[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 71 (Thursday, April 13, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 18750-18751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9042]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52

[OAQPS CA38-5-6959; FRL-5184-3]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California 
State Implementation Plan Revision, South Coast Air Quality Management 
District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is finalizing the approval of revisions to the California 
State Implementation Plan (SIP) proposed in the Federal Register on 
June 2, 1994. The revisions concern rules from the South Coast Air 
Quality Management District (SCAQMD). 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 revised rules 
control VOC emissions from Pleasure Craft Coating Operations and set 
general recordkeeping requirements for VOC emissions. 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 May 15, 1995.

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, 
SW., Washington, DC 20460.
South Coast Air Quality Management District, 21865 East Copley Drive, 
Diamond Bar, CA 91765-4182.
California Air Resources Board, Stationary Source Division, Rule 
Evaluation Section, 2020 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel A. Meer, Chief, Rulemaking 
Section, Air and Toxics Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, Telephone: 
(415) 744-1185.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

Background

    On June 2, 1994 in 59 FR 28503 EPA proposed to approve the 
following rules into the California SIP: SCAQMD's Rule 1106.1, Pleasure 
Craft Coating Operations, and Rule 109, Recordkeeping for Volatile 
Organic Compound Emissions. Rule 1106.1 was adopted by SCAQMD on May 1, 
1992, and Rule 109 was adopted on March 6, 1992. Both rules were 
submitted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to EPA on 
September 14, 1992. These rules were submitted in response to EPA's 
1988 SIP-Call and the CAA section 182(a)(2)(A) requirement that 
nonattainment areas fix their reasonably available control technology 
(RACT) rules for ozone in accordance with EPA guidance that interpreted 
the requirements of the pre-amendment Act. A detailed discussion of the 
background for each of the above rules and nonattainment areas is 
provided in the NPR(s) cited above.
    EPA has evaluated the above rules for consistency with the 
requirements of the CAA and EPA regulations and EPA interpretation of 
these requirements as expressed in the various EPA policy guidance 
documents referenced in the NPR(s) cited above. EPA has found that the 
rules meet the applicable EPA requirements. A detailed discussion of 
the rule provisions and evaluations has been provided in [59 FR 28503 
and in technical support documents (TSDs) available at EPA's Region IX 
office (TSDs dated February 16, 1993, Pleasure Craft Coating Operations 
and February 24, 1993, Recordkeeping for Volatile Organic Compound 
Emissions).

Response to Public Comments

    A 30-day public comment period was provided in 59 FR 28503. EPA 
received no comments.

EPA Action

    EPA is finalizing action to approve the above rules for inclusion 
into the California SIP. EPA is approving the submittal under section 
110(k)(3) as meeting the requirements of section 110(a) and Part D of 
the CAA. This approval action will incorporate these rules into the 
federally approved SIP. The intended effect of approving these rules is 
to regulate emissions of VOCs in accordance with the requirements of 
the CAA.
    Nothing in this action should be construed as permitting or 
allowing or establishing a precedent for any future request for 
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.
    The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has exempted this action 
from review under Executive Order 12866.

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.

    Note: Incorporation by reference of the State Implementation 
Plan for the State of California was approved by the Director of the 
Federal Register on July 1, 1982.

    Dated: March 28, 1995.
Felicia Marcus,
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 paragraph (c)(189)(i)(A)(6) 
to read as follows:


Sec. 52.220  Identification of plan.

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    (c) * * *
    (189) * * *
    (i) * * *
    (A) * * *
    (6) Rule 109 adopted on March 6, 1992, and Rule 1106.1 adopted on 
May 1, 1992.
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