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

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA179-0052b; FRL-5911-3]

Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans;

California State Implementation Plan Revision, Mojave Desert 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 the control of volatile organic

compound (VOC) emissions from miscellaneous metal parts and products

coating industry. The intended effect of proposing approval of Mojave

Desert Air Quality Management District Rule 1115 is to regulate

emissions of VOCs 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 amendment 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final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be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

January 22, 1998.

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

Andrew Steckel, 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 each

rule are 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:

Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District, 15428 Civic Drive, Suite

200, Victorville, CA 92392

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California Air Resources Board, Stationary Source Divison, Rule

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerald S. Wamsley, Rulemaking Office

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

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

744-1226.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document concerns Mojave Desert Air

Quality Management District Rule 1115, Miscellaneous, Metal Part and

Products Coating Operations, submitted to EPA on July 23, 1996 by the

California Air Resources Board. For further information, please see the

information provided in the Direct Final action that is located in the

Rules Section of this Federal Register.

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

Dated: September 27, 1997.

Felicia Marcus,

Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97-33318 Filed 12-22-97; 8:45 am]

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