[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 84 (Tuesday, April 30, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 19004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10567]



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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.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the California State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) which concern the control of oxides of 
nitrogen (NO<INF>x) 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final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be 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:
    <bullet> Ventura County Air Pollution Control District (VCAPCD), 
Rule 74.22, Natural Gas-Fired, Central Fan-Type Furnaces;
    <bullet> Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District 
(SMAQMD), Rule 412, Stationary Internal Combustion Engines Located at 
Major Stationary Sources; and
    <bullet> 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]
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