SUMMARY OF MAJOR FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES
             PUBLISHED SINCE ENACTMENT OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT
                           AMENDMENTS OF 1990

                                TITLE VII


57 FR 4316
February 4, 1992
40 CFR Part 22

Rules of Practice Governing the Administrative Assessment of Civil
Penalties Under the Clean Air Act 

Action:  Final rule. 

     EPA is today proposing a rule to establish procedures for the
administrative assessment of civil penalties under Sections 113(d)(1)
and 205(c) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), 42 U.S.C. 7413(d)(1) and
7524(c), as amended by the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA),
Public Law 101-549.  The proposed rule provides that EPA's
administrative assessment of civil penalties pursuant to Section
113(d)(1) and Section 205(c) will be governed by EPA's Consolidated
Rules of Practice for assessing administrative penalties, 40 CFR part
22, and by supplemental rules relating specifically to the Section
113(d)(1) and Section 205(c) administrative procedures. 

     EPA is taking this action in response to the enactment of the
CAAA, which authorize the Administrator to assess administrative
penalties for specified violations of the CAA.  The Section 113(d)(1)
penalty assessments are applicable to non-Title II violations while
Section 205(c) penalty assessments relate to Title II violations. 
Section 205(c) authorizes the administrative assessment of civil
penalties prescribed in Sections 205(a), 211(d), and 213(d) of the
CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7524(a), 7545(d), and 7547(d).  Section 211(d)
similarly authorizes the administrative assessment of civil penalties,
with the administrative penalties to be assessed in accordance with
Section 205(c).  The authority granted to the Administrator to assess
the administrative penalties was immediately effected upon the
enactment of the CAAA on November 15, 1990. 

     Today's proposal does not concern and should not be confused with
the field citation program authorized by Section 113(d)(3) of the CAA.
 EPA will be proposing rules for the field citation program in a
separate rulemaking at a future date.