[Federal Register: March 31, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 61)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 15344-15345]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr31mr98-34]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 52 and 81
[CA 041-0067a; FRL-5984-1]

Proposed Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans and Redesignation of California's Ten Federal Carbon Monoxide Planning Areas to Attainment Urbanized Area

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve maintenance plans and redesignation requests submitted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to redesignate ten of California's federal carbon monoxide planning areas from nonattainment to attainment for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for carbon monoxide (CO). They are: Bakersfield Metropolitan Area, Fresno Urbanized Area, Lake Tahoe South Shore Area, Sacramento Area, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose Area, Chico Urbanized Area, Lake Tahoe North Shore Area, Modesto Urbanized Area, San Diego Area, and Stockton Urbanized Area. Under the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990 (CAA), designations can be revised if sufficient data is available to warrant such revisions. In this action, EPA is proposing California's maintenance plans and redesignation requests because they meet the requirements set forth in the CAA. In addition, EPA is proposing a related State Implementation Plan (SIP) submission by CARB, an Air Quality Attainment Plan for CO for Fresno.

In the Final Rules Section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving the State's SIP revision as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial revision amendment and anticipates no relevant adverse comments. A detailed rationale for this approval is set forth in the direct final rule. If no relevant adverse comments are received in response to this action, no further activity is contemplated in relation to this proposed rule. However, if EPA receives relevant adverse comments, then EPA will publish a document that withdraws only those portions of the action on which EPA received the adverse comments, informing the public that those portions of the action are withdrawn. EPA will then address those comments in a final action based upon this proposed rule. EPA will not institute a second comment period on the proposed rule. Any parties interested in commenting on this action should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule must be received in writing by April 30, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to: Larry A. Biland, Air Planning Office (AIR-2), Air Division, U.S. EPA, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California, 94105-3901. Telephone: (415) 744-1227.

Copies of the SIP materials and EPA's technical support document are available for public inspection at EPA's Region 9 office during normal business hours. Copies of the submitted rule revisions are also available for inspection at the following locations:

Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, Air Division, Air Planning Office (AIR-2), 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901 Environmental Protection Agency, Air Docket (6102), 401 ``M'' Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20460

California Air Resources Board, 2020 L Street, Sacramento, California 92123-1095

Kern County APCD, 2700 M Street, Suite #290, Bakersfield, CA 93301

San Joaquin Valley Unified APCD, 1999 Tuolumne Street, Suite 200, Fresno, CA 93721

Placer County, DeWitt Center 11464 B Avenue, Auburn, CA 95603

Sacramento Metropolitan APCD, 8411 Jackson Road, Sacramento, CA 95826

Bay Area Air, Quality Management District, 939 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA 94109

Butte County, 2525 Dominic Drive, Suite J, Chico, CA 95928-7184

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El Dorado County 2850, Fairlane Ct., Bldg. C, Placerville, CA 95667- 4100

Yolo--Solano County, 1947 Galileo Ct., Suite 103, Davis, CA 95616-4882

San Diego County, Air Pollution Control District, 9150 Chesapeake Drive, San Diego, CA 92123-1095

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry A. Biland, Air Planning Office (AIR-2), Air Division, U.S. EPA, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California, 94105-3901, Telephone: (415) 744-1227.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document concerns Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans submitted to EPA on December 28, 1992; Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Redesignation of California's Ten Federal Carbon Monoxide Planning Areas to Attainment and Approval of the Area's Maintenance Plan and Emission Inventory; Bakersfield Metropolitan Area, Fresno Urbanized Area, Lake Tahoe South Shore Area, Sacramento Area, San Francisco- Oakland-San Jose Area, Chico Urbanized Area, Lake Tahoe North Shore Area, Modesto Urbanized Area, San Diego Area, and Stockton Urbanized Area submitted to EPA on July 3, 1996 by the California Air Resources Board. 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: March 4, 1998.

Felicia Marcus, Regional Administrator, Region IX.

[FR Doc. 98-8415 Filed 3-30-98; 8:45 am]

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