[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 12 (Friday, January 17, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 2636]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-877]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 52 and 81

[CA-98-1-7196b; FRL-5661-7]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation 
of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; State of California; 
Determination Regarding Applicability of Certain Reasonable Further 
Progress and Attainment Demonstration Requirements; Monterey Bay Area

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR).

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SUMMARY: In the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is 
approving as revisions to the California State Implementation Plan 
(SIP) for the Monterey ozone nonattainment area, the maintenance plan, 
emission inventory, emission statement rule and volatile organic 
compounds (VOC) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) reasonably available 
control technology (RACT) rules. EPA is also making the determination 
that the Monterey Bay Area has attained the ozone National Ambient Air 
Quality Standards (NAAQS) and a determination regarding the 
applicability of the Reasonable Further Progress (RFP) and attainment 
demonstration and related requirements based on the area's attainment 
of the ozone NAAQS. Finally, EPA is redesignating the Monterey Bay Area 
from nonattainment to attainment for the ozone NAAQS. A detailed 
rationale for this action is set forth in the direct final rule. If no 
adverse comments are received in response to the direct final rule, no 
further activity is contemplated in relation to this proposed rule. If 
EPA receives adverse comments concerning any part of the rule, EPA will 
withdraw the direct final rule and address the comments in a subsequent 
final rule based on this proposed rule. EPA will not institute a second 
comment period on this document. Any parties interested in commenting 
on this document should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments on this action must be received by February 18, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be mailed to: David P. Howekamp, 
Director, Air Toxics Division (A-1), United States Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 
94105.
    Copies of the redesignation request, State submittals and the EPA's 
technical support document (TSD) are available for public review at the 
above address and at the California Air Resources Board, 2020 L Street, 
Sacramento, CA 95814, or the Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control 
District, 24580 Silver Cloud Court, Monterey, CA 93940.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia Barrow, Chief, Plans Development 
Section (A-2-2), Air Planning Branch, United States Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, 
California, 94105, (415) 744-1207.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document concerns the Monterey Bay 
Unified Air Pollution Control District SIP revisions and redesignation 
to attainment for ozone. For further information, please see the 
information provided in the Direct Final action located in the Final 
Rules section of this Federal Register.

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

    Dated: November 15, 1996.
Felicia Marcus,
Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-877 Filed 1-16-97; 8:45 am]
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