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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Environmental Protection Agency

CFR Citation: 40 CFR Part 52

CA ID: [CA 226-0186b; FRL-6606-4]

NOTICE: PROPOSED RULES

ACTION: Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States:

DOCUMENT ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; California State Implementation Plan Revision, Antelope Valley Air Pollution Control District

DATES: Written comments must be received by June 16, 2000.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: EPA is approving revisions to the California State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the Antelope Valley Air Pollution Control District (AVAPCD). There are six revisions: three rule recissions with accompanying negative declarations for source categories that emit volatile organic compounds (VOC); two negative declarations for source categories that emit oxides of nitrogen (NOX), and one rule recission for a source category that emits oxides of sulfur (SOX). The intended effect of this action is to bring the AVAPCD SIP up to date in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990 (CAA or the Act). EPA is finalizing the approval of these recissions from 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. EPA is approving these revisions 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 submittal 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, no further activity is contemplated. If EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all
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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. Any parties interested in commenting should do so at this time.

SUMMARY: California,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

The rules being approved for recission and the negative declarations being approved for the Antelope Valley Air Pollution Control District (AVAPCD) portion of the California SIP are listed in the following Table:
Submitted Recissions and Negative Declarations Adoption Submittal Rule No. and title date date Type of revision 1105, Fluid Catalytic Cracking 042198 051399 Recission. UnitsOxides of Sulfur.
1109, Emissions of Oxides of 042198 051399 Negative Declaration. Nitrogen from Boilers and Process
Heaters in Petroleum Refineries.
1112, Emissions of Oxides of 031699 072399 Negative Declaration. Nitrogen from Cement Kilns.
1115, Motor Vehicle Assembly Line 111897 011299 Recission/Negative Declaration. Coating Operations.
1117, Emissions of Oxides of 031699 072399 Recission/Negative Declaration. Nitrogen from Glass Melting
Furnaces.
1123, Refinery Process Turnarounds. 110897 021699 Recission/Negative Declaration.

The rule recissions and negative declarations listed above were submitted to EPA by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) on the dates indicated. For further information, please see the information provided in the direct final action that is located in the rules section of this Federal Register.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Dated: May 3, 2000.
Felicia Marcus,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 0011997 Filed 51600; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 656050P

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Julie A. Rose, Rulemaking Office, AIR- 4, Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 941053901, Telephone: (415) 744 1184).