08/28/1979 VOCFR0828791

Category: FR – Federal Register

Federal Register, Vol. 44, No. 168, 50371-50371, 8/28/1979 (1305-8), "State Implementation Plans; General Preamble for Proposed Rulemaking on Approval of Plan Revisions for Nonattainment Areas – Supplement. (on Revised Schedules for Submission of Volatile Organic Compound RACT Regulations)"

Summary: Provisions of the Clean Air Act enacted in 1977 requires States to revise their State Implementation Plans for all area that have not attained National Ambient Air Quality Standards. States are to have submitted the necessary plan revisions to EPA by January 1, 1979. The Agency is now publishing proposals inviting public comment on whether each of the submittals should be approved. In the April 4, 1979 issue of the Federal Register, EPA published a General Preamble identifying and summarizing the major consideration that will guide EPA's evaluation of the submittals (44 FR 20372). Today's Supplement provides information of the revised schedule for adoption of regulations for source categories emitting volatile organic compounds (VOC) covered by the second set of Control Technique Guidelines (CTG's).

Federal Register notice attached Federal Register / Vol. 44, No. 168 / Tuesday, , 1979 / hposed Rules 50371

. rights, by the conversion of a security, National Ambient Alr Quality regulations by July 1,1980 for the by default of a loan where the qualifying Standards. States are to have submitted following source categories: employer security or qualifying the necessary plan revisions to EPA by Factory Surface Coating of Flatwood employer real property was security for January 1,1979. The Agency is now Paneling the loan, or in connection with the publishing proposals inviting public Patmleum Refinery Fugitive Emission WahoJ contribution of such securities or real comment on whether each of the Warmacentid hiamfactme property to thdplan. However, an submittals should be approved. In the Rubber Tire hlanufacture acquisition of a security shall not be April 4,1979 issue of the Federal Surhca Coathg of hliscellaneons Metal Parts Register, EPA published a General and Pmducfs deemed to have occurred if a plan Graphic Arls [Printing] acquires the security as a result of a Preamble identifying and sumrnarizlng Dry Cleaning. PerchImethylene . stock dividend or stock split the major considerations that will guide Gosohe TnnkTmcks, LeakPrevention [c)Sale. For p*oses of section 4O8(e) EPA's evaluation of the submittals (44 PetroleumLtquid Storage. Floating Roof and this section, a sale of qualifying FR 20372). Today's Supplement provides Tanlrs employer re.$ prope.rty or qualifying information on the revised schedule for If this revision to the adoption employer securities shall include any adoption of regulations for source schedule of RACTregulations requires disposition for value. categories emitting volatile organic alteration of any comments on ap1an for (d) Adequate Considemtion.For compounds (VOC) covered by the which the comment period has already purposes of section 408(e] and this second set of Control Technique ended, the commenter should contact section, adequate consideration means: Guidelines (CTGs). the appropriate EPA Regional Office (I) In the case of a marketable FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, immediately so that the issup canbe obligation, a price not Iess favorable to The appropriate EPA Regional Office appropriately dealt with. the plan than the price determined listed on the first page of the General FR Nok--Under Executive Order l2044 EPA under section 407[e)(l) of the Act; ad Preamble (44 20372) or the follon?ng is (2) In all other cases, a price not less Headquarters office: G. T. Helms, Chlef, required to judge whether a regalationis "signllicani" and, therefore, subject to the favorable to the plan than the price Control Programs Operations Branch, procedural requirements of the order or determined under section 3(18] of the Control Programs Development Division, whether it may follow other specialized Act EPA Office of Air Quality Phmhg and dcvclopmcnt procrdmes. EPAiabels these - [e) Commission.For purposes of Standards [hID-IS), Research Triangle other regulations "specialized." Ihave section 408(e) and this section, the term Park, North Carolha 277l1, (919) 541- mviewed this redation and determined that "commission" includes any fee, 5385 or 541-5228. It & a spedalizea regulation not subject to the commission or similar charge paid in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATIOH: The procedural requirements of Exe~ltiveOrder connection with a transaction, other k4.[Sea. liqa], l72 Cfean Air Act as background is set out at length in the amended (42 US.C 741qa). 7502)]. than the underwriter's margin when a April 4 General Preamble. This purchase is made from an underwriter Supplement address an issue that needs Dated: .1979. who assumes the risks of market explanation. , Edward F. T& fluctuations after the award date. The Administrator's memorandum of Acting hislant Admt2iSImtorforAir, Noire, Siedat Washington, D.C., this 22nd day February 24,1978, published in the andffadiation. of August, 1979. Federal Register at 43 FR a673 (May 19, [FRDoc~~rJsdb9-ZLLLC5~~ Ian D; Lanoff, 19781, stated that the 1979 plan MLUHQCODE~ Administrator, Pension and %C$bre Benefit submission for ozone nonattainment Programs, Labor-ManngementServices areas: . . . must includes, as a 9 Administmtion, LKS. Department ofLabor. minimum,legally enforceable FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS - [FR~~~8-2w9:l2Splm] \- regulations to reflect the application of COMMISSION BIWCODE 4610-294 reasonably available control technology [RACT) to those sources for wbich EPA 147 CFR Parts 63 and 641 has published a Control Technique lCC Dodtet No. 781.95; CC Docket Ha78- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Guideline (CX)by January 1978, and W; FCC 79-4811 AGENCY - . provide for the adoption and submittal of additional legally enforceable RACT Graphnet Systems, Inc; Reguiafory I40 CFR Part 521 regulations on an annual basis Polkks Concerninrr the Provision of [FRL 1305-81 , beginning in for those Domestlc Pubk ~e'ssageServlcgs by CTGs that have been published by EntltEes OtfierThan the Western Unh State lmplememtation Plans; General January of the preceding year." Telegraph Co. Preamble for Proposed Rulemaklng on It is now apparent that the regulatory AGENCY: Federal Communications Approval of Plan Revisions for adoption process may be more lengthy Commission. Nonattahment Areas-Supplement . than first anticipated. Additional time A~TIOFCOrder on Reconsideration (on Revised Schedules for Submission may be necessary to accommodate of Volatile Organic Compound Ract released in CC Dockets 78-95/98, public, administrative, and legislative Domestic Public Message Sem-ces. Regulations) rereview.In order to realistically address AGEN'CY:Environmental Protection - this problem, yet to continue meeting SUMWART. The Commission clarified its Agency. our responsibilities to attain the ambient dedsion in DomesticPubLicMessaop ACTION: General Preamble for proposed standards as expeditiously as S-WS, n FCC 2d 471 (1979). by rulemakingSupplement practicable, EPA is revising by sk saying that the earlier decision did not months the deadlines for submittal of apply to senrice in Alaska. Acting on a SUWY: Provisions of the Clean Air the RACT regulations for the second set reconsideration request, the Commission Act enacted in 1977 requires States to of CTGs. The SIPS should now provide also found that certain provisions in the revise their State Implementation Plans for the adoption and submittal of contracts between Graphnet Systems, for all areas that have not attained additional legally enforceable Inc. and three internationalrecord