Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State Implementation Plan Revision, El Dorado County Air Pollution Control District

EPA is finalizing three actions proposed in the Federal Register on October 5, 1999 concerning rules from the El Dorado County Air Pollution Control District (EDCAPCD). This final action will incorporate Rules 501, 520, 524, and 525 into the Federally approved State Implementation Plan (SIP). Today's action also will rescind 36 rules from the SIP. The intended effect of approving these rules is to regulate permitting of stationary sources in accordance with the requirements of the Act, as amended in 1990. EPA is finalizing the approval of these revisions into the California SIP under provisions of the Clean Air Act (CAA) regarding EPA action on SIP submittals, SIPs for national primary and secondary ambient air quality standards and plan requirements for nonattainment areas. EPA is also finalizing a limited approval and limited disapproval of Rule 523 under CAA provisions regarding EPA action on SIP submittals and general rulemaking authority because these revisions, while strengthening the SIP, also do not fully meet the CAA provisions regarding plan submissions and requirements for nonattainment areas. As a result of this limited disapproval, EPA will be required to impose highway funding or emission offset sanctions under the CAA unless the State submits and EPA approves corrections to the identified deficiencies within 18 months of the effective date of this disapproval. Moreover, EPA will be required to promulgate a Federal implementation plan (FIP) unless the deficiencies are corrected within 24 months of the effective date of this disapproval.