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Marketing Refinery terminal in a loaded

condition.

(b) Effective Date: This section is

effective from 11:59 p.m., January 19,

1996 to 11:59 a.m., January 29, 1996. If

the conditions requiring a safety zone

terminate at an earlier date, the Captain

of the Port, Philadelphia, may advise

mariners by Broadcast Notice to

Mariners that the safety zone will not be

enforced.

(c) Regulations: (1) No person or

vessel may enter the safety zone unless

its operator obtains permission of the

Captain of the Port or his designated

representative.

(d) As a condition of entry, the COTP

or his designated representative may

order that each vessel:

(1) Maintain a continuous radio guard

on channel 16 and channel 13 VHF–FM

while underway;

(2) Proceed as directed by the

designated representative of the Captain

of the Port, Philadelphia;

(3) Not overtake the T/V HAVPRINS

unless the overtaking is to be completed

before any bends in the channel, and the

pilots, masters and operators of both

vessels clearly agree on all actions

including vessel speeds, time and

location of overtaking; and

(4) When above the C&D Canal, not

meet the T/V HAVPRINS at a relative

speed greater than twenty (20) knots, or

greater than prevailing weather

conditions make prudent. The COTP

will not permit meeting situations on

river bends absent exigent

circumstances related to safe navigation

of either vessel.

(e) Definitions: The following

definitions shall apply within the safety

zone.

(1) The designated representative of

the Captain of the Port is any Coast

Guard commissioned, warrant, or petty

officer who has been authorized by the

Captain of the Port, Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania to act on his behalf. The

designated representative enforcing the

safety zone may be contacted on VHF

channels 13 and 16. The Captain of the

Port of Philadelphia and the Command

Duty Officer at the Marine Safety Office,

Philadelphia, may be contacted at

telephone number (215) 271–4940.

(2) Loaded condition is LPG on board

exceeding 2% of cargo tank capacity of

the vessel.

Dated: January 19, 1996.

John E. Veentjer,

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the

Port, Philadelphia, PA.

[FR Doc. 96–1389 Filed 1–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–14–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[DE26–1–6940a; FRL–5320–1]

Approval and Promulgation of Air

Quality Implementation Plans;

Delaware: Regulation 24—‘‘Control of

Volatile Organic Compound

Emissions’’

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

SUMMARY: EPA is approving a State

Implementation Plan (SIP) revision

submitted by the State of Delaware on

December 19, 1994 pertaining to

Delaware Regulation 24—‘‘Control of

Volatile Organic Compound Emissions’’,

sections 10, 11, 12, 44, 45, 47, 48, and

49, and Appendices I, K, L, and M,

effective November 29, 1994. These

sections of Regulation 24 establish

additional emission standards that

represent the application of reasonably

available control technology (RACT) to

categories of stationary sources of

volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and

establish associated testing, monitoring,

recordkeeping, compliance certification,

and permit requirements. This revision

was submitted to comply with the

RACT ‘‘Catch-up’’ provisions of the

Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990

(CAAA). This action is being taken

under section 110 of the Clean Air Act

(CAA).

EFFECTIVE DATE: This action will become

effective March 26, 1996 unless notice

is received on or before February 26,

1996 that adverse or critical comments

will be submitted. If the effective date

is delayed, timely notice will be

published in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

Marcia L. Spink, Associate Director, Air

Programs, Mailcode 3AT00, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region III, 841 Chestnut Building,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107.

Copies of the documents relevant to this

action are available for public

inspection during normal business

hours at the Air, Radiation, and Toxics

Division, U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Region III, 841 Chestnut

Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

19107; the Air and Radiation Docket

and Information Center, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460;

and the Delaware Department of Natural

Resources & Environmental Control, 89

Kings Highway, P.O. Box 1401, Dover,

Delaware 19903.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rose

Quinto, (215) 597–3164, at the EPA

Region III address above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

December 19, 1994, the Delaware

Department of Natural Resources &

Environmental Control (DNREC)

submitted a revision to its SIP. This

revision was submitted to comply with

the RACT ‘‘Catch-up’’ provisions of the

CAA. The revision pertains to

Regulation 24, ‘‘Control of Volatile

Organic Compound Emissions’’, by

establishing statewide emissions

standards for eight (8) additional VOC

source categories, effective November

29, 1994. The 8 additional VOC source

categories are as follows: (1) Section

10—Aerospace Coatings, (2) Section

11—Motor Vehicle Refinishing, (3)

Section 12—Surface Coating of Plastic

Parts, (4) Section 44—Batch Processing

Operations, (5) Section 45—Industrial

Cleaning Solvents, (6) Section 47—

Offset Lithographic Printing, (7) Section

48—Reactor Processes and Distillation

Operations in the Synthetic Organic

Chemical Manufacturing Industry

(SOCMI), and (8) Section 49—Control of

Volatile Organic Compound Emissions

from Volatile Organic Liquid Storage

Vessels. In addition, new appendices

were added as follows: Appendix I—

Method to Determine Length of Rolling

Period for Liquid/Liquid Material

Balance, Appendix K—Emission

Estimation Methodologies, Appendix

L—Method to Determine Total Organic

Carbon for Offset Lithographic

Solutions, and Appendix M—Test

Methods for Determining the

Performance of Alternative Cleaning

Fluids. A revision to Regulation 24,

section 2—Definitions—additions, and

an Errata sheet to correct typographical

errors, reference notations, etc. were

also submitted on December 19, 1994

and effective November 29, 1994.

I. EPA Evaluation and Action

VOCs contribute to the production of

ground level ozone and smog. These

rules were adopted as part of an effort

to achieve the National Ambient Air

Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone.

[The other source categories was

published in the Federal Register on

May 3, 1995 (60 FR 21708).]. The

following is EPA’s evaluation of and

action on sections 10, 11, 12, 44, 45, 47,

48, and 49, and appendices I, K, L, and

M of Regulation 24, for the State of

Delaware. Detailed descriptions of the

amendments addressed in this

document, and EPA’s evaluation of the

amendments, are contained in the

technical support document (TSD)

prepared for these rulemaking actions
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by EPA. Copies of the TSD are available

from the EPA Regional office listed in

the ADDRESSES section of this document.

For the purpose of assisting States and

local agencies in developing RACT

rules, EPA prepared a series of control

technique guidance (CTG), and

alternative control technology (ACT).

The CTGs and ACTs applicable to the

sections mentioned above are:

Aerospace Coatings (CTG & MACT)—59

FR 29216, June 6, 1994; Automobile

Refinishing (ACT)—EPA–453/R–94–

031, April 1994; Surface Coating of

Automotive/Transportation and

Business Machine Parts (ACT)—EPA–

453/R–94–017, February 1994; Control

of VOC Emissions from Batch Processes

(ACT)—EPA–453/R–93–017, February

1994; Industrial Cleaning Solvents

(ACT)—EPA–453/R–94–015, February

1994; Offset Lithographic Printing

(ACT)—EPA–453/R–94–054, June 1994;

Control of VOC Emissions from Reactor

Processes and Distillation Operations in

SOCMI (CTG)—EPA–450/4–91–031,

August 1993; and Volatile Organic

Liquid Storage in Floating and Fixed

Roof Tanks (ACT)—EPA–453/R–94–001,

January 1994.

State Submittal: Sections 10, 11, 12,

44, 45, 47, 48, and 49 of Regulation 24

cover the following VOC source

categories, respectively: Aerospace

Coatings, Motor Vehicle Refinishing,

Surface Coating of Plastic Parts, Batch

Processing Operations, Industrial

Cleaning Solvents, Offset Lithographic

Printing, Reactor Processes and

Distillation Operations in the Synthetic

Organic Chemical Manufacturing

Industry, and Control of Volatile

Organic Compound Emissions from

Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels.

Appendices I, K, L, & M cover

respectively: Method to Determine

Length of Rolling Period for Liquid/

Liquid Material Balance, Emission

Estimation Methodologies, Method to

Determine Total Organic Carbon for

Offset Lithographic Solutions, and Test

Method Determining the Performance of

Alternative Cleaning Fluids.

A. Section 10—Aerospace Coatings

Section 10 applies to the following

operations in each aerospace

manufacturing or rework facility: (1)

general cleaning operations, (2) all

hand-wipe cleaning operations, (3)

spray-gun cleaning operations, (4) all

flush cleaning operations, (5) primer

and topcoat application operation, (6)

depainting operation, which applies to

the depainting of the outer surface of

aerospace vehicles with the exception of

parts or units normally removed during

depainting, (7) chemical milling

maskant application operation, and (8)

waste storage and handling operation.

Section 10 does not apply to the

following operations: Chemical milling,

metal finishing, electrodeposition,

composite processing, adhesives,

adhesive bonding primers, sealants, and

specialty coatings. Section 10 does not

apply to the aerospace manufacturing

and rework facilities whose plant-wide,

actual emissions from the operations

without control devices are less than 15

pounds of volatile organic compounds

(VOCs) per day.

EPA’s Evaluation: The regulations

listed above are approvable as SIP

revisions because they conform to EPA

guidance and comply with the

requirements of the CAA.

B. Section 11—Motor Vehicle

Refinishing

Section 11 applies to any source that

applies coatings to motor vehicle

refinishing operation.

Section 11 does not apply to sources

applying coatings to motor vehicle parts

if the parts are not a component of a

vehicle or mobile equipment being

coated at a motor vehicle refinishing

operation, and to any coating operation

at a motor vehicle assembly plant.

EPA’s Evaluation: The regulations

listed above are approvable as SIP

revisions because they conform to EPA

guidance and comply with the

requirements of the CAA.

C. Section 12—Surface Coating of

Plastic Parts

Section 12 applies to any facility that

coats plastic components for the

following uses:

(1) Automotive or other transportation

equipment including interior and/or

exterior parts for automobiles, trucks

(light-, medium-, or heavy-duty), large

and small farm machinery, motorcycles,

construction equipment, vans, buses,

lawnmowers, and other mobile,

motorized mobilized equipment.

(2) Housing and exterior parts for

business and commercial machines

including, but not limited to,

computers, copy machines, typewriters,

medical equipment, and entertainment

equipment.

Section 12 does not apply to the

following operations:

(1) Coating of interior and exterior

parts of aircraft.

(2) Coating of exterior of completely

assembled marine vessels.

(3) Refinishing of aftermarket

automobiles, trucks, and other

transportation equipment.

(4) Coating of internal electrical

components of business and commercial

machines.

(5) Coating of a metal component in

a spray booth or on a process line.

Section 12 does not apply to plastic

parts coating facilities whose plant wide

actual emissions, without control

devices, from all plastic parts coating

operations, are less than 15 pounds of

VOCs per day.

EPA’s Evaluation: The regulations

listed above are approvable as SIP

revisions because they conform to EPA

guidance and comply with the

requirements of the CAA.

D. Section 44—Batch Processing

Operations

Section 44 applies to process vents

associated with batch processing

operations in the following affected

manufacturing facilities with the

corresponding Standard Industrial

Classification (SIC) Codes:

(1) Plastic Materials & Resins (SIC

2821).

(2) Medical Chemicals & Botanical

Products (SIC 2833).

(3) Gum & Wood Chemicals (SIC

2861).

(4) Cyclic Crudes & Intermediates (SIC

2869).

(5) Industrial Organic Chemicals (SIC

2869).

(6) Agricultural Chemicals (SIC 2879).

Section 44 does not apply to the

following operations:

(1) Combined process vents from each

batch process train with an annual mass

emission total of 10,000 lbs of VOCs or

less; or

(2) Single unit operations which have

annual mass emission of 227 kg (500 lb)

VOCs or less.

EPA’s Evaluation: The regulation

listed above is approvable as a SIP

revision because it conforms to EPA

guidance and complies with the

requirements of the CAA.

E. Section 45—Industrial Cleaning

Solvents

Section 45 applies to all sources that

use organic solvents for the purpose of

cleaning. Section 45 does not apply to:

any non-manufacturing area cleaning

operation, any non-routine maintenance

of manufacturing facilities and

equipment, and any source that uses

less than 4,540 kilograms (5 tons) of

cleaning solvent per year.

EPA’s Evaluation: The regulations

listed above are approvable as SIP

revisions because they conform to EPA

guidance and comply with the

requirements of the CAA.

F. Section 47—Offset Lithographic

Printing

Section 47 applies to any offset

lithographic printing facility, including
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heatset web, non-heatset web (nonnewspaper), non-heatset sheet-fed, and

newspaper (non-heatset web) facilities.

Section 47 does not apply to any

offset lithographic printing facility

whose total actual VOC emissions from

all lithographic printing operations

(including emissions from cleaning

solutions used on lithographic printing

presses) are less than 15 lbs VOCs per

day before the application of capture

systems and control devices.

Section 47 does not apply to other

types of printing operations, such as

flexography, rotogravure, or letterpress.

EPA’s Evaluation: The regulations

listed above are approvable as SIP

revisions because they conform to EPA

guidance and comply with the

requirements of the CAA.

G. Section 48—Reactor Processes and

Distillation Operations in the Synthetic

Organic Chemical Manufacturing

Industry

Section 48 applies to any vent stream

that originates from a process unit in

which a reactor or distillation operation

is located at a facility within the

synthetic organic chemical

manufacturing industry (SOCMI).

Section 48 does not apply to the

following operations:

(1) Any reactor process or distillation

operation that is designed and operated

in a batch mode.

(2) Any reactor process or distillation

operation that is part of a polymer

manufacturing operation.

(3) Any reactor process or distillation

operation that operates in a process unit

with a total design capacity of less than

1,100 tons per year for all chemicals

produced within that unit except for the

reporting/recording requirements.

(4) Any vent stream for a reactor

process or distillation operation with a

flow rate less than 0.0085 standard

cubic meters per minute (scmm) or a

total VOC concentration of less than 500

parts per million by volume (ppmv)

except for the performance testing

requirement and the reporting/recording

requirements.

EPA’s Evaluation: The regulation

listed above is approvable as a SIP

revision because it conforms to EPA

guidance and complies with the

requirements of the CAA.

H. Section 49—Control of Volatile

Organic Compound Emissions From

Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels

Section 49 applies to each storage

vessel with a capacity equal to or greater

than 40,000 gallons that is used to store

volatile organic liquids (VOLs).

Section 49 does not apply to:

(1) Storage vessels with a capacity less

than 5,000 gal.

(2) Storage vessels with a capacity

equal to or greater than 5,000 gal and

less than 40,000 gal provided that

records are maintained.

(3) Storage vessels with a capacity

equal to or greater than 40,000 gal

storing a liquid with a maximum true

vapor pressure less than 1.0 psia

provided that records are maintained.

(4) Storage vessels with a capacity

equal to or greater than 40,000 gal

storing a liquid with a maximum true

vapor pressure equal to or greater than

1.0 psia but less then 1.5 psia provided

that records are maintained.

(5) Storage vessels at coke oven byproduct plants.

(6) Pressure vessels which operate

without emissions to the atmosphere.

(7) Storage vessels permanently

attached to mobile vehicles such as

trucks, railcars, barges, or ships.

(8) Storage vessels used to store

beverage alcohol.

EPA’s Evaluation: The regulation

listed above is approvable as a SIP

revision because it conforms to EPA

guidance and complies with the

requirements of the CAA.

I. Appendix I—Method To Determine

Length of Rolling Period for Liquid/

Liquid Material Balance

Appendix I determines the length of

the rolling material balance period used

in the liquid-liquid material balance test

method to measure the overall

performance of volatile organic

compound (VOC) emission control;

systems employing carbon adsorbers for

solvent recovery as the control device.

Physical properties and usage are

determined for the solvents used in the

process, and configuration and

operating parameters are identified for

the emission source and its emission

control system. This information is used

to calculate the concentration of VOC in

the outlet air of the capture unit,

amount of VOC adsorbed on the carbon,

maximum VOC loading on the carbon,

unmeasured solvent holding capacity of

the solvent recovery system, and

unmeasured solvent holding capacity of

the process unit. These values are then

used to calculate the rolling material

balance period.

EPA’s Evaluation: The methods listed

above are approvable as SIP revisions

because they conform to EPA guidance

and comply with the requirements of

the CAA.

J. Appendix K—Emission Estimation

Methodologies

The methodologies presented in

Appendix K are based on the Ideal Gas

Law and on fundamental vapor/liquid

equilibrium relationships such as

Henry’s and Raoult’s Law. The

equations are for estimating and

characterizing uncontrolled emission

streams from batch processes.

EPA’s Evaluation: The methods listed

above are approvable as SIP revisions

because they conform to EPA guidance

and comply with the requirements of

the CAA.

K. Appendix L—Method To Determine

Total Organic Carbon for Offset

Lithographic Solutions

Appendix L is a method applicable

for the determination of organic carbon

in diluted offset lithographic solutions.

Organic carbon in a sample is converted

to carbon dioxide (CO2) by catalytic

combustion or wet chemical oxidation.

The CO2 formed can be measured

directly by an infrared detector or

converted to methane (CH4) and

measured by a flame ionization detector.

The amount of CO2 or CH4 is directly

proportional to the concentration of

carbonaceous material in the sample.

EPA’s Evaluation: The methods listed

above are approvable as SIP revisions

because they conform to EPA guidance

and comply with the requirements of

the CAA.

L. Appendix M—Test Method for

Determining the Performance of

Alternative Cleaning Fluids

Appendix M presents a test method

for evaluating the performance of

alternative cleaning fluids. Any fluids

may be tested, but the primary intent is

that it will be used to evaluate the

performance of alternatives relative to a

VOC solvent. It is a screening technique

designed to determine whether the

alternatives cleans at least as well as

currently used VOC solvent in a simple,

standardized wiping application.

EPA’s Evaluation: The methods listed

above are approvable as SIP revisions

because they conform to EPA guidance

and comply with the requirements of

the CAA.

As required by 40 CFR 51.102, the

State of Delaware has certified that

public hearings with regard to these

revisions were held in Delaware on

September 22, 1994.

EPA is approving this SIP revision

without prior proposal because the

Agency views this as a noncontroversial

amendment and anticipates no adverse

comments. However, in a separate

document in this Federal Register

publication, EPA is proposing to

approve the SIP revision should adverse

or critical comments be filed. This

action will become effective March 26,

1996 unless, within 30 days of

publication, adverse or critical

comments are received.
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If EPA receives such comments, this

action will be withdrawn before the

effective date by publishing a

subsequent notice that will withdraw

the final action. All public comments

received will then be addressed in a

subsequent final rule based on this

action serving as a proposed rule. 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

on March 26, 1996.

Final Action

EPA is approving sections 10, 11, 12,

44, 45, 47, 48, and 49, and Appendices

I, K, L, and M of Delaware Regulation

24 as a revision to the Delaware SIP.

The State of Delaware submitted these

amendments to EPA as a SIP revision on

December 19, 1994.

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.

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act,

5 U.S.C. 600 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, the

Administrator certifies 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

flexibility analysis would constitute

Federal inquiry into the economic

reasonableness of state action. The CAA

forbids EPA to base its actions

concerning SIP’s on such grounds.

Union Electric Co. v. U.S. EPA, 427 U.S.

246, 255–66 (1976); 42 U.S.C.

7410(a)(2).

Under section 202 of the Unfunded

Mandates Reform Act of 1995

(‘‘Unfunded Mandates Act’’), signed

into law on March 22, 1995, EPA must

prepare a budgetary impact statement to

accompany any proposed or final that

includes a Federal mandate that may

result in estimated costs to State, local,

or tribal governments in the aggregate;

or to the private sector, of $100 million

or more. Under section 205, EPA the

most cost-effective and least

burdensome alternative that achieves

the objectives of the rule and is

consistent with statutory requirements.

Section 203 requires EPA to establish a

plan for informing and advising any

small governments that may be

significantly or uniquely impacted by

the rule.

EPA has determined that the approval

action proposed/promulgated does not

include a Federal mandate that may

result in estimated costs of $100 million

or more to either State, local, or tribal

governments in the aggregate, or to the

private sector. This Federal action

approves pre-existing requirements

under State or local law, and imposes

no new Federal requirements.

Accordingly, no additional costs to

State, local, or tribal governments, or to

the private sector, result from this

action.

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.

Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA,

petitions for judicial review of this

action approving the 8 additional VOC

source categories for Delaware must be

filed in the United States Court of

Appeals for the appropriate circuit by

March 26, 1996. Filing a petition for

reconsideration by the Administrator of

this final rule does not affect the finality

of this rule for the 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).)

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

Environmental protection, Air

pollution control, Hydrocarbons,

Incorporation by reference, Ozone,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

Dated: October 18, 1995.

W. Michael McCabe,

Regional Administrator, Region III.

40 CFR part 52, subpart I of chapter

I, title 40 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 I—Delaware

2. Section 52.420 is amended by

adding paragraphs (c)(54) to read as

follows:

§ 52.420 Identification of plan.

* * * * *

(c) * * *

(54) Revisions to the Delaware State

Implementation Plan submitted on

December 19, 1994 by the Delaware

Department of Natural Resources &

Environmental Control:

(i) Incorporation by reference.

(A) Letter of December 19, 1994 from

the Delaware Department of Natural

Resources & Environmental Control

transmitting Regulation 24—‘‘Control of

Volatile Organic Compound Emissions’’,

effective November 29, 1994.

(B) Regulation 24—‘‘Control of

Volatile Organic Compound Emissions’’,

Sections 10, 11, 12, 44, 45, 47, 48, and

49 and appendices I, K, L, and M,

effective November 29, 1994.

(C) Administrative changes to

Regulation 24, Section 2—Definitions:

Addition of sections 2(c) Basecoat; 2(j)

Clearcoat; 2(x) Gloss flattener; 2(bb)

Internal Floating Roof; 2(gg) Liquidmounted seal; 2(ss) Petroleum; 2(tt)

Petroleum Liquid; 2(xx) Primer; 2(jjj)

Storage Vessel; 2(mmm) Transfer

efficiency; 2(ppp) Vapor-mounted seal;

and 2(ttt) Volatile Organic Liquid (VOL);

and section 2(zz) by changing ASTM

D323–89 to ASTM D323–82, effective

November 29, 1994.

(D) An Errata sheet of Regulation 24

with administrative changes to Section

4—4(b) by renumbering section 13 to 10

and section 22 to 23, 4(b)(1)(iii) by

renumbering section 13 to 10 and

section 22 to 23, 4(c) by renumbering

section 22 to 23, 4(d) by renumbering

section 22 to 23, 4(e) by renumbering

section 13 to 10 and section 22 to 23,

4(e)(2)(iv) by adding the following lines:

section 10(e)(1)(iii), section 11(d),

section 12(e)(1)(iii), and section

23(e)(1)(iii), 4(e)(x) correcting 50 degrees

F to 82 degrees F; Section 8—8(a)(2) by

renumbering section 13 to 10; Section

21—21(a)(5) correcting the number 4 to
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5; Section 25—25(c)(4)(vi) by changing

calibrated to calculated; Section 29—

29(i)(3)(i)(A) by correcting 0.09 to 0.044

in Hg, 29(i)(3)(i)(B) by correcting 0.09 to

0.044 in Hg; Section 30—30(b) by

deleting definitions of liquid mounted

seal and vapor mounted seal that were

added in Section 2—Definitions;

Section 31—31(b) by deleting definition

of internal floating roof that was added

to Section 2—Definitions, 31(e)(ii) by

correcting letter i to ii; Section 33—

33(f)(3) by correcting (c)(3)(i)(B) to

(c)(3)(ii)(B), Section 35—35(c)(2)(i) by

adding weight, 35(c)(3)(i) by adding by

weight; Section 37—37(a)(1) by deleting

of press ready ink; Section 43—43(a)(1)

by renumbering section 13 to 10 and

section 42 to 49; Appendix A—(a) by

renumbering section 13(c)(1) or section

14 through 43 to section 19 through 50;

Appendix D—(a)(2)(iii)(4) by deleting to

be published, effective November 29,

1994.

(ii) Additional Material.

(A) Remainder of December 19, 1994

State submittal pertaining to Regulation

24 referenced in paragraphs (c)(54)(i).

[FR Doc. 96–1299 Filed 1–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

40 CFR Part 52

[IL18–6–6516a; FRL–5334–2]

Approval and Promulgation of

Implementation Plans; Illinois

AGENCY: United States Environmental

Protection Agency (USEPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

SUMMARY: On October 21, 1993, and

March 4, 1994, the Illinois

Environmental Protection Agency

(IEPA) submitted to the USEPA volatile

organic compound (VOC) rules that

were intended to satisfy part of the

requirements of section 182(b)(2) of the

Clean Air Act (Act) amendments of

1990. Specifically, these rules provide

control requirements for certain major

sources not covered by a Control

Technique Guideline (CTG) document.

These non-CTG VOC rules apply to

sources in the Chicago ozone

nonattainment area which have the

potential to emit 25 tons of VOC per

year. These rules provide an

environmental benefit due to the

imposition of these additional control

requirements. IEPA estimates that these

rules will result in VOC emission

reductions, from 119 industrial plants,

of 2.78 tons per day. The rationale for

the approval is set forth in this final

rule; additional information is available

at the address indicated below.

Elsewhere in this Federal Register

USEPA is proposing approval and

soliciting public comment on this

requested revision to the Illinois State

implementation plan (SIP). If adverse

comments are received on this direct

final rule, USEPA will withdraw the

final rule and address the comments

received in a new final rule. Unless this

final rule is withdrawn, no further

rulemaking will occur on this requested

SIP revision.

DATES: This final rule is effective March

26, 1996 unless adverse comments are

received by February 26, 1996. If the

effective date is delayed, timely notice

will be published in the Federal

Register.

ADDRESSES: Written comments can be

mailed to: J. Elmer Bortzer, Chief,

Regulation Development Section,

Regulation Development Branch (AR–

18J), Air and Radiation Division, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 77

West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,

Illinois 60604.

Copies of the SIP revision request are

available for inspection at the following

address: (It is recommended that you

telephone Steven Rosenthal at (312)

886–6052, before visiting the Region 5

office.) U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Region 5, Air and Radiation

Division, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,

Chicago, Illinois 60604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steven Rosenthal, Regulation

Development Branch (AR–18J), (312)

886–6052.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On June 29, 1990, USEPA

promulgated a Federal implementation

plan (FIP) for the six counties in the

Chicago metropolitan area: Cook, Du

Page, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will.

55 FR 26818, codified at 40 CFR 52.741.

This FIP required that certain VOC

sources comply with reasonably

available control technology (RACT)

requirements.

Under the Act as amended in 1977,

ozone nonattainment areas were

required to adopt reasonably available

control technology (RACT) for sources

of VOC emissions. USEPA issued three

sets of control technique guidelines

(CTGs) documents, establishing a

‘‘presumptive norm’’ for RACT for

various categories of VOC sources. The

three sets of CTGs were (1) Group I—

issued before January 1978 (15 CTGs);

(2) Group II—issued in 1978 (9 CTGs);

and (3) Group III—issued in the early

1980’s (5 CTGs). Those sources not

covered by a CTG were called non-CTG

sources. USEPA determined that the

area’s SIP-approved attainment date

established which RACT rules the area

needed to adopt and implement. Those

areas (including the Chicago area) that

sought an extension of the attainment

date under section 172(a)(2) to as late as

December 31, 1987, were required to

adopt RACT for all CTG sources and for

all major (100 tons per year or more of

VOC emissions under the pre-amended

Act) non-CTG sources.

Section 182(b)(2) of the Act as

amended in 1990 (amended Act)

requires States to adopt reasonably

available control technology (RACT)

rules for all areas designated

nonattainment for ozone and classified

as moderate or above. There are three

parts to the section 182(b)(2) RACT

requirement: (1) RACT for sources

covered by an existing CTG—i.e., a CTG

issued prior to the enactment of the

amended Act of 1990; (2) RACT for

sources covered by a post-enactment

CTG; and (3) all major sources not

covered by a CTG. These section

182(b)(2) RACT requirements are

referred to as the RACT ‘‘catch-up’’

requirements.

The amended Act requires USEPA to

issue CTGs for 13 source categories by

November 15, 1993. A CTG was

published by this date for two source

categories—Synthetic Organic Chemical

Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI)

Reactors and Distillation; however, the

CTGs for the remaining source

categories have not been completed. The

amended Act requires States to submit

rules for sources covered by a postenactment CTG in accordance with a

schedule specified in a CTG document.

Accordingly, States must submit a

RACT rule for SOCMI reactor processes

and distillation operations before March

23, 1994.

The USEPA created a CTG document

as Appendix E to the General Preamble

for the Implementation of Title I of the

Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. (57

FR 18070, 18077, April 28, 1992). In

Appendix E, USEPA interpreted the Act

to allow a State to submit a non-CTG

rule by November 15, 1992, or to defer

submittal of a RACT rule for sources

that the State anticipated would be

covered by a post-enactment CTG, based

on the list of CTGs USEPA expected to

issue to meet the requirement in section

183. Appendix E states that if USEPA

fails to issue a CTG by November 15,

1993 (which it did for 11 source

categories), the responsibility shifts to

the State to submit a non-CTG RACT

rule for those sources by November 15,

1994. In accordance with section

182(b)(2), implementation of that RACT

rule should occur by May 31, 1995.