Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; California State Implementation Plan Revision, Bay Area Air Quality Management District

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA 179-0045b; FRL-5863-5]

Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans;

California State Implementation Plan Revision, Bay Area 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 California State

Implementation Plan (SIP). This action is an administrative change

which revises the definition of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and

updates the Exempt Compound list in rules from the Bay Area Air Quality

Management District (BAAQMD).

The intended effect of proposing approval of this action is to

incorporate

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changes to the definition of VOC and to update the Exempt Compound list

in BAAQMD rules to be consistent with the revised federal and state VOC

definitions. EPA is proposing approval of these revisions to be

incorporated into the California SIP for the attainment of the national

ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone under title I of the

Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act). In the Final Rules Section of this

Federal Register, the EPA is approving the state's SIP revisions as a

direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views these

administrative changes as noncontroversial revision amendments 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comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public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. 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 this proposed rule must be received in writing by

September 3, 1997.

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

Christine Vineyard, Rulemaking Office [Air-4], Air 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 the rules are

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

business hours. 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.

Bay Area Air Quality Management District, 939 Ellis Street, San

Francisco, CA 94109.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Vineyard, Rulemaking Office

[Air-4], Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9,

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

1197.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This document concerns BAAQMD Rule 8-4, General Solvent and Surface

Coating Operations; Rule 8-11, Metal Container, Closure and Coil

Coating; Rule 8-12, Paper, Fabric, and Film Coating; Rule 8-13, Light

and Medium Duty Motor Vehicle Assembly Plants; Rule 8-14, Surface

Coating of Large Appliance and Metal Furniture; Rule 8-19, Surface

Coating of Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products; Rule 8-20, Graphic

Arts Printing and Coating; Rule 8-23, Coating of Flat Wood Paneling and

Wood Flat Stock; Rule 8-29, Aerospace Assembly and Component Coating

Operations; 8-31, Surface Coating of Plastic Parts and Products; Rule

8-32, Wood Products; Rule 8-38, Flexible and Rigid Disc Manufacturing;

Rule 8-43, Surface Coating of Marine Vessels; Rule 8-45, Motor Vehicle

and Mobile Equipment Coating Operations; and 8-50, Polyester Resin

Operations. These rules were submitted to EPA on October 18, 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: July 10, 1997.

Felicia Marcus,

Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97-20362 Filed 8-1-97; 8:45 am]

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