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

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA 21-2-6706; FRL-5115-2]

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California

State Implementation Plan Revision; San Diego County Air Pollution

Control District; San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control

District; South Coast Air Quality Management District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is finalizing the approval of revisions to the California

State Implementation Plan (SIP) proposed in the Federal Register on

July 19, 1994 and August 24, 1994. The revisions concern rules from the

following districts: the San Diego County Air Pollution Control

District (SDCAPCD), the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution

Control District (SJVUAPCD), and the South Coast Air Quality Management

District (SCAQMD). This approval action will incorporate these rules

into the Federally approved SIP. The intended effect of approving these

rules is to regulate emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in

accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act, as amended in

1990 (CAA or the Act). The revised rules control VOC emissions from

surface cleaning and degreasing operations, oil sump operations,

storage of materials containing VOCs, and operations related to the

loading of marine tank vessels. Thus, EPA is finalizing the approval of

these revisions into the California SIP under provisions of the CAA

regarding EPA action on SIP submittals, SIPs for national primary and

secondary ambient air quality standards and plan requirements for

nonattainment areas.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This final rule is effective on January 12, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the rule revisions and EPA's evaluation report for

each rule are available for public inspection at EPA's Region IX office

during normal business hours. Copies of the submitted rule revisions

are available for inspection at the following locations:

Rulemaking Section (A-5-3), Air and Toxics Division, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San

Francisco, CA 94105.

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 95814.

South Coast Air Quality Management District, 21865 E. Copley Drive,

Diamond Bar, CA 91765-4182.

San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District, 1999

Tuolumne Street, suite 200, Fresno, CA 93721.

San Diego County Air Pollution Control District, 9150 Chesapeake

Drive, San Diego, CA 92123-1096.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mae Wang, Rulemaking Section (A-5-3),

Air and Toxics Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region

IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, telephone: (415) 744-

1200.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On August 24, 1994 in 59 FR 43521, EPA proposed to approve the

following rules into the California SIP: SDCAPCD Rule 67.6, Solvent

Cleaning Operations; SDCAPCD Rule 67.17, Storage of Materials

Containing Volatile Organic Compounds; SJVUAPCD Rule 461.1, Organic

Solvent Degreasing Operations; and SJVUAPCD Rule 465.2, Crude Oil

Production Sumps. SCAQMD Rule 1142, Marine Tank Vessel Operations, was

proposed for approval into the California SIP on July 19, 1994 in 59 FR

36731.

SDCAPCD Rule 67.6 was adopted on October 16, 1990 and submitted by

the California Air Resources Board (CARB) on April 5, 1991. SDCAPCD

Rule 67.17 was adopted on September 21, 1993 and submitted on February

11, 1994. SJVUAPCD Rule 461.1 and Rule 465.2, both adopted on September

19, 1991, and SCAQMD Rule 1142, adopted on June 19, 1991, were all

submitted by the CARB on January 28, 1992. These rules were submitted

in response to EPA's 1988 SIP-Call and the CAA section 182(a)(2)(A)

requirement that nonattainment areas fix their reasonably available

control technology (RACT) rules for ozone in accordance with EPA

guidance that interpreted the requirements of the pre-amended Act. A

detailed discussion of the background for each of the above rules and

nonattainment areas is provided in the Notices of Proposed Rulemaking

(NPRMs) cited above.

EPA has evaluated all of the above rules for consistency with the

requirements of the CAA and EPA regulations and EPA interpretation of

these requirements as expressed in the various EPA policy guidance

documents referenced in the NPRMs cited above. EPA has found that the

rules meet the applicable EPA requirements. A detailed discussion of

the rule provisions and evaluations has been provided in 59 FR 36731

and 59 FR 43521, and in technical support documents (TSDs) available at

EPA's Region IX office.

Response to Public Comments

A 30-day public comment period was provided in 59 FR 36731 and 59

FR 43521. No comments were received.

EPA Action

EPA is finalizing action to approve the above rules for inclusion

into the California SIP. EPA is approving the submittal under section

110(k)(3) as meeting the requirements of section 110(a) and part D of

the CAA. This approval action will incorporate these rules into the

Federally approved SIP. The intended effect of approving these rules is

to regulate emissions of VOCs in accordance with the requirements of

the CAA.

Nothing in this action should be construed as permitting or

allowing or establishing a precedent for any future request for

revision to any state implementation plan. Each request for revision to

the state implementation plan shall be considered separately in light

of specific technical, economic, and environmental factors and in

relation to relevant statutory and regulatory requirements.

Regulatory Process

The OMB has exempted this action from review under Executive Order

12866.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Hydrocarbons,

Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Ozone,

Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds.

Note: Incorporation by reference of the State Implementation

Plan for the State of California was approved by the Director of the

Federal Register on July 1, 1982.

Dated: November 18, 1994.

David P. Howekamp,

Acting Regional Administrator.

Part 52, chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is

amended as follows:

PART 52--[AMENDED]

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

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.

Subpart F--California

2. Section 52.220 is amended by adding paragraphs (c)

(183)(i)(A)(12), (187)(i)(A)(5), (187)(i)(C) and (195) to read as

follows:

Sec. 52.220 Identification of plan.

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(c) * * *

(183) * * *

(i) * * *

(A) * * *

(12) Rule 67.6, adopted on October 16, 1990.

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(187) * * *

(i) * * *

(A) * * *

(5) Rule 461.1 and Rule 465.2, adopted on September 19, 1991.

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(C) South Coast Air Quality Management District.

(1) Rule 1142, adopted on June 19, 1991.

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(195) New and amended regulations for the following APCDs were

submitted on February 11, 1994, by the Governor's designee.

(i) Incorporation by reference.

(A) San Diego Air Pollution Control District.

(1) Rule 67.17, adopted on September 21, 1993.

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[FR Doc. 94-30507 Filed 12-12-94; 8:45 am]

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