19004 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 84 / Tuesday, April 30, 1996 / Proposed Rules

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A notice

of proposed rulemaking was published

in the Federal Register on August 19,

1994 (59 FR 42787), inviting comments

for a proposed rulemaking which would

create a regulated area on the Ashley

River in Charleston, South Carolina for

the Festival on the Fourth celebration.

The day long event included personal

watercraft demonstrations, aerial

demonstration, ski jumping, and kite

skiing throughout the day.

The proposed rulemaking would have

created a regulated area between Brittle

Bank Park and the main river channel.

Entry into this regulated area would

have been prohibited to all nonparticipants annually on July 4, from 11

a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Eastern Standard

Daylight Time, unless otherwise

specified in the Seventh Coast Guard

District Local Notice to Mariners. Since

the publication of the Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking, the event has

been down-sized to such an extent that

no federal regulatory action is needed.

Therefore, this rulemaking is no longer

necessary, and the Coast Guard is

terminating further rulemaking under

docket number [CGD07–94–017].

Dated: April 22, 1996.

P.J. Cardaci,

Captain U.S. Coast Guard, Acting

Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District.

[FR Doc. 96–10659 Filed 4–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–14–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA153–2–7274b; FRL–5459–4]

Approval and Promulgation of State

Implementation Plans; California State

Implementation Plan Revision; Ventura

County Air Pollution Control District;

Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality

Management Division; Placer County

Air Pollution Control District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve

revisions to the California State

Implementation Plan (SIP) which

concern the control of oxides of nitrogen

(NOx) emissions from natural gas-fired

central furnaces, stationary internal

combustion engines, and biomass

boilers.

The intended effect of proposing

approval of these rules is to regulate

emissions of NOx 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 May 30,

1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this

action should be addressed to: Daniel A.

Meer, Rulemaking Section (A–5–3), Air

and Toxics Division, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San

Francisco, CA 94105–3901.

Copies of the rules and EPA’s

evaluation report of each rule are

available for public inspection at EPA’s

Region 9 office during normal business

hours. Copies of the submitted rules are

also available for inspection at the

following locations:

California Air Resources Board,

Stationary Source Division, Rule

Evaluation Section, 2020 ‘‘L’’ Street,

Sacramento, CA 95814.

Ventura County Air Pollution Control

District, Rule Development Section,

669 County Square Drive, Ventura,

CA 93003.

Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality

Management District, Rule

Development Section, 8411 Jackson

Road, Sacramento, CA 95826.

Placer County Air Quality Management

District, Rule Development, 11464 B.

Avenue, Auburn, CA 95603.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Wendy Colombo, Rulemaking Section

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

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San

Francisco, CA 94105–3901, Telephone:

(415) 744–1202.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

document concerns the following

district rules:

• Ventura County Air Pollution

Control District (VCAPCD), Rule 74.22,

Natural Gas-Fired, Central Fan-Type

Furnaces;

• Sacramento Metropolitan Air

Quality Management District

(SMAQMD), Rule 412, Stationary

Internal Combustion Engines Located at

Major Stationary Sources; and

• Placer County Air Pollution Control

District (PCAPCD), Rule 233, Biomass

Boilers.

The rules were submitted to EPA on

February 11, 1994, June 16, 1995, and

October 19, 1994, respectively, by the

California Air Resources Board. For

further information, please see the

information 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: April 1, 1996.

Felicia Marcus,

Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 96–10567 Filed 4–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–W

40 CFR Part 52

[CA–095–0006b; FRL–5455–1]

Approval and Promulgation of State

Implementation Plans; California State

Implementation Plan Revision, Placer

County Air Pollution Control District,

El Dorado County Air Pollution Control

District, Ventura County Air Pollution

Control District, Yolo-Solano Air

Quality Management District, and

Mojave Desert Air Quality Management

District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve

revisions to the California State

Implementation Plan (SIP) which

concern the control of volatile organic

compound (VOC) emissions from

organic solvent degreasing, surface

preparation and cleanup, motor vehicles

and mobile equipment coating

operations, wood coating operations,

and graphic arts.

The intended effect of proposing

approval of these rules is to regulate

emissions of VOCs 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 amendment 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
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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 May 30,

1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this

action should be addressed to: Daniel A.

Meer, Rulemaking Section (A–5–3), Air

and Toxics 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 each rule are

available for public inspection at EPA’s

Region 9 office during normal business

hours. Copies of the submitted rule

revisions are also 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, D.C. 20460

California Air Resources Board,

Stationary Source Division, Rule

Evaluation Section, 2020 ‘‘L’’ Street,

Sacramento, CA 95812–2815

Placer County Air Pollution Control

District, 11464 B Avenue, Auburn, CA

95603

El Dorado County Air Pollution Control

District, 2850 Fairlane Court,

Placerville, CA 95667

Ventura County Air Pollution Control

District, 669 County Square Drive,

Ventura, CA 93003

Yolo Solano Air Quality Management

District, 1947 Galileo Court, Suite

103, Davis, CA 95616

Mojave Desert Air Quality Management

District, 15428 Civic Drive, Suite 200,

Victorville, CA 92392–2383

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Daniel A. Meer, Chief 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)744–1185.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

document concerns Placer County Air

Pollution Control District Rules 216,

Organic Solvent Degreasing, and El

Dorado County Air Pollution Control

District Rule 235, Surface Preparation

and Cleanup, submitted to EPA on

October 13, 1995 by the California Air

Resources Board; Placer County Air

Pollution Control District Rule 236,

Wood Products Coatings, submitted to

EPA by the California Air Resources

Board on May 24, 1995; El Dorado

County Air Pollution Control District

Rule 225, Organic Solvent Cleaning, and

Rule 230, Automotive Refinishing, YoloSolano Air Quality Management District

Rule 2.13, Organic Solvents, and Mojave

Desert Air Quality Management District

Rule 1104, Organic Solvent Cleaning,

submitted to EPA by the California Air

Resources Board on November 30, 1994;

Ventura County Air Pollution Control

District Rule 74.18, and Yolo-Solano

Rule 2.26, Motor Vehicle and Mobile

Equipment Coating Operations,

submitted to EPA by the California Air

Resources Board on February 24, 1995;

Ventura County Air Pollution Control

District Rule 74.30, Wood Products

Coatings, and Mojave Desert Air Quality

Management District Rule 1117, Graphic

Arts, submitted to EPA by the California

Air Resources Board on July 13, 1994;

and Mojave Desert Air Quality

Management District Rule 1114, Wood

Products Coatings, submitted to EPA by

the California Air Resources Board on

March 31, 1995. For further information,

please see the information 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: March 26, 1996.

Felicia Marcus,

Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 96–10564 Filed 4–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–W

40 CFR Part 59

[AD–FRL–5463–6]

RIN 2060–AE35

National Volatile Organic Compound

Emission Standards for Automobile

Refinish Coatings

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule and notice of

public hearing.

SUMMARY: The EPA proposes standards

to reduce emissions of volatile organic

compounds (VOC) from the use of

automobile refinish coatings. The

proposed standards are in the first phase

of implementation of the portion of the

Clean Air Act (Act) that requires the

Administrator to control VOC emissions

from certain categories of consumer and

commercial products.

Exposure to ozone is associated with

a wide variety of human health effects,

agricultural crop loss, and damage to

forests and ecosystems. As required by

section 183(e) of the Act, the

Administrator conducted a study to

determine the potential of consumer

and commercial products to contribute

to ozone levels that violate the National

Ambient Air Quality Standards

(NAAQS) for ozone. Because the

automobile refinish coatings category is

a significant source of VOC emissions,

the EPA is proposing standards to

reduce emissions from this source.

DATES: Comments. Comments must be

received on or before July 1, 1996.

Public Hearing. A public hearing will

be held, if requested. If anyone contacts

the EPA requesting to speak at a public

hearing by May 21, 1996, a public

hearing will be held on May 30, 1996,

beginning at 9:00 a.m.

Request to Speak at Hearing. Persons

wishing to present oral testimony must

contact Ms. Marguerite Thweatt at the

EPA by May 21, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments. Comments

should be submitted (in duplicate) to:

Air and Radiation Docket and

Information Center (6102), Attention:

Docket No. A–95–18, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460.

Public Hearing. Persons interested in

attending the hearing should notify Ms.

Marguerite Thweatt, (919) 541–5607, to

verify that a hearing will occur and for

notification of the location of the

meeting.

Request to Speak at Hearing. To

present oral testimony contact Ms.

Thweatt at the following address:

Organic Chemicals Group (MD–13), U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

27711, telephone number (919) 541–

5607, FAX number (919) 541–3470.

Docket. Docket No. A–95–18,

containing supporting information used

in developing the proposed standards, is

available for public inspection and

copying between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30

p.m., Monday through Friday, at the

EPA’s Air and Radiation Docket and

Information Center, Waterside Mall,

Room M–1500, 1st Floor, 401 M Street,

SW, Washington, DC 20460, telephone

(202) 260–7548, FAX (202) 260–4400.

The proposed regulatory text and other

materials related to this rulemaking are

available for review in the docket. A

reasonable fee may be charged for

copying.

Background Information Document.

The background information document

(BID) supporting the proposed standards

may be obtained from the docket or