80 FR 57766 - Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District, Ventura County Air Pollution Control District

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 186 (September 25, 2015)

Page Range		57766-57766
FR Document		2015-24104

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revisions to the Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District (MBUAPCD) and the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District (VCAPCD) portions of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions concern volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from the transfer of gasoline into vehicle fuel tanks, and from the transfer or dispensing of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). We are proposing to approve local rules to regulate these emission sources under the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act).

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 186 (Friday, September 25, 2015)

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR-2015-0369; FRL 9933-33-21-Region 9]


Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, Monterey 
Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District, Ventura County Air 
Pollution Control District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
approve revisions to the Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control 
District (MBUAPCD) and the Ventura County Air Pollution Control 
District (VCAPCD) portions of the California State Implementation Plan 
(SIP). These revisions concern volatile organic compound (VOC) 
emissions from the transfer of gasoline into vehicle fuel tanks, and 
from the transfer or dispensing of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). We 
are proposing to approve local rules to regulate these emission sources 
under the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act).

DATE:  Any comments on this proposal must arrive by October 26, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by docket number EPA-R09-OAR-
2015-0369, by one of the following methods:
    1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-
line instructions.
    2. Email: steckel.andrew@epa.gov.
    3. Mail or deliver: Andrew Steckel (Air-4), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 
94105-3901.
    Instructions: All comments will be included in the public docket 
without change and may be made available online at www.regulations.gov, 
including any personal information provided, unless the comment 
includes Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Information that you 
consider CBI or otherwise protected should be clearly identified as 
such and should not be submitted through www.regulations.gov or email. 
www.regulations.gov is an ``anonymous access'' system, and EPA will not 
know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the 
body of your comment. If you send email directly to EPA, your email 
address will be automatically captured and included as part of the 
public comment. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical 
difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be 
able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of 
special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects 
or viruses.
    Docket: Generally, documents in the docket for this action are 
available electronically at www.regulations.gov and in hard copy at EPA 
Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California 94105-3901. 
While all documents in the docket are listed at www.regulations.gov, 
some information may be publicly available only at the hard copy 
location (e.g., copyrighted material, large maps), and some may not be 
publicly available in either location (e.g., CBI). To inspect the hard 
copy materials, please schedule an appointment during normal business 
hours with the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Shears, EPA Region IX, (213) 
244-1810, shears.james@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposal addresses the following local 
rule(s): MBUAPCD Rule 1002 and VCAPCD Rule 74.33. In the Rules and 
Regulations section of this Federal Register, we are approving these 
local rules in a direct final action without prior proposal because we 
believe these SIP revisions are not controversial. If we receive 
adverse comments, however, we will publish a timely withdrawal of the 
direct final rule and address the comments in subsequent action based 
on this proposed rule. Please note that if we receive adverse comment 
on an amendment, paragraph, or section of this rule and if that 
provision may be severed from the remainder of the rule, we may adopt 
as final those provisions of 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: August 11, 2015.
Jared Blumenfeld,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION cannot read your comment due to
General information and press inquiries: AGENCY technical difficulties and cannot contact
Contact Frank Meilinger, Director, you for clarification, EPA may not be
Office of Communications, Room N– 40 CFR Part 52 able to consider your comment.
3647, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, [EPA–R09–OAR–2015–0369; FRL 9933–33– Electronic files should avoid the use of
200 Constitution Avenue NW., 21–Region 9] special characters, any form of
Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) encryption, and be free of any defects or
693–1999; email Meilinger.francis2@ Revisions to the California State viruses.
dol.gov. Technical inquiries: Contact Implementation Plan, Monterey Bay
William Perry, Directorate of Standards Unified Air Pollution Control District, Docket: Generally, documents in the
and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department Ventura County Air Pollution Control docket for this action are available
of Labor, Room N–3718, 200 District electronically at www.regulations.gov
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, and in hard copy at EPA Region IX, 75
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Hawthorne Street, San Francisco,
DC 20210; telephone (202) 693–1950;
Agency (EPA). California 94105–3901. While all
email perry.bill@dol.gov.
ACTION: Proposed rule. documents in the docket are listed at
Copies of this Federal Register notice
and news releases: Electronic copies of SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
www.regulations.gov, some information
these documents are available at Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve may be publicly available only at the
OSHA’s Web page at http:// revisions to the Monterey Bay Unified hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted
www.osha.gov. Air Pollution Control District material, large maps), and some may not
(MBUAPCD) and the Ventura County be publicly available in either location
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Air Pollution Control District (VCAPCD) (e.g., CBI). To inspect the hard copy
portions of the California State materials, please schedule an
I. Background
Implementation Plan (SIP). These appointment during normal business
OSHA published a notice of proposed revisions concern volatile organic hours with the contact listed in the FOR
rulemaking on July 15, 2015, titled compound (VOC) emissions from the FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
‘‘Clarification of Employer’s Continuing transfer of gasoline into vehicle fuel
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Obligation To Make and Maintain an tanks, and from the transfer or
James Shears, EPA Region IX, (213)
Accurate Record of Each Recordable dispensing of liquefied petroleum gas
(LPG). We are proposing to approve 244–1810, shears.james@epa.gov.
Injury and Illness.’’ The notice stated
that comments were due by September local rules to regulate these emission SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
28, 2015. The National Association of sources under the Clean Air Act (CAA proposal addresses the following local
Home Builders requested that the or the Act). rule(s): MBUAPCD Rule 1002 and
deadline for submitting comments be DATE: Any comments on this proposal VCAPCD Rule 74.33. In the Rules and
extended by 60 days to provide must arrive by October 26, 2015. Regulations section of this Federal
additional time for interested parties to ADDRESSES: Submit comments, Register, we are approving these local
engage in ‘‘legal analysis, as well as identified by docket number EPA–R09– rules in a direct final action without
careful review and discussion’’ of the OAR–2015–0369, by one of the prior proposal because we believe these
proposed rule. See Ex. OSHA–2015– following methods:
006–0004. OSHA believes an extension SIP revisions are not controversial. If we
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal:
of 30 days is reasonable. Therefore, to receive adverse comments, however, we
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
allow commenters adequate time to will publish a timely withdrawal of the
instructions.
prepare complete and accurate 2. Email: steckel.andrew@epa.gov. direct final rule and address the
comments on the proposed rule, OSHA 3. Mail or deliver: Andrew Steckel comments in subsequent action based
is, with this notice, extending the (Air-4), U.S. Environmental Protection on this proposed rule. Please note that
deadline for submitting comments in Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, if we receive adverse comment on an
response to the proposed rule to October San Francisco, CA 94105–3901. amendment, paragraph, or section of
28, 2015. Instructions: All comments will be this rule and if that provision may be
included in the public docket without severed from the remainder of the rule,
II. Authority and Signature change and may be made available we may adopt as final those provisions
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, online at www.regulations.gov, of the rule that are not the subject of an
Assistant Secretary of Labor for including any personal information adverse comment.
Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. provided, unless the comment includes
We do not plan to open a second
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Confidential Business Information (CBI)
comment period, so anyone interested
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210, or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Information that in commenting should do so at this
authorized the preparation of this notice time. If we do not receive adverse
pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 657, 673; 5 U.S.C. you consider CBI or otherwise protected
should be clearly identified as such and comments, no further activity is
553; and Secretary of Labor’s Order No. planned. For further information, please
1–2012 (77 FR 3912; January 25, 2012), should not be submitted through
www.regulations.gov or email. see the direct final action.
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Proposed Rules
Action		Proposed rule.
Dates		Any comments on this proposal must arrive by October 26, 2015.
Contact		James Shears, EPA Region IX, (213) 244-1810, [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 57766