Approval of Section 112(l) Authority for Hazardous Air Pollutants; Perchloroethylene Air Emission Standards for Dry Cleaning Facilities; State of California; South Coast Air Quality Management District

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 63

[FRL-6012-2]

Approval of Section 112(l) Authority for Hazardous Air

Pollutants; Perchloroethylene Air Emission Standards for Dry Cleaning

Facilities; State of California; South Coast Air Quality Management

District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 112(l) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and

through the California Air Resources Board, South Coast Air Quality

Management District (SCAQMD) requested approval to implement and

enforce its ``Rule 1421: Control of Perchloroethylene Emissions from

Dry Cleaning Systems'' (Rule 1421) in place of the ``National

Perchloroethylene Air Emission Standards for Dry Cleaning Facilities''

(dry cleaning NESHAP) for area sources under SCAQMD's jurisdiction. In

the Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is granting SCAQMD the

authority to implement and enforce Rule 1421 in place of the dry

cleaning NESHAP for area sources under SCAQMD's jurisdiction as a

direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this

as a noncontroversial action

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and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for this

approval is set forth in the direct final rule. If no relevant adverse

comments are received in response to this document, no further activity

is contemplated in relation to this proposed rule. If EPA receives

relevant adverse comments, the direct final rule will not take effect

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 proposal. Any parties interested in

commenting on this proposal should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule must be received in writing by

June 12, 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 IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San

Francisco, CA 94105-3901.

Copies of the submitted request are available for public inspection

at EPA's Region IX office during normal business hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mae Wang, Rulemaking Office (AIR-4),

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

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

1200.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document concerns SCAQMD Rule 1421,

Control of Perchloroethylene Emissions from Dry Cleaning Systems,

revised on June 13, 1997. 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: This action is issued under the authority of Section

112 of the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C., Section 7412.

Dated: April 10, 1998.

Felicia Marcus,

Regional Administrator, Region IX.

[FR Doc. 98-12429 Filed 5-12-98; 8:45 am]

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