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

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA 167-0036b; FRL-5888-7]

Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans;

California State Implementation Plan Revision, 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 California State

Implementation Plan (SIP) which concern an emergency episode rule. The

intended effect of proposing approval of this rule is to update the

episode criteria and to eliminate redundant reporting requirements in

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

1990 (CAA or 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EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn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. 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

October 16, 1997.

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

Cynthia G. Allen, Rulemaking Office (AIR-4), Air Division, U.S.

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

Francisco, CA 94105-3901.

Copies of the rule revisions and EPA's evaluation report of this

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

normal business hours. Copies of the submitted rule revision is also

available for inspection at the following locations:

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

Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765.

California Air Resources Board, Stationary Source Division, Rule

Evaluation Section, 2020 ``L'' Street, Sacramento, CA 95812.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia G. Allen, Rulemaking Office

(AIR-4) Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9,

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

744-1189.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document concerns South Coast Air

Quality Management District Rule 701, Air Pollution Emergency

Contingency Actions. This rule was submitted by the California Air

Resources Board to EPA on January 31, 1996. For further information,

please see the information

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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 22, 1997.

John Wise,

Acting Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97-24416 Filed 9-15-97; 8:45 am]

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