Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plan for South Coast Air Quality Management District

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA 181-0024b; FRL-5649-9]

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plan for South Coast

Air Quality Management District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the South Coast Air

Quality Management District (District) Rules 212, 1301, 1302, 1303,

1304, 1306, 1309, 1309.1, 1310, and 1313 for the purpose of meeting

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

regard to new source review (NSR) in areas that have not attained the

national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS).

This proposed approval action will incorporate these rules into the

federally approved State Implementation Plan (SIP) for California. The

rules were submitted by the State to satisfy certain Federal

requirements for an approvable NSR SIP. 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 in part because the District

has provided public workshops in the development of the submitted

rules, and provided the opportunity for public comment prior to

adoption of the submitted rules. At that time, no significant comments

were received by the District. The Agency therefore views this as a

non-controversial amendment and anticipates no adverse comments. If no

adverse comments are received in response to this proposed rulemaking,

no further activity is contemplated in relation to these rules. If EPA

receives adverse comments, the direct final rulemaking will be

withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in a

subsequent final rulemaking based on these proposed rules. The EPA will

not institute a second comment period on this document. Any parties

interested in commenting on this action should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments on these proposed rules must be received in writing by

January 3, 1997.

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

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

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

Francisco, CA 94105-3901.

Copies of the rules and EPA's evaluation report of each rule are

available for public inspection at EPA's Region 9 office during normal

business hours at the following address: New Source Section (A-5-1),

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

IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901. Copies of the

submitted rules are also available for inspection at the following

locations:

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gerardo C. Rios, (A-5-1), Air and

Toxics Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 75

Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901, Telephone: (415) 744-

1259.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document concerns South Coast Air

Quality Management District Regulation XIII, New Source Review, and

Rule 212, Standards for Approving Permits, submitted to EPA on August

28, 1996 by the California Air Resources Board. 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: October 29, 1996.

John Wise,

Acting Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 96-30871 Filed 12-3-96; 8:45 am]

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