.18.......................  Lack of Permit.....................................        10/15/79        01/26/82
5.19.......................  Record of Hearing..................................        10/15/79        01/26/82
6.0........................  Variances..........................................        03/30/81        01/26/82
6.1........................  Interim Variances..................................        10/15/79        01/26/82
6.2........................  Limitation of Granting Variance....................        10/15/79        01/26/82
6.3........................  Hearing Board May Impose Other Requirements........        10/15/79        01/26/82
6.4........................  Cash Bond..........................................        10/15/79        01/26/82
6.5........................  Modifying or Revoking Variances....................        10/15/79        01/26/82
6.6........................  Variance Time Period...............................        10/15/79        01/26/82
6.7........................  Variance Action....................................        10/15/79        01/26/82
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                                   Glenn County Air Pollution Control District
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53.........................  Denial of Permit...................................        06/30/72        09/22/72
54.........................  Action on Application..............................        06/30/72        09/22/72
55.........................  Appeals............................................        06/30/72        09/22/72
96.........................  Variances..........................................        11/03/80        01/26/82
97.........................  Exceptions.........................................        06/30/72        09/22/72
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                               Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District
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107........................  Constitutionality..................................        04/21/76        06/06/77
203........................  Applications.......................................        12/17/79        06/18/82
211........................  Denial of Applications.............................        04/21/76        12/08/76
214........................  Appeals............................................        04/21/76        12/08/76
616........................  Effective Date of Decision.........................        04/21/76        06/06/77
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                                 Imperial County Air Pollution Control District
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110........................  Appeals............................................        02/21/72        05/31/72
204........................  Applications.......................................        06/09/87        02/03/89
210........................  Denial of Applications.............................        06/09/87        02/03/89
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                          Kern County Air Pollution Control District--Southeast Desert
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110........................  Arrests and Notices to Appear......................        12/15/80        07/06/82
204........................  Applications.......................................        06/30/72        09/22/72
206........................  Action on Applications.............................        06/30/72        09/22/72
210........................  Denial of Applications.............................        06/30/72        09/22/72
211........................  Further Information................................        06/30/72        09/22/72
212........................  Applications Deemed Denied.........................        06/30/72        09/22/72
213........................  Appeals............................................        06/30/72        09/22/72
518........................  Lack of Permit.....................................        07/19/74        08/22/77
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                                   Lake County Air Quality Management District
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631........................  Duplicate Permit...................................        08/06/82        11/10/82
660........................  Renewal Fees.......................................        05/23/79        01/27/81
660.1......................  Permit Fee Penalty.................................        08/06/82        11/10/82
660.2......................  Cancellation or Denial.............................        08/06/82        11/10/82
660.3......................  Miscellaneous Charges..............................        08/06/82        11/10/82
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                                  Lassen County Air Pollution Control District
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2.02.......................  Time to Obtain Permit to Operate...................        06/30/72        09/22/72
2.04.......................  Applications.......................................        06/30/72        09/22/72
2.06.......................  Action on Applications.............................        06/30/72        09/22/72
2.10.......................  Denial of Applications.............................        06/30/72        09/22/72
2.11.......................  Further Information................................        06/30/72        09/22/72
2.12.......................  Applications Deemed Denied.........................        06/30/72        09/22/72
2.13.......................  Appeals............................................        06/30/72        09/22/72
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                                 Mariposa County Air Pollution Control District
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16.........................  Revocation of Permit...............................        06/30/72        09/22/72
514........................  Appeals............................................        06/06/77        08/16/78
617........................  Lack of Permit.....................................        01/10/75        08/22/77
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                                Mendocino County Air Quality Management District
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230........................  Action on Applications--Two Introductory Paragraphs        08/06/82        07/31/85

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230-C......................  Denial of Application..............................        08/06/82        07/31/85
250........................  Appeals............................................        04/17/80        06/18/82
630........................  Decisions..........................................        11/10/76        11/07/78
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                                   Modoc County Air Pollution Control District
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2.02.......................  Time to Obtain Permit to Operate...................        06/30/72        09/22/72
2.04.......................  Applications.......................................        06/30/72        09/22/72
2.06.......................  Action on Applications.............................        06/30/72        09/22/72
2.10.......................  Denial of Applications.............................        06/30/72        09/22/72
2.12.......................  Applications Deemed Denied.........................        06/30/72        09/22/72
2.13.......................  Appeals............................................        06/30/72        09/22/72
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                                  Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District
                                                Riverside County
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210........................  Applications.......................................        06/06/77        11/09/78
211........................  Action on Permits..................................        06/06/77        11/09/78
214........................  Denial of Permits..................................        06/06/77        11/09/78
215........................  Permits Deemed Denied..............................        06/06/77        11/09/78
216........................  Appeals............................................        06/06/77        11/09/78
302........................  Fees for Publication...............................        02/03/83        11/18/83
303........................  Hearing Board Fees.................................        02/03/83        11/18/83
304........................  Analysis Fees......................................        02/03/83        11/18/83
517........................  Lack of Permit.....................................        06/06/77        09/08/78
1201.......................  Discretion to Hold Hearing.........................        01/02/79        05/09/80
1202.......................  Notice.............................................        01/02/79        05/09/80
1203.......................  Petitions..........................................        01/02/79        05/09/80
1204.......................  Answers to Petitions...............................        01/02/79        05/09/80
1205.......................  Function of the Board..............................        01/02/79        05/09/80
1206.......................  Appearances........................................        07/25/79        09/28/81
1207.......................  Service and Filing.................................        07/19/83        02/01/84
1208.......................  Rejection of Documents.............................        07/25/79        09/28/81
1209.......................  Form and Size......................................        01/02/79        05/09/80
1210.......................  Copies.............................................        01/02/79        05/09/80
1211.......................  Subpoenas..........................................        01/02/79        05/09/80
1212.......................  Continuances.......................................        07/25/79        09/28/81
1213.......................  Request for Continuances or Time Extensions........        07/25/79        09/28/81
1214.......................  Transcript and Record..............................        01/02/79        05/09/80
1215.......................  Conduct of Hearing.................................        07/25/79        09/28/81
1216.......................  Presiding Officer..................................        07/25/79        09/28/81
1217.......................  Disqualification of Hearing Officer or Board               01/02/79        05/09/80
                              Officer.
1218.......................  Ex Parte Communications............................        07/25/79        09/28/81
1219.......................  Evidence...........................................        07/25/79        09/28/81
1220.......................  Prepared Testimony.................................        01/02/79        05/09/80
1221.......................  Official Notice....................................        01/02/79        05/09/80
1222.......................  Order of Proceedings...............................        07/25/79        09/28/81
1223.......................  Prehearing Conference..............................        01/02/79        05/09/80
1224.......................  Opening Statements.................................        01/02/79        05/09/80
1225.......................  Conduct of Cross-Examination.......................        07/25/79        09/28/81
1226.......................  Oral argument......................................        07/25/79        09/28/81
1227.......................  Briefs.............................................        07/25/79        09/28/81
1228.......................  Motions............................................        07/25/79        09/28/81
1229.......................  Decisions..........................................        07/25/79        09/28/81
1230.......................  Proposed Decisions and Exceptions..................        07/25/79        09/28/81
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                                              San Bernardino County
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210........................  Applications.......................................        06/06/77        11/09/78
211........................  Action on Permits..................................        06/06/77        11/09/78
214........................  Denial of Permits..................................        06/06/77        11/09/78
215........................  Permits Deemed Denied..............................        06/06/77        11/09/78
216........................  Appeals............................................        06/06/77        11/09/78
517........................  Lack of Permit.....................................        06/06/77        09/08/78
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                               Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District
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203........................  Application........................................        02/06/85        07/13/87
210........................  Denial of Applications.............................        02/06/85        07/13/87
211........................  Appeals............................................        02/06/85        07/13/87
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                               North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District
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250........................  Appeals............................................        03/23/81        06/18/82
2-502......................  Enforcement--Penalties.............................        07/10/84        01/19/85
620........................  Hearing Procedures.................................        08/06/82        11/10/82
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                                 Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District
                                                  Nevada County
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17.........................  Denial of Applications.............................        02/21/72        05/31/72
18.........................  Further Information................................        02/21/72        05/31/72
19.........................  Application Deemed Denied..........................        02/21/72        05/31/72
514........................  Appeals............................................        06/06/77        09/14/78
717........................  Lack of Permit.....................................        04/10/75        06/14/78
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                                                  Plumas County
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503........................  Applications.......................................        06/22/81        06/18/82
504........................  Action on Applications.............................        06/22/81        06/18/82
506........................  Denial of Applications.............................        06/22/81        06/18/82
518........................  Revocation of a Permit to Operate..................        06/22/81        06/18/82
519........................  Appeals............................................        06/22/81        06/18/82
520........................  Reinstatement......................................        06/22/81        06/18/82
521........................  Annual Renewal.....................................        06/22/81        06/18/82
717........................  Lack of Permit.....................................        01/10/75        06/14/78
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                                                  Sierra County
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46.........................  General Enforcement................................        07/25/73        05/11/77
503........................  Applications.......................................        06/22/81        06/18/82
504........................  Action on Applications.............................        06/22/81        06/18/82
506........................  Denial of Applications.............................        06/22/81        06/18/82
518........................  Revocation of a Permit to Operate..................        06/22/81        06/18/82
519........................  Appeals............................................        06/22/81        06/18/82
520........................  Reinstatement......................................        06/22/81        06/18/82
521........................  Annual Renewal.....................................        06/22/81        06/18/82
600........................  Applicable Articles of the Health and Safety Code..        06/06/77        09/14/78
612........................  Preliminary Matters................................        06/06/77        09/14/78
613........................  Official Notice....................................        06/06/77        06/14/78
614........................  Continuances.......................................        06/06/77        09/14/78
615........................  Decision...........................................        06/06/77        09/14/78
616........................  Effective Date of Decision.........................        06/06/77        09/14/78
617........................  Lack of Permit.....................................        06/06/77        09/14/78
619........................  Order of Abatement.................................        01/10/75        08/22/77
620........................  Severability.......................................        01/10/75        08/22/77
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                              Northern Sonoma County Air Pollution Control District
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013........................  Applications.......................................        06/30/72        09/22/72
015........................  Action on Applications.............................        06/30/72        09/22/72
019........................  Denial of Applications.............................        06/30/72        09/22/72
020........................  Further Information................................        06/30/72        09/22/72
021........................  Applications Deemed Denied.........................        06/30/72        09/22/72
022........................  Appeals............................................        06/30/72        09/22/72
100........................  Penalties for Violations...........................        06/30/72        09/22/72
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                                  Placer County Air Pollution Control District
                                              Lake Tahoe Air Basin
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2-17.......................  Denial of Applications.............................        02/21/72        05/31/72
2-18.......................  Further Information................................        02/21/72        05/31/72
2-19.......................  Applications Deemed Denied.........................        02/21/72        05/31/72
2-20.......................  Appeals............................................        02/21/72        05/31/72
504........................  Applications.......................................        08/21/79        06/23/82
506........................  Action on Applications.............................        08/21/79        06/23/82
511........................  Revocation of a Permit.............................        08/21/79        06/23/82
512........................  Appeals............................................        08/21/79        06/23/82
513........................  Reinstatement......................................        08/21/79        06/23/82
717........................  Lack of Permit.....................................        01/10/75        06/14/78
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                                           Mountain Counties Air Basin
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2-17.......................  Denial of Applications.............................        02/21/72        05/31/72

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2-18.......................  Further Information................................        02/21/72        05/31/72
2-19.......................  Applications Deemed Denied.........................        02/21/72        05/31/72
2-20.......................  Appeals............................................        02/21/72        05/31/72
504........................  Applications.......................................        10/15/79        05/18/81
506........................  Action on Applications.............................        10/15/79        05/18/81
512........................  Appeals............................................        10/15/79        05/18/81
513........................  Reinstatement......................................        10/15/79        05/18/81
705........................  Appeal from Denial.................................        01/10/75        06/14/78
706........................  Failure to Comply with Rules.......................        10/13/77        11/15/78
717........................  Lack of Permit.....................................        01/10/75        06/14/78
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                                           Sacramento Valley Air Basin
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701........................  General............................................        01/10/75        06/14/78
702........................  Filing Petitions...................................        10/13/77        11/15/78
703........................  Contents of Petitions..............................        10/13/77        11/15/78
704........................  Petitions for Variances............................        10/13/77        11/15/78
705........................  Appeal from Denial.................................        01/10/75        06/14/78
706........................  Failure to Comply with Rules.......................        10/13/77        11/15/78
707........................  Answers............................................        01/10/75        06/14/78
708........................  Dismissal of Petition..............................        10/13/77        11/15/78
709........................  Place of Hearing...................................        10/13/77        11/15/78
710........................  Notice of Hearing..................................        10/13/77        11/15/78
711........................  Evidence...........................................        01/10/75        06/14/78
712........................  Preliminary Notice.................................        01/10/75        06/14/78
713........................  Official Notice....................................        01/10/75        06/14/78
714........................  Continuances.......................................        01/10/75        06/14/78
715........................  Decision...........................................        10/13/77        11/15/78
716........................  Effective Date of Decision.........................        01/10/75       06/14/78
717........................  Lack of Permit.....................................        01/10/75        06/14/78
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                                 San Diego County Air Pollution Control District
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14.........................  Applications.......................................        06/02/80        09/28/81
18.........................  Action on Applications.............................        06/30/72        09/22/72
22.........................  Denial of Application..............................        06/30/72        09/22/72
23.........................  Further Information................................        06/30/72        09/22/72
24.........................  Applications Deemed Denied.........................        06/30/72        09/22/72
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                            San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District
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2040.......................  Applications.......................................        12/17/92        09/28/94
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                                                  Fresno County
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206........................  Action on Applications.............................        06/30/72        09/22/72
518........................  Lack of Permit.....................................        07/19/74        08/22/77
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                                                   Kern County
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104........................  Enforcement........................................        11/10/76        03/22/78
107........................  Inspection.........................................        06/30/72        09/22/72
109........................  Penalty............................................        06/30/72        09/22/72
206........................  Action on Applications.............................        06/30/72        09/22/72
303........................  Analysis Fee Schedules.............................        06/30/72        09/22/72
304........................  Technical Reports--Charges for.....................        06/30/72        09/22/72
518........................  Lack of Permit.....................................        07/19/74        08/22/77
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                                                  Kings County
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206........................  Action on Applications.............................        06/30/72        09/22/72
518........................  Lack of Permit.....................................        06/30/72        09/22/72
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                                                  Madera County
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206........................  Action on Applications.............................        06/30/72        09/22/72
518........................  Combining an Appeal with a Petition for Variance...        02/07/89        04/16/91
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                                                  Merced County
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206........................  Action on Applications.............................        06/30/72        09/22/72
505........................  Petitions for Variances............................        08/02/76        06/14/78

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518........................  Lack of Permit.....................................        08/02/76        06/14/78
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                                               San Joaquin County
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206........................  Action on Applications.............................        06/30/72        09/22/72
519........................  Lack of Permit.....................................        10/23/74        08/22/77
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                                                Stanislaus County
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206........................  Action on Applications.............................        06/30/72        09/22/72
518........................  Lack of Permit.....................................        10/23/74        08/22/77
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                                                  Tulare County
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206........................  Action on Applications.............................        06/30/72        09/22/72
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                              San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District
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202........................  Applications.......................................        11/10/76        02/01/84
206........................  Denial of Applications.............................        11/10/76        02/01/84
207........................  Action on Applications--Time Limits................        11/10/76        02/01/84
208........................  Appeals............................................        11/10/76        02/01/84
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                               Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District
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204........................  Applications.......................................        05/23/79        05/18/81
207........................  Denial of Applications.............................        05/23/79        05/18/81
208........................  Action on Applications--Time Limits................        05/23/79        05/18/81
209........................  Appeals............................................        05/23/79        05/18/81
513........................  Evidence...........................................        05/23/79        05/18/81
517........................  Decision...........................................        05/23/79        05/18/81
519........................  Lack of Permit.....................................        05/23/79        05/18/81
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                                  Shasta County Air Quality Management District
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2.10.......................  Applications.......................................        11/21/86        04/12/89
2:17.......................  Status of Permit...................................        06/30/72        09/22/72
2:18.......................  Application Deemed Denied..........................        07/19/83        02/01/84
2:19.......................  Appeals............................................        11/25/87        04/17/89
2.22.......................  Change in Multi-Component System...................        06/30/72        09/22/72
2:26.......................  Revocation of Permit...............................        11/21/86        04/12/89
2:27.......................  Submittal of Information...........................        11/21/86        04/12/89
4:7........................  Petition for Abatement Order.......................        11/21/86        04/12/89
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                                 Siskiyou County Air Pollution Control District
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2.4........................  Application........................................        02/21/72        05/31/72
2.6........................  Action on Applications.............................        02/21/72        05/31/72
2.8........................  Denial of Application..............................        03/18/87        04/12/89
2.9........................  Appeals............................................        03/18/87        04/12/89
2.10.......................  Further Information................................        03/26/90        11/04/96
3.1........................  Hearing Board Fees.................................        07/25/73        02/10/77
3.2........................  Permit Fees........................................        07/25/73        02/10/77
3.3........................  Schedule of Fees...................................        07/25/73        02/10/77
5.1........................  Applicable Articles of the Health and Safety Code..        07/25/73        02/10/77
5.2........................  General............................................        07/25/73        02/10/77
5.3........................  Filing Petitions...................................        07/25/73        02/10/77
5.4........................  Contents of Petitions..............................        07/25/73        02/10/77
5.5........................  Petitions for Variances............................        07/25/73        02/10/77
5.6........................  Failure to Comply with Rules.......................        07/25/73        02/10/77
5.7........................  Answers............................................        07/25/73        02/10/77
5.8........................  Withdrawal of Petition.............................        07/25/73        02/10/77
5.9........................  Place of Hearing...................................        07/25/73        02/10/77
5.10.......................  Notice of Hearing..................................        07/25/73        02/10/77
5.11.......................  Rules of Evidence and Procedure....................        07/25/73        02/10/77
5.12.......................  Records of Proceedings.............................        07/25/73        02/10/77
5.13.......................  Preliminary Matters................................        07/25/73        02/10/77
5.14.......................  Official Notice....................................        07/25/73        02/10/77
5.15.......................  Continuances.......................................        07/25/73        02/10/77
5.16.......................  Hearing and Decision...............................        07/25/73        02/10/77
5.17.......................  Effective Date of Decision.........................        07/25/73        02/10/77
5.18.......................  Issuance of Subpoenas..............................        07/25/73        02/10/77
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                                   South Coast Air Quality Management District
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214........................  Denial of Permits..................................        05/13/91        05/13/99
215........................  Permits Deemed Denied..............................        05/31/91        05/13/99
216........................  Appeals............................................        05/13/91        05/13/99
301........................  Permit Fees........................................        07/19/83        10/19/84
301.1......................  Permit Fee Rates...................................        07/19/83        10/19/84
301.2......................  Fee Schedules......................................        07/19/83        10/19/84
1201.......................  Discretion to Hold Hearing.........................        01/02/79        05/09/80
1202.......................  Notice.............................................        01/02/79        05/09/80
1203.......................  Petitions..........................................        01/02/79        05/09/80
1204.......................  Answers to Petitions...............................        01/02/79        05/09/80
1205.......................  Function of the Board..............................        01/02/79        05/09/80
1206.......................  Appearances........................................        07/25/79        09/28/81
1207.......................  Service and Filing.................................        07/19/83        02/01/84
1208.......................  Rejection of Documents.............................        07/25/79        09/28/81
1209.......................  Form and Size......................................        01/02/79        05/09/80
1210.......................  Copies.............................................        01/02/79        05/09/80
1211.......................  Subpoenas..........................................        01/02/79        05/09/80
1212.......................  Continuances.......................................        07/25/79        09/28/81
1213.......................  Request for Continuances or Time Extensions........        07/25/79        09/28/81
1214.......................  Transcript and Record..............................        01/02/79        05/09/80
1215.......................  Conduct of Hearing.................................        07/25/79        09/28/81
1216.......................  Presiding Officer..................................        07/25/79        09/28/81
1217.......................  Disqualification of Hearing Officer or Board               01/02/79        05/09/80
                              Officer.
1218.......................  Ex Parte Communications............................        07/25/79        09/28/81
1219.......................  Evidence...........................................        07/25/79        09/28/81
1220.......................  Prepared Testimony.................................        01/02/79        05/09/80
1221.......................  Official Notice....................................        01/02/79        05/09/80
1222.......................  Order of Proceedings...............................        07/25/79        09/28/81
1223.......................  Prehearing Conference..............................        01/02/79        05/09/80
1224.......................  Opening Statements.................................        01/02/79        05/09/80
1225.......................  Conduct of Cross-Examination.......................        07/25/79        09/28/81
1226.......................  Oral Argument......................................        07/25/79        09/28/81
1227.......................  Briefs.............................................        07/25/79        09/28/81
1228.......................  Motions............................................        07/25/79        09/28/81
1229.......................  Decisions..........................................        07/25/79        09/28/81
1230.......................  Proposed Decision and Exceptions...................        07/25/79        09/28/81
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                                  Tehama County Air Pollution Control District
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2:7........................  Denial of Applications.............................        12/15/80        04/12/82
2:8........................  Appeals............................................        12/15/80        04/12/82
2:12.......................  Status of Permit...................................        02/10/86        02/03/87
3:15.......................  Penalties..........................................        11/25/87        04/17/89
5:10.......................  Service of Notices.................................        02/10/86        07/12/90
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                                 Tuolumne County Air Pollution Control District
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503........................  Applications.......................................        10/23/81        05/27/82
504........................  Action on Applications.............................        10/23/81        05/27/82
506........................  Denial of Application..............................        10/23/81        05/27/82
518........................  Revocation of a Permit to Operate..................        10/23/81        05/27/82
519........................  Appeals............................................        10/23/81        05/27/82
520........................  Reinstatement......................................        10/23/81        05/27/82
521........................  Annual Renewal.....................................        10/23/81        05/27/82
717........................  Lack of Permit.....................................        02/10/77        12/06/79
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                                  Ventura County Air Pollution Control District
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3..........................  Advisory Committee.................................        07/19/74        08/15/77
8..........................  Access to Facilities...............................        05/23/79        06/18/82
22.........................  Appeals............................................        06/30/72        09/22/72
27.........................  Suspension of Permits..............................        03/17/80        06/18/82
73.........................  National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air              11/10/76        08/15/77
                              Pollutants.
73.1.......................  National Emission Standards for Asbestos...........        11/10/76        08/15/77
73.2.......................  National Emission Standards for Beryllium..........        11/10/76        08/15/77
73.3.......................  National Emission Standards for Beryllium Rocket           11/10/76        08/15/77
                              Motor Firing.
73.4.......................  National Emission Standards for Mercury............        11/10/76        08/18/77
127........................  Lack of Permit.....................................        05/23/79        06/18/82
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                                   Yolo-Solano Air Pollution Control District
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3.1........................  General Permit Requirements:.......................  ..............  ..............
403........................  Denial of Applications.............................        10/19/94        07/07/97
406........................  Appeals............................................        10/19/04        07/07/97
5.18.......................  Lack of Permit.....................................        07/25/73        06/14/78
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III. Proposed Action, Public Comment and Final Action

    EPA has reviewed the rules listed in the tables above and 
determined that they were previously approved into the applicable 
California SIP in error. Deletion of these rules will not relax the 
applicable SIP and is consistent with the Act. Therefore, EPA is 
proposing to delete these rules under Section 110(k)(6) of the Act, 
which provides EPA authority to remove these rules without additional 
State submission. We will accept comments from the public on this 
proposal for the next 30 days. Unless we receive new information during 
the comment period supporting the maintenance of these rules in the 
SIP, we intend to publish a final action that will delete these rules 
from the federally enforceable SIP.

IV. Administrative Requirements

    Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this 
proposed action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' and 
therefore is not subject to review by the Office of Management and 
Budget. For this reason, this proposed action is also not subject to 
Executive Order 13211, ``Actions Concerning Regulations That 
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 
28355, May 22, 2001). This proposed action imposes no additional 
requirements beyond those imposed by state law. Accordingly, the 
Administrator certifies that this proposed rule will not have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities 
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). Because 
this proposed rule does not impose any additional enforceable duty 
beyond that required by state law, it does not contain any unfunded 
mandate or significantly or uniquely affect small governments, as 
described in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4). 
This rule also does not have a substantial direct effect on one or more 
Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal Government and 
Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities 
between the Federal Government and Indian tribes, as specified by 
Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), nor will it have 
substantial direct effects on the States, on the relationship between 
the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power 
and responsibilities among the various levels of government, as 
specified in Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999), 
because it does not alter the relationship or the distribution of power 
and responsibilities established in the Clean Air Act. This proposed 
rule also is not subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 
23, 1997), because it is not economically significant.
    In this proposed rule, EPA is not developing or adopting a 
technical standard. Thus, the requirements of section 12(d) of the 
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 
note) do not apply. This proposed rule does not impose an information 
collection burden under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Intergovernmental 
relations, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

    Dated: December 10, 2003.
Wayne Nastri,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 04-1234 Filed 1-21-04; 8:45 am]
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