Proposed Rules. Proposed rule

Agency: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Action: Proposed rule
Citation: FR Doc. 2015-16629 · EPA-R09-OAR-2015-0164; FRL-9927-77-Region 9 · 40 CFR 52

Summary

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revisions to the Feather River Air Quality Management District (FRAQMD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). Included in this approval are the following three SIP demonstrations from FRAQMD: 2006 Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) Analysis for State Implementation Plan (SIP), November 2006; Reasonably Available Control Technology State Implementation Plan Revision Negative Declaration for Control Techniques Guidelines Issued 2006-2008, June 1, 2009; and Reasonably Available Control Technology Analysis and Negative Declarations, July 3, 2014. The first two demonstrations address the 1997 8-hour National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone, and the third demonstration addresses the 2008 8-hour NAAQS for ozone. The submitted SIPs also contain negative declarations for volatile organic compound (VOC) source categories for the years 2006, 2009 and 2014. We are proposing to approve the submitted SIP revisions under the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990 (CAA or the Act). We are also proposing to approve a local rule that regulates gasoline dispending facilities.

Dates

Any comments on this proposal must arrive by August 7, 2015.

Supplementary Information

This proposal addresses revisions to the FRAQMD portion of the California SIP. In the rules and regulations section of the Federal Register , we are approving the three RACT SIP revisions in a direct final action without prior proposal because we believe these SIP revisions are not controversial. This proposal also addresses the following local rule: FRAQMD Rule 3.8, Gasoline Dispensing Facilities. In the Rules and Regulations section of this Federal Register , we are approving this local rule in a direct final action without prior proposal because we believe this SIP revision is not controversial. Please note that if we receive adverse comment on a specific provision of these SIP revisions or the rule, we will publish a timely withdrawal of the direct final rule and address the comments in a subsequent action. If that provision may be severed from the remainder of the SIP revisions or the rule, we may adopt as final those provisions of the SIP revisions or the rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment. We do not plan to open a second comment period, so anyone interested in commenting should do so at this time. If we do not receive adverse comments, no further activity is planned. For further information, please see the direct final action. Dated: April 30, 2015. Jared Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator, Region IX. [FR Doc. 2015-16629 Filed 7-7-15; 8:45 am]