
[Federal Register: January 29, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 19)]
[Proposed Rules]               
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR-2007-0122; FRL-9107-7]

 
Withdrawal of Proposed Rule Revising the California State 
Implementation Plan, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control 
District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Withdrawal of proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: On February 20, 2008 (73 FR 9260), EPA published a rule 
proposing to correct EPA's May 2004 final approval of revisions to the 
San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District portion of 
the California State Implementation Plan (SIP) and to approve revisions 
to certain District rules. EPA's proposed correction, and proposed 
approval of District rules submitted in December 2006, would conform 
the SIP to a State law generally known as Senate Bill 700 by explicitly 
exempting certain minor agricultural sources from new source review 
permitting requirements and by limiting the applicability of offset 
requirements for all minor agricultural sources consistent with 
criteria identified in state law. EPA is withdrawing this previously 
published proposed rule, and in this Federal Register, EPA is 
publishing a proposed rule that replaces the February 20, 2008 proposed 
rule.

DATES: The proposed rule published on February 20, 2008 (73 FR 9260) is 
withdrawn as of January 29, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Yannayon, Permits Office (AIR-
3), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, (415) 972-3534, 
yannayon.laura@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us'' and 
``our'' refer to EPA.
    On February 20, 2008 (73 FR 9260), EPA proposed to correct our May 
2004 final approval of revisions to the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air 
Pollution Control District (``District'') portion of the California 
State Implementation Plan (``SIP''). EPA also proposed to approve 
revisions to two District rules submitted to EPA by the California Air 
Resources Board (CARB) on December 29, 2006. The subject rules included 
District Rule 2020 and District Rule 2201 (paragraph 4.6.9 only). The 
proposed correction and proposed approval that were the subject of our 
February 20, 2008 proposed rule relate to review and permitting of new 
or modified stationary sources (``NSR'') specifically in connection 
with agricultural sources. EPA received substantive comments on the 
February 2008 proposed rule, and, since publication of the February 
2008 proposed rule, the District has adopted revisions to Rules 2020 
and 2201, and CARB has submitted the amended rules in their entirety to 
EPA as revisions to the California SIP. In light of the comments on our 
February 2008 proposed rule, and the more recent submittals of District 
Rules 2020 and 2201, we have decided to withdraw the rule proposed on 
February 20, 2008, and in this Federal Register, EPA is publishing a 
new proposed rule. The rule being proposed in this Federal Register 
replaces the following rule published on February 20, 2008:
    Title: Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, San 
Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District (Proposed rule, 
73 FR 9260, EPA-R09-OAR-2007-0122).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Intergovernmental 
relations, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

    Dated: January 21, 2010.
Jared Blumenfeld,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
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