Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State Implementation Plan Revision, Glenn County and Siskiyou County Air Pollution Control Districts

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA 009-0013b; FRL 5611-1]

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California

State Implementation Plan Revision, Glenn County and Siskiyou County

Air Pollution Control Districts

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). The revisions concern rules submitted by the

State of California on behalf of the Air Pollution Control Districts of

Glenn and Siskiyou Counties (the Counties) for the purpose of meeting

requirements of the Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990 (CAA or the Act)

with regard to general preconstruction permitting.

The intended effect of proposing approval of these rules is to

control air pollution in accordance with the requirements of the Act.

In the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, the 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 in response to this proposed rule, no further activity is

contemplated in relation to this rule. 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comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public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 public comment

period on this document. Any parties interested in commenting on this

action should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule must be received in writing by

December 4, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to: Matt

Haber, New Source Section (A-5-1), Air & Toxics Division, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San

Francisco, CA 94105-3901.

Copies of the State's submittal and other information are available

for inspection during normal business hours at EPA Region 9, 75

Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. Copies of the State's

submittal are also available at the California Air Resources Board,

Stationary Source Division, Rule Evaluation Section, 2020 L Street,

Sacramento, CA 95814.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steve Ringer at (415) 744-1260, New Source Section, Air & Toxics

Division (A-5-1), EPA Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA

94105.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA is proposing to approve the following

rules into the SIP:

Glenn County Air Pollution Control District Regulations: Section

51--New Source Review. Adopted on March 16, 1993.

Siskiyou County Air Pollution Control District Rules and

Regulations: Rule 1.2--Definitions (except section vi); Rule 1.4--

Enforcement; Rule 2.1--Permits Required; Rule 2.2--Exemptions; Rule

2.10--Further Information; Rule 4.1--Visible Emissions; Rule 4.6--

Circumvention; Rule 6.1--Standards for Permits to Construct; Appendix

A--List/Criteria for Permit Applications. Adopted on January 24, 1989.

On March 26, 1990, the Siskiyou County rules were submitted to EPA

as revisions to the SIP. EPA found this submittal to be complete on

June 20, 1990. On May 13, the Glenn County rules were submitted to EPA

as a revision to the SIP. EPA found this submittal to be complete on

July 19, 1993.

For further information, please see the information provided in the

direct final action which is located in the Rules section of this

Federal Register.

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

Dated: August 9, 1996.

Felicia Marcus,

Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 96-28194 Filed 11-1-96; 8:45 am]

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