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

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA 206-0096b; FRL-6164-5]

Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans;

California State Implementation Plan Revision, Placer County Air

Pollution Control District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is approving a revision to the California State

Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the California Air Resources

Board (CARB). The revisions concern negative declarations from the

Placer County Air Pollution Control District (PCAPCD) for seven source

categories that emit volatile organic compounds (VOC) and five source

categories that emit oxides of nitrogen (NOX). The intended

effect of this action is to include these negative declarations in the

SIP and to meet the requirements of the Clean Air Act, as amended in

1990 (CAA or the Act). In the Final Rules Section of this Federal

Register, EPA is approving the state's SIP submittal as a direct final

rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a

noncontroversial revision and anticipates no adverse comments. A

rationale for this action is set forth in the direct final rule. If no

adverse comments are received, no further activity is contemplated. 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EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn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. Any parties interested in commenting on this

action should do so at this time.

0DATES: Written comments must be received by October 23, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this action should be addressed to: Andrew

Steckel, Chief, Rulemaking Office (AIR-4), Air Division, U.S.

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

Francisco, CA 94105-3901.

Copies of the negative declarations are available for public

inspection at EPA's Region IX office and at the following locations

during normal business hours.

Rulemaking Office (AIR-4), Air Division, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA

94105

Air Docket (6102), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 40l ``M''

Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20460

California Air Resources Board, Stationary Source Division, Rule

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

Placer County Air Pollution Control District, 11464 ``B'' Avenue,

Auburn, CA 95603

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie A. Rose, Rulemaking Office (AIR-

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

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

1184.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document concerns negative declarations

for seven VOC source categories from the PCAPCD: (1) aerospace

coatings, (2) industrial waste water treatment, (3) plastic parts

coatings (business machines), (4) plastic parts coatings (other), (5)

shipbuilding and repair, (6) synthetic organic chemical manufacturing

(SOCMI)-batch plants, and (7) SOCMI-reactors. This document also

concerns negative declarations for five NOx source

categories from the PCAPCD: (1) Nitric and Adipic Acid Manufacturing

Plants, (2) Utility Boilers, (3) Cement Manufacturing Plants, (4) Glass

Manufacturing Plants, and (5) Iron and Steel Manufacturing Plants.

These negative declarations certify that there are no major facilities

for VOC or NOx in the above source categories in the PCAPCD.

They were adopted by the PCAPCD on October 9, 1997 and submitted to EPA

on February 25, 1998 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 et seq.

Dated: September 8, 1998.

Felicia Marcus,

Regional Administrator, Region IX.

[FR Doc. 98-25331 Filed 9-22-98; 8:45 am]

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