Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State Implementation Plan Revision, Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA 43-3-6704; FRL-5138-5]

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California

State Implementation Plan Revision, Santa Barbara County Air Pollution

Control 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

August 11, 1994. The revisions concern a rule from the Santa Barbara

County Air Pollution Control District (SBCAPCD). This approval action

will incorporate this rule into the federally approved SIP. The

intended effect of approving this rule 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

rule controls VOC emissions from organic liquid loading facilities.

Thus, EPA is finalizing the approval of this revision 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 February 23, 1995.

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

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

normal business hours. Copies of the submitted rule 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

Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District, 26 Castilian

Drive, Suite B-23, Goleta, CA 93117.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Duane F. James, Rulemaking Section,

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

IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901, Telephone: (415)

744-1191.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On August 11, 1994, in 59 FR 41263, EPA proposed to approve the

following rule into the California SIP: SBCAPCD's Rule 346, ``Loading

of Organic Cargo Vessels'' (the NPRM). Rule 346 was adopted by the

SBCAPCD on October 13, 1992. The rule was submitted by the California

Air Resources Board to EPA on January 11, 1993, and was 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-amendment Act. A

detailed discussion of the background for the above rule and

nonattainment area is provided in the NPRM cited above.

EPA has evaluated the above rule 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 NPRM cited above. EPA has found that the

rule meets the applicable EPA requirements. A detailed discussion of

the rule provisions and evaluations has been provided in the NPRM and

in the technical support document (TSD) available at EPA's Region IX

office, dated January 28, 1994.

Response to Public Comments

A 30-day public comment period was provided in the NPRM. EPA

received no comments on Rule 346.

EPA Action

EPA is finalizing this action to approve the above rule 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 this rule into

the federally approved SIP. The intended effect of approving this rule

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,

[[Page 4563]] 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: January 3, 1995.

Felicia Marcus,

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 paragraph (c)(191)(i)(B) to

read as follows:

Sec. 52.220 Identification of plan.

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(c) * * *

(191) * * *

(i) * * *

(B) Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District.

(1) Rule 346, adopted on October 13, 1992.

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