Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 139 / Thursday, July 18, 1996 / Rules and Regulations 37387

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[TN–151–7017a; TN–153–7018a; TN–161–

9621a; TN–162–9622a; TN–164–9626a; TN–

168–9628a; TN–169–9629a; FRL–5533–5]

Approval and Promulgation of

Implementation Plans Tennessee:

Approval of Revisions to the

Tennessee SIP Regarding

Construction Permits and Volatile

Organic Compounds

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

SUMMARY: In this document, EPA is

acting on revisions to the Tennessee

State Implementation Plan (SIP) which

were submitted to EPA by Tennessee,

through the Tennessee Department of

Air Pollution Control (TDAPC), to

amend the Tennessee chapters on

construction and operating permits and

the regulation of volatile organic

compounds (VOC). The revisions

amending the TDAPC’s construction

and operating permits chapter were

submitted on January 17, 1995; the

revisions amending the TDAPC’s VOC

chapter were submitted on February 21,

1995, February 8, 1996, February 23,

1996, April 22, 1996, and April 25,

1996. The revisions to the construction

and operating permit incorporate

visibility protection requirements into

the construction permits portion of the

rule. The revisions to the VOC chapter

were made to respond to the

deficiencies of the VOC chapter as

described in 60 FR 10504 published on

February 27, 1995, which acted on the

Tennessee VOC Reasonably Available

Control Technology (RACT) submittal to

meet the 1990 VOC RACT ‘‘Catch Up’’

requirements. In this notice, EPA is

making the determination that all

conditional approvals necessary for

ozone redesignation purposes have been

satisfied. In addition to the above

revisions, an amendment was submitted

on February 23, 1996, which amended

the emissions statement in the VOC

chapter, and two new chapters were

submitted in April 1996, to regulate

offset lithographic printing sources and

wood furniture finishing and cleaning

operations.

DATES: This final rule is effective

September 16, 1996 unless adverse or

critical comments are received by

August 19, 1996. If the effective date is

delayed, timely notice will be published

in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this

action should be addressed to William

Denman at the Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 4 Air

Programs Branch, 345 Courtland Street,

NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30365. Copies of

documents relative to this action are

available for public inspection during

normal business hours at the following

locations. The interested persons

wanting to examine these documents

should make an appointment with the

appropriate office at least 24 hours

before the visiting day. Reference files

TN151–01–7017, TN153–01–7018,

TN161–01–9621, TN162–01–9622,

TN164–01–9626, TN168–01–9628, and

TN169–01–9629. The Region 4 office

may have additional background

documents not available at the other

locations.

Air and Radiation Docket and

Information Center (Air Docket 6102),

U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, 401 M Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20460.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 4 Air Programs Branch, 345

Courtland Street, NE, Atlanta, Georgia

30365, William Denman, 404/347–

3555 extension 4208.

Tennessee Department of Environment

and Conservation, Division of Air

Pollution Control, L & C Annex, 9th

Floor, 401 Church Street, Nashville,

Tennessee 37243–1531, 615/532–

0554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William Denman 404/347–3555

extension 4208.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

January 17, 1995, the Tennessee

Department of Air Pollution Control

(TDAPC) submitted a request to the EPA

to incorporate paragraphs 1200–3–9–.01

(6), (7), and (8) into the Tennessee SIP

(reference file TN151–01–7017). The

paragraphs revise the chapter as

described below.

1200–3–9–.01(6): This paragraph

clarifies that construction permits

issued under this rule are based on air

contaminants only and do not affect the

applicant’s obligation to obtain

necessary permits from other

government agencies.

1200–3–9–.01(7): This paragraph

requires the applicant to pay the cost of

publication of any notices required by

law to effectuate the rights applied for.

1200–3–9–.01(8): This paragraph gives

the requirements necessary for

protecting visibility as it applies to the

issuance of a construction permit.

On May 18, 1993, TDAPC submitted

to EPA as part of a submittal of revisions

to the VOC chapter, a request to add

perchloroethylene to the list of exempt

compounds in the definition of a VOC

contained in 1200–3–18-.01(1). This

definition was conditionally approved

on February 27, 1995, based on the

commitment by the State of Tennessee

to delete it from the list of exempt VOC

compounds within one year if EPA had

not completed the rulemaking

exempting perchloroethylene as a VOC.

The rulemaking finalizing the

exemption of perchloroethylene as a

VOC compound was published by EPA

in 61 FR 4588, on February 7, 1996.

Therefore, the commitment has been

met and perchloroethylene is

considered an exempt compound in the

VOC definition contained in the

Tennessee SIP.

On February 21, 1995, TDAPC

submitted to EPA a request to

incorporate a new rule (1200–3–18–.33)

regulating VOC emissions from the

Manufacturing of Synthesized

Pharmaceutical Products (reference file

TN153–01–7018). This rule applies to

all reactors, distillation operations,

crystallizers, centrifuges, vacuum

dryers, air dryers, production

equipment exhaust systems, rotary

vacuum filters and other filters, inprocess tanks, and leaks associated with

the manufacturing of synthesized

pharmaceutical products located in the

State of Tennessee. This rule does not

apply to sources in Hamilton and

Shelby counties whose total potential

VOC emissions from all the above listed

sources are less than 25 tons per year

(tpy), nor to sources throughout the

State of Tennessee whose total potential

VOC emissions are less than 100 tpy

except for sources located in the

Nashville ozone nonattainment area.

The rule applies to all the above listed

sources located in the Nashville ozone

nonattainment area, regardless of size.

The emission standards and the

monitoring and record keeping

requirements contained in rule 1200–3–

18–.33 are consistent with the EPA

guidance for RACT. The previous rule

1200–3–18–.33 was given limited

approval in 60 FR 10504 on February

27, 1995. The submittal of this rule to

replace the previous rule corrects the

deficiencies outlined in 60 FR 10504.

On February 8, 1996, TDAPC

submitted to EPA revisions to the

Tennessee chapter regulating VOCs

(1200–3–18) for incorporation into the

Tennessee SIP. These submittals

address some of the commitments of the

conditional approval of Tennessee

chapter 1200–3–18 on February 27,

1995 960 FR 10504). EPA is making the

determination in this notice, that all

conditional approvals necessary for

ozone redesignation have been satisfied.

In the first submittal dated February 8,

1996, (reference file TN161–01–9621),

Tennessee made seventeen revisions to
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chapter 1200–3–18. They are described

as follows.

1200–3–18–.01(45): A definition for

‘‘maximum theoretical emissions’’ was

added to the definitions section. This

definition clarifies the quantity of VOC

emissions by a source without control

devices based on the design capacity or

maximum production capacity of the

source and 8,760 hours of operation per

year.

1200–3–18–.01(49): The term

‘‘operation’’ was defined as an activity.

1200–3–18–.02(2): The word

‘‘binding’’ was deleted from this

paragraph for clarification.

1200–3–18–.02(5)(c): The phrase

‘‘which is legally enforceable’’ was

deleted from the paragraph for

clarification.

1200–3–18–.02(7): The phrase ‘‘or in

Chapter 21 of this division’’ was added

to this paragraph for clarification.

1200–3–18–.02(8): The phrase ‘‘and

nitrogen oxide emissions’’ was added to

this paragraph to require sources subject

to the emissions statement requirement

because of their VOC emissions to also

report their nitrogen oxide emissions.

This paragraph was granted limited

approval in 60 FR 10504 on February

27, 1995, due to this deficiency. This

revision corrects the deficiency.

1200–3–18–.02(8): The phrase ‘‘the

owner or operator’’ was replaced by the

phrase ‘‘an official of the company’’ to

require an official of the company to

certify the emissions statement. This

paragraph was conditionally approved

in 60 FR 10504 on February 27, 1995,

based on a commitment from Tennessee

to revise the paragraph to include this

provision. This revision satisfies that

commitment.

1200–3–18–.03(2)(b): The phrase ‘‘in

the alternative, over a longer period’’

was replaced by the phrase ‘‘for an

alternative period which has been

approved by the Technical Secretary

and the EPA’’ for EPA to retain the

approval authority of alternate control

plans.

1200–3–18–.03(5)(b)(10): This

paragraph was revised to require

additional monitoring of catalytic

incinerators used in the coating and

printing industries to provide a more

true representation of the actual

performance.

1200–3–18–.04(3)(b)(1)(ii): This

paragraph was revised to require

additional monitoring of catalytic

incinerators used in the non-coating and

non-printing industries to provide a

more true representation of the actual

performance.

1200–3–18–.04(4): This paragraph was

revised to more clearly state,

‘‘Provisions of this rule apply only to

sources identified as subject to those

provisions of this rule by other rules of

this chapter’’.

1200–3–18–.20(1)(b)(2)(vii): This

paragraph which exempted usage of 4.0

gallons per day of air drying materials

from the miscellaneous metal parts rule

was repealed by Tennessee after being

disapproved by EPA in 60 FR 10504 on

February 27, 1995. Tennessee

substituted ‘‘reserved’’ for the language

in this paragraph.

1200–3–18–.21(7)(d)(2)(x): This

paragraph was revised to require

additional monitoring of catalytic

incinerators used in the coating of flat

wood paneling to provide a more true

representation of the actual

performance.

1200–3–18–.36(1)(b): This paragraph

was revised to more clearly identify the

sources applicable to the petroleum

solvent dry cleaning rule.

1200–3–18–.38(2)(c)(2): This

paragraph was revised to require the use

of 10% by weight rather than 20% by

weight in determining whether a piece

of equipment in VOC service in a

synthetic organic chemical, polymer, or

resin manufacturing operation is in

‘‘light liquid service’’. This paragraph

was given limited approval in 60 FR

10504 on February 27, 1995, based on

a commitment by Tennessee to correct

the rule. This revision satisfies that

commitment.

1200–3–18–.38(4): A provision was

added to this rule to require specific

testing after a leak is repaired.

1200–3–18–.39(5)(a)(2): A conversion

factor was revised for calculating the

mass rates of total VOC. The conversion

factor was revised to be 2.95 × 10¥9. In

a letter to Tennessee on August 12,

1994, EPA derived the conversion factor

which correctly is 2.595 × 10¥9.

Tennessee incorrectly approved the

conversion factor as 2.95 × 10¥9 which

is more stringent than the correct 2.595

× 10¥9. Therefore, EPA is approving the

more stringent conversion factor. This

paragraph was conditionally approved

in 60 FR 10504 on February 27, 1995.

This revision satisfies that commitment.

In the second submittal dated

February 8, 1996, (reference file TN162–

01–9622), Tennessee requested that EPA

add chapter 1200–3–18–.78 ‘‘Other

Facilities That Emit Volatile Organic

Compounds (VOC’s) Of Fifty Tons Per

Year’’ to the Tennessee SIP and revise

chapter 1200–3–18–.79 ‘‘Other Facilities

That Emit Volatile Organic Compounds

(VOC’s)’’ of the Tennessee SIP. The

revisions are described as follows.

1200–3–18–.78: This rule, commonly

referred to as a non-CTG (Control

Techniques Guideline) RACT rule, is

designed to apply to those major sources

which are not subject to the other

industry specific VOC RACT rules.

Tennessee already has in their SIP a

non-CTG RACT rule for sources whose

potential VOC emissions are above 100

tons per year (tpy). This rule applies to

sources located in the Nashville

nonattainment area whose potential

VOC emissions are above 50 tpy. This

rule, however, contains language that

makes it effective only if the Nashville

nonattainment area fails to attain the

ozone standard by November 15, 1996,

and after the Technical Secretary

publishes legal notices in the five

nonattainment counties of this failure to

attain the ozone standard.

1200–3–18–.78 & .79: Miscellaneous

revisions were made to the table of

contents to allow for revisions to the SIP

regarding these two rules.

1200–3–18–.79(1)(c): This paragraph,

which exempts certain source categories

from the Tennessee non-CTG RACT rule

for sources with potential emissions

greater than 100 tpy, was amended by

Tennessee to delete 13 categories from

the list of source categories exempt from

this rule.

1200–3–18–.79(1)(d): Tennessee

revised this paragraph to delete all the

language previously contained in this

section and inserted the phrase

‘‘reserved’’. This revision came after

EPA disapproved this paragraph in 60

FR 10504 on February 27, 1995.

1200–3–18–.79(1)(e): This new

paragraph was added to the rule to

specifically identify those sources

exempt from the standards and

requirements of this rule due to the

applicability of other rules.

120–3–18–.79(2): Several clarifying

revisions were made to this paragraph to

make it read more clearly.

1200–3–18–.79(6): This new

paragraph was added to the rule which

added monitoring and record keeping

requirements for sources which became

subject to this rule after the rule

effective date.

Another submittal amending chapter

1200–3–18 was made on February 23,

1996 (reference file TN–164–01–9626).

This submittal deleted Knox County,

previously a marginal ozone

nonattainment area which was

redesignated to attainment in 58 FR

50271 on September 27, 1993, from the

applicability portion of the emissions

statement contained in paragraph 1200–

3–18–.02(8). Since Knox County

submitted their redesignation request

prior to the due date for emissions

statements and the State has

demonstrated that the deletion of this

requirement will not adversely affect the

maintenance of the ozone standard, this

revision is approvable.
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On April 22, 1996, the TDAPC

submitted to EPA for incorporation into

their SIP a new VOC rule (1200–3–18–

.43) applicable to offset lithographic

printing operations with potential VOC

emissions of 25 tpy or more (reference

file TN168–01–9628). On April 25,

1996, the TDAPC submitted to EPA for

incorporation into their SIP a new VOC

rule (1200–3–18–.42) applicable to

wood furniture finishing and cleaning

operations with potential VOC

emissions or 25 tpy or more (reference

file TN169–01–9629). These rules are

being approved into the SIP because the

VOC reductions from these rules are

necessary to demonstrate maintenance

of the ozone standard. Since Tennessee

applied for redesignation prior to the

due date for these rules, the rules are

not required to meet Reasonably

Available Control Technology (RACT)

requirements. Should the Middle

Tennessee ozone nonattainment area

violate the ozone standard prior to being

redesignated to attainment, these rules

may be required to be made more

stringent to meet RACT requirements.

Final Action

The EPA is publishing this

rulemaking without a prior proposal for

approval 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

September 16, 1996 unless, by August

19, 1996, 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 the separate 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 September 16, 1996.

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

Air Act (CAA), 42 U.S.C. 7607(b)(1),

petitions for judicial review of this

action must be filed in the United States

Court of Appeals for the appropriate

circuit by September 16, 1996. Filing a

petition for reconsideration by the

Administrator of this final rule does not

affect the finality of this rule for

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) of the CAA, 42 U.S.C.

7607(b)(2).)

This action has been classified as a

Table 3 action for signature by the

Regional Administrator under the

procedures published in the Federal

Register on January 19, 1989 (54 FR

2214–2225), as revised by a July 10,

1995 memorandum from Mary Nichols,

Assistant Administrator for Air and

Radiation. The Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) has exempted this

regulatory action from E.O. 12866

review.

Nothing in this action shall be

construed as permitting or allowing or

establishing a precedent for any future

request for a revision to any state

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.

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act,

5 U.S.C. 601 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 CAA 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, I

certify 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 regulatory

flexibility analysis would constitute

Federal inquiry into the economic

reasonableness of state action. The CAA

forbids EPA to base its actions

concerning SIPs on such grounds.

Union Electric Co. v. U.S. E.P.A., 427

U.S. 246, 256–66 (S.Ct. 1976); 42 U.S.C.

section 7410(a)(2) and 7410(k)(3).

Under Sections 202, 203, and 205 of

the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of

1995 (‘‘Unfunded Mandates Act’’),

signed into law on March 22, 1995, EPA

must undertake various actions in

association with proposed or final rules

that include a Federal mandate that may

result in estimated costs of $100 million

or more to the private sector, or to State,

local, or tribal governments in the

aggregate.

Through submission of this state

implementation plan or plan revision,

the State and any affected local or tribal

governments have elected to adopt the

program provided for under Section 182

of the CAA. These rules may bind State,

local and tribal governments to perform

certain actions and also require the

private sector to perform certain duties.

EPA has examined whether the rules

being approved by this action will

impose any new requirements. Since

such sources are already subject to these

regulations under State law, no new

requirements are imposed by this

approval. Accordingly, no additional

costs to State, local, or tribal

governments, or to the private sector,

result from this action, and therefore

there will be no significant impact on a

substantial number of small entities.

Submission to Congress and the

General Accounting Office

Under section 801(a)(1)(A) of the

Administrative Procedure Act (APA) as

amended 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 this rule in

today’s Federal Register. This rule is

not a ‘‘major rule’’ as defined by section

804(2) of the APA as amended.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

Air pollution control, Hydrocarbons,

Incorporation by reference,

Intergovernmental relations, Ozone,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

Dated: June 24, 1996.

A. Stanley Meiburg,

Acting Regional Administrator.

Part 52 of chapter I, title 40, 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 RR—Tennessee

2. Section 52.2219 is revised to read

as follows:
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§ 52.2219 Identification of plan—

conditional approval.

EPA is conditionally approving the

following revisions to the Tennessee SIP

contingent on the State of Tennessee

meeting the schedule to correct

deficiencies associated with the

following rules which was committed to

in letters dated October 7, 1994, and

December 16, 1994, from the State of

Tennessee to EPA Region 4.

(a) Rule 1200–3–18–.06 Handling,

Storage and Disposal of Volatile Organic

Compounds (VOC’s): Paragraph (1)

effective April 22, 1993.

(b) Rule 1200–3–18–.86 Performance

Specifications for Continuous Emission

Monitoring of Total Hydrocarbons:

Subparagraph (11)(c) effective April 22,

1993.

3. Section 52.2220 is amended by

adding paragraph (c)(138) to read as

follows:

§ 52.2220 Identification of plan.

* * * * *

(c) * * *

(138) Revisions to chapter 1200–3–9

‘‘Construction and Operating Permits’’

were submitted by the Tennessee

Department of Air Pollution Control

(TDAPC) to EPA on January 17, 1995.

Revisions to chapter 1200–3–18

‘‘Volatile Organic Compounds’’ were

submitted by the TDAPC to EPA on

February 21, 1995, February 8, 1996,

February 23, 1996, April 22, 1996, and

April 25, 1996.

(i) Incorporation by reference.

(A) Revisions to the State of

Tennessee regulation 1200–3–9

‘‘Construction and Operating Permits’’,

subparagraphs 1200–3–9–.01 (6), (7), (8),

effective on August 15, 1994.

(B) Revisions to the State of

Tennessee regulation by the addition of

a new rule 1200–3–18–.33

‘‘Manufacturing of Synthesized

Pharmaceutical Products’’, effective on

November 21, 1993.

(C) Revisions to the State of

Tennessee regulation 1200–3–18

‘‘Volatile Organic Compounds’’ rules

1200–3–18–.01, 1200–3–18–.02, 1200–

3–18–.03, 1200–3–18–.04, 1200–3–18–

.20, 1200–3–18–.21, 1200–3–18–.36,

1200–3–18–.38, 1200–3–18–.39 effective

on October 9, 1995.

(D) Revisions to the State of

Tennessee regulations effective October

25, 1995.

(1) The addition of a the new rule

1200–3–18–.78 ‘‘Other Facilities that

Emit Volatile Organic Compounds

(VOC’s) of Fifty Tons Per Year’’.

(2) Revisions to rule 1200–3–18–.79

‘‘Other Facilities that Emit Volatile

Organic Compounds’’.

(E) Revisions to the State of Tennessee

regulation by the addition of a new rule

1200–3–18–.42 ‘‘Wood Furniture

Finishing and Cleaning’’, effective

August 15, 1995.

(F) Revisions to the State of Tennessee

regulation by the addition of a new rule

1200–3–18–.43 ‘‘Offset Lithographic

Printing Operations’’, effective October

14, 1995.

(ii) Other material. None.

§ 52.2225 [Amended]

4. Section 52.2225 is amended by

removing and reserving paragraphs (b)

and (c).

[FR Doc. 96–18197 Filed 7–17–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

40 CFR Part 52

[CA 071–0005a; FRL–5464–6]

Approval and Promulgation of

Implementation Plans; California State

Implementation Plan Revision, El

Dorado County Air Pollution Control

District, Placer County Air Pollution

Control District, and Ventura County

Air Pollution Control 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 rules from the

following air districts: El Dorado County

Air Pollution Control District

(EDCAPCD), Placer County Air

Pollution Control District (PCAPCD),

and Ventura County Air Pollution

Control District (VCAPCD). 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) in

accordance with the requirements of the

Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990

(CAA or the Act). The rules control VOC

emissions from adhesives and sealants,

architectural coatings, and wood

products coatings. 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.

DATES: This action is effective on

September 16, 1996 unless adverse or

critical comments are received by

August 19, 1996. If the effective date is

delayed, a timely notice will be

published in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the rule revisions

and EPA’s evaluation report for each

rule 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 Section (A–5–3), Air and

Toxics Division, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region IX, 75

Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA

94105.

Environmental Protection Agency, Air

Docket (6102), 401 ‘‘M’’ Street, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20460.

California Air Resources Board,

Stationary Source Division, Rule

Evaluation Section, 2020 ‘‘L’’ Street,

Sacramento, CA 92123–1095.

El Dorado County Air Pollution Control

District, 2850 Fairlane Court,

Placerville, CA 95667.

Placer County Air Pollution Control

District, 11464 B Avenue, Auburn, CA

95603.

Ventura County Air Pollution Control

District, 669 County Square Drive,

Ventura, CA 93003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nikole Reaksecker, Rulemaking Section

(A–5–3), Air and Toxics Division, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San

Francisco, CA 94105, Telephone: (415)

744–1187.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Applicability

The rules being approved into the

California SIP include: EDCAPCD Rule

236—Adhesives, EDCAPCD Rule 215—

Architectural Coatings, EDCAPCD Rule

237—Wood Products Coatings, PCAPCD

Rule 235—Adhesives, PCAPCD Rule

218—Architectural Coatings, and

VCAPCD Rule 74.20—Adhesives and

Sealants. These rules were submitted by

the California Air Resources Board

(CARB) to EPA on October 13, 1995,

May 24, 1995, November 30, 1994, and

November 18, 1993.

Background

On March 3, 1978, EPA promulgated

a list of ozone nonattainment areas

under the provisions of the Clean Air

Act, as amended in l977 (1977 Act or

pre-amended Act), that included the

Sacramento Metro (including portions

of El Dorado and Placer counties) and

Ventura County areas. 43 FR 8964, 40

CFR 81.305. On May 26, 1988, EPA

notified the Governor of California,

pursuant to section 110(a)(2)(H) of the

1977 Act, that the EDCAPCD, PCAPCD

and VCAPCD portions of the California

SIP were inadequate to attain and

maintain the ozone standard and

requested that deficiencies in the

existing SIP be corrected (EPA’s SIP-