Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 9.11.1998

Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; California State Implementation Plan Revision, Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District

EPA is approving revisions to the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). This action is an administrative change which revises the definition of volatile organic compound (VOC) and updates the Exempt Compound list in rules from the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (SMAQMD). The intended effect of proposing approval of this action is to incorporate changes to the definition of VOC and to update the Exempt Compound list in SMAQMD rules to be consistent with the revised federal and state VOC definitions. EPA is proposing approval of these revisions to be incorporated into the California SIP for the attainment of the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone under title I of the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act). In the Final Rules Section of this Federal Register, the EPA is approving the state's SIP submittal as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial revision and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for this approval is set forth in the direct final rule. If no adverse comments are received, no further activity is contemplated. If EPA receives adverse comments, the direct