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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Environmental Protection Agency

CFR Citation: 40 CFR Part 52

CA ID: [CA 104-REC; FRL-7601-6]

NOTICE: PROPOSED RULES

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

DOCUMENT ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Corrections to the California State Implementation Plan

DATES: Any comments must arrive by February 23, 2004.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to delete various local rules and state statutes from the California State Implementation Plan (SIP) that were incorporated into the SIP in error. These primarily include rules and statutes concerning procedures before the local hearing board, local fees, enforcement authorities, administrative permit requirements, and appeals. EPA has determined that the continued presence of these rules and statutes in the SIP is potentially confusing and thus problematic for affected sources, the State, local agencies, and EPA. The intended effect of this proposal is to delete these rules and statutes to make the SIP consistent with the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990 (CAA or the Act).

SUMMARY: California,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Public Inspection
California Air Resources Board, Stationary Source Division, Rule Evaluation Section, 1001 ``I'' Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. Amador County Air Pollution Control District, 500 Argonaut Lane, Jackson, CA 95642.
Antelope Valley Air Pollution Control District, 43301 Division Street, Suite 206, Lancaster, CA 935394409.
Bay Area Air Quality Management District, 939 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA 94109.
Butte County Air Quality Management District, 2525 Dominic Drive, Suite J, Chico, CA 959287184.
Calaveras County Air Pollution Control District, 891 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas, CA 952499709.
Colusa County Air Pollution Control District, 100 Sunrise Blvd. Suite F, Colusa, CA 959323246.
El Dorado County Air Pollution Control District, 2850 Fairlane Court, Building C, Placerville, CA 956674100.
Feather River Air Quality Management District, 93814th Street, Marysville, CA 959014149.
Glenn County Air Pollution Control District, 720 North Colusa Street, Willows, CA 959880351.
Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District, 157 Short Street, Suite 6, Bishop, CA 93514.
Imperial County Air Pollution Control District, 150 South Ninth Street, El Centro, CA 922432801.
Kern County (Southeast Desert) Air Pollution Control District, 2700 M. Street, Suite 302, Bakersfield, CA 933012370.
Lake County Air Quality Management District, 885 Lakeport Boulevard, Lakeport, CA 954535405.
Lassen County Air Pollution Control District, 175 Russell Avenue, Susanville, CA 961304215.
Mariposa County Air Pollution Control District, 5110 Bullion Street, Mariposa, CA 95338.
Mendocino County Air Quality Management District, 306 E. Gobbi Street, Ukiah, CA 95482.
Modoc County Air Pollution Control District, 202 W. Fourth Street, Alturas, CA 96101.
Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District, 14306 Park Avenue, Victorville, CA 923922310.
Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District, 24580 Silver Cloud Ct., Monterey, CA 939406536.
North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District, 2300 Myrtle Avenue, Eureka, CA 955013327.
Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District, 200 Litton [[Page 3046]]
Drive, Suite 320, Grass Valley, CA 959452509.
Northern Sonoma County Air Pollution Control District, 150 Matheson Street, Healdsburg, CA 954484908.
Placer County Air Pollution Control District, 11464 B Avenue, Auburn, CA 95603.
San Diego County Air Pollution Control District, 9150 Chesapeake Drive, San Diego, CA 921231096.
San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District, 1990 East Gettysburg, Fresno, CA 93726.
San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District, 3433 Roberto Court, San Luis Obispo, CA 934017126.
Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District, 26 Castilian Drive, B23, Goleta, CA 93117.
Shasta County Air Quality Management District, 1855 Placer Street, Suite 101, Redding, CA 960011759.
Siskiyou County Air Pollution Control District, 525 South Foothill Drive, Yreka, CA 960973036.
South Coast Air Quality Management District, 21865 E. Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765.
Tehama County Air Pollution Control District, 1750 Walnut Street, Red Bluff, CA 96080.
Tuolumne County Air Pollution Control District, 22365 Airport, Columbia, CA 95310.
Ventura County Air Pollution Control District, 669 County Square Drive, Ventura, CA 93003.
YoloSolano Air Quality Management District, 1947 Galileo Court, Suite 103, Davis, CA 95616.

Throughout this document wherever ``we,'' ``us,'' or ``our'' are used, we mean EPA.
Table of Contents
I. Why is EPA proposing to correct the SIP?
II. What rules are proposed for deletion?
III. Proposed action, public comment and final action
IV. Administrative Requirements

I. Why Is EPA Proposing To Correct the SIP?

The Clean Air Act was first enacted in 1970. In the 1970s and early 1980s, thousands of state and local agency regulations were submitted to EPA for incorporation into the SIP in order to fulfill the new federal requirements. In many cases, states submitted entire regulatory air pollution programs, including many elements not required by the Act. Due to time and resource constraints, EPA's review of these submittals focused primarily on the new substantive requirements and we approved many other elements into the SIP with minimal review.

We now recognize that many of these elements were not appropriate for approval into the SIP. In general, these elements are appropriate for state and local agencies to adopt and implement, but it is not necessary or appropriate to make them federally enforceable by incorporating them into the applicable SIP. These include:

A. Rules that govern local hearing board procedures and other administrative requirements such as frequency of meetings, salaries paid to board members, and procedures for petitioning for a local hearing.

B. Administrative permit rules such as those that describe procedures for action, denial, appeal, and reinstatement of permits to operate. Substantive local requirements to fulfill CAA new source review and operating permit provisions are federally approved or delegated elsewhere.

C. Variance provisions that provide for modification of the requirements of the applicable SIP. The variance procedures included in today's action are based in State law. See California Health & Safety Code sections 4235042364. State or districtissued variances provide an applicant with a mechanism to obtain relief from state enforcement of a state or local rule under certain conditions. Pursuant to federal law, specifically section 110(i) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7410(i), neither EPA nor a state may revise a State Implementation Plan (SIP) by issuing an ``order, suspension, plan revision or other action modifying any requirement of an applicable implementation plan'' without a plan promulgation or revision. EPA and California have long recognized that a stateissued variance, though binding as a matter of state law, does not prevent EPA from enforcing the underlying SIP provisions unless and until EPA approves that variance as a SIP revision. The variance provisions included in today's action are deficient for various reasons, including their failure to address the fact that a state or districtissued variance has no effect on federal enforceability unless the variance is submitted to and approved by EPA as a SIP revision. Therefore, their inclusion in the SIP is inconsistent with the Act and may be confusing to regulated industry and the general public. Moreover, because stateissued variances require independent EPA approval in order to modify the substantive requirements of a SIP, removal of these variance provisions from the SIP will have no effect on regulated entities. See Industrial Environmental Association v. Browner, No. 9771117 (9th Cir., May 26, 2000).

D. Various provisions describing local agency investigative or enforcement authority including the authority to inspect or arrest, issue violation notices, and issue orders for abatement. States may need to adopt such rules to demonstrate adequate enforcement authority under section 110(a)(2) of the Act, but they should not be approved into the applicable SIP to avoid potential conflict with EPA's independent authorities provided in CAA section 113, section 114 and elsewhere.

E. Local fee provisions that are not economic incentive programs and are not designed to replace or relax a SIP emission limit. While it is appropriate for local agencies to implement fee provisions, for example, to recover costs for issuing permits, it is generally not appropriate to make local fee collection federally enforceable. II. What Rules are Proposed for Deletion?

EPA has determined that the California rules listed in the tables below are inappropriate for inclusion in the SIP, but were previously approved into the SIP in error. Dates that these rules were submitted by the State and approved by EPA are provided. We are proposing deletion of these rules and any earlier versions of these rules from the individual air pollution control district portions of the California SIP under CAA section 110(k)(6) as inconsistent with the requirements of CAA section 110 and title I, part D.
California State Statutes Statutory Provision Title Submittal date Approval date California Health & Safety Code, sections Variances...................... 02/21/72 05/31/72 24292, and 24296 to 24303 (1972).
California Health & Safety Code, sections 24310 Procedure...................... 02/21/72 05/31/72 to 24323 (1972).
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California Health & Safety Code, sections Rules and Regulations.......... 02/21/72 05/31/72 24362.6 to 24363 and 24365.1 to 24365.12
(1972).
Local Air Pollution Control Rules Rule Title Submittal date Approval date Amador County Air Pollution Control District 504........................ Action on Applications............................. 10/16/85 04/17/87 506........................ Denial of Application.............................. 10/16/85 04/17/87 509........................ Authority to Inspect............................... 10/16/85 04/17/87 519........................ Appeals............................................ 10/16/85 04/17/87 520........................ Reinstatement...................................... 10/16/85 04/17/87 717........................ Lack of Permit..................................... 04/21/76 01/24/78 Antelope Valley Air Pollution Control District 211........................ Action on Permits.................................. 04/21/76 11/09/78 214........................ Denial of Permits.................................. 04/21/76 11/09/78 215........................ Permits Deemed Denied.............................. 04/21/76 11/09/78 216........................ Appeals............................................ 04/21/76 11/09/78 301........................ Permit Fees........................................ 07/19/83 10/19/84 301.1...................... Permit Fee Rates................................... 07/19/83 10/19/84 301.2...................... Fee Schedules...................................... 07/19/83 10/19/84 302........................ Fees for Publication............................... 02/03/83 11/18/83 303........................ Hearing Board Fees................................. 02/03/83 11/18/83 304........................ Analysis Fees...................................... 02/03/83 10/19/84 1231....................... Judicial Review.................................... 01/02/79 05/09/80 Bay Area Air Quality Management District 1402.1/402.1.............. Status of Violation Notices During Variance 02/16/99 06/28/99 Proceedings.
Butte County Air Pollution Control District 422........................ Required Information............................... 03/26/96 05/02/01 423........................ Action on Applications............................. 02/10/86 02/03/87 425........................ Appeals............................................ 02/10/86 02/03/87 Calaveras County Air Pollution Control District 204........................ Applications....................................... 06/30/72 09/22/72 206........................ Action on Applications............................. 06/30/72 09/22/72 210........................ Denial of Applications............................. 06/30/72 09/22/72 211........................ Further Information................................ 06/30/72 09/22/72 212........................ Application Deemed Denied.......................... 06/30/72 09/22/72 213........................ Appeals............................................ 06/30/72 09/22/72 717........................ Lack of Permit..................................... 07/22/75 08/22/77 Colusa County Air Pollution Control District 1.6........................ Air Resources Board Power to Supersede............. 06/30/72 09/22/72 2.9........................ Denial of Applications............................. 06/30/72 09/22/72 2.10....................... Further Information................................ 06/30/72 09/22/72 2.11....................... Action on Applications............................. 06/30/72 09/22/72 2.12....................... Appeals............................................ 06/30/72 09/22/72 4.2........................ Analyses Required.................................. 06/30/72 09/22/72 El Dorado County Air Pollution Control District El Dorado County 77......................... Rejection of Applications.......................... 02/21/72 05/31/72 78......................... Further Information................................ 02/21/72 05/31/72 79......................... Actions on Applications............................ 02/21/72 05/31/72 80......................... Appeals............................................ 02/21/72 05/31/72 700........................ Applicable Articles of the Health and Safety Code.. 11/04/77 11/06/78 701........................ General............................................ 04/10/75 06/14/78 702........................ Filing Petitions................................... 04/10/75 06/14/78 703........................ Contents of Petitions.............................. 11/04/77 11/06/78 704........................ Petitions for Variances............................ 04/10/75 06/14/78 705........................ Appeal from Denial................................. 04/10/75 06/14/78 [[Page 3048]]
706........................ Failure to Comply With Rules....................... 04/10/75 06/14/78 707........................ Answers............................................ 04/10/75 06/14/78 708........................ Dismissal of Petition.............................. 04/10/75 06/14/78 709........................ Place of Hearing................................... 04/10/75 06/14/78 710........................ Notice of Public Hearing........................... 11/04/77 11/06/78 711........................ Evidence........................................... 04/10/75 06/14/78 712........................ Preliminary Matters................................ 04/10/75 06/14/78 713........................ Official Notice.................................... 04/10/75 06/14/78 714........................ Continuances....................................... 04/10/75 06/14/78 715........................ Decision........................................... 04/10/75 06/14/78 716........................ Effective Date of Decision......................... 04/10/75 06/14/78 717........................ Lack of Permit..................................... 04/10/75 06/14/78 Lake Tahoe Air Basin 512........................ Applications....................................... 02/11/80 05/18/81 514........................ Action on Applications............................. 02/11/80 05/18/81 519........................ Further Information................................ 02/11/80 05/18/81 520........................ Application Deemed Denied.......................... 02/11/80 05/18/81 521........................ Denial of Applications............................. 02/11/80 05/18/81 522........................ Revocation of a Permit............................. 02/11/80 05/18/81 523........................ Appeals............................................ 02/11/80 05/18/81 524........................ Reinstatement...................................... 02/11/80 05/18/81 702........................ Filing Petitions................................... 05/23/79 05/18/81 703........................ Contents of Petitions.............................. 05/23/79 05/18/81 704........................ Petitions for Variances............................ 05/23/79 05/18/81 707........................ Answers............................................ 05/23/79 05/18/81 708........................ Dismissal of Petition.............................. 05/23/79 05/18/81 709........................ Place of Hearing................................... 05/23/79 05/18/81 710........................ Notice of Hearing.................................. 05/23/79 05/18/81 Mountain Counties Air Basin 520........................ Reinstatement...................................... 04/17/80 05/27/82 700........................ Applicable Articles of the Health and Safety Code.. 04/11/83 11/18/83 702........................ Filing Petitions................................... 04/11/83 11/18/83 703........................ Contents of Petitions.............................. 04/11/83 11/18/83 710........................ Notice of Public Hearing........................... 10/23/81 05/27/82 Feather River Air Quality Management District Sutter County 4.7........................ Denial of Applications............................. 01/28/81 01/28/81 4.9........................ Action on Applications............................. 01/28/81 01/28/81 4.10....................... Appeals............................................ 01/28/81 01/28/81 5.18....................... Lack of Permit..................................... 01/28/81 04/12/82 9.7........................ Permit Actions..................................... 01/28/81 04/12/82 9.8........................ Variance Actions................................... 01/28/81 04/12/82 Yuba County 4.7........................ Denial of Applications............................. 03/30/81 04/12/82 4.8........................ Further Information................................ 03/30/81 04/12/82 4.9........................ Action on Applications............................. 03/30/81 04/12/82 4.10....................... Appeals............................................ 03/30/81 04/12/82 4.11....................... Variance Action.................................... 03/30/81 04/12/82 5.00....................... General............................................ 10/15/79 01/26/82 5.01....................... Hearing Board...................................... 10/15/79 01/26/82 5.02....................... Procedures......................................... 10/15/79 01/26/82 5.03....................... Hearings........................................... 10/15/79 01/26/82 5.04....................... Contents of Petition for Hearing................... 03/30/81 01/26/82 5.05....................... Request for Variances.............................. 10/15/79 04/12/82 5.06....................... Appeal from Denial................................. 10/15/79 01/26/82 5.07....................... Failure to Comply with Rules....................... 10/15/79 01/26/82 5.08....................... Answers............................................ 10/15/79 01/26/82 5.09....................... Dismissal of Request for a Hearing................. 10/15/79 01/26/82 5.10....................... Place of Hearing................................... 10/15/79 01/26/82 5.11....................... Notice of Hearing.................................. 10/15/79 01/26/82 5.12....................... Evidence........................................... 10/15/79 01/26/82 5.13....................... Preliminary Matters................................ 10/15/79 01/26/82 5.14....................... Official Notice.................................... 10/15/79 01/26/82 5.15....................... Continuances....................................... 10/15/79 01/26/82 [[Page 3049]]
5.16....................... Decision........................................... 10/15/79 01/26/82 5.17....................... Effective Date of Decision......................... 10/15/79 01/26/82 5.18....................... Lack of Permit..................................... 10/15/79 01/26/82 5.19....................... Record of Hearing.................................. 10/15/79 01/26/82 6.0........................ Variances.......................................... 03/30/81 01/26/82 6.1........................ Interim Variances.................................. 10/15/79 01/26/82 6.2........................ Limitation of Granting Variance.................... 10/15/79 01/26/82 6.3........................ Hearing Board May Impose Other Requirements........ 10/15/79 01/26/82 6.4........................ Cash Bond.......................................... 10/15/79 01/26/82 6.5........................ Modifying or Revoking Variances.................... 10/15/79 01/26/82 6.6........................ Variance Time Period............................... 10/15/79 01/26/82 6.7........................ Variance Action.................................... 10/15/79 01/26/82 Glenn County Air Pollution Control District 53......................... Denial of Permit................................... 06/30/72 09/22/72 54......................... Action on Application.............................. 06/30/72 09/22/72 55......................... Appeals............................................ 06/30/72 09/22/72 96......................... Variances.......................................... 11/03/80 01/26/82 97......................... Exceptions......................................... 06/30/72 09/22/72 Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District 107........................ Constitutionality.................................. 04/21/76 06/06/77 203........................ Applications....................................... 12/17/79 06/18/82 211........................ Denial of Applications............................. 04/21/76 12/08/76 214........................ Appeals............................................ 04/21/76 12/08/76 616........................ Effective Date of Decision......................... 04/21/76 06/06/77 Imperial County Air Pollution Control District 110........................ Appeals............................................ 02/21/72 05/31/72 204........................ Applications....................................... 06/09/87 02/03/89 210........................ Denial of Applications............................. 06/09/87 02/03/89 Kern County Air Pollution Control DistrictSoutheast Desert 110........................ Arrests and Notices to Appear...................... 12/15/80 07/06/82 204........................ Applications....................................... 06/30/72 09/22/72 206........................ Action on Applications............................. 06/30/72 09/22/72 210........................ Denial of Applications............................. 06/30/72 09/22/72 211........................ Further Information................................ 06/30/72 09/22/72 212........................ Applications Deemed Denied......................... 06/30/72 09/22/72 213........................ Appeals............................................ 06/30/72 09/22/72 518........................ Lack of Permit..................................... 07/19/74 08/22/77 Lake County Air Quality Management District 631........................ Duplicate Permit................................... 08/06/82 11/10/82 660........................ Renewal Fees....................................... 05/23/79 01/27/81 660.1...................... Permit Fee Penalty................................. 08/06/82 11/10/82 660.2...................... Cancellation or Denial............................. 08/06/82 11/10/82 660.3...................... Miscellaneous Charges.............................. 08/06/82 11/10/82 Lassen County Air Pollution Control District 2.02....................... Time to Obtain Permit to Operate................... 06/30/72 09/22/72 2.04....................... Applications....................................... 06/30/72 09/22/72 2.06....................... Action on Applications............................. 06/30/72 09/22/72 2.10....................... Denial of Applications............................. 06/30/72 09/22/72 2.11....................... Further Information................................ 06/30/72 09/22/72 2.12....................... Applications Deemed Denied......................... 06/30/72 09/22/72 2.13....................... Appeals............................................ 06/30/72 09/22/72 Mariposa County Air Pollution Control District 16......................... Revocation of Permit............................... 06/30/72 09/22/72 514........................ Appeals............................................ 06/06/77 08/16/78 617........................ Lack of Permit..................................... 01/10/75 08/22/77 Mendocino County Air Quality Management District 230........................ Action on ApplicationsTwo Introductory Paragraphs 08/06/82 07/31/85 [[Page 3050]]
230C...................... Denial of Application.............................. 08/06/82 07/31/85 250........................ Appeals............................................ 04/17/80 06/18/82 630........................ Decisions.......................................... 11/10/76 11/07/78 Modoc County Air Pollution Control District 2.02....................... Time to Obtain Permit to Operate................... 06/30/72 09/22/72 2.04....................... Applications....................................... 06/30/72 09/22/72 2.06....................... Action on Applications............................. 06/30/72 09/22/72 2.10....................... Denial of Applications............................. 06/30/72 09/22/72 2.12....................... Applications Deemed Denied......................... 06/30/72 09/22/72 2.13....................... Appeals............................................ 06/30/72 09/22/72 Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District Riverside County 210........................ Applications....................................... 06/06/77 11/09/78 211........................ Action on Permits.................................. 06/06/77 11/09/78 214........................ Denial of Permits.................................. 06/06/77 11/09/78 215........................ Permits Deemed Denied.............................. 06/06/77 11/09/78 216........................ Appeals............................................ 06/06/77 11/09/78 302........................ Fees for Publication............................... 02/03/83 11/18/83 303........................ Hearing Board Fees................................. 02/03/83 11/18/83 304........................ Analysis Fees...................................... 02/03/83 11/18/83 517........................ Lack of Permit..................................... 06/06/77 09/08/78 1201....................... Discretion to Hold Hearing......................... 01/02/79 05/09/80 1202....................... Notice............................................. 01/02/79 05/09/80 1203....................... Petitions.......................................... 01/02/79 05/09/80 1204....................... Answers to Petitions............................... 01/02/79 05/09/80 1205....................... Function of the Board.............................. 01/02/79 05/09/80 1206....................... Appearances........................................ 07/25/79 09/28/81 1207....................... Service and Filing................................. 07/19/83 02/01/84 1208....................... Rejection of Documents............................. 07/25/79 09/28/81 1209....................... Form and Size...................................... 01/02/79 05/09/80 1210....................... Copies............................................. 01/02/79 05/09/80 1211....................... Subpoenas.......................................... 01/02/79 05/09/80 1212....................... Continuances....................................... 07/25/79 09/28/81 1213....................... Request for Continuances or Time Extensions........ 07/25/79 09/28/81 1214....................... Transcript and Record.............................. 01/02/79 05/09/80 1215....................... Conduct of Hearing................................. 07/25/79 09/28/81 1216....................... Presiding Officer.................................. 07/25/79 09/28/81 1217....................... Disqualification of Hearing Officer or Board 01/02/79 05/09/80 Officer.
1218....................... Ex Parte Communications............................ 07/25/79 09/28/81 1219....................... Evidence........................................... 07/25/79 09/28/81 1220....................... Prepared Testimony................................. 01/02/79 05/09/80 1221....................... Official Notice.................................... 01/02/79 05/09/80 1222....................... Order of Proceedings............................... 07/25/79 09/28/81 1223....................... Prehearing Conference.............................. 01/02/79 05/09/80 1224....................... Opening Statements................................. 01/02/79 05/09/80 1225....................... Conduct of CrossExamination....................... 07/25/79 09/28/81 1226....................... Oral argument...................................... 07/25/79 09/28/81 1227....................... Briefs............................................. 07/25/79 09/28/81 1228....................... Motions............................................ 07/25/79 09/28/81 1229....................... Decisions.......................................... 07/25/79 09/28/81 1230....................... Proposed Decisions and Exceptions.................. 07/25/79 09/28/81 San Bernardino County 210........................ Applications....................................... 06/06/77 11/09/78 211........................ Action on Permits.................................. 06/06/77 11/09/78 214........................ Denial of Permits.................................. 06/06/77 11/09/78 215........................ Permits Deemed Denied.............................. 06/06/77 11/09/78 216........................ Appeals............................................ 06/06/77 11/09/78 517........................ Lack of Permit..................................... 06/06/77 09/08/78 Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District 203........................ Application........................................ 02/06/85 07/13/87 210........................ Denial of Applications............................. 02/06/85 07/13/87 211........................ Appeals............................................ 02/06/85 07/13/87 [[Page 3051]]
North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District 250........................ Appeals............................................ 03/23/81 06/18/82 2502...................... EnforcementPenalties............................. 07/10/84 01/19/85 620........................ Hearing Procedures................................. 08/06/82 11/10/82 Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District Nevada County 17......................... Denial of Applications............................. 02/21/72 05/31/72 18......................... Further Information................................ 02/21/72 05/31/72 19......................... Application Deemed Denied.......................... 02/21/72 05/31/72 514........................ Appeals............................................ 06/06/77 09/14/78 717........................ Lack of Permit..................................... 04/10/75 06/14/78 Plumas County 503........................ Applications....................................... 06/22/81 06/18/82 504........................ Action on Applications............................. 06/22/81 06/18/82 506........................ Denial of Applications............................. 06/22/81 06/18/82 518........................ Revocation of a Permit to Operate.................. 06/22/81 06/18/82 519........................ Appeals............................................ 06/22/81 06/18/82 520........................ Reinstatement...................................... 06/22/81 06/18/82 521........................ Annual Renewal..................................... 06/22/81 06/18/82 717........................ Lack of Permit..................................... 01/10/75 06/14/78 Sierra County 46......................... General Enforcement................................ 07/25/73 05/11/77 503........................ Applications....................................... 06/22/81 06/18/82 504........................ Action on Applications............................. 06/22/81 06/18/82 506........................ Denial of Applications............................. 06/22/81 06/18/82 518........................ Revocation of a Permit to Operate.................. 06/22/81 06/18/82 519........................ Appeals............................................ 06/22/81 06/18/82 520........................ Reinstatement...................................... 06/22/81 06/18/82 521........................ Annual Renewal..................................... 06/22/81 06/18/82 600........................ Applicable Articles of the Health and Safety Code.. 06/06/77 09/14/78 612........................ Preliminary Matters................................ 06/06/77 09/14/78 613........................ Official Notice.................................... 06/06/77 06/14/78 614........................ Continuances....................................... 06/06/77 09/14/78 615........................ Decision........................................... 06/06/77 09/14/78 616........................ Effective Date of Decision......................... 06/06/77 09/14/78 617........................ Lack of Permit..................................... 06/06/77 09/14/78 619........................ Order of Abatement................................. 01/10/75 08/22/77 620........................ Severability....................................... 01/10/75 08/22/77 Northern Sonoma County Air Pollution Control District 013........................ Applications....................................... 06/30/72 09/22/72 015........................ Action on Applications............................. 06/30/72 09/22/72 019........................ Denial of Applications............................. 06/30/72 09/22/72 020........................ Further Information................................ 06/30/72 09/22/72 021........................ Applications Deemed Denied......................... 06/30/72 09/22/72 022........................ Appeals............................................ 06/30/72 09/22/72 100........................ Penalties for Violations........................... 06/30/72 09/22/72 Placer County Air Pollution Control District Lake Tahoe Air Basin 217....................... Denial of Applications............................. 02/21/72 05/31/72 218....................... Further Information................................ 02/21/72 05/31/72 219....................... Applications Deemed Denied......................... 02/21/72 05/31/72 220....................... Appeals............................................ 02/21/72 05/31/72 504........................ Applications....................................... 08/21/79 06/23/82 506........................ Action on Applications............................. 08/21/79 06/23/82 511........................ Revocation of a Permit............................. 08/21/79 06/23/82 512........................ Appeals............................................ 08/21/79 06/23/82 513........................ Reinstatement...................................... 08/21/79 06/23/82 717........................ Lack of Permit..................................... 01/10/75 06/14/78 Mountain Counties Air Basin 217....................... Denial of Applications............................. 02/21/72 05/31/72 [[Page 3052]]
218....................... Further Information................................ 02/21/72 05/31/72 219....................... Applications Deemed Denied......................... 02/21/72 05/31/72 220....................... Appeals............................................ 02/21/72 05/31/72 504........................ Applications....................................... 10/15/79 05/18/81 506........................ Action on Applications............................. 10/15/79 05/18/81 512........................ Appeals............................................ 10/15/79 05/18/81 513........................ Reinstatement...................................... 10/15/79 05/18/81 705........................ Appeal from Denial................................. 01/10/75 06/14/78 706........................ Failure to Comply with Rules....................... 10/13/77 11/15/78 717........................ Lack of Permit..................................... 01/10/75 06/14/78 Sacramento Valley Air Basin 701........................ General............................................ 01/10/75 06/14/78 702........................ Filing Petitions................................... 10/13/77 11/15/78 703........................ Contents of Petitions.............................. 10/13/77 11/15/78 704........................ Petitions for Variances............................ 10/13/77 11/15/78 705........................ Appeal from Denial................................. 01/10/75 06/14/78 706........................ Failure to Comply with Rules....................... 10/13/77 11/15/78 707........................ Answers............................................ 01/10/75 06/14/78 708........................ Dismissal of Petition.............................. 10/13/77 11/15/78 709........................ Place of Hearing................................... 10/13/77 11/15/78 710........................ Notice of Hearing.................................. 10/13/77 11/15/78 711........................ Evidence........................................... 01/10/75 06/14/78 712........................ Preliminary Notice................................. 01/10/75 06/14/78 713........................ Official Notice.................................... 01/10/75 06/14/78 714........................ Continuances....................................... 01/10/75 06/14/78 715........................ Decision........................................... 10/13/77 11/15/78 716........................ Effective Date of Decision......................... 01/10/75 06/14/78 717........................ Lack of Permit..................................... 01/10/75 06/14/78 San Diego County Air Pollution Control District 14......................... Applications....................................... 06/02/80 09/28/81 18......................... Action on Applications............................. 06/30/72 09/22/72 22......................... Denial of Application.............................. 06/30/72 09/22/72 23......................... Further Information................................ 06/30/72 09/22/72 24......................... Applications Deemed Denied......................... 06/30/72 09/22/72 San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District 2040....................... Applications....................................... 12/17/92 09/28/94 Fresno County 206........................ Action on Applications............................. 06/30/72 09/22/72 518........................ Lack of Permit..................................... 07/19/74 08/22/77 Kern County 104........................ Enforcement........................................ 11/10/76 03/22/78 107........................ Inspection......................................... 06/30/72 09/22/72 109........................ Penalty............................................ 06/30/72 09/22/72 206........................ Action on Applications............................. 06/30/72 09/22/72 303........................ Analysis Fee Schedules............................. 06/30/72 09/22/72 304........................ Technical ReportsCharges for..................... 06/30/72 09/22/72 518........................ Lack of Permit..................................... 07/19/74 08/22/77 Kings County 206........................ Action on Applications............................. 06/30/72 09/22/72 518........................ Lack of Permit..................................... 06/30/72 09/22/72 Madera County 206........................ Action on Applications............................. 06/30/72 09/22/72 518........................ Combining an Appeal with a Petition for Variance... 02/07/89 04/16/91 Merced County 206........................ Action on Applications............................. 06/30/72 09/22/72 505........................ Petitions for Variances............................ 08/02/76 06/14/78 [[Page 3053]]
518........................ Lack of Permit..................................... 08/02/76 06/14/78 San Joaquin County 206........................ Action on Applications............................. 06/30/72 09/22/72 519........................ Lack of Permit..................................... 10/23/74 08/22/77 Stanislaus County 206........................ Action on Applications............................. 06/30/72 09/22/72 518........................ Lack of Permit..................................... 10/23/74 08/22/77 Tulare County 206........................ Action on Applications............................. 06/30/72 09/22/72 San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District 202........................ Applications....................................... 11/10/76 02/01/84 206........................ Denial of Applications............................. 11/10/76 02/01/84 207........................ Action on ApplicationsTime Limits................ 11/10/76 02/01/84 208........................ Appeals............................................ 11/10/76 02/01/84 Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District 204........................ Applications....................................... 05/23/79 05/18/81 207........................ Denial of Applications............................. 05/23/79 05/18/81 208........................ Action on ApplicationsTime Limits................ 05/23/79 05/18/81 209........................ Appeals............................................ 05/23/79 05/18/81 513........................ Evidence........................................... 05/23/79 05/18/81 517........................ Decision........................................... 05/23/79 05/18/81 519........................ Lack of Permit..................................... 05/23/79 05/18/81 Shasta County Air Quality Management District 2.10....................... Applications....................................... 11/21/86 04/12/89 2:17....................... Status of Permit................................... 06/30/72 09/22/72 2:18....................... Application Deemed Denied.......................... 07/19/83 02/01/84 2:19....................... Appeals............................................ 11/25/87 04/17/89 2.22....................... Change in MultiComponent System................... 06/30/72 09/22/72 2:26....................... Revocation of Permit............................... 11/21/86 04/12/89 2:27....................... Submittal of Information........................... 11/21/86 04/12/89 4:7........................ Petition for Abatement Order....................... 11/21/86 04/12/89 Siskiyou County Air Pollution Control District 2.4........................ Application........................................ 02/21/72 05/31/72 2.6........................ Action on Applications............................. 02/21/72 05/31/72 2.8........................ Denial of Application.............................. 03/18/87 04/12/89 2.9........................ Appeals............................................ 03/18/87 04/12/89 2.10....................... Further Information................................ 03/26/90 11/04/96 3.1........................ Hearing Board Fees................................. 07/25/73 02/10/77 3.2........................ Permit Fees........................................ 07/25/73 02/10/77 3.3........................ Schedule of Fees................................... 07/25/73 02/10/77 5.1........................ Applicable Articles of the Health and Safety Code.. 07/25/73 02/10/77 5.2........................ General............................................ 07/25/73 02/10/77 5.3........................ Filing Petitions................................... 07/25/73 02/10/77 5.4........................ Contents of Petitions.............................. 07/25/73 02/10/77 5.5........................ Petitions for Variances............................ 07/25/73 02/10/77 5.6........................ Failure to Comply with Rules....................... 07/25/73 02/10/77 5.7........................ Answers............................................ 07/25/73 02/10/77 5.8........................ Withdrawal of Petition............................. 07/25/73 02/10/77 5.9........................ Place of Hearing................................... 07/25/73 02/10/77 5.10....................... Notice of Hearing.................................. 07/25/73 02/10/77 5.11....................... Rules of Evidence and Procedure.................... 07/25/73 02/10/77 5.12....................... Records of Proceedings............................. 07/25/73 02/10/77 5.13....................... Preliminary Matters................................ 07/25/73 02/10/77 5.14....................... Official Notice.................................... 07/25/73 02/10/77 5.15....................... Continuances....................................... 07/25/73 02/10/77 5.16....................... Hearing and Decision............................... 07/25/73 02/10/77 5.17....................... Effective Date of Decision......................... 07/25/73 02/10/77 5.18....................... Issuance of Subpoenas.............................. 07/25/73 02/10/77 [[Page 3054]]
South Coast Air Quality Management District 214........................ Denial of Permits.................................. 05/13/91 05/13/99 215........................ Permits Deemed Denied.............................. 05/31/91 05/13/99 216........................ Appeals............................................ 05/13/91 05/13/99 301........................ Permit Fees........................................ 07/19/83 10/19/84 301.1...................... Permit Fee Rates................................... 07/19/83 10/19/84 301.2...................... Fee Schedules...................................... 07/19/83 10/19/84 1201....................... Discretion to Hold Hearing......................... 01/02/79 05/09/80 1202....................... Notice............................................. 01/02/79 05/09/80 1203....................... Petitions.......................................... 01/02/79 05/09/80 1204....................... Answers to Petitions............................... 01/02/79 05/09/80 1205....................... Function of the Board.............................. 01/02/79 05/09/80 1206....................... Appearances........................................ 07/25/79 09/28/81 1207....................... Service and Filing................................. 07/19/83 02/01/84 1208....................... Rejection of Documents............................. 07/25/79 09/28/81 1209....................... Form and Size...................................... 01/02/79 05/09/80 1210....................... Copies............................................. 01/02/79 05/09/80 1211....................... Subpoenas.......................................... 01/02/79 05/09/80 1212....................... Continuances....................................... 07/25/79 09/28/81 1213....................... Request for Continuances or Time Extensions........ 07/25/79 09/28/81 1214....................... Transcript and Record.............................. 01/02/79 05/09/80 1215....................... Conduct of Hearing................................. 07/25/79 09/28/81 1216....................... Presiding Officer.................................. 07/25/79 09/28/81 1217....................... Disqualification of Hearing Officer or Board 01/02/79 05/09/80 Officer.
1218....................... Ex Parte Communications............................ 07/25/79 09/28/81 1219....................... Evidence........................................... 07/25/79 09/28/81 1220....................... Prepared Testimony................................. 01/02/79 05/09/80 1221....................... Official Notice.................................... 01/02/79 05/09/80 1222....................... Order of Proceedings............................... 07/25/79 09/28/81 1223....................... Prehearing Conference.............................. 01/02/79 05/09/80 1224....................... Opening Statements................................. 01/02/79 05/09/80 1225....................... Conduct of CrossExamination....................... 07/25/79 09/28/81 1226....................... Oral Argument...................................... 07/25/79 09/28/81 1227....................... Briefs............................................. 07/25/79 09/28/81 1228....................... Motions............................................ 07/25/79 09/28/81 1229....................... Decisions.......................................... 07/25/79 09/28/81 1230....................... Proposed Decision and Exceptions................... 07/25/79 09/28/81 Tehama County Air Pollution Control District 2:7........................ Denial of Applications............................. 12/15/80 04/12/82 2:8........................ Appeals............................................ 12/15/80 04/12/82 2:12....................... Status of Permit................................... 02/10/86 02/03/87 3:15....................... Penalties.......................................... 11/25/87 04/17/89 5:10....................... Service of Notices................................. 02/10/86 07/12/90 Tuolumne County Air Pollution Control District 503........................ Applications....................................... 10/23/81 05/27/82 504........................ Action on Applications............................. 10/23/81 05/27/82 506........................ Denial of Application.............................. 10/23/81 05/27/82 518........................ Revocation of a Permit to Operate.................. 10/23/81 05/27/82 519........................ Appeals............................................ 10/23/81 05/27/82 520........................ Reinstatement...................................... 10/23/81 05/27/82 521........................ Annual Renewal..................................... 10/23/81 05/27/82 717........................ Lack of Permit..................................... 02/10/77 12/06/79 Ventura County Air Pollution Control District 3.......................... Advisory Committee................................. 07/19/74 08/15/77 8.......................... Access to Facilities............................... 05/23/79 06/18/82 22......................... Appeals............................................ 06/30/72 09/22/72 27......................... Suspension of Permits.............................. 03/17/80 06/18/82 73......................... National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 11/10/76 08/15/77 Pollutants.
73.1....................... National Emission Standards for Asbestos........... 11/10/76 08/15/77 73.2....................... National Emission Standards for Beryllium.......... 11/10/76 08/15/77 73.3....................... National Emission Standards for Beryllium Rocket 11/10/76 08/15/77 Motor Firing.
73.4....................... National Emission Standards for Mercury............ 11/10/76 08/18/77 127........................ Lack of Permit..................................... 05/23/79 06/18/82 [[Page 3055]]
YoloSolano Air Pollution Control District 3.1........................ General Permit Requirements:....................... .............. .............. 403........................ Denial of Applications............................. 10/19/94 07/07/97 406........................ Appeals............................................ 10/19/04 07/07/97 5.18....................... Lack of Permit..................................... 07/25/73 06/14/78 III. Proposed Action, Public Comment and Final Action

EPA has reviewed the rules listed in the tables above and determined that they were previously approved into the applicable California SIP in error. Deletion of these rules will not relax the applicable SIP and is consistent with the Act. Therefore, EPA is proposing to delete these rules under Section 110(k)(6) of the Act, which provides EPA authority to remove these rules without additional State submission. We will accept comments from the public on this proposal for the next 30 days. Unless we receive new information during the comment period supporting the maintenance of these rules in the SIP, we intend to publish a final action that will delete these rules from the federally enforceable SIP.

IV. Administrative Requirements

Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this proposed action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' and therefore is not subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget. For this reason, this proposed action is also not subject to Executive Order 13211, ``Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001). This proposed action imposes no additional requirements beyond those imposed by state law. Accordingly, the Administrator certifies that this proposed rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). Because this proposed rule does not impose any additional enforceable duty beyond that required by state law, it does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 1044). This rule also does not have a substantial direct effect on one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes, as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), nor will it have substantial direct effects on the States, on the relationship between the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government, as specified in Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999), because it does not alter the relationship or the distribution of power and responsibilities established in the Clean Air Act. This proposed rule also is not subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997), because it is not economically significant.

In this proposed rule, EPA is not developing or adopting a technical standard. Thus, the requirements of section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) do not apply. This proposed rule does not impose an information collection burden under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Intergovernmental relations, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

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

Dated: December 10, 2003.
Wayne Nastri,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Julie A. Rose, Region IX, (415) 947- 4126. Email: rose.julie@EPA.gov.