Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; California State Implementation Plan Revision, San Diego County Air Pollution Control District

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA 184-0031b; FRL-5709-4]

Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans;

California State Implementation Plan Revision, San Diego County Air

Pollution Control 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 San Diego County Air

Pollution Control District (SDCAPCD).

The intended effect of proposing approval of this action is to

incorporate changes to the definition of VOC and to update the Exempt

Compound list in SDCAPCD 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adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all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

April 28, 1997.

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 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.

San Diego County Air Pollution Control District, 9150 Chesapeake Drive,

CA 92123.

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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 SDCAPCD Rule 2,

Definitions; Rule 67.0, Architectural Coatings; Rule 67.1, Alternative

Emission Control Plans; Rule 67.2, Dry Cleaning Equipment Using

Petroleum-Based Solvents; Rule 67.3, Metal Parts and Products Coating

Operations; Rule 67.5, Paper, Film, and Fabric Coating Operations; Rule

67.7, Cutback and Emulsified Asphalts; Rule 67.12, Polyester Resin

Operations; Rule 67.15, Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Manufacturing

Operations; 67.16, Graphic Arts Operations; Rule 67.17, Storage of

Materials Containing Volatile Organic Compounds; Rule 67.18, Marine

Coating Operations; and Rule 67.24, Bakery Ovens. 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.

Date Signed: February 26, 1997.

John Wise,

Acting Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97-7693 Filed 3-26-97; 8:45 am]

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