Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans State: Disapproval of Revisions to the South Carolina State Implementation Plan

EPA is disapproving South Carolina's generic bubble regulation submitted for approval into the State Implementation Plan (SIP) by the State of South Carolina through the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) on June 5, 1985, because it does not comply with EPA's Emissions Trading Policy Statement (ETPS) of December 4, 1986, or the Economic Incentive Program Rules (EIP). The policy states that existing state generic bubble rules should be reviewed and that a notice be published identifying any deficiencies found in the review and giving a means and a schedule to correct them. However, since revision of their federally approved generic rule or withdrawal of the 1985 submittal will require legislative action by the State, South Carolina requested in a letter to John Hankinson, Regional Administrator, that EPA disapprove the submittal. Therefore, EPA is rescinding the previous approval of the generic bubble regulations and disapproving the June 5, 1985 submittal.