[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 179 (Tuesday, September 16, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 48586-48587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24416]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA 167-0036b; FRL-5888-7]


Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; 
California State Implementation Plan Revision, South Coast 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 an emergency episode rule. The 
intended effect of proposing approval of 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). 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 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EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn 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 
October 16, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to: 
Cynthia G. Allen, 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 this 
rule is 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:

    South Coast Air Quality Management District, 21865 E., Copley 
Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765.
    California Air Resources Board, Stationary Source Division, Rule 
Evaluation Section, 2020 ``L'' Street, Sacramento, CA 95812.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia G. Allen, Rulemaking Office 
(AIR-4) Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, 
75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901, Telephone: (415) 
744-1189.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document concerns South Coast Air 
Quality Management District Rule 701, Air Pollution Emergency 
Contingency Actions. This rule was submitted by the California Air 
Resources Board to EPA on January 31, 1996. For further information, 
please see the information

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provided in the Direct Final action which is located in the Rules 
Section of this Federal Register.

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

    Dated: August 22, 1997.
John Wise,
Acting Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-24416 Filed 9-15-97; 8:45 am]
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