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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

32 CFR Part 505

The Army Privacy Program

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DOD.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army

deleted an exempt Privacy Act system of

records notice on July 7, 1997 at 62 FR

36266. This action deletes the

corresponding exemption rule from 32

CFR part 505.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 16, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Janice Thornton at (703) 806–4390 or

DSN 656–4390.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Executive Order 12866. It has been

determined that this Privacy Act rule for

the Department of Defense does not

constitute ‘significant regulatory action’.

Analysis of the rule indicates that it

does not have an annual effect on the

economy of $100 million or more; does

not create a serious inconsistency or

otherwise interfere with an action taken

or planned by another agency; does not

materially alter the budgetary impact of

entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan

programs or the rights and obligations of

recipients thereof; does not raise novel

legal or policy issues arising out of legal

mandates, the President’s priorities, or

the principles set forth in Executive

Order 12866.

Regulatory Flexibility Act. It has been

determined that this Privacy Act rule for

the Department of Defense does not

have significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities

because it is concerned only with the

administration of Privacy Act systems of

records within the Department of

Defense.

Paperwork Reduction Act. It has been

determined that this Privacy Act rule for

the Department of Defense imposes no

information requirements beyond the

Department of Defense and that the

information collected within the

Department of Defense is necessary and

consistent with 5 U.S.C. 552a, known as

the Privacy Act, and 44 U.S.C. Chapter

35.

List of Subjects in 32 CFR part 505

Privacy.

Accordingly, 32 CFR part 505 is

amended as follows:

1. The authority citation for 32 CFR

part 505 continues to read as follows:

Authority: Pub. L. 93–579, 88 Stat 1896 (5

U.S.C.552a).

2. Section 505.5 is amended by

removing and reserving paragraph

(e)(20) as follows:

§ 505.5 Exemptions.

* * * * *

(e) * * *

(20) [Reserved].

* * * * *

Dated: September 11, 1997.

L. M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense

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BILLING CODE 5000–04–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA 185–0047a FRL–5888–8]

Approval and Promulgation of

Implementation Plans; California State

Implementation Plan Revision,

Northern Sierra Air Quality

Management District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

SUMMARY: EPA is taking direct final

action on revisions to the California

State Implementation Plan. The

revisions concern rules for Northern

Sierra Air Quality Management District

(NSAQMD or District). This approval

action will incorporate these rules into

the federally approved SIP. The

intended effect of approving these rules

is to regulate emissions of volatile

organic compounds (VOCs), oxides of

nitrogen (NOX) and other pollutants in

accordance with the requirements of the

Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990

(CAA of the Act). These revisions

consist of administrative and minor

changes to a wide range of rules that

have been previously incorporated into

the federally approved SIP. Thus, EPA

is finalizing the approval of these

revisions into the California SIP under

provisions of the CAA regarding EPA

action on SIP submittals, SIPs for

national primary and secondary ambient

air quality standards and plan

requirements for nonattainment areas.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This action is effective

on November 17, 1997 unless adverse or

critical comments are received by

October 16, 1997. If the effective date is

delayed, a timely notice will be

published in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be

submitted to Cynthia G. Allen at the

Region IX office listed below. Copies of

the rule revisions are available for

public inspection at EPA’s Region IX

office during normal business hours.

Copies of the submitted rule revisions

are available for inspection at the

following locations:

Rulemaking Office (AIR–4), Air

Division, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region IX, 75

Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA

94105.

Environmental Protection Agency, Air

Docket (6102), 401 ‘‘M’’ Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20460.

California Air Resources Board,

Stationary Source Division, Rule

Evaluation Section, 2020 ‘‘L’’ Street,

Sacramento, CA 95814.

Northern Sierra Air Quality

Management District, 540 Searls

Avenue, Nevada City, CA 95959.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cynthia G. Allen, Rulemaking Office

(AIR–4), Air Division, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San

Francisco, CA 94105, Telephone: (415)

744–1189.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Applicability

The rules being approved into the

California SIP include: NSAQMD Rule

101, Title; Rule 102, Definitions; Rule

202, Visible Emissions; Rule 203,

Exceptions to Rule 202; Rule 204, Wet

Plumes Rule 206, Incinerator Burning;

Rule 207, Particulate Matter; Rule 208,

Orchard or Citrus Heaters; Rule 209,

Fossil Fuel Steam Generator Facility;

Rule 210, Specific Contaminants; Rule

212, Process Weight Table; Rule 213,

Storage of Gasoline Products; Rule 221,

Reduction of Animal Matter; Rule 222,

Abrasive Blasting; Rule 225,

Compliance; Rule 300, General

Definitions; Rule 301, Compliance; Rule

313, Burn Day; Rule 314, Minimum

Drying Times; Rule 315, Burning

Management Requirements; and Rule

317, Mechanized Burners Requirements.

These rules were submitted by the

California Air Resources Board to EPA

on October 28, 1996.

I. Background

On March 3, 1978, EPA promulgated

a list of ozone nonattainment areas

under the provisions of the Clean Air

Act, as amended in 1977 (1977 Act or

pre-amended Act), that listed Nevada,

Plumas and Sierra Counties as

‘‘unclassifiable/attainment’’. 43 FR

8964, 40 CFR 81.305. In response to

section 110(a) of the Act and other

requirements, the Nevada, Plumas and

Sierra Air Pollution Control Districts

(APCDs) submitted many rules which

EPA approved into the SIP. On

September 11, 1991, California

consolidated the Nevada, Plumas, and
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1EPA adopted the completeness criteria on

February 16, 1990 (55 FR 5830) and, pursuant to

section (110)(k)(1)(A) of the CAA, revised the

criteria on August 26, 1991 (56 FR 42216).

2Among other things, the pre-amendment

guidance consists of those portions of the proposed

post-1987 ozone and carbon monoxide policy that

concern RACT, 52 FR 45044 (November 24, 1987);

‘‘Issues Relating to VOC Regulation Cutpoints,

Deficiencies, and Deviations, Clarification to

Appendix D of November 24, 1987 Federal Register

Notice’’ (Blue Book) (notice of availability was

published in the Federal Register on May 25, 1988);

and the existing control technique guidelines

(CTGs).

3Listed rules are superseded unless designated as

deleted.

Sierra County APCDs within the

NSAQMD. Also on September 11, 1991,

June 10, 1992, May 11, 1994, and

August 14, 1996, the NSAQMD adopted

many rules that reformatted and

consolidated rules from the three

subsumed air districts. These revised

rules consolidate the District rules into

a single set of regulations applicable

throughout the NSAQMD.

This document addresses EPA’s

direct-final action for the following

NSAQMD rules: Rule 101, Title; Rule

102, Definitions; Rule 202, Visible

Emissions; Rule 203, Exceptions to Rule

202; Rule 204, Wet Plumes; Rule 206,

Incinerator Burning; Rule 207,

Particulate Matter; Rule 208, Orchard or

Citrus Heaters; Rule 209, Fossil Fuel

Steam Generator Facility; Rule 212,

Process Weight Table; Rule 213, Storage

of Gasoline; Rule 221, Reduction of

Animal Matter; Rule 222, Abrasive

Blasting; Rule 223, Enforcement; Rule

225, Compliance; Rule 300, General

Definitions; Rule 301, Compliance; Rule

313, Burn Day; Rule 314, Minimum

Drying Times; Rule 315, Burning

Management Requirements; Rule 316,

Burn Plan Preparation; and Rule 317,

Mechanized Burners Requirements.

These rules were adopted by

NSAQMD on September 11, 1991 and

May 11, 1994 and submitted by the

State of California for incorporation into

its SIP on October 28, 1996. These rules

were found to be complete on December

19, 1996, pursuant to EPA’s

completeness criteria that are set forth

in 40 CFR part 51, Appendix V 1 and are

being finalized for approval into the SIP.

These rules and their predecessors were

originally adopted as part of NSAQMD’s

efforts to achieve the National Ambient

Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for

ozone and in response to EPA’s SIP-Call

and the section 182(a)(2)(A) CAA

requirement.

The following is EPA’s evaluation and

final action for these rules.

II. EPA Evaluation and Action

In determining the approvability of a

rule, EPA must evaluate the rule for

consistency with the requirements of

the CAA and EPA regulations, as found

in section 110 and part D of the CAA

and 40 CFR part 51 (Requirements for

Preparation, Adoption, and Submittal of

Implementation Plans). The EPA

interpretation of these requirements

appears in various EPA policy guidance

documents.2

EPA previously reviewed many rules

from the Nevada, Plumas and Sierra

County Air Pollution Control Districts

and incorporated them into the federally

approved SIP pursuant to section

110(k)(3) of the CAA. Those rules that

are being superseded and/or deleted 3 by

today’s action are as follows:

Nevada County Air Pollution Control

District

• Rule 101, Title (submitted 4/10/75)

• Rule 102, Definitions (submitted 4/10/

75, 6/6/77)

• Rule 103, Enforcement (submitted 6/

6/77)

• Rule 104, No Title (submitted 6/6/77)

• Rule 202, Visible Emissions

(submitted 4/10/75)

• Rule 203, Exceptions (submitted 4/10/

75, 6/6/77, 2/21/72)

• Rule 204, Wet Plumes (submitted 4/

10/75, 2/21/72)

• Rule 206, Incinerator Burning

(submitted 4/10/75, 6/6/77)

• Rule 207, Particulate Matter

(submitted 10/15/79)

• Rule 208, Orchard or Citrus Heaters

(submitted 4/10/75)

• Rule 209, Fossil Fuel-Steam Separator

Facility (submitted 4/10/75)

• Rule 210, Specific Contaminant

(submitted 10/15/79)

• Rule 214, Reduction of Animal Matter

(submitted 4/10/75)

• Rule 216, Abrasive Blasting

(submitted 6/6/77)

• Rule 218, Compliance Tests

(submitted 10/15/79)

• Rule 305, Permit Validity (submitted

4/10/75)

• Rule 306, No-Burn Days (submitted

10/15/79)

• Rule 308, Burning Reports (submitted

4/10/75)

• Rule 309, Amount Burned Daily

(submitted 4/10/75)

• Rule 310, Approved Ignition Devices

(submitted 4/10/75)

• Rule 311, Restricted Burning Days

(submitted 4/10/75)

• Rule 312, Wind Direction (submitted

4/10/75)

• Rule 313, Minimum Drying Times

(submitted 4/10/75)

• Rule 315, Preparation of Material to

be Burned (submitted 4/10/75)

• Rule 405, Separation of Emissions

(submitted 4/10/75)

• Rule 406, Combination of Emissions

(submitted 4/10/75)

• Rule 407, Circumvention (submitted

6/6/77)

• Rule 408, Source Recordkeeping and

Reporting (submitted 4/10/75)

• Rule 409, Public Records (submitted

6/6/77)

• Rule 507, Provision of Sampling and

Testing Facilities (submitted 6/6/77)

Plumas County Air Pollution Control

District

• Rule 101, Title (submitted 1/10/75)

• Rule 102, Definitions (submitted 1/10/

75, 6/6/77)

• Rule 202, Visible Emissions

(submitted 1/10/75)

• Rule 203, Exceptions (submitted 6/22/

81)

• Rule 204, Wet Plumes (submitted 1/

10/75)

• Rule 206, Incinerator Burning

(submitted 1/10/75, 6/6/77)

• Rule 207, Particulate Matter

(submitted 6/6/77)

• Rule 208, Orchard or Citrus Heaters

(submitted 6/6/77)

• Rule 209, Fossil Fuel-Steam Generator

Facility (1/10/75)

• Rule 214, Reduction of Animal Matter

(submitted 1/10/75)

• Rule 215, Abrasive Blasting

(submitted 6/6/77)

• Rule 216, Enforcement (submitted 6/

6/77)

• Rule 216–50, Visible Emissions

(submitted 1/10/75)

• Rule 216–51, Exceptions to Rule 50

(submitted 1/10/75)

• Rule 304, Range Improvement

Burning (submitted 6/22/81)

• Rule 305, Forest Management Burning

(submitted 6/22/81)

• Rule 311, Recreational Activity

(submitted 6/22/81)

• Rule 313, No Burn Day (submitted 6/

22/81)

• Rule 314, Burning Permits (submitted

6/22/81)

• Rule 315, Minimum Drying Times

(submitted 6/22/81)

• Rule 316, Burning Management

(submitted 6/22/81)

• Rule 318, Enforcement Responsibility

(submitted 6/22/81)

• Rule 319, Penalty (submitted 6/22/81)

• Rule 405, Separation of Emissions

(submitted 1/10/75)

• Rule 406, Combination of Emissions

(submitted 1/10/75)

• Rule 510, Separation of Emissions

(submitted 6/22/81)

• Rule 511, Combination of Emissions

(submitted 6/22/81)

• Rule 512, Circumvention (submitted

6/22/81)

• Rule 513, Source Recordkeeping

(submitted 6/22/81)
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• Rule 514, Public Records and Trade

Secrets (submitted 6/22/81)

• Rule 515, Provision of Sampling and

Testing Facilities (submitted 6/22/81)

Sierra County Air Pollution Control

District

• Rule 101, Title (submitted 1/10/75)

• Rule 102, Definitions (submitted 1/10/

75, 6/6/77)

• Rule 202, Visible Emissions

(submitted 1/10/75)

• Rule 203, Exceptions (submitted 6/22/

81)

• Rule 204, Wet Plumes (submitted 1/

10/75)

• Rule 206, Incinerator Burning

(submitted 1/10/75)

• Rule 207, Particulate Matter

(submitted 5/23/79)

• Rule 208, Orchard or Citrus Heaters

(submitted 6/6/77)

• Rule 209, Fossil Fuel Steam Generator

Facility (submitted 1/10/75)

• Rule 210, Specific Contaminants

(submitted 5/23/79)

• Rule 211, Process Weight Per Hour

(submitted 5/23/79)

• Rule 212, Process Weight Table

(submitted 1/10/75)

• Rule 213, Storage of Petroleum

Products (submitted 1/10/75)

• Rule 214, Reduction of Animal Matter

(submitted 1/10/75)

• Rule 215, Abrasive Blasting

(submitted 6/6/77)

• Rule 216, Enforcement (submitted 6/

6/77)

• Rule 218, Compliance Tests

(submitted 5/23/79)

• Rule 303, Agricultural Burning

(submitted 6/22/81)

• Rule 304, Range Improvement

Burning (submitted 6/22/81)

• Rule 305, Forest Management Burning

(submitted 6/22/81)

• Rule 311, Recreational Activity

(submitted 6/22/81)

• Rule 313, No Burn Day (submitted 6/

22/81)

• Rule 314, Burning Permits (submitted

6/22/81)

• Rule 315, Minimum Drying Times

(submitted 6/22/81)

• Rule 316, Burning Management

(submitted 6/22/81)

• Rule 318, Enforcement Responsibility

(submitted 6/22/81)

• Rule 319, Penalty (submitted 6/22/81)

• Rule 405, Separation of Emissions

(submitted 1/10/75)

• Rule 406, Combination of Emissions

(submitted 1/10/75)

• Rule 510, Separation of Emissions

(submitted 6/22/81)

• Rule 511, Combination of Emissions

(submitted 6/22/81)

• Rule 512, Circumvention (submitted

6/22/81)

• Rule 513, Source Recordkeeping

(submitted 6/22/81)

• Rule 514, Public Records and Trade

Secrets (submitted 6/22/81)

• Rule 515, Provision of Sampling and

Testing Facilities (submitted 6/22/81)

EPA has evaluated the consolidated

NSAQMD rules submitted in October

1996 and compared them to the rules

currently incorporated in the SIP. In all

cases the rules have been reformatted

and changed editorially. In some cases

there have also been minor substantive

improvements. For example, where the

three subsumed air districts had slightly

different requirements for similar

sources, the consolidated rule now

applies to the most stringent of the

requirements to the entire area. In no

case does this action represent a

relaxation of any requirement.

The NSAQMD rules being approved

by this action to revise the SIP include:

• Rule 101, Title

• Rule 102, Definitions

• Rule 202, Visible Emissions

• Rule 203, Exceptions to Rule 202

• Rule 204, Wet Plumes

• Rule 206, Incinerator Burning

• Rule 207, Particulate Matter

• Rule 208, Orchard or Citrus Heaters

• Rule 209, Fossil Fuel Steam Generator

Facility

• Rule 210, Specific Contaminants

• Rule 212, Process Weight Table

• Rule 213, Storage of Gasoline

Products

• Rule 221, Reduction of Animal Matter

• Rule 222, Abrasive Blasting

• Rule 225, Compliance

• Rule 300, General Definitions

• Rule 301, Compliance

• Rule 313, Burn Day

• Rule 314, Minimum Drying Times

• Rule 315, Burning Management

Requirements

• Rule 316, Burn Plan Preparation

• Rule 317, Mechanized Burners

Requirements

Other NSAQMD rules submitted with

these rules on October 28, 1996, will be

acted on separately because they

involve technical issues and require

more detailed review.

Nothing in this action should be

construed as permitting or allowing or

establishing a precedent for any future

implementation plan. Each request for

revision to the state implementation

plan shall be considered separately in

light of specific technical, economic,

and environmental factors and in

relation to relevant statutory and

regulatory requirements.

EPA is publishing this document

without prior proposal because the

Agency views this as a noncontroversial

amendment and anticipates no adverse

comments. However, in a separate

document in this Federal Register

publication, the EPA is proposing to

approve the SIP revision should adverse

or critical comments be filed. This

action will be effective November 17,

1997, unless, by October 16, 1997,

adverse or critical comments are

received.

If the EPA receives such comments,

this action will be withdrawn before the

effective date by publishing a

subsequent document that will

withdraw the final action. All public

comments received will then be

addressed in a subsequent final rule

based on this action serving as a

proposed rule. The EPA will not

institute a second comment period on

this action. Any parties interested in

commenting on this action should do so

at this time. If no such comments are

received, the public is advised that this

action will be effective November 17,

1997.

III. Administrative Requirements

A. Executive Order 12866

The Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) has exempted this regulatory

action from E.O. 12866 review.

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act,

5 U.S.C. 600 et seq., EPA must prepare

a regulatory flexibility analysis

assessing the impact of any proposed or

final rule on small entities. 5 U.S.C. 603

and 604. Alternatively, EPA may certify

that the rule will not have a significant

impact on a substantial number of small

entities. Small entities include small

businesses, small not-for-profit

enterprises, and government entities

with jurisdiction over populations of

less than 50,000.

SIP approvals under section 110 and

subchapter I, part D of the Clean Air Act

do not create any new requirements but

simply approve requirements that the

State is already imposing. Therefore,

because the Federal SIP approval does

not impose any new requirements, the

Administrator certifies that it does not

have a significant impact on any small

entities affected. Moreover, due to the

nature of the Federal-State relationship

under the CAA, preparation of a

flexibility analysis would constitute

Federal inquiry into the economic

reasonableness of state action. The

Clean Air Act forbids EPA to base its

actions concerning SIPs on such

grounds. Union Electric Co. v. U.S. EPA,

427 U.S. 246, 255–66 (1976); 42 U.S.C.

7410(a)(2).
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C. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

Under section 202 of the Unfunded

Mandates Reform Act of 1995

(‘‘Unfunded Mandates Act’’), signed

into law on March 22, 1995, EPA must

prepare a budgetary impact statement to

accompany any proposed or final rule

that includes a Federal mandate that

may result in estimated costs to State,

local, or tribal governments in the

aggregate; or to private sector, of $100

million or more. Under section 205,

EPA must select the most cost-effective

and least burdensome alternative that

achieves the objectives of the rule and

is consistent with statutory

requirements. Section 203 requires EPA

to establish a plan for informing and

advising any small governments that

may be significantly or uniquely

impacted by the rule.

EPA has determined that the approval

action promulgated does not include a

Federal mandate that may result in

estimated costs of $100 million or more

to either State, local, or tribal

governments in the aggregate, or to the

private sector. This Federal action

approves pre-existing requirements

under State or local law, and imposes

no new Federal requirements.

Accordingly, no additional costs to

State, local, or tribal governments, or to

the private sector, result from this

action.

D. Submission to Congress and the

General Accounting Office

Under 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A) as added

by the Small Business Regulatory

Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, EPA

submitted a report containing this rule

and other required information to the

U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of

Representatives and the Comptroller

General of the General Accounting

Office prior to publication of the rule in

today’s Federal Register. This rule is

not a ‘‘major’’ rule as defined by 5

U.S.C. 804(2).

E. Petitions for Judicial Review

Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean

Air Act, petitions for judicial review of

this action must be filed in the United

States Court of Appeals for the

appropriate circuit by November 17,

1997. Filing a petition for

reconsideration by the Administrator of

this final rule does not affect the finality

of this rule for the purposes of judicial

review nor does it extend the time

within which a petition for judicial

review may be filed, and shall not

postpone the effectiveness of such rule

or action. This action may not be

challenged later in proceedings to

enforce its requirements. (See section

307(b)(2).)

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

Environmental protection, Air

pollution control, Hydrocarbons,

Incorporation by reference,

Intergovernmental relations, Ozone,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Volatile organic

compounds.

Dated: August 22, 1997.

John Wise,

Acting Regional Administrator.

Part 52, chapter I, title 40 of the Code

of Federal Regulations is amended as

follows:

PART 52—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 52

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q.

Subpart F—California

2. Section 52.220 is amended by

adding paragraphs (c) (26)(ix)(B) and

(26)(xvi)(E), (27)(vii)(C), (39)(viii)(D),

(39)(ix)(C), (39)(x)(C), and (246) to read

as follows:

§ 52.220 Identification of plan.

* * * * *

(c) * * *

(26) * * *

(ix) * * *

(B) Previously approved and now

deleted, Rule 102.

* * * * *

(xvi) * * *

(E) Previously approved and now

deleted, Rule 102.

* * * * *

(27) * * *

(vii) * * *

(C) Previously approved and now

deleted, Rule 102.

* * * * *

(39) * * *

(viii)* * *

(D) Previously approved and now

deleted, Rule 102.

(ix) * * *

(C) Previously approved and now

deleted, Rule 102.

(x) * * *

(C) Previously approved and now

deleted, Rule 102.

* * * * *

(246) New and amended regulations

for the following APCDs were submitted

on October 28, 1996, by the Governor’s

designee.

(i) Incorporation by reference.

(A) Northern Sierra Air Quality

Management District.

(1) Rules 101, 202, 203, 204, 206, 207,

208, 209, 210, 221, 222, 223, 225, 300,

301, 314, 315, and 317, adopted on

September 11, 1991, Rule 102 adopted

on May 11, 1994, Rule 313 adopted on

June 10, 1992, and Rule 316 adopted on

August 14, 1996.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA 167–0036a; FRL–5888–6]

Approval and Promulgation of

Implementation Plans; California State

Implementation Plan Revision; South

Coast Air Quality Management District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

SUMMARY: EPA is taking direct final

action on revisions to the California

State Implementation Plan (SIP). The

revisions concern emergency episode

rules from the South Coast Air Quality

Management District (SCAQMD). This

approval action will incorporate one

rule into the federally approved SIP and

remove fourteen from the SIP. The

intended effect of approving 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).

Thus, EPA is finalizing the approval of

these revisions into the California SIP

under provisions of the CAA regarding

EPA action on SIP submittal, SIPs for

national primary and secondary ambient

air quality standards and plan

requirements for nonattainment areas.

DATES: This action is effective on

November 17, 1997 unless adverse or

critical comments are received by

October 16, 1997. If the effective date is

delayed, a timely notice will be

published in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the rule and

EPA’s evaluation report is available for

public inspection at EPA’s Region IX

office during normal business hours. A

copy of the submitted rule is available

for inspection at the following locations:

Rulemaking Office (AIR–4), Air

Division, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region IX, 75

Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA

94105.

Environmental Protection Agency, Air

Docket (6102), 401 ‘‘M’’ Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20460.

California Air Resources Board,

Stationary Source Division, Rule