Imposition of Statewide Sanctions on California Under Clean Air Act Section 110(m) for Failure to Submit a Complete SIP Revision for an Enhanced Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing this action to impose sanctions on California under the discretionary sanction authority provided the Agency under the Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990, (CAA or Act) for failure by the State to submit a complete SIP revision for an enhanced motor vehicle inspection and maintenance (I/M) program as required by the Act for certain ozone and carbon monoxide (CO) nonattainment areas. On November 13, 1992, the California Air Resources Board (CARB), acting as the governor's designee, submitted a commitment (committal SIP) to adopt an I/M program by November 15, 1993. The committal SIP provides for the adoption and implementation of an enhanced I/M program meeting all requirements of EPA's I/M regulations and includes an implementation schedule. On June 28, 1993, EPA proposed to conditionally approve this committal SIP or alternatively to disapprove it if certain milestones contained in the schedule were missed. A full SIP revision including state legislative authority to implement the program was required by November 15, 1993. The State Legislature adjourned on September 10, 1993 without having enacted legislation providing authorit