[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 193 (Monday, October 6, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 52016-52029]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26434]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[FRL-5901-7]
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Connecticut; Reasonably Available Control Technology for Nitrogen
Oxides
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision
submitted by the State of Connecticut. This revision establishes and
requires Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) at stationary
sources of nitrogen oxides (NOX). The intended effect of
this action is to approve regulatory provisions and source specific
orders which require major stationary sources of NOX to
reduce their emissions statewide in accordance with requirements of the
Clean Air Act.
DATES: This action is effective December 5, 1997, unless adverse or
critical comments are received by November 5, 1997. If the effective
date is delayed, timely notice will be published in the Federal
Register.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to Susan Studlien, Deputy Director,
Office of Ecosystem Protection (mail code CAA), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region I, JFK Federal Building, Boston, MA 02203-
2211. Copies of the documents relevant to this action are available for
public inspection during normal business hours, by appointment, at the
Office Ecosystem Protection, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region I, One Congress Street, 11th floor, Boston, MA; as well as the
Bureau of Air Management, Department of Environmental Protection, State
Office Building, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106-1630.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven A. Rapp, Environmental
Engineer, Air Quality Planning Unit (CAQ), U.S. EPA, Region I, JFK
Federal Building, Boston, MA 02203-2211; (617) 565-2773;
[email protected]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Clean Air Act (CAA) requires that States develop Reasonably
Available Control Technology (RACT) regulations for all major
stationary sources of nitrogen oxides (NOX) in areas which
have been classified as ``moderate,'' ``serious,'' ``severe,'' and
``extreme'' ozone nonattainment areas, and in all areas of the Ozone
Transport Region (OTR). EPA has defined RACT as the lowest emission
limitation that a particular source is capable of meeting by the
application of control technology that is reasonably available
considering technological and economic feasibility (44 FR 53762;
September 17, 1979). This requirement is established by sections
182(b)(2), 182(f), and 184(b) of the CAA.
Major sources in moderate areas are subject to section 182(b)(2),
which requires States to adopt RACT for all major sources of VOC. This
requirement also applies to all major sources in areas with higher
classifications. Additionally, section 182(f) of the CAA states that
``The plan provisions required under this subpart for major stationary
sources of volatile organic compounds shall also apply to major
stationary sources (as defined in section 302 and subsections (c), (d),
and (e) of the section) of oxides of nitrogen.'' For serious
nonattainment areas, a major source is defined by section 182(c) as a
source that has the potential to emit 50 tons per year. For severe
nonattainment areas, a major source is defined by section 182(d) as a
source that has the potential to emit 25 tons per year. The entire
State of Connecticut is classified as nonattainment for ozone, with the
Connecticut portion of the New York-New Jersey-Long Island CMSA being
classified as severe, and with the rest of the State being classified
as serious.
These CAA NOX requirements are further described by EPA
in a notice entitled, ``State Implementation Plans; Nitrogen Oxides
Supplement to the General Preamble; Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
Implementation of Title I; Proposed Rule,'' published November 25, 1992
(57 FR 55620). The November 25, 1992 notice, also known as the
``NOX Supplement,'' should be
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referred to for more detailed information on NOX
requirements. Additional EPA guidance memoranda, such as those included
in the ``NOX Policy Document for the Clean Air Act of
1990,'' (EPA-452/R-96-005, March 1996), should also be referred to for
more information on NOX requirements. Similarly, the
``Economic Incentive Program Rules,'' or EIP, (67 FR 16690, April 7,
1997) should be referred to for information on EPA's policy concerning
the use of emissions trading by sources subject to NOX RACT.
On May 20, 1997, the Connecticut Department of Environmental
Protection (DEP) submitted revisions to its SIP. The revisions included
a revised section 22a-174-22 of the Regulations of Connecticut State
Agencies, ``Control of Nitrogen Oxides Emissions.'' The Connecticut
NOX RACT regulation contains a combination of NOX
emission limitations, performance standards, and compliance options,
including provisions for sources to meet emission limitations through
emissions trading. Subsequently, Connecticut submitted a number of
case-specific SIP revisions related to the emissions trading provisions
of section 22a-174-22. These regulations and case-specific SIP
revisions were submitted in response to the CAA requirements that
Connecticut require RACT for all major sources of NOX.
II. State Submittal
Connecticut's regulation 22a-174-22, ``Control of Nitrogen Oxides
Emissions,'' was first incorporated into the SIP on May 31, 1972 (37 FR
23085). On February 1, 1994, Connecticut sent a revised draft of the
rule to EPA. The regulations were filed with the Secretary of State on
May 20, 1994, and became effective on that date. Connecticut submitted
the revised section 22a-174-22 as a formal SIP submittal to EPA on May
24, 1994. After reviewing the regulation for completeness, EPA sent
Connecticut a June 23, 1994 letter stating that Connecticut's rule had
been found to be administratively and technically complete.
Subsequently, on September 19, 1996, Connecticut proposed another
revision to section 22a-174-22. Connecticut held a public hearing on
that revision on October 30, 1996 and EPA submitted written comments to
the public record on October 23, 1996. The revised section 22a-174-22
was adopted by Connecticut on January 23, 1997. On May 20, 1997,
Connecticut submitted the regulations to EPA as a request for a
revision to the SIP. On May 28, 1997, EPA sent a letter to Connecticut
deeming the package administratively and technically complete.
In addition to the submittal of section 22a-174-22, since May 1995,
Connecticut has submitted 23 case-specific SIP revisions for sources
involved in the trading of NOX credits as allowed under
subsection 22a-174-22(j). Of the 23 case-specific packages, four
involve the generation of NOX credits and 19 involve the use
of NOX credits in order to meet NOX emission
reduction requirements of section 22a-174-22.
III. Description of Submittal
The following description concerns the changes being approved in
this action. For a more detailed discussion of Connecticut's submittal
and EPA's proposed action, the reader should refer to the Technical
Support Document (TSD) and attachments which were developed as part of
this action. Copies of the TSD and attachments are found at the
previously mentioned addresses.
A. Section 22a-174-22
Connecticut's regulation, section 22a-174-22, ``Control of Nitrogen
Oxides Emissions,'' is divided into thirteen sections. Subsection (a)
defines terms used in the rule. Subsections (b) and (c) cover
applicability and exemptions. Applicability is determined unit-by-unit,
based on unit type. An emissions unit is subject to the rule if it
exceeds a minimum capacity rating and is located at a major source.
Additionally, any fuel-burning equipment, whether located at a major
stationary source or not, which has daily potential emissions of
NOX in excess of certain thresholds during the ozone season,
is also subject to the rule. The regulations exempt sources where
actual emissions have not exceeded the major source threshold since
1990 and emergency electricity generating engines. Subsection (c)
states that this subsection does not apply to mobile sources.
Subsections (d) and (e) establish the emission limits to apply
before and after May 31, 1995. Subsection (d) established the emission
limits for sources prior to May 31, 1995. Subsection (d) also lists
compliance options available to sources after May 31, 1995. These
options are compliance with emission limitations, fuel switching, a 40%
emission reduction, source reconstruction, schedule modification, or
emission reduction trading. Requirements for each method of compliance
are detailed in subsections (f) through (j). Subsection (d) also
provides for one year compliance date extensions subject to the
approval of the Commissioner and EPA.\1\ Subsection (e) establishes the
post-May, 1995 emission limits with specific limits for: turbines;
cyclone furnaces; fast-response double-furnace Naval boilers;
fluidized-bed combustors; ``other boilers;'' reciprocating engines;
waste combustors; fuel burning equipment firing fuels other than gas,
oil, or coal; glass melting furnace; and other sources providing direct
heat. Subsection (e) also contains an emission limit for all other
sources not having a specifically defined emission limitation.
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\1\ See EPA's July 5, 1994 policy memorandum entitled, ``Phase-
in of Controls Beyond May 1995,'' from John Seitz, Director of the
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards to the regional EPA Air
Program Directors.
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Subsection (f) establishes the requirements for multi-fuel sources
which co-fire, fuel switch, or completely convert to a different fuel.
Sources simultaneously firing more than one fuel are subject to the
Btu-weighted average of the applicable emission limits. Sources capable
of firing more than one fuel are subject to applicable emission limits
for each fuel at the time it is fired, however, if gas or distillate
oil is fired exclusively May through September, the source is subject
to a limit of 0.20 lb/mmBtu in May through September and a limit of
0.29 lb/mmBtu October through April. If a source converts to a new
fuel, the source is subject to 0.29 lb/mmBtu if the primary fuel was
previously coal, or 0.225 lb/mmBtu if the primary fuel was previously
residual oil.
Subsection (g) establishes the requirements for sources making a
40% emission reduction to comply. The 40% reduction is calculated as
the more stringent of a) 60% of the source's emission rate at maximum
capacity during 1990 or b) 60% of the applicable pre-May 1995 emission
limit established in subsection (d). Subsection (h) establishes the
compliance requirements for sources reconstructing or replacing a unit.
Pursuant to a permit, these sources must complete reconstruction by May
31, 1999. Prior to May, 1999, the source's emissions are limited to the
more stringent of the pre-May 1995 emission limit the source would be
subject to under subsection (d) or the emission limit in the source's
current permit. In the interim period between May 31, 1995 and May 31,
1999, the source must deposit money into an escrow account equivalent
to $1000 times the pounds/day needed to comply with RACT. This money is
only returned to the source after the reconstruction is completed. If
reconstruction has not been completed by the date required in the
permit, the
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source may use the escrow money to acquire emission credits.
Subsection (i) establishes the requirements for sources complying
through schedule modification. Schedule modification by permit is
allowed only if the source can demonstrate to the Commissioner that it
is not economically or technically feasible to comply with the emission
limitations, fuel switching, or a 40% emission reduction. Subsection
(i) applies only to oil-fired turbines or fast-response double-furnace
Naval boilers that generate power to create simulated high-altitude
atmospheres for the testing of aircraft engines or testing of fuel-
burning equipment undergoing research and development.
Subsection (j) establishes the requirements for sources complying
with subsection (e) emission limitations through emissions trading.
Under subsection (d)(4), compliance through emission reduction trading
is allowed only through revisions to the SIP. Therefore, each use of
emissions trading for compliance with subsection (e) limits will be
reviewed and processed as a separate regulatory action.
Subsection (k) covers requirements for emission testing and
monitoring. Units at major sources having stacks which emitted 100 tons
per year or more at anytime since 1990 are required to install CEMS.
Sources with CEMS are required to demonstrate compliance on a block 24-
hour basis, including emissions from start-up, shut-down, and equipment
malfunctions. All other sources are required to demonstrate compliance
through three 1-hour stack tests. Initial compliance demonstrations
were required by May 31, 1995. Sources without CEMS are required to
conduct emission tests once every 5 years. Sources may apply for a one-
year extension to comply with subsection (k) requirements.
Subsection (l) covers recordkeeping and reporting requirements
concerning operating hours, fuel usage, NOX emissions,
equipment maintenance, CEMS records, and emissions testing information.
Sources must retain these records for five years. Sources with CEMS are
required to submit quarterly excess emissions reports and all sources
are required to submit annual emission reports.
Subsection (m) covers compliance plans. Sources were required to
submit certified compliance plans to the Commissioner by September 1,
1994.
B. Case-Specific Emission Trading Orders
In addition to the submittal of section 22a-174-22, Connecticut
subsequently submitted 23 case-specific SIP revisions for sources
involved in the trading of NOX credits as part of the
emission reduction trading option of subsection 22a-174-22(j). These
SIP revisions consist of SIP narratives, which describe how
Connecticut's actions comply with the State program requirements of the
EIP (see 40 CFR Part 51.493), and the trading orders issued by the
State, which define the enforceable requirements applicable to the
sources involved in trading. Of the 23 case-specific packages, 4
involve the generation of NOX credits and 19 involve the use
of NOX credits in order to meet the NOX emission
reduction requirements of section 22a-174-22. EPA's analysis in the
attachments to the TSD addresses Connecticut's compliance with EPA
regulations and guidance concerning the EIP.
The first credit creation submittal involves United Illuminating
Company's Station #3 in New Haven. Consent Order no. 8092 was adopted
by the State on May 18, 1995, submitted to EPA on May 18, 1995, and
deemed complete by EPA on September 12, 1995. The second credit
generation consent order, issued to Connecticut Light and Power, Order
no. 1494, involves reductions at the Devon, Montville, and Norwalk
stations. Order 1494 was adopted on October 15, 1996, submitted to EPA
on March 20, 1997, and deemed complete on April 7, 1997. Additionally,
Order no. 8116 for the Connecticut Resource Recovery Authority, issued
by the State and submitted to EPA on April 22, 1997, and deemed
complete by EPA on May 28, 1997, allows for the generation of credit at
the Hartford facility. Order No. 8123 allows for the creation of credit
at Algonquin Gas Transmission Company's Cromwell facility. Similarly,
Order no. 8123 was adopted on April 18, 1997 and submitted to EPA as a
SIP revision on April 22, 1997. The package was deemed complete on May
28, 1997.
The remaining case-specific actions involve the use of
NOX credits as described in the following consent orders:
(1) Order no. 8093 for Pfizer, Inc., in Groton, adopted on July 19,
1995, submitted to EPA on January 17, 1996 and deemed complete on July
3, 1996; (2) Order no. 8095 for American Ref-Fuel Company of
Southeastern Connecticut in Preston, adopted on June 2, 1995, submitted
on August 21, 1995 and deemed complete on September 12, 1995; (3) Order
no. 8096 for Food Ingredients Company in New Milford, adopted on August
25, 1995, submitted on June 24, 1996 and deemed complete on July 3,
1996; (4) Order no. 8100 for Bridgeport RESCO Company in Bridgeport,
adopted on November 2, 1995, submitted on January 30, 1996 and deemed
complete on July 3, 1996; (5) Order no. 8105 for Electric Boat Division
of General Dynamics in Groton, adopted on October 31, 1995, submitted
on January 30, 1996 and deemed complete on July 3, 1996; (6) Order no.
8106 for Connecticut Light and Power Company in Middletown, adopted on
October 10, 1995, submitted on January 30, 1996 and deemed complete on
July 3, 1996; (7) Order no. 8107 for Northeast Nuclear Energy Company
in Waterford, adopted on October 13, 1995, submitted on January 30,
1996 and deemed complete on July 3, 1996; (8) Order no. 8103 for United
Illuminating Company's Station #4 in New Haven, adopted on February 14,
1996, submitted on June 17, 1996 and deemed complete on July 3, 1996;
(9) Order no. 8102 for United Illuminating's auxiliary boiler in New
Haven, adopted on December 15, 1995, submitted on June 20, 1996 and
deemed complete on July 3, 1996; (10) Order no. 8118 for South Norwalk
Electric Works, South Norwalk, adopted on March 19, 1996, submitted on
July 9, 1996 and deemed complete on November 25, 1996; (11) Order no.
8119 for City of Norwich, Department of Public Utilities, adopted on
March 4, 1996, submitted on July 11, 1996 and deemed complete on
November 25, 1996, (12) Order no. 8115 for the University of
Connecticut in Storrs, adopted on November 19, 1996, submitted on
February 18, 1997, and deemed complete on April 7, 1997; (13) Order no.
1494 for Connecticut Light and Power's Branford, Cos Cob, Devon,
Franklin Drive, Montville, Middletown, South Meadow, Torrington, Tunnel
Road, and Norwalk Harbor stations, adopted on October 15, 1996,
submitted on March 20, 1997, and deemed complete on April 7, 1997; (14)
Order no. 8101 for the State of Connecticut Department of Mental Health
and Addiction Services, adopted on July 16, 1996, submitted on March
24, 1997, and deemed complete on April 7, 1997; (15) Order no. 8130 for
the State of Connecticut Department of Public Works, adopted on October
16, 1996, submitted on March 24, 1997, and deemed complete on April 7,
1997; (16) Order no. 8132 for Bridgeport Hospital, adopted on September
10, 1996, submitted on March 24, 1997, and deemed complete on April 7,
1997; (17) Order no. 8135 for Bridgeport Hydraulic Company, adopted on
December 24, 1996, submitted on March 24, 1997, and deemed complete on
April 7, 1997; (18) Order no. 8141 for the Town of Wallingford
Department of Public Utilities, adopted on December 27,
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1997, submitted on March 24, 1997, and deemed complete on April 7,
1997; (19) Order no. 8113 for Simkins Industries, adopted on November
19, 1996, submitted to EPA on May 19, 1997, and deemed complete on May
28, 1997; and, (20) Order no. 8110 for Yale University, adopted on July
29, 1996, submitted on April 19, 1997, and deemed complete on May 28,
1997.
Additionally, on November 16, 1996, Connecticut submitted
supplementary documentation to EPA in support of the emissions trading
related consent orders. This documentation included an audit of the
NOX credit creation and credit use in Connecticut as well as
a discussion of how the Connecticut program meets the State program
requirements of the EIP. These documents have been included in the
Technical Support Document (TSD) as Appendix A.
The November 16, 1996 documentation demonstrates that the use of
credits for compliance with section 22a-174-22, including the use of
one-time or carry over credits during time periods other than when they
were generated (i.e., the intertemporal use of credits), is consistent
with the requirements of the Connecticut SIP, RFP and ROP plans, and
area-wide RACT requirements. The documentation includes an audit of the
NOX RACT trades in Connecticut from June 1995 to December
1995 and shows that there was no increase in NOX emissions,
or ``spiking,'' due to the use of credits for compliance during that
time. In fact, Connecticut's audit clearly shows that quantity of
credits created during the ozone season of 1995 were greater than the
quantity used.
Connecticut's analysis also discusses a number of their
NOX RACT program characteristics which inherently buffer the
intertemporal use of credits. First, some of the credit is generated
from units which are using additional controls to permanently keep
emissions at levels well below their limits. Since some or all of this
credit is not used during the season/year that it is generated, it
provides a buffer against spiking during that time. Second, most
sources operate below the required emission rate limitations, creating
a compliance margin of emission reductions which are not assumed in the
SIP. This aggregate compliance margin could be quantified relatively
easily, particularly for sources with continuous emission monitoring
systems. This margin is estimated to be several hundred tons per year.
Although concerns have been expressed to EPA about allowing this type
of margin to be treated as an individual facility's credit, the
aggregate can be viewed as buffering intertemporal credit use statewide
regardless of whether a facility's margin would ever be approved as
tradeable credit. Furthermore, Connecticut has dealt with the question
of the creditability of the compliance margin on a trade-by-trade basis
by requiring that a minimum of 10% of credit be retired upon creation
and that credit users meet an emission limit which is at least 5% lower
than the RACT limits of subsection (e).
Also, the Connecticut documentation discusses a number of other
program elements which, although not quantified at this time, could be
considered as acting as a trading buffer and helping to ensure that
RACT and RFP are maintained. For instance, Connecticut's rule does not
provide for alternative RACT limits (i.e., relaxations of the limits
set in subsection (e) of the regulation) or compliance date extensions
(other than the one year extensions for innovative technologies under
subsection (d)(3)). During the first two years of NOX RACT
implementation, Connecticut has followed the policy that since other
compliance options are provided for by the regulation, relaxations are
not allowed in this program. Admirably, Connecticut has held to this
policy and the effectiveness of the regulation to reduce emissions has
been greater than if such variances had been allowed under the rule. If
Connecticut does, however, ever decide to allow for NOX RACT
variances while simultaneously relying on the increased rule
effectiveness for intertemporal credit buffering purposes, EPA will
have the ability to evaluate the credit balance situation at that time
since such actions must be reviewed and approved by EPA as changes to
the SIP.
Given Connecticut's documentation, EPA believes that Connecticut
has shown that the quantity of NOX reductions being achieved
by section 22a-174-22 is at least as great as would have been achieved
without the trading option. Furthermore, given the inherent buffering
characteristics of the program, the RFP and SIP attainment requirements
also should continue to be met. Based upon the documentation presented,
EPA believes that the emissions trading aspect of the NOX
RACT program meets all applicable EPA guidances.
IV. Issues
Subsections (h) and (i) of the regulation do not explicitly require
facilities undergoing reconstruction or utilizing schedule
modifications to have RACT orders issued to them and subsequently, to
have those orders approved by EPA. However, on June 18, 1996, Carmine
DiBattista, Chief, Bureau of Air Management, Connecticut DEP, sent a
letter to Susan Studlien, Deputy Director, Office of Ecosystem
Protection, U.S. EPA Region I, clarifying that either federally
enforceable permits or case-specific SIP revisions will be submitted
for the three sources subject to the reconstruction and schedule
modification provisions. Furthermore, the letter contained
documentation that neither combustion modifications nor add-on controls
are technically or economically feasible for the three facilities
affected by the schedule modification section of the regulation because
these units are operated intermittently or at irregular loads. Given
this additional documentation, subsections (h) and (i) are approvable.
V. Final Action
EPA review of the NOX RACT SIP related submittals,
including NOX RACT regulation 22a-174-22 and the 23 source-
specific NOX emissions trading orders described above,
indicates that Connecticut has sufficiently defined the NOX
RACT requirements for the State. Therefore, EPA is approving section
22a-174-22, as submitted on May 20, 1997, as well as the 23 source-
specific Connecticut orders, into the SIP at this time.
EPA is publishing this action without prior proposal because the
Agency views this as a noncontroversial amendment and anticipates no
adverse comments. However, in a separate document in this Federal
Register publication, EPA is proposing to approve the SIP revision
unless adverse or critical comments are filed. This action will be
effective December 5, 1997 unless adverse or critical comments are
received by November 5, 1997.
If EPA receives such comments, this action will be withdrawn before
the effective date by simultaneously publishing a subsequent notice
that will withdraw the final action. All public comments received will
then be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this action
serving as a proposed rule. EPA will not institute a second comment
period on this action. Any parties interested in commenting on this
action should do so at this time. If no such comments are received, the
public is advised that this action will be effective on December 5,
1997.
Nothing in this action should be construed as permitting or
allowing or establishing a precedent for any future request for
revision to any State implementation plan. Each request for
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revision to the State implementation plan shall be considered
separately in light of specific technical, economic, and environmental
factors and in relation to relevant statutory and regulatory
requirements.
VI. Administrative Requirements
A. Executive Order 12866
This action has been classified as a Table 3 action for signature
by the Regional Administrator under the procedures published in the
Federal Register on January 19, 1989 (54 FR 2214-2225), as revised by a
July 10, 1995 memorandum from Mary Nichols, Assistant Administrator for
Air and Radiation. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has
exempted this regulatory action from E.O. 12866 review.
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 600 et. seq., EPA
must prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis assessing the impact of
any proposed or final rule on small entities. 5 U.S.C. 603 and 604.
Alternatively, EPA may certify that the rule will not have a
significant impact on a substantial number of small entities. Small
entities include small businesses, small not-for-profit enterprises,
and government entities with jurisdiction over populations of less than
50,000.
SIP approvals under section 110 and subchapter I, part D of the
Clean Air Act do not create any new requirements but simply approve
requirements that the State is already imposing. Therefore, because the
Federal SIP approval does not impose any new requirements, the
Administrator certifies that it does not have a significant impact on
any small entities affected. Moreover, due to the nature of the
Federal-State relationship under the CAA, preparation of a flexibility
analysis would constitute Federal inquiry into the economic
reasonableness of state action. The CAA forbids EPA to base its actions
concerning SIPs on such grounds. Union Electric Co. v. U.S. EPA, 427
U.S. 246, 255-66 (1976); 42 U.S.C. 7410(a)(2).
C. Unfunded Mandates
Under section 202 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
(Unfunded Mandates Act), signed into law on March 22, 1995, EPA must
prepare a budgetary impact statement to accompany any proposed or final
rule that includes a Federal mandate that may result in estimated costs
to State, local, or tribal governments in the aggregate, or to the
private sector, of $100 million or more. Under section 205, EPA must
select the most cost-effective and least burdensome alternative that
achieves the objectives of the rule and is consistent with statutory
requirements. Section 203 requires EPA to establish a plan for
informing and advising any small governments that may be significantly
or uniquely impacted by the rule.
EPA has determined that the approval action promulgated does not
include a Federal mandate that may result in estimated costs of $100
million or more to either State, local, or tribal governments in the
aggregate, or to the private sector. This Federal action approves pre-
existing requirements under State or local law, and imposes no new
Federal requirements. Accordingly, no additional costs to State, local,
or tribal governments, or to the private sector, result from this
action.
D. Submission to Congress and the General Accounting Office
Under 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A) as added by the Small Business
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, EPA submitted a report
containing this rule and other required information to the U.S. Senate,
the U.S. House of Representatives and the Comptroller General of the
General Accounting Office prior to publication of the rule in today's
Federal Register. This rule is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5
U.S.C. 804(2).
E. Petitions for Judicial Review
Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by December 5, 1997.
Filing a petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this
final rule does not affect the finality of this rule for the purposes
of judicial review nor does it extend the time within which a petition
for judicial review may be filed, and shall not postpone the
effectiveness of such rule or action. This action may not be challenged
later in proceedings to enforce its requirements. See section
307(b)(2). EPA encourages interested parties to comment in response to
the proposed rule rather than petition for judicial review, unless the
objection arises after the comment period allowed for in the proposal.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Note: Incorporation by reference of the State Implementation
Plan for the State of Connecticut was approved by the Director of
the Federal Register on July 1, 1982.
Dated: September 22, 1997.
John P. DeVillars,
Regional Administrator, Region I.
Part 52 of chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations
is amended as follows:
PART 52--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.
Subpart H--Connecticut
2. Section 52.370 is amended by adding paragraph (c)(72) to read as
follows:
Sec. 52.370 Identification of plan.
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(c) * * *
(72) Revisions to the State Implementation Plan submitted by the
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection on: May 18, 1995;
August 21, 1995; January 17, 1996; January 30, 1996; January 30, 1996;
January 30, 1996; January 30, 1996; June 17, 1996; June 20, 1996; June
24, 1996; July 9, 1996; July 11, 1996; February 18, 1997; March 20,
1997; March 24, 1997; March 24, 1997; March 24, 1997; March 24, 1997;
March 24, 1997; April 22, 1997; April 22, 1997; May 19, 1997; May 19,
1997; and May 20, 1997.
(i) Incorporation by reference.
(A) Twenty-four letters from the Connecticut Department of
Environmental Protection dated: May 18, 1995; August 21, 1995; January
17, 1996; June 24, 1996; January 30, 1996; January 30, 1996; January
30, 1996; January 30, 1996; June 20, 1996; June 17, 1996; July 11,
1996; July 9, 1996; March 24, 1997; May 19, 1997; March 24, 1997; March
20, 1997; March 24, 1997; February 18, 1997; May 19, 1997; March 24,
1997; March 24, 1997; May 20, 1997; April 22, 1997; and April 22, 1997;
submitting revisions to the Connecticut State Implementation Plan.
(B) Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8092 issued to
United Illuminating Company's Station #3 in New Haven, effective on May
18, 1995.
(C) Connecticut Trading Agreement and No. 8095 issued to American
Ref-Fuel Company of Southeastern Connecticut in Preston, effective on
June 2, 1995.
(D) Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8093 issued to
Pfizer, Inc., in Groton, effective on July 19, 1995.
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(E) Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8096 issued to Food
Ingredients Company in New Milford, effective on August 25, 1995.
(F) Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8106 issued to
Connecticut Light and Power Company in Middletown, effective on October
10, 1995.
(G) Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8107 issued to
Northeast Nuclear Energy Company in Waterford, effective on October 13,
1995.
(H) Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8105 issued to
Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics in Groton, effective on
October 31, 1995.
(I) Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8100 issued to
Bridgeport RESCO Company in Bridgeport, effective on November 2, 1995.
(J) Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8102 issued to
United Illuminating's auxiliary boiler in New Haven, effective on
December 15, 1995.
(K) Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8103 issued to
United Illuminating Company's Station #4 in New Haven, effective on
February 14, 1996.
(L) Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8119 issued to the
City of Norwich, Department of Public Utilities, effective on March 4,
1996.
(M) Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8118 issued to
South Norwalk Electric Works, South Norwalk, effective on March 19,
1996.
(N) Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8101 issued to the
State of Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction
Services, effective on July 16, 1996.
(O) Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8110 issued to Yale
University, effective on July 29, 1996.
(P) Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8132 issued to
Bridgeport Hospital, effective on September 10, 1996.
(Q) Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 1494 issued to
Connecticut Light and Power, involving Branford, Cos Cob, Devon,
Franklin Drive, Montville, Middletown, South Meadow, Torrington, Tunnel
Road, and Norwalk Harbor Stations, effective on October 15, 1996.
(R) Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8130 issued to the
State of Connecticut Department of Public Works, effective on October
18, 1996.
(S) Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8115 issued to the
University of Connecticut in Storrs, effective on November 19, 1996.
(T) Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8113 issued to
Simkins Industries, effective on November 19, 1996.
(U) Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8135 issued to
Bridgeport Hydraulic Company, effective on December 24, 1996.
(V) Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8141 issued to the
Town of Wallingford Department of Public Utilities, effective on
December 27, 1996.
(W) Regulations 22a-174-22 ``Control of Nitrogen Oxides
Emissions,'' adopted on January 23, 1997, which establishes reasonably
available control technology requirements for major stationary sources
of nitrogen oxides.
(X) Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8123 issued to the
Algonquin Gas Transmission Company, effective on April 18, 1997.
(Y) Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8116 issued to the
Connecticut Resource Recovery Authority, effective on April 22, 1997.
(ii) Additional materials.
(A) Letter, dated June 18, 1996, from Carmine DiBattista, Chief of
the Bureau of Air Management for the Connecticut DEP, to Susan
Studlien, Deputy Director of the Office of Ecosystem Protection at U.S.
EPA, Region I.
(B) SIP narrative materials, dated May 1995, submitted with
Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8092 for United
Illuminating Company's Station #3 in New Haven.
(C) SIP narrative materials, dated August 3, 1995, submitted with
Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8095 for American Ref-Fuel
Company of Southeastern Connecticut in Preston.
(D) SIP narrative materials, dated December 1995, submitted with
Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8093 issued to Pfizer,
Inc., in Groton.
(E) SIP narrative materials, dated November 1995, submitted with
Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8096 issued to Food
Ingredients Company in New Milford.
(F) SIP narrative materials, dated November 1995, submitted with
Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8106 issued to Connecticut
Light and Power Company in Middletown.
(G) SIP narrative materials, dated November 1995, submitted with
Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8107 issued to Northeast
Nuclear Energy Company in Waterford.
(H) SIP narrative materials, dated October 6, 1995, submitted with
Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8105 issued to Electric
Boat Division of General Dynamics in Groton.
(I) SIP narrative materials, dated September 29, 1995, submitted
with Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8100 issued to
Bridgeport RESCO Company in Bridgeport.
(J) SIP narrative materials, dated December 1995, submitted with
Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8102 issued to United
Illuminating's auxiliary boiler in New Haven.
(K) SIP narrative materials, dated March 1996, submitted with
Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8103 issued to United
Illuminating Company's Station #4 in New Haven.
(L) SIP narrative materials, dated May 31, 1995, submitted with
Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8119 issued to the City of
Norwich, Department of Public Utilities.
(M) SIP narrative materials, dated May 31, 1995, submitted with
Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8118 issued to South
Norwalk Electric Works, South Norwalk.
(N) SIP narrative materials, dated March 1997, submitted with
Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8101 issued to the State of
Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
(O) SIP narrative materials, dated May 1997, submitted with
Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8110 issued to Yale
University.
(P) SIP narrative materials, dated March 1997, submitted with
Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8132 issued to Bridgeport
Hospital.
(Q) SIP narrative materials, dated March 1997, submitted with
Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 1494 issued to Connecticut
Light and Power, involving Branford, Cos Cob, Devon, Franklin Drive,
Montville, Middletown, South Meadow, Torrington, Tunnel Road, and
Norwalk Harbor Stations.
(R) SIP narrative materials, dated March 1997, submitted with
Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8130 issued to the State of
Connecticut Department of Public Works.
(S) SIP narrative materials, dated February 1996, submitted with
Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8115 issued to the
University of Connecticut in Storrs.
(T) SIP narrative materials, dated May 1997, submitted with
Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8113 issued to Simkins
Industries.
(U) SIP narrative materials, dated March 1997, submitted with
Connecticut Trading Agreement and
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Order no. 8135 issued to Bridgeport Hydraulic Company.
(V) SIP narrative materials, dated March 1997, submitted with
Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8141 issued to the Town of
Wallingford Department of Public Utilities.
(W) SIP narrative materials, dated April 1997, submitted with
Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8123 issued to the
Algonquin Gas Transmission Company.
(X) SIP narrative materials, dated April 1997, submitted with
Connecticut Trading Agreement and Order no. 8116 issued to the
Connecticut Resource Recovery Authority.
3. Section 52.385 is added to read as follows:
Sec. 52.385 EPA-approved Connecticut regulations.
The following table identifies the State regulations which have
been submitted to and approved by EPA as revisions to the Connecticut
State Implementation Plan. This table is for informational purposes
only and does not have any independent regulatory effect. To determine
regulatory requirements for a specific situation, consult the plan
identified in Sec. 52.370. To the extent that this table conflicts with
Sec. 52.370, Sec. 52.370 governs.
Table 52.384--EPA-Approved Regulations
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Dates
-----------------------------------------
Connecticut State Title/subject Date Federal Register Section 52.370 Comments/
citation Date adopted by State approved by citation description
EPA
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19-508................. Connecticut Air 3/3/72.................... 5/31/72 37 FR 10842............ (c) 1&2................ State of CT Air
Implementation Implementation
Plan. Plan.
8/10/72................... 5/14/73 38 FR 12696............ (c) 3.................. Correction to
submission dates
for supplemental
information.
4/9/74.................... 6/2/75 40 FR 23746............ (c) 5.................. Identification of
Air Quality
Maintenance
Areas.
8/10/76................... 11/29/77 42 FR 60753............ (c) 7.................. Adds carbon
monoxide/oxidant
control strategy
and regulations.
6/30/77................... 9/29/78 43 FR 44840............ (c) 8.................. Describes air
quality
surveillance
program.
22a-171................ Small Business 1/12/93................... 5/19/94 59 FR 26123............ (c) 65................. Established small
Assistance. business
compliance and
technical
assistance
program.
22a-174-1.............. Definitions...... 4/01/72................... 5/31/72 37 FR 23085............ (b). .................
5/31/72................... 12/23/80 45 FR 84769............ Adds definitions
for PSD and NSR
program. EPA
took no action
because CT did
not submit
regulations.
12/13/84.................. 7/18/85 50 FR 29229............ (c) 34................. Revision to the
definition of
VOC adding 7
nonreactive
compounds to
exempt list.
12/27/88.................. 2/23/93 58 FR 10957............ (c) 56................. Changes
definitions of
``actual
emissions'' and
``potential
emissions''
throughout
regulations.
22a-174-2.............. Registration 4/04/72................... 5/31/72 37 FR 23085............ (b). .................
requirements for
existing
stationary
sources of air
pollutants.
8/31/79................... 12/23/80 45 FR 84769............ (c) 11................ In tandem with
changes to
Regulation 3,
sources existing
prior to 1972
must register.
22a-174-3.............. Permits for 4/04/72................... 5/31/72 37 FR 23085............ (b).................... Conditional
construction and approval of NSR
operation of program.
stationary
sources.
8/30/79................... 12/23/80 45 FR 84769............ (c)11.................. EPA conditionally
approved changes
to meet federal
New Source
Review (NSR)
requirements. CT
did not submit
Prevention of
Significant
Determination
program.
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8/31/79................... 1/07/82 47 FR 762.............. (c) 20................. Final approval of
NSR Rules
removing
conditions of 12/
23/80.
10/10/80.................. 1/07/82 47 FR 762.............. (c) 20................. Allows
conditional
exemption of
resource
recovery
facilities from
offset
transactions.
10/10/80.................. 1/07/82 47 FR 762.............. (c) 20................. Replaces the word
``actual'' with
word
``allowable''.
12/27/88.................. 2/23/93 58 FR 10957............ (c) 56................. Changes to NSR
and PSD
requirements.
22a-174-4.............. Source 4/04/72................... 5/31/72 37 FR 23085............ (b). .................
monitoring,
record keeping,
reporting and
authorization of
inspection of
air pollution
sources.
10/31/77.................. 12/23/80 45 FR 84769............ (c) 11................. Clarifies record
keeping and
reporting
requirements and
rescinds smoke
monitoring
requirements for
small sources.
12/15/80.................. 8/24/82 47 FR 36822............ (c) 20................. Rescinded
requirements for
smoke monitors
on sources less
than 250 mmBtu.
12/27/88.................. 2/23/93 58 FR 10957............ (c) 56................. Changes to
opacity
continuous
emission
monitoring (CEM)
requirements.
22a-174-5.............. Methods for 4/04/72................... 5/31/72 37 FR 23085............ (b). .................
sampling,
emission
testing, and
reporting.
10/05/77.................. 12/23/80 45 FR 84769............ (c) 11................. Tied State
testing method
requirement to
federal
requirements,
clarified
requirements for
stack testing,
and eliminated
record keeping
and reporting
requirements.
12/19/80.................. 8/28/81 46 FR 43418............ (c) 16................. Revisions to
source
monitoring and
stack testing
requirements for
SO2.
22a-174-6.............. Air Pollution 4/04/72................... 5/31/72 37 FR 23085............ (b). .................
Emergency
Episode
Procedures.
8/31/79................... 12/23/80 45 FR 84769............ (c) 11................. Allows DEP to
separately limit
mobile and
stationary
sources
depending upon
the cause of the
episode.
22a-174-7.............. Malfunction of 4/04/72................... 5/31/72 37 FR 23085............ (b). .................
Control
Equipment;
Reporting.
22a-174-8.............. Compliance Plans 4/04/72................... 5/31/72 37 FR 23085............ (b). .................
and Schedules.
22a-174-9.............. Prohibition of 4/04/72................... 5/31/72 37 FR 23085............ (b). .................
air pollution.
8/31/79................... 12/23/80 45 FR 84769............ (c) 11................. Non-substantive
numbering
change.
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8/31/79................... 8/12/83 48 FR 36579............ (c) 11................. Full authority
delegated for
NSPS and
NESHAPS.
12/6/91 56 FR 63875............ Delegation of new
subparts.
22a-174-10............. Public 4/04/72................... 5/31/72 37 FR 23085............ (b). .................
Availability of
Information.
22a-174-11............. Prohibition 4/04/72................... 5/31/72 37 FR 23085............ (b). .................
against
concealment of
circumvention.
22a-174-12............. Violations and 4/4/72.................... 5/31/72 37 FR 23085............ (b).
enforcement.
22a-174-13............. Variances........ 4/4/72.................... 5/31/72 37 FR 23085............ (b).
8/31/79................... 12/23/80 45 FR 84769............ (c) 11................. Non-substantive
numbering
change.
22a-174-14............. Compliance with 4/04/72................... 5/31/72 37 FR 10842............ (b).
regulation no
defense to
nuisance claim.
22a-174-15............. Severability..... 4/4/72.................... 5/31/72 37 FR 10842............ (b).
22a-174-16............. Responsibility to 4/4/72.................... 5/31/72 37 FR 10842............ (b).
comply with
applicable
regulations.
22a-174-17............. Control of open 4/04/72................... 5/31/72 37 FR 10842............ (b).
burning.
22a-174-18............. Control of 4/4/72.................... 5/31/72 37 FR 10842............ (b).
particulate
emissions.
11/30/73.................. 4/16/74 39 FR 13651............ 52.375................. Allowed Hartford
Electric Light &
Connecticut
Light & Power
Supplies to use
nonconforming
fuel from 12/3/
73 to 1/1/74.
7/11/81................... 9/23/82 47 FR 41958............ (c) 22................. Defines TSP RACT
for fuel burning
equipment and
process sources
including
cupolas,
foundries, and
hot mix asphalt
plants.
22a-174-19............. Control of sulfur 4/4/72.................... 5/31/72 37 FR 23085............ (b).
compound
emissions.
11/30/73.................. 4/16/74 39 FR 13651............ 52.375................. Allowed Hartford
Electric Light
and Connecticut
Power and Light
to use
nonconforming
fuel.
4/3/79.................... 7/30/79 44 FR 44498............ (c) 10................. Allowed Northeast
Utilities to
purchase, store,
and burn
nonconforming
fuel.
9/8/80.................... 4/27/81 46 FR 23412............ (c) 12................. Variance for
Federal
Paperboard, Inc.
12/19/80 & 3/11/81........ 8/28/81 46 FR 43418............ (c) 14................. Amends sulfur
control
strategy.
3/11/81 & 7/15/81......... 8/28/81 46 FR 43418............ (c) 15................. Amends New Source
Ambient Impact
Analysis
Guideline.
3/17/81................... 10/23/81 46 FR 51914............ (c) 17................. Variance for
Uniroyal, Inc.
11/2/81................... 11/18/81 46 FR 56612............ (c) 18................. Approval State
Energy Trade
program.
11/14/75.................. 11/18/81 46 FR 56612............ 52.380 (e)(1).......... EPA disapproval
revision which
allows exemption
for home heating
with coal,
historic
demonstrations,
and other small
sources.
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11/12/81.................. 12/22/81 46 FR 62062............ (c) 19................. Variances for
United
Technologies
Corp., Pratt &
Whitney Aircraft
Division
facilities in
New Haven and
Middletown.
7/7/81.................... 11/12/82 47 FR 51129............ (c) 24................. Variance for
Sikorsky
Aircraft--approv
ed under the
State Energy
Trade Program.
5/27/82................... 2/8/83 48 FR 5723............. (c) 26................. Variance for Dow
Chemical--approv
ed under the
State Energy
Trade Program.
12/15/82.................. 5/4/83 48 FR 20051............ (c) 27................. Variance for
Lydall, Inc.--
approved under
the State Energy
trade (SET)
Program.
11/1/82................... 6/28/83 48 FR 29689............ (c) 28................. Simkins
Industries--appr
oved under the
State Energy
Trade Program.
3/28/83................... 12/20/83 48 FR 56218............ (c) 30................. Variance for
Loomis
Institute--appro
ved under the
State Energy
Trade Program.
2/19/93................... 1/18/94 59 FR 2531............. (c) 63................. Changes
requirements at
Himilton
Standard
Division of UTC.
22a-174-20............. Control of 4/4/72.................... 5/31/72 37 FR 23085............ (b).
organic compound
emissions.
8/31/79................... 12/23/80 45 FR 84769............ (c) 11................. Requirements for
certain Group I
CTG source
categories.
Conditionally
approved cutback
asphalt and
solvent metal
cleaning
categories.
10/10/80.................. 1/17/82 47 FR 762.............. (c) 20................. Requirements for
cutback asphalt
(Group I--CTG).
10/10/80.................. 2/17/82 47 FR 6827............. (c) 25................. Requirements for
Group II CTGs
exclusive of
controlling
gasoline tank
truck leaks,
petroleum liquid
storage external
floating roof
tanks,
manufacture of
vegetable oil,
pneumatic rubber
tire categories.
Other VOC rules.
10/10/80.................. 6/7/82 47 FR 24452............ (c) 23................. Alternative
emission
reduction
provisions.
12/10/82.................. 2/1/84 49 FR 3989............. (c) 29................. Requirements for
small open top
degreasers
(Group I--CTG).
9/24/83................... 2/1/84 49 FR 3989............. (c) 29................. Exempts colds
cleaners at auto
repair
facilities.
9/24/83................... 3/21/84 49 FR 10542............ (c) 32................. Adds degreasing
requirements for
conveyorized and
cold cleaning
operations.
8/31/79................... 3/21/84 49 FR 10542............ (c) 32................. Requirements for
solvent metal
cleaning (Group
I CTG).
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9/24/83................... 3/21/84 49 FR 10542............ (c) 32................. Exempts storage
vessels from
submerged fill.
Delays effective
date of Stage I
vapor recovery
by 1 year.
Requires RACT
for all major
sources of VOC
not covered
under a CTG
document.
9/24/83................... 10/19/84 49 FR 41026............ (c) 33................. Adds major non-
ctg sources
covered by
20(ee) to
applicability,
compliance,
alternative
emission
reduction and
seasonal
operation after
burner
provisions.
12/13/84.................. 7/18/85 50 FR 29229............ (c) 34................. Revision to
cutback asphalt
regulation.
Requires
facilities with
external
floating roofs
to install
secondary seats.
Changes to
gasoline tank
truck
regulation.
4/23/86................... 11/20/86 51 FR 41963............ (c) 36................. VOC RACT for
Connecticut
Charcoal
Company.
4/28/86................... 2/19/87 52 FR 5104............. (c) 37................. VOC RACT for King
Industries.
8/8/87.................... 12/17/87 52 FR 47925............ (c) 39................. VOC RACT for
Belding
Corticelli
Thread Company.
5/28/86................... 2/17/88 51 FR 4621............. (c) 41................. Effective date
clarification
for Connecticut
Charcoal.
9/24/87................... 4/11/88 53 FR 11847............ (c) 42................. VOC RACT for
Raymark
Industries, Inc.
2/2/87.................... 5/19/88 53 FR 17934............ (c) 38................. Clarifies
applicability of
VOC compliance
methods for
surface coating
sources.
3/17/87................... 5/19/88 53 FR 17934............ (c) 38................. Adds regulations
for SOCMI
fugitive leaks
and polystyrene
resins.
8/21/87................... 7/12/88 53 FR 26256............ (c) 44................. VOC RACT for
Spongex
International
Ltd.
12/26/86.................. 8/1/88 53 FR 28884............ (c) 43................. VOC RACT for
American
Cyanamid
Company.
10/27/88.................. 3/8/89 54 FR 9781............. (c) 48................. VOC RACT for Dow
Chemical, U.S.A.
6/7/88.................... 3/24/89 54 FR 12193............ (c) 46................. VOC RACT for New
Departure Hyatt.
12/14/88.................. 4/10/89 54 FR 14226............ (c) 49................. VOC RACT for
Stanadyne.
3/22/89................... 5/30/89 54 FR 22891............ (c) 51................. VOC RACT for
Pratt & Whitney
Division of UTC.
12/30/88.................. 6/2/89 54 FR 23650............ (c) 50................. Changes limit on
volatility of
gasoline.
10/19/87.................. 11/28/89 54 FR 48885............ (c) 47................. VOC RACT for
Frismar, Inc.
10/18/88.................. 11/39/89 54 FR 49284............ (c) 52................. VOC RACT for
Pfizer, Inc.
9/5/89.................... 12/22/89 54 FR 52798............ (c) 53................. VOC RACT for
Uniroyal
Chemical Co.
11/29/89.................. 3/12/90 55 FR 9121............. (c) 54................. VOC RACT for
Hamilton
Standard
Division of
United
Technologies
Corp.
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11/2/88................... 3/14/90 55 FR 9442............. (c) 55................. VOC RACT for
Heminway &
Bartlett
Manufacturing
Company.
10/31/89.................. 10/18/91 56 FR 52205............ (c) 58................. Changes
applicability to
facilities with
>=15 pounds VOC
per day.
10/31/89.................. 10/18/91 56 FR 52205............ (c) 58................. Various changes
to Section 20
approved.
9/1/93.................... 11/19/93 58 FR 61041............ ....................... Withdrawal of NPR
for Sikorsky
Aircraft
Division of UTC,
Bridgeport.
22a-174-21............. Control of carbon 4/4/72.................... 5/31/72 37 FR 23085............ (b).
monoxide
emissions.
9/21/82................... 3/21/84 49 FR 10542............ (c) 32................. CO attainment
plan.
22a-174-22............. Control of 4/472..................... 5/31/72 37 FR 23085............ (b).
nitrogen oxide
emissions.
8/31/79................... 12/23/80 49 FR 84769............ (c) 11................. Exemption of fast
response double
furnace naval
burners and
cyclone furnaces
(not addressed
by EPA).
5/18/95................... 10/6/97 ..................... (c) 72................. Case-specific
trading order
for United
Illuminating's
Station #3, in
New Haven.
6/2/95.................... 10/6/97 ..................... (c) 72................. Case-specific
trading order
for American Ref-
Fuel of
Southeastern
Connecticut in
Preston.
7/19/95................... 10/6/97 ..................... (c) 72................. Case-specific
trading order
for Pfizer, Inc.
in Groton.
8/25/95................... 10/6/97 ..................... (c) 72................. Case-specific
trading order
for Food
Ingredients
Specialties,
Inc. in New
Milford.
10/10/95.................. 10/6/97 ..................... (c) 72................. Case-specific
trading order
for Connecticut
Light and Power
in Middletown.
10/13/95.................. 10/6/97 ..................... (c) 72................. Case-specific
trading order
for Northeast
Nuclear Energy
Co. in
Waterford.
10/31/95.................. 10/6/97 ..................... (c) 72................. Case-specific
trading order
for Electric
Boat Division of
General Dynamics
in Groton.
11/2/95................... 10/6/97 ..................... (c) 72................. Case-specific
trading order
for Bridgeport
RESCO Co. in
Bridgeport.
12/15/95.................. 10/6/97 ..................... (c) 72................. Case-specific
trading order
for United
Illuminating's
auxiliary
boiler, in New
Haven.
2/14/96................... 10/6/97 ..................... (c) 72................. Case-specific
trading order
for United
Illuminating's
Station #4, in
New Haven.
3/4/96.................... 10/6/97 ..................... (c) 72................. Case-specific
trading order
for Norwich
Department of
Public
utilities.
3/19/96................... 10/6/97 ....................... (c) 72................. Case-specific
trading order
for South
Norwalk Electric
Works.
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7/16/96................... 10/6/97 ....................... (c) 72................. Case-specific
trading order
for the
Connecticut
Dept. of Mental
Health and
Addiction
Services.
7/29/96................... 10/6/97 ....................... (c) 72................. Case-specific
trading order
for Yale
University.
9/10/96................... 10/6/97 ....................... (c) 72................. Case-specific
trading order
for Bridgeport
Hospital.
10/15/96.................. 10/6/97 ....................... (c) 72................. Case-specific
trading order
for Connecticut
Light & Power's
Branford, Cos
Cob, Devon,
Franklin Drive,
Montville,
Middletown,
South Meadow,
Torrington,
Tunnel Road, and
Norwalf Harbor
stations.
10/18/96.................. 10/6/97 ....................... (c) 72................. Case-specific
trading order
for the
Connecticut
Department of
Public Works.
11/19/96.................. 10/6/97 ....................... (c) 72................. Case-specific
trading order
for University
of Connecticut
in Storrs.
11/19/96.................. 10/6/97 ....................... (c) 72................. Case-specific
trading order
for Simkins
Industries.
12/24/96.................. 10/6/97 ....................... (c) 72................. Case-specific
trading order
for Bridgeport
Hydraulic
Company.
12/27/96.................. 10/6/97 ....................... (c) 72................. Case-specific
trading order
for the Town of
Wallingford
Dept. of Public
Utilities.
1/23/97................... 10/6/97 ....................... (c) 72................. Establishes NOX
RACT regulations
and source-
specific
requirements.
4/18/97................... 10/6/97 ....................... (c) 72................. Case-Specific
trading order
for Algonquin
Gas Transmission
Company.
4/22/97................... 10/6/97 ....................... (c) 72................. Case-specific
trading order
for the
Connecticut
Resource
Recovery
Authority.
22a-174-23............. Control of Odors. 4/4/72.................... 5/31/72 37 FR 23085............ (b).
Rescinded from 8/31/79................... 12/23/80 45 FR 84769............ (c) 11................. EPA has no
Federal SIP. authority to
control odors.
22a-174-24............. Connecticut 4/4/72.................... 5/31/72 37 FR 23085............ (b).
primary and
secondary
standards.
7/11/81................... 11/18/81 46 FR 56612............ (c) 18................. Eliminated State
24-hour and
annual standard
for SO2.
10/8/80................... 2/17/82 47 FR 6827............. (c) 25................. Adopted ambient
air quality
standards for
lead and revised
the ozone
standard.
10/8/80................... 8/24/82 47 FR 36822............ (c) 20................. EPA took ``no
action'' on
definition of
the term
``acceptable
method'' because
did not ensure
consistency with
EPA monitoring
regulations.
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10/8/80................... 11/2/82 47 FR 49646............ (c) 20................. Correction to
subparagraph
designation.
10/8/80................... 12/13/85 50 FR 50906............ (c) 35................. Approved
definition of
acceptable
method.
2/25/91................... 3/24/92 57 FR 10139............ (c) 61................. Requires use of
low sulfur fuels
at Connecticut
Light & Power in
Montville.
2/14/92................... 11/20/92 57 FR 54703............ (c) 59................. Requires use of
low sulfur fuels
at Stones CT
Paperboard Corp.
2/5/92.................... 11/20/92 57 FR 54703............ (c) 59................. Requires use of
low sulfur fuel
at Hartford
Hospital.
22a-174-25............. Effective date... 4/4/72.................... 5/31/72 37 FR 23085............ (b).
22a-174-27............. Emission 9/24/82................... 3/21/84 49 FR 10542............ (c) 32................. Exhaust
Standards for ``emission
Motor Vehicles. standards'' for
periodic motor
vehicle
inspection and
maintenance.
14-164C................ Periodic Motor 7/27/82................... 3/21/84 49 FR 10542............ (c) 32................. Department of
Vehicle Motor Vehicle
Emissions Regulations
Inspection and establishing
Maintenance. specifications
for Connecticut
I&M program.
22a-174-30............. Gasoline Vapor 1/12/93................... 12/17/93 58 FR 65930............ (c) 62................. Requires Stage II
Recovery. vapor recovery
from gasoline
dispensers.
1/18/94 59 FR 2649............. (c) 62................. Correction to 12/
17/93 notice.
22a-174-100............ Permits for 1/9/74.................... 2/25/74 39 FR 7280............. (c) 4.................. Requires review
construction of of air impacts
indirect sources of indirect
Rescinded from sources.
federal SIP.
8/20/74................... 2/13/76 41 FR 6765............. (c) 6.................. Added indirect
source review
(ISR)
regulations.
6/30/77................... 1/26/79 44 FR 5427............. (c) 9.
NA........................ 12/23/79 45 FR 84769............ (c) 11................. SIP shown to
attain standards
as expeditiously
as practicable
without ISR
regulation.
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[FR Doc. 97-26434 Filed 10-3-97; 8:45 am]
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