[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 17, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 7370]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-3076]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA 284-0429; FRL-7620-9]


Partial Removal of Direct Final Rule Provisions Concerning the 
California State Implementation Plan, Bay Area Air Quality Management 
District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Partial removal of direct final rule provisions.

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SUMMARY: On October 30, 2003 (68 FR 61753), EPA published a direct 
final approval of a revision to the California State Implementation 
Plan (SIP). This revision concerned the following Bay Area Air Quality 
Management District (BAAQMD) rules: Rule 8-14--Surface Preparation and 
Coating of Large Appliances and Metal Furniture; BAAQMD Rule 8-19--
Surface Preparation and Coating of Miscellaneous Metal Parts and 
Products; BAAQMD Rule 8-31--Surface Preparation and Coating of Plastic 
Parts and Products; and, BAAQMD Rule 8-43--Surface Preparation and 
Coating of Marine Vessels. The direct final action was published 
without prior proposal because EPA anticipated no adverse comment. The 
direct final rule stated that if adverse comments were received by 
December 1, 2003, EPA would publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal 
Register. EPA received timely adverse comments. Consequently, with this 
revision, we are removing the direct final approval of BAAQMD Rules 8-
14 and 8-19. EPA will either address the comments in a subsequent final 
action based on the parallel proposal also published on October 30, 
2003 (68 FR 61782), or repropose an alternative action. As stated in 
the parallel proposal, EPA will not institute a second comment period 
on the subsequent final action. The other rules approved in the October 
30, 2003, direct final action, BAAQMD Rules 8-31 and 8-43, are not 
affected by this partial removal and are incorporated into the SIP as 
of the effective date of the October 30, 2003, direct final action.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 17, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerald S. Wamsley, EPA Region IX, at 
(415) 947-4111, or via e-mail at [email protected].

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Intergovernmental 
relations, Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile 
organic compounds.

    Dated: January 27, 2004.
Wayne Nastri,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.


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Accordingly, 40 CFR 52.220, as amended in the Federal Register on 
October 30, 2003 (68 FR 61753), effective on December 29, 2003, is 
further amended.
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Part 52, chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is 
amended as follows:

PART 52--[AMENDED]

Subpart F--California

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1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

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

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2. Section 52.220 is amended by revising paragraph (c)(315)(i)(A)(2) to 
read as follows:
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    (c) * * *
    (315) * * *
    (i) * * *
    (A) * * *
    (2) Rule 8-31 adopted on September 7, 1983 and amended on Ocotober 
16, 2002; and Rule 8-43 adopted on November 23, 1988 and amended on 
October 16, 2002.
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