Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State Implementation Plan Revision, Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District

EPA is taking direct final action on revisions to the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). The revisions concern rules from the Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District (MBUAPCD). This approval action will incorporate two rules into the federally approved SIP and remove one rule from the SIP. The revised rules control VOC emissions from oil water separators, and the use of architectural coatings. The rule to be removed controls emissions from rubber tire manufacturing. The intended effect of approving these rules is to regulate emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990 (CAA or the Act). In addition, the final action on this rule serves as a final determination that the finding of nonsubmittal for these two rules has been corrected and that on the effective date of this action, any Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) clock is stopped. Thus, EPA is finalizing the approval of these revisions into the California SIP under provisions of the CAA regarding EPA action on SIP submittals, SIPs for national primary and secondary ambient air quality standards and plan requirements for nonattainment areas.