Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; Louisiana: Site-Specific Revision for the Exxon Company Baton Rouge Refinery

In this action, the EPA is approving a site-specific revision to the Louisiana 15% Rate-of-Progress State Implementation Plan (SIP). The revision extends the date of compliance for the installation of particular Volatile Organic Liquid (VOL) storage tank controls for storage tanks located at the Baton Rouge Refinery of Exxon Company, U.S.A. Specifically, the revision extends the compliance date of the requirement for the installation of guide pole sliding cover gaskets on 33 storage tanks until the earlier of the next scheduled downtime of the subject tanks or December 2005. In the proposed rules section of today's Federal Register (FR), the EPA is proposing and seeking public comment on the same conditional and final approvals of the Louisiana SIP that are discussed in this document. If relevant adverse comments are received on these approvals, the EPA will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the public that the direct final rule did not take effect, and addressing the relevant comments received in a subsequent final rule, based on the related proposed rule. No additional opportunity for public comment will be provided.