Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Commonwealth of Virginia; Stage II Vapor Recovery Regulation for Gasoline Dispensing Facilities

Résumé

EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Virginia. This revision establishes and requires the installation and use of Stage II vapor recovery equipment on facilities dispensing gasoline to motor vehicles in the Northern Virginia and Richmond nonattainment areas classified serious and moderate, respectively. On November 5, 1992, the Commonwealth of Virginia submitted a SIP revision request to EPA to satisfy the Clean Air Act (the Act). The Act requires ozone nonattainment areas classified as moderate or worse to require owners and operators of gasoline dispensing facilities within those areas to install and operate Stage II vapor recovery equipment. This revision applies to the Virginia portion of the Washington, DC ozone nonattainment area and the Richmond ozone nonattainment area. The revision also contains several other minor amendments to Virginia's Rule 4-37. Although these changes do not necessarily pertain to the Stage II program, they will affect the non-Stage II requirements previously established by this rule. The intended effect of this action is to approve Virginia's Stage II program. This action is being taken under se