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Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations Consistency Update for California

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[Proposed Rules]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5883-9]
40 CFR Part 55

Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations Consistency Update for
California

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

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to update a portion of the Outer Continental
Shelf (``OCS'') Air Regulations. Requirements applying to OCS sources
located within 25 miles of states' seaward boundaries must be updated
periodically to remain consistent with the requirements of the
corresponding onshore area (``COA''), as mandated by section 328(a)(1)
of the Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990 (``the Act''). The portion of
the OCS air regulations that is being updated pertains to the
requirements for OCS sources for which the Ventura County Air Pollution
Control District (Ventura County APCD) is the designated COA. The
intended effect of approving the OCS requirements for the above
District, contained in the Technical Support Document, is to regulate
emissions from OCS sources in accordance with the requirements onshore.
The change to the existing requirements discussed below are proposed to
be incorporated by reference into the Code of Federal Regulations and
are listed in the appendix to the OCS air regulations.

DATES: Comments on the proposed update must be received on or before
September 29, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be mailed (in duplicate if possible) to: EPA
Air Docket (Air-4), Attn: Docket No. A-93-16 Section XV, Environmental
Protection Agency, Air Division, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne St., San
Francisco, CA 94105.
    Docket: Supporting information used in developing the rules and
copies of the document EPA is proposing to incorporate by reference are
contained in Docket No. A-93-16 Section XV. This docket is available
for public inspection and copying Monday-Friday during regular business
hours at the following locations:

EPA Air Docket (Air-4), Attn: Docket No. A-93-16 Section XV,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air Division, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne
St., San Francisco, CA 94105.
EPA Air Docket (LE-131), Attn: Air Docket No. A-93-16 Section XV,
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street SW, Room M-1500,
Washington, DC 20460.

    A reasonable fee may be charged for copying.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christine Vineyard, Air Division (Air-4), U.S. EPA Region 9, 75
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, (415) 744-1197.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On September 4, 1992, EPA promulgated 40 CFR part 55,\1\ which
established requirements to control air pollution from OCS sources in
order to attain and maintain federal and state ambient air quality
standards and to comply with the provisions of part C of title I of the
Act. Part 55 applies to all OCS sources offshore of the States except
those located in the Gulf of Mexico west of 87.5 degrees longitude.
Section 328 of the Act requires that for such sources located within 25
miles of a state's seaward boundary, the requirements shall be the same
as would be applicable if the sources were located in the COA. Because
the OCS requirements are based on onshore requirements, and onshore
requirements may change, section 328(a)(1) requires that EPA update the
OCS requirements as necessary to maintain consistency with onshore
requirements.
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    \1\ The reader may refer to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,
December 5, 1991 (56 FR 63774), and the preamble to the final rule
promulgated September 4, 1992 (57 FR 40792) for further background
and information on the OCS regulations.
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    Pursuant to section 55.12 of the OCS rule, consistency reviews will
occur (1) at least annually; (2) upon receipt of a Notice of Intent
under section 55.4; or (3) when a state or local agency submits a rule
to EPA to be considered for incorporation by reference in part 55. This
proposed action is being taken in response to the submittal of rules by
a local air pollution control agency.

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Public comments received in writing within 30 days of publication of
this document will be considered by EPA before publishing a final rule.
    Section 328(a) of the Act requires that EPA establish requirements
to control air pollution from OCS sources located within 25 miles of
states' seaward boundaries that are the same as onshore requirements.
To comply with this statutory mandate, EPA must incorporate applicable
onshore rules into part 55 as they exist onshore. This limits EPA's
flexibility in deciding which requirements will be incorporated into
part 55 and prevents EPA from making substantive changes to the
requirements it incorporates. As a result, EPA may be incorporating
rules into part 55 that do not conform to all of EPA's state
implementation plan (SIP) or certain requirements of the Act.
    Consistency updates may result in the inclusion of state or local
rules or regulations into part 55, even though the same rules may
ultimately be disapproved for inclusion as part of the SIP. Inclusion
in the OCS rule does not imply that a rule meets the requirements of
the Act for SIP approval, nor does it imply that the rule will be
approved by EPA for inclusion in the SIP.

EPA Evaluation and Proposed Action

    In updating 40 CFR part 55, EPA reviewed the rules submitted for
inclusion in part 55 to ensure that they are rationally related to the
attainment or maintenance of federal or state ambient air quality
standards or part C of title I of the Act, that they are not designed
expressly to prevent exploration and development of the OCS, and that
they are applicable to OCS sources. 40 CFR 55.1. EPA has also evaluated
the rules to ensure they are not arbitrary or capricious. 40 CFR 55.12
(e). In addition, EPA has excluded administrative or procedural
rules,\2\ and requirements that regulate toxics which are not related
to the attainment and maintenance of federal and state ambient air
quality standards.
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    \2\ Each COA delegated the authority to implement and enforce
part 55, will use its administrative and procedural rules as
onshore. However, in those instances where EPA has not delegated
authority to implement and enforce part 55, EPA will use its own
administrative and procedural requirements to implement the
substantive requirements. 40 CFR 55.14 (c)(4).
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    A. After review of the following rule revisions submitted by
Ventura County APCD against the criteria set forth above and in 40 CFR
part 55, EPA is proposing to make them applicable to OCS sources for
which Ventura County APCD is designated as the COA:

Rule 42  Permit Fees (Adopted 4/15/97)
Rule 74.20  Adhesives and Sealants (Adopted 1/14/97)

III. Administrative Requirements

A. Executive Order 12866

    The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has exempted this
regulatory action from E.O. 12866 review.

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    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.
    As was stated in the final regulation, the OCS rule does not apply
to any small entities, and the structure of the rule averts direct
impacts and mitigates indirect impacts on small entities. This
consistency update merely incorporates onshore requirements into the
OCS rule to maintain consistency with onshore regulations as required
by section 328 of the Act and does not alter the structure of the rule.
    The EPA certifies that this proposed action will not have a
significant impact on a substantial number of small entities.

C. Unfunded Mandates

    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 rule that includes a Federal mandate that may result in estimated
costs to State, local, or tribal governments in the aggregate; or to
private sector, of $100 million or more. Under section 205, EPA must
select 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 does not
include a Federal mandate that may result in estimated costs of $100
million or more to either States, local, or tribal OCS 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.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 55

    Environmental Protection, Administrative practice and procedures,
Air pollution control, Hydrocarbons, Incorporation by reference,
Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Nitrogen oxides, Outer
Continental Shelf, Ozone, Particulate matter, Permits, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides.

    Dated: August 19, 1997.
Felicia Marcus,
Regional Administrator.

    Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, part 55, is proposed
to be amended as follows:

PART 55--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 55 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: Section 328 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 7401
et seq.) as amended by Public Law 101-549.

    2. Section 55.14 is proposed to be amended by revising paragraph
(e)(3)(ii)(H) to read as follows:

Sec. 55.14  Requirements that apply to OCS sources located within 25
miles of states seaward boundaries, by state.

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    (e) * * *
    (3) * * *
    (ii) * * *
    (H) Ventura County Air Pollution Control District Requirements
Applicable to OCS Sources.
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    3. Appendix A to CFR Part 55 is proposed to be amended by revising
paragraph (b)(8) under the heading ``California'' to read as follows:

Appendix A to 40 CFR Part 55--Listing of State and Local Requirements
Incorporated by Reference Into Part 55, by State

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California
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    (8) The following requirements are contained in Ventura County Air
Pollution Control District Requirements Applicable to OCS Sources:

Rule 2  Definitions (Adopted 4/9/96)
Rule 5  Effective Date (Adopted 5/23/72)

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Rule 6  Severability (Adopted 11/21/78)
Rule 7  Zone Boundaries (Adopted 6/14/77)
Rule 10  Permits Required (Adopted 6/13/95)
Rule 11  Definition for Regulation II (Adopted 6/13/95)
Rule 12  Application for Permits (Adopted 6/13/95)
Rule 13  Action on Applications for an Authority to Construct
(Adopted 6/13/95)
Rule 14  Action on Applications for a Permit to Operate (Adopted 6/
13/95)
Rule 15.1  Sampling and Testing Facilities (Adopted 10/12/93)
Rule 16  BACT Certification (Adopted 6/13/95)
Rule 19  Posting of Permits (Adopted 5/23/72)
Rule 20  Transfer of Permit (Adopted 5/23/72)
Rule 23  Exemptions from Permits (Adopted 7/9/96)
Rule 24  Source Recordkeeping, Reporting, and Emission Statements
(Adopted 9/15/92)
Rule 26  New Source Review (Adopted 10/22/91)
Rule 26.1  New Source Review--Definitions (Adopted 10/22/91)
Rule 26.2  New Source Review--Requirements (Adopted 10/22/91)
Rule 26.3  New Source Review--Exemptions (Adopted 10/22/91)
Rule 26.6  New Source Review--Calculations (Adopted 10/22/91)
Rule 26.8  New Source Review--Permit To Operate (Adopted 10/22/91)
Rule 26.10  New Source Review--PSD (Adopted 10/22/91)
Rule 28  Revocation of Permits (Adopted 7/18/72)
Rule 29  Conditions on Permits (Adopted 10/22/91)
Rule 30  Permit Renewal (Adopted 5/30/89)
Rule 32  Breakdown Conditions: Emergency Variances, A., B.1., and D.
only. (Adopted 2/20/79)
Rule 33  Part 70 Permits--General (Adopted 10/12/93)
Rule 33.1  Part 70 Permits--Definitions (Adopted 10/12/93)
Rule 33.2  Part 70 Permits--Application Contents (Adopted 10/12/93)
Rule 33.3  Part 70 Permits--Permit Content (Adopted 10/12/93)
Rule 33.4  Part 70 Permits--Operational Flexibility (Adopted 10/12/
93)
Rule 33.5  Part 70 Permits--Timeframes for Applications, Review and
Issuance (Adopted 10/12/93)
Rule 33.6  Part 70 Permits--Permit Term and Permit Reissuance
(Adopted 10/12/93)
Rule 33.7  Part 70 Permits--Notification (Adopted 10/12/93)
Rule 33.8  Part 70 Permits--Reopening of Permits (Adopted 10/12/93)
Rule 33.9  Part 70 Permits--Compliance Provisions (Adopted 10/12/93)
Rule 33.10  Part 70 Permits--General Part 70 Permits (Adopted 10/12/
93)
Rule 34  Acid Deposition Control (Adopted 3/14/95)
Rule 35  Elective Emission Limits (Adopted 11/12/96)
Appendix II-B  Best Available Control Technology (BACT) Tables
(Adopted 12/86)
Rule 42  Permit Fees (Adopted 4/15/97)
Rule 44  Exemption Evaluation Fee (Adopted 9/10/96)
Rule 45  Plan Fees (Adopted 6/19/90)
Rule 45.2  Asbestos Removal Fees (Adopted 8/4/92)
Rule 50  Opacity (Adopted 2/20/79)
Rule 52  Particulate Matter--Concentration (Adopted 5/23/72)
Rule 53  Particulate Matter--Process Weight (Adopted 7/18/72)
Rule 54  Sulfur Compounds (Adopted 6/14/94)
Rule 56  Open Fires (Adopted 3/29/94)
Rule 57  Combustion Contaminants--Specific (Adopted 6/14/77)
Rule 60  New Non-Mobile Equipment--Sulfur Dioxide, Nitrogen Oxides,
and Particulate Matter (Adopted 7/8/72)
Rule 62.7  Asbestos--Demolition and Renovation (Adopted 6/16/92)
Rule 63  Separation and Combination of Emissions (Adopted 11/21/78)
Rule 64  Sulfur Content of Fuels (Adopted 6/14/94)
Rule 67  Vacuum Producing Devices (Adopted 7/5/83)
Rule 68  Carbon Monoxide (Adopted 6/14/77)
Rule 71  Crude Oil and Reactive Organic Compound Liquids (Adopted
12/13/94)
Rule 71.1  Crude Oil Production and Separation (Adopted 6/16/92)
Rule 71.2  Storage of Reactive Organic Compound Liquids (Adopted 9/
26/89)
Rule 71.3  Transfer of Reactive Organic Compound Liquids (Adopted 6/
16/92)
Rule 71.4  Petroleum Sumps, Pits, Ponds, and Well Cellars (Adopted
6/8/93)
Rule 71.5  Glycol Dehydrators (Adopted 12/13/94)
Rule 72  New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) (Adopted 9/10/96)
Rule 74  Specific Source Standards (Adopted 7/6/76)
Rule 74.1  Abrasive Blasting (Adopted 11/12/91)
Rule 74.2  Architectural Coatings (Adopted 8/11/92)
Rule 74.6  Surface Cleaning and Degreasing (Adopted 7/9/96)
Rule 74.6.1  Cold Cleaning Operations (Adopted 7/9/96)
Rule 74.6.2  Batch Loaded Vapor Degreasing Operations (Adopted 7/9/
96)
Rule 74.7  Fugitive Emissions of Reactive Organic Compounds at
Petroleum Refineries and Chemical Plants (Adopted 1/10/89)
Rule 74.8  Refinery Vacuum Producing Systems, Waste-water Separators
and Process Turnarounds (Adopted 7/5/83)
Rule 74.9  Stationary Internal Combustion Engines (Adopted 12/21/93)
Rule 74.10  Components at Crude Oil Production Facilities and
Natural Gas Production and Processing Facilities (Adopted 6/16/92)
Rule 74.11  Natural Gas-Fired Residential Water Heaters--Control of
NOX (Adopted 4/9/85)
Rule 74.12  Surface Coating of Metal Parts and Products (Adopted 9/
10/96)
Rule 74.15  Boilers, Steam Generators and Process Heaters (5MM BTUs
and greater) (Adopted 11/8/94)
Rule 74.15.1  Boilers, Steam Generators and Process Heaters (1-5MM
BTUs) (Adopted 6/13/95)
Rule 74.16  Oil Field Drilling Operations (Adopted 1/8/91)
Rule 74.20  Adhesives and Sealants (Adopted 1/14/97)
Rule 74.23  Stationary Gas Turbines (Adopted 3/14/95)
Rule 74.24  Marine Coating Operations (Adopted 9/10/96)
Rule 74.26  Crude Oil Storage Tank Degassing Operations (Adopted 11/
8/94)
Rule 74.27  Gasoline and ROC Liquid Storage Tank Degassing
Operations (Adopted 11/8/94)
Rule 74.28  Asphalt Roofing Operations (Adopted 5/10/94)
Rule 74.30  Wood Products Coatings (Adopted 9/10/96)
Rule 75  Circumvention (Adopted 11/27/78)
Appendix IV-A  Soap Bubble Tests (Adopted 12/86)
Rule 100  Analytical Methods (Adopted 7/18/72)
Rule 101  Sampling and Testing Facilities (Adopted 5/23/72)
Rule 102  Source Tests (Adopted 11/21/78)
Rule 103  Stack Monitoring (Adopted 6/4/91)
Rule 154  Stage 1 Episode Actions (Adopted 9/17/91)
Rule 155  Stage 2 Episode Actions (Adopted 9/17/91)
Rule 156  Stage 3 Episode Actions (Adopted 9/17/91)
Rule 158  Source Abatement Plans (Adopted 9/17/91)
Rule 159  Traffic Abatement Procedures (Adopted 9/17/91)
Rule 220  General Conformity (Adopted 5/9/95)
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[FR Doc. 97-22950 Filed 8-27-97; 8:45 am]
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