[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 130 (Tuesday, July 8, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 36510]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17188]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5851-2]
Title V Clean Air Act Non-Substantial Program Revision to
Operating Permits Program; West Virginia
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of intended Title V program revision.
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SUMMARY: EPA is intending to approve a revision to West Virginia's
Title V operating permits program. The revision consists of changes to
the list of activities West Virginia would like to consider as
``insignificant activities'' for purposes of preparing Title V permit
applications.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing by August 7, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the documents relevant to this action are
available for public inspection during normal business hours at the
Air, Radiation, and Toxics Division, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region III, 841 Chestnut Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19107.
Comments should be mailed to Kathleen Henry, Chief, Permit Programs
Section, Mailcode 3AT23, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region
III, 841 Chestnut Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer M. Abramson at (215) 566-
2066, or by e-mail at Abramson.Jennifer@epamail.epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required under Title V of the Clean Air
Act (CAA) as amended (1990), EPA has promulgated rules which define the
minimum elements of an approvable state operating permits program.
These rules are codified at 40 CFR part 70 and include the
corresponding standards and procedures by which EPA shall approve both
initial state programs submittals, and subsequent program revisions.
EPA intends to approve West Virginia's program revision pursuant to the
procedures described in 40 CFR part 70, section 70.4(i), applicable to
non-substantial program revisions.
West Virginia's Title V operating permits program was granted final
interim approval on November 15, 1995 (see 60 FR 57352). Under this
program, the State is authorized to add new activities to its
insignificant activity list without having to undergo rulemaking. On
February 11, 1997, in accordance with the conditions set forth in EPA's
final rulemaking action granting interim approval, West Virginia
submitted for EPA approval a program revision consisting of changes to
the list of activities the State would like to consider as
``insignificant activities.'' 1 The changes include: (1) The
addition of several new insignificant activities which have been
designated as ``trivial'' in EPA's July 10, 1995, guidance memorandum
entitled ``White Paper for Streamlined Development of Part 70 Permit
Applications'; (2) a new provision allowing emissions units which are
not subject to any applicable requirements, and which emit less than
1(one) pound per hour of criteria pollutants and less than 10,000
pounds per year aggregate per criteria pollutant to be considered
``insignificant'; and (3) a new provision allowing emissions units
which are not subject to any applicable requirements, which do not emit
either dioxin/furans or ``toxic air pollutants'' pursuant to West
Virginia's state air toxics rule, and which emit less than 0.1 (one-
tenth) pounds per hour of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) and less than
1,000 pounds per year aggregate for all HAPs to be considered
``insignificant.''
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\1\ This program revision was not submitted to serve as a
``corrective program'' to satisfy the interim approval issues set
forth in EPA's final rulemaking notice published on November 15,
1995, or to meet the anticipated changes to the part 70 rule.
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West Virginia's February 11, 1997 submittal consisted of a
comprehensive list of the activities the State would like to consider
as ``insignificant activities.'' EPA intends to approve only the
activities described above, which represent changes to West Virginia's
insignificant activity list. EPA previously reviewed all remaining
activities as part of West Virginia's initial Title V operating permits
program submittal. Approval of the changes to West Virginia's
insignificant activity list shall not impact the approval status of the
activities which were submitted as part of West Virginia's initial
Title V operating permits program (see 60 FR 57352).
Dated: June 18, 1997.
Stanley Laskowski,
Acting Regional Administrator
[FR Doc. 97-17188 Filed 7-7-97; 8:45 am]
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