[Federal Register: August 1, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 148)]
[Rules and Regulations]               
[Page 45167-45168]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 71

[CA 098-NOA; FRL-7537-1]

 
Part 71 Federal Operating Permits Program for California 
Agricultural Sources, Announcement of a New Deadline for Application 
Submittal

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule; delay of application deadline.

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SUMMARY: In connection with EPA's implementation of a part 71 program 
for state-exempt major stationary agricultural sources in California, 
EPA is announcing a new deadline of November 13, 2003 instead of August 
1, 2003 for submittal of part 71 operating permit applications for all 
state-exempt stationary agricultural sources except those that are 
major due solely to emissions from diesel-powered engines.

DATES: This action is effective August 1, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have any questions on this 
notice contact Gerardo Rios, EPA Region 9, Air

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Division, Permits Office (AIR-3), at (415) 972-3974 or 
rios.gerardo@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us'' and 
``our'' refer to EPA.
    Background: On October 15, 2002 we partially withdrew approval of 
part 70 Operating Permit Programs in California and announced a part 71 
Federal Operating Permits Program for major stationary agricultural 
sources in California (67 FR 63551). At that time we also announced in 
the preamble of the final rule the deadlines for submittal of part 71 
operating permit applications for these sources, as defined in 40 CFR 
71.2. These deadlines were May 14, 2003 for sources that were major due 
to diesel-powered engine emissions, and August 1, 2003 for any 
remaining state-exempt major stationary agriculture sources (See 67 FR 
63560 in Section IV). Today we are announcing that the second deadline 
is changed to November 13, 2003.

Description of Today's Action

    Pursuant to 40 CFR 71.5(a)(1)(i), major stationary sources that do 
not have an existing operating permit issued by a State (or local 
permitting authority) under an approved part 70 program, and that are 
applying for a part 71 permit for the first time, must submit an 
application within 12 months after becoming subject to the permit 
program or on or before such earlier date as the permitting authority 
may establish. Section 71.5(a)(1)(i) further provides that sources 
required to submit permit applications earlier than 12 months after 
becoming subject to part 71 shall be notified of the earlier submittal 
date at least 6 months in advance of the deadline. EPA previously met 
this requirement by publishing a Notice in the Federal Register on 
October 15, 2002. 67 FR 63551. That notice established a deadline of 
May 14, 2003 for state-exempt stationary agricultural sources that are 
major sources, as defined in 40 CFR 71.2, due to emissions from diesel-
powered engines, and a deadline of August 1, 2003 for all remaining 
state-exempt major stationary agricultural sources. We are today 
notifying this second category of sources that the deadline to submit 
part 71 permit applications to the EPA Region IX Permits Office has 
been changed from August 1, 2003 to November 13, 2003.

    Dated: July 21, 2003.
Alexis Strauss,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 03-19282 Filed 7-31-03; 8:45 am]

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