95-23435. Title V Clean Air Act Proposed Interim Approval of Operating Permits Program; State of Delaware  

  • [Federal Register Volume 60, Number 183 (Thursday, September 21, 1995)]
    [Proposed Rules]
    [Pages 48944-48948]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 95-23435]
    
    
    
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    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
    40 CFR Part 70
    
    [AD-FRL-5300-5]
    
    
    Title V Clean Air Act Proposed Interim Approval of Operating 
    Permits Program; State of Delaware
    
    AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
    
    ACTION: Proposed Interim Approval.
    
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    SUMMARY: EPA is proposing interim approval of the operating permits 
    program submitted by the State of Delaware. This program was submitted 
    by the State for the purpose of complying with federal requirements 
    which mandate that states develop, and submit to EPA, programs for 
    issuing operating permits to all major stationary sources, and to 
    certain other sources.
    
    DATES: Comments on this proposed action must be received in writing by 
    October 23, 1995.
    
    ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Robin M. Moran, (3AT23), 
    Air, Radiation and Toxics Division, U.S. Environmental Protection 
    Agency, Region III, 841 Chestnut Building, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
        Copies of the State of Delaware's submittal and other supporting 
    information used in developing the proposed interim approval are 
    available for inspection during normal business hours at the following 
    location: Air, Radiation, and Toxics Division, U.S. Environmental 
    Protection Agency, Region III, 841 Chestnut Building, Philadelphia, PA 
    19107.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin M. Moran, (3AT23), Air, 
    Radiation and Toxics Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
    Region III, 841 Chestnut Building, Philadelphia, PA 19107, (215) 597-
    3023.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    
    I. Background
    
    A. Introduction
    
        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 and the corresponding 
    standards and procedures by which EPA will approve, oversee, and 
    withdraw approval of state operating permits programs (see 57 FR 32250, 
    July 21, 1992). These rules are codified at 40 Code of Federal 
    Regulations (CFR) Part 70. Title V requires states to develop, and 
    submit to EPA, programs for issuing these operating permits to all 
    major stationary sources and to certain other sources. Due to pending 
    litigation over several aspects of the Part 70 rule which was 
    promulgated on July 21, 1992, Part 70 is in the process of being 
    revised. When the final revisions to Part 70 are promulgated, the 
    requirements of the revised Part 70 will define EPA's criteria for the 
    minimum elements of an approvable state operating permits program and 
    the corresponding standards and procedures by which EPA will approve, 
    oversee, and withdraw approval of state operating permits program 
    submittals. Until the date which the revisions to Part 70 are 
    promulgated, the currently effective July 21, 1992 version of Part 70 
    shall be used as the basis for EPA review.
    
    B. Federal Oversight and Sanctions
    
        The CAA requires that states develop and submit these programs to 
    EPA by November 15, 1993, and that EPA act to approve or disapprove 
    each program within 1 year after receiving the submittal. EPA's program 
    review occurs pursuant to section 502 of the CAA and Part 70, which 
    together outline criteria for approval or disapproval. Where a program 
    substantially, but not fully, meets the requirements of Part 70, EPA 
    may grant the program interim approval for a period of up to 2 years. 
    If EPA has not fully approved a program by 2 years after the November 
    15, 1993 date, or by the end of an interim program, EPA must establish 
    and implement a federal operating permits program.
        Following final interim approval, if the State fails to submit a 
    complete corrective program for full approval by 6 months before the 
    interim approval period expires, EPA would start an 18-month clock for 
    mandatory sanctions. If the State then failed to submit a complete 
    corrective program before the expiration of that 18-month period, EPA 
    would be required to apply one of the sanctions in section 179(b) of 
    the CAA. Such a sanction would remain in effect until EPA determined 
    that the State had corrected the deficiency by submitting a complete 
    corrective program. Moreover, if the Administrator found a lack of good 
    faith on the part of the State, both sanctions under section 179(b) 
    would apply after the expiration of the 18-month period until the 
    Administrator determined that the State had come into compliance. In 
    any case, if, six months after application of the first sanction, the 
    State still had not submitted a corrective program that EPA found 
    complete, a second sanction would be required.
        If, following final interim approval, EPA were to disapprove the 
    State's complete corrective program, EPA would be required to apply one 
    of the section 179(b) sanctions on the date 18 months after the 
    effective date of the disapproval, unless prior to that date the State 
    had submitted a revised program and EPA had determined that this 
    program corrected the deficiencies that prompted the disapproval. 
    Moreover, if the Administrator found a lack of good faith on the part 
    of the State, both sanctions under section 179(b) would apply after the 
    expiration of the 18-month period until the Administrator determined 
    that the State had come into compliance. In all cases, if, six months 
    after EPA applied the first sanction, the State had not submitted a 
    revised program that EPA had determined corrected the deficiencies that 
    prompted 
    
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    disapproval, a second sanction would be required.
        In addition, discretionary sanctions may be applied where warranted 
    any time after the end of an interim approval period if the State has 
    not timely submitted a complete corrective program or EPA has 
    disapproved a submitted corrective program. Moreover, if EPA has not 
    granted full approval to a State program by the expiration of an 
    interim approval period, EPA must promulgate, administer and enforce a 
    federal operating permits program for the State upon the date the 
    interim approval period expires.
    
    C. State of Delaware's Submittal
    
        On November 15, 1993, the State of Delaware submitted an operating 
    permits program for review by EPA. The submittal was supplemented by 
    additional materials on November 22, 1993, and was found to be 
    administratively incomplete pursuant to 40 CFR 70.4(e)(1) on January 
    18, 1994. Additional materials were submitted on February 9, 1994, and 
    May 15, 1995. Based on additional information received in the May 15, 
    1995, submittal, EPA found the submittal to be administratively 
    complete on May 19, 1995. The State submitted supplemental information 
    on September 5, 1995. The submittal includes a letter from the 
    Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental 
    Control requesting approval of the State's Title V program, a 
    description of the State's Title V program, permitting regulations, an 
    Attorney General's legal opinion, permitting program documentation, a 
    permit fee demonstration, a description of compliance tracking and 
    enforcement program, and provisions implementing the requirements of 
    other Titles of the CAA.
    
    II. Summary and Analysis of the State of Delaware's Submittal
    
        The analysis contained in this notice focuses on the major portions 
    of the State's operating permits program submittal, including 
    regulations and program implementation, variances, insignificant 
    activities, permit fee demonstration, and provisions implementing the 
    requirements of Titles III and IV of the CAA. Specifically, this notice 
    addresses the deficiencies in the State's submittal which will need to 
    be corrected prior to full approval by EPA. These deficiencies as well 
    as other issues related to the State's operating permit program are 
    discussed in detail in the Technical Support Document (TSD). The full 
    program submittal and the TSD are available for review as part of the 
    public docket. The docket may be viewed during regular business hours 
    at the EPA Region III office listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 
    notice.
    
    A. Regulations and Program Implementation
    
        The State of Delaware's operating permit program is primarily 
    defined by Regulation No. 30, ``Title V State Operating Permit 
    Program,'' which is part of the State of Delaware ``Regulations 
    Governing the Control of Air Pollutants.'' Provisions for enforcement 
    authority are located at 7 Del. C., Chapter 60. The following analysis 
    of the State's operating permit regulations corresponds directly with 
    the format and structure of Part 70.
        Secs. 70.4 and 70.6 Permit Content. The State's regulations 
    substantially meet the requirements of 40 CFR 70.4 and 40 CFR 70.6 for 
    permit content. The following changes must be made to Regulation No. 30 
    in order to fully meet the requirements of 40 CFR 70.4 and 40 CFR 70.6:
        1. Delaware must revise Regulation 30, Section 6(f) to address the 
    scope of the permit shield provision, consistent with Part 70, as 
    described below. The permit shield provision of 40 CFR 70.6(f)(1) 
    provides that the permitting authority may expressly include in a 
    permit a provision stating that compliance with the conditions of the 
    permit shall be deemed compliance with any applicable requirements as 
    of the date of permit issuance. Delaware's Regulation 30, Section 6(f) 
    provides that a source may request that the Department include in the 
    Part 70 permit a provision stating that compliance with the terms and 
    conditions of the permit shall constitute compliance with ``7 Del. C., 
    Chapter 60, for the discharge of any air contaminant specifically 
    identified in the permit application as of the day of permit 
    issuance.'' The extent of the permit shield is inconsistent with Part 
    70 for the following reasons.
        First, as written in Regulation 30, the permit shield would apply 
    to any air contaminant specifically identified in the permit 
    application as of the day of permit issuance, rather than any 
    applicable requirement of the final permit. Thus, the extent of the 
    permit shield is too broad, because a source may include provisions in 
    its permit application that are removed or made more stringent by the 
    permitting authority upon issuance of the final permit. Delaware must 
    revise Regulation 30 to make it clear that the permit shield applies to 
    any applicable requirement as of the date of permit issuance. Part 
    70.6(f)(1)(i) and (ii) also require, as a condition of granting a 
    permit shield, that the applicable requirements must be included and 
    specifically identified in the permit, or that the permitting authority 
    determines in writing that other requirements specifically identified 
    are not applicable to the source, and the permit includes a 
    determination or a concise summary thereof. Regulation 30 also must be 
    revised to include these provisions.
        Second, the reference to ``7 Del. C., Chapter 60, for the discharge 
    of any air contaminant'' appears to extend the permit shield to any 
    requirement of the Delaware Water and Air Resources Act, which is 
    broader than ``any applicable requirement'' as defined by Part 70. The 
    definition of ``air contaminant'' in 7 Del. C., Chapter 60, 
    Sec. 6002(2), means ``particulate matter, dust, fumes, gas, mist, smoke 
    or vapor or any combination thereof, exclusive of uncombined water.'' 
    For consistency with Part 70, Delaware must revise the reference to ``7 
    Del. C., Chapter 60, for the discharge of any air contaminant'' to 
    ``any applicable requirement'' consistent with Sec. 70.6(f)(1).
        Sec. 70.7 Permit Issuance, Renewal, Reopenings, and Revisions. The 
    State's regulations substantially meet the requirements of 40 CFR 70.7. 
    The following changes must be made to Regulation No. 30 in order to 
    fully meet the requirements of 40 CFR 70.7:
        1. Delaware must revise Regulation 30, Section 7(d)(1)(v) to ensure 
    that any preconstruction review permit requirements that are 
    incorporated into a Title V permit through the administrative permit 
    amendment procedure have undergone the procedural requirements 
    specified in 40 CFR 70.7(d)(1)(v). This section provides that the State 
    may include as a change under an administrative permit amendment, the 
    incorporation of requirements from preconstruction review permits under 
    an EPA-approved program, provided that the program meets procedural 
    requirements for permit issuance, including public, EPA, and affected 
    State review, substantially equivalent to the Part 70 program 
    requirements that would apply to permit modifications, and contains 
    compliance requirements substantially equivalent to those contained in 
    Sec. 70.6. Delaware's Regulation 30, Section 7(d)(1)(v), allows that 
    the requirements from preconstruction review permits issued by the 
    Department under Parts C and D of the Act or permits issued under 
    Regulation No. 2 may be incorporated into the permit as an 
    administrative permit amendment, when such permits were issued 
    ``meeting the public participation 
    
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    provisions of Section 7(j)''. However, Delaware's regulations do not 
    require that a preconstruction permit must meet other procedural 
    requirements of permit issuance, including affected state and EPA 
    review, or that the permit contain compliance requirements 
    substantially equivalent to those contained in 40 CFR 70.6. The 
    anticipated future revisions to Part 70 may provide additional 
    flexibility for the process of incorporating preconstruction review 
    permits into a Title V operating permit.
        2. Delaware must revise Regulation 30, Section 7(f)(4) to require 
    that permits for major sources with a remaining permit term of three 
    years or more shall be reopened for cause within 18 months after a new 
    applicable requirement is promulgated, consistent with 40 CFR 70.7(f). 
    Delaware's Regulation 30, Section 7(f)(4) requires permit reopening 
    within 18 months after promulgation of an applicable requirement, but 
    applies this provision to paragraph (1)(iii) only, which pertains to 
    new applicable requirements for affected sources under the acid rain 
    program. Section 7(f)(4) should refer to paragraph (1)(ii), which 
    pertains to major sources with a permit term of more than 3 years.
        3. Delaware must revise Regulation 30, Section 7(j)(4) to require 
    that the Department shall give notice of any public hearing at least 30 
    days in advance of the hearing, consistent with 40 CFR 70.7(h)(4). As 
    currently written, Section 7(j)(4) provides that any public hearing 
    shall be held no earlier than the 31st day following publication of the 
    public notice. However, the public notice is not required to provide 
    notice that a hearing is scheduled; according to Section 7(j)(2), the 
    public notice must include the time and place of the hearing or a 
    statement of procedures to request a hearing. Section 7(j)(3) provides 
    that the Department shall hold a hearing if the Secretary receives a 
    meritorious request for a hearing within a reasonable time as stated in 
    the advertisement. Regulation 30 does not provide that the Department 
    shall give the public 30 days notice that a hearing will be held.
        Sec. 70.11 Requirements for Enforcement Authority. The State's 
    statute substantially meets the requirements of 40 CFR 70.11 for 
    enforcement authority. The following changes must be made in order to 
    fully meet the requirements of 40 CFR 70.11:
        1. Delaware must revise 7 Del. C., Chapter 60, Sec. 6013(b) to 
    provide that each day of violation shall be considered as a separate 
    violation. 40 CFR 70.11(a)(3)(iii) requires a penalty in a maximum 
    amount of not less than $10,000 per day per violation for any person 
    who knowingly makes a false material statement, representation or 
    certification in any form, in any notice or report required by a 
    permit, or who knowingly renders inaccurate any required monitoring 
    device or method. 7 Del. C., Chapter 60, Sec. 6013(b) provides, for 
    these types of violations, a criminal penalty of not less than $500 nor 
    more than $10,000, or by imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or 
    both. Section 6013(b) of the statute does not, however, provide that 
    each day of violation shall be considered as a separate violation.
    
    B. Variances
    
        Section 3(f) of Regulation 30 states that ``any determination by 
    the Secretary to not require a permit under 7 Del. C., Chapter 60, 
    Section 6003(e), or any variance granted by the Secretary under 7 Del. 
    C., Chapter 60, Section 6011, shall not apply to this rule until such 
    time as the exemption or variance is approved by the Administrator.'' 
    EPA has no authority to approve provisions of State law that are 
    inconsistent with the CAA. EPA does not recognize the ability of a 
    permitting authority to grant relief from the duty to comply with a 
    federally enforceable Part 70 permit, except where such relief is 
    granted through procedures allowed by Part 70. EPA reserves the right 
    to enforce the terms of the Part 70 permit where the permitting 
    authority purports to grant relief from the duty to comply with a Part 
    70 permit in a manner inconsistent with Part 70 procedures.
    
    C. Insignificant Activities
    
        Appendix A of Regulation No. 30 contains a list of 33 insignificant 
    activities. Appendix A provides that any information required by the 
    permit application need not be submitted for these insignificant 
    activities; however, the source must provide a list of any activities 
    that are excluded from the permit application because of size, emission 
    rate, or production rate. Section 5(c) requires that an application may 
    not omit information needed to determine the applicability of, or to 
    impose, any applicable requirement, including those that become 
    applicable after the effective date of this regulation. Section 5(c) 
    also requires that emissions from the insignificant activities shall be 
    included when determining whether a source is subject to Regulation No. 
    30, or when determining the applicability of any applicable 
    requirement.
    
    D. Permit Fee Demonstration
    
        7 Del. C., Chapter 60, section 6097 requires owners or operators of 
    sources subject to Title V to pay annual fees to be used solely to 
    carry out Title V activities. The statute establishes 13 fee 
    categories, each category is defined by progressively increasing 
    emission ranges. As stated in a May 15, 1995 letter from the Secretary 
    of DNREC, the State's fee calculation, based on 1990 emissions 
    inventory data, demonstrates that approximately $2.15 million will be 
    raised through the fee program. The State believes that revenues will 
    be able to cover the estimated costs of the program. The State 
    estimates that total emissions from Title V facilities applicable to 
    the fees is 59,656 tons per year. Therefore, the average fee is 
    estimated at $36.00 per ton for calendar year 1995, which is above the 
    presumptive minimum of $25.00 per ton based on 1989 dollars.
    
    E. Provisions Implementing the Requirements of Title III
    
        Implementing Title III Standards through Title V Permits. Under 7 
    Del. C., Chapter 60, Sec. 6003, and Regulation No. 30, Section 3(a) and 
    6(a), the State of Delaware has demonstrated in its Title V program 
    submittal broad legal authority to incorporate into permits and enforce 
    all applicable requirements. In its November 15, 1993, submittal, 
    Delaware agreed to ``expeditiously adopt any new authority needed to 
    implement future applicable requirements. This will include 
    requirements promulgated under Section 112 of [the Act].'' This 
    commitment is stated in the narrative description of Delaware's 
    program, Section VIII (Other Provisions of the Act - Toxics and 
    Enhanced Monitoring). EPA has determined that this commitment, in 
    conjunction with the State of Delaware's broad statutory authority, 
    adequately assures compliance with all the CAA's section 112 
    requirements. EPA regards this commitment as an acknowledgement by the 
    State of Delaware of its obligation to obtain further legal authority 
    as needed to issue permits that assure compliance with the CAA's 
    section 112 applicable requirements. This commitment does not 
    substitute for compliance with Part 70 requirements that must be met at 
    the time of program approval.
        EPA interprets the above legal authority and commitment to mean 
    that the State of Delaware will be able to carry out all of the CAA's 
    section 112 activities. For further rationale on this interpretation, 
    please refer to the TSD accompanying this rulemaking which is located 
    in the public docket and the April 13, 1993 guidance memorandum titled 
    ``Title V Program Approval Criteria for Section 112 Activities,'' 
    
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    signed by John Seitz, Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and 
    Standards, Office of Air and Radiation, USEPA.
        Implementation of 112(g) Upon Program Approval. EPA is proposing to 
    approve the State of Delaware's operating permits program for the 
    purpose of implementing section 112(g) during the transition period 
    between federal promulgation of a section 112(g) rule and State 
    adoption of 112(g) implementing regulations. EPA had until recently 
    interpreted the CAA to require sources to comply with section 112(g) 
    beginning on the date of approval of the Title V program regardless of 
    whether EPA had completed its section 112(g) rulemaking. EPA has since 
    revised this interpretation of the CAA as described in a February 14, 
    1995 Federal Register notice (see 60 FR 83333). The revised 
    interpretation postpones the effective date of section 112(g) until 
    after EPA has promulgated a rule addressing that provision. The 
    rationale for the revised interpretation is set forth in detail in the 
    February 14, 1995 interpretive notice.
        The section 112(g) interpretive notice explains that EPA is still 
    considering whether the effective date of section 112(g) should be 
    delayed beyond the date of promulgation of the federal rule to allow 
    states time to adopt rules implementing the federal rule, and that EPA 
    will provide for any such additional delay in the final section 112(g) 
    rulemaking. Unless and until EPA provides for such an additional 
    postponement of section 112(g), the State must be able to implement 
    section 112(g) during the transition period between promulgation of the 
    federal section 112(g) rule and adoption of implementing State 
    regulations.
        EPA believes that, although the State currently lacks a program 
    designed specifically to implement section 112(g), the State's 
    Regulation No. 30 permit program will serve as an adequate 
    implementation vehicle during a transition period because it will allow 
    the State to select control measures that would meet Maximum Achievable 
    Control Technology (MACT) on a case-by-case basis, as defined in 
    section 112, and incorporate these measures into federally enforceable 
    source-specific permits. Section 112(g) requirements for case-by-case 
    MACT determinations are governed by the provisions of Section 
    5(a)(1)(iv) and the Section 2 definition of ``Applicable requirement'' 
    (item 4). However, in accordance with the provisions of section 112(g), 
    the Section 5(a)(1)(iv) requirement to obtain an operating permit or 
    permit revision within twelve (12) months after commencing operation 
    must instead be satisfied prior to construction during the transition 
    period.
        This proposed approval clarifies that the operating permits program 
    is available as a mechanism to implement section 112(g) during the 
    transition period between promulgation of the section 112(g) rule and 
    adoption by the State of Delaware of rules established to implement 
    section 112(g). EPA is proposing to limit the duration of this approval 
    to an outer limit of 18 months following promulgation by EPA of the 
    section 112(g) rule. Comment is solicited on whether 18 months is an 
    appropriate period taking into consideration the State's procedures for 
    adoption of regulations.
        However, since this proposed approval is for the single purpose of 
    providing a mechanism to implement section 112(g) during the transition 
    period, the approval itself will be without effect if EPA decides in 
    the final section 112(g) rule that sources are not subject to the 
    requirements of the rule until State regulations are adopted.
        Although section 112(l) generally provides the authority for 
    approval of state air toxics programs, Title V and section 112(g) 
    provide authority for this limited approval because of the direct 
    linkage between implementation of section 112(g) and Title V.
        If the State of Delaware does not wish to implement section 112(g) 
    through its Regulation No. 30 permit program and can demonstrate that 
    an alternative means of implementing section 112(g) exists during the 
    transition period, EPA may, in the final action approving the State of 
    Delaware's Part 70 program, approve the alternative instead.
        Program for Straight Delegation of Section 112 Standards. 
    Requirements for approval, specified in 40 CFR 70.4(b), encompass 
    section 112(l)(5) requirements for approval of a program for delegation 
    of section 112 standards promulgated by EPA as they apply to Part 70 
    sources. Section 112(l)(5) requires that the state programs contain 
    adequate authorities, adequate resources for implementation, and an 
    expeditious compliance schedule, which are also requirements under Part 
    70. Therefore, EPA is also proposing to grant approval under section 
    112(l)(5) and 40 CFR 63.91 of the State of Delaware's program for 
    receiving delegation of section 112 standards that are unchanged from 
    the federal standards as promulgated. For EPA-promulgated rules which 
    are applicable to sources in the State, the State intends to request 
    delegation after adopting the rules. The details of this delegation 
    mechanism will be established prior to delegating any section 112 
    standards under the State's approved section 112(l) program for 
    straight delegation. This program applies to both existing and future 
    standards but is limited to sources covered by the Part 70 program.
    
    F. Title IV Provisions/Commitments
    
        As part of the program submittal, the State of Delaware committed 
    to submit all missing portions of the Title IV acid rain program by 
    January 1, 1995. Delaware did not meet the January 1, 1995 date for 
    submitting its Title IV program. EPA requested the State to submit a 
    revised commitment for submitting the Title IV acid rain program. On 
    September 5, 1995, the State submitted a letter committing to adopt and 
    submit to EPA their acid rain program by July 1, 1996.
    
    III. Request for Public Comments
    
        EPA is soliciting public comments on the issues discussed in this 
    notice or on other relevant matters. These comments will be considered 
    before taking final action. Interested parties may participate in this 
    federal rulemaking action by submitting written comments to the EPA 
    Regional office listed in the ADDRESSES section of this document.
    
    Proposed Action
    
        EPA is proposing to grant interim approval to the operating permits 
    program submitted by the State of Delaware on November 15, 1993, with 
    supplemental submittals on November 22, 1993, February 9, 1994, May 15, 
    1995, and September 5, 1995. The scope of the State's Part 70 program 
    applies to all Part 70 sources (``covered sources'' as defined in the 
    State's program) within the State, except for sources of air pollution 
    over which an Indian Tribe has jurisdiction. See, e.g., 59 FR 55813, 
    55815-18 (Nov. 9, 1994). The term ``Indian Tribe'' is defined under the 
    CAA as ``any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or 
    community, including any Alaska Native village, which is federally 
    recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided 
    by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.'' 
    See section 302(r) of the CAA; see also 59 FR 43956, 43962 (Aug. 25, 
    1994); 58 FR 54364 (Oct. 21, 1993). Prior to full approval by EPA, the 
    State must make the following changes:
        1. Revise Regulation 30, Section 6(f), to be consistent with the 
    scope of the permit shield provision of 40 CFR 70.6(f)(1).
        2. Revise Regulation 30, Section 7(d)(1)(v), to ensure that any 
    preconstruction review permit requirements that are incorporated into a 
    Title V permit through the 
    
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    administrative permit amendment procedure meet the provisions of 40 CFR 
    70.7(d)(1)(v).
        3. Revise Regulation 30, Section 7(f)(4) to require that permits 
    for major sources with a permit term of three years or more shall be 
    reopened for cause within 18 months after a new applicable requirement 
    is promulgated, consistent with 40 CFR 70.7(f).
        4. Revise Regulation 30, Section 7(j)(4) to require that the 
    Department shall give notice of any public hearing at least 30 days in 
    advance of the hearing, consistent with 40 CFR 70.7(h)(4).
        5. Revise the Delaware Water and Air Resources Act, 7 Del. C., 
    Chapter 60, section 6013(b) to provide that each day of violation shall 
    be considered as a separate violation, consistent with 40 CFR 70.11.
        This interim approval, which may not be renewed, extends for a 
    period of up to 2 years. During the interim approval period, Delaware 
    is protected from sanctions for failure to have a fully approved Title 
    V, Part 70 program, and EPA is not obligated to promulgate a federal 
    permits program in the State. Permits issued under a program with 
    interim approval have full standing with respect to Part 70, and the 1-
    year time period for submittal of permit applications by subject 
    sources begins upon interim approval, as does the 3-year time period 
    for processing the initial permit applications.
        Requirements for approval, specified in 40 CFR 70.4(b), encompass 
    the CAA's section 112(l)(5) requirements for approval of a program for 
    delegation of section 112 standards applicable to Part 70 sources as 
    promulgated by EPA. Section 112(l)(5) requires that the State's program 
    contain adequate authorities, adequate resources for implementation, 
    and an expeditious compliance schedule, which are also requirements 
    under Part 70.
        Therefore, EPA is also proposing under section 112(l)(5) and 40 CFR 
    63.91 to grant approval of the State's program for receiving delegation 
    of section 112 standards that are unchanged from federal standards as 
    promulgated. This program for delegations only applies to sources 
    covered by the Part 70 program.
        The Office of Management and Budget has exempted this action from 
    Executive Order 12866 review.
        EPA's actions under section 502 of the Act do not create any new 
    requirements, but simply address operating permits programs submitted 
    to satisfy the requirements of 40 CFR part 70. Because this action to 
    propose interim approval of the State of Delaware's operating permits 
    program pursuant to Title V of the CAA and 40 CFR part 70 does not 
    impose any new requirements, it does not have a significant impact on a 
    substantial number of small entities.
    
    List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 70
    
        Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
    Air pollution control, Intergovernmental relations, Operating permits, 
    Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
    
        Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.
        Dated: September 13, 1995.
    Stanely L. Laskowski,
    Acting Regional Administrator.
    [FR Doc. 95-23435 Filed 9-20-95; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
    
    

Document Information

Published:
09/21/1995
Department:
Environmental Protection Agency
Entry Type:
Proposed Rule
Action:
Proposed Interim Approval.
Document Number:
95-23435
Dates:
Comments on this proposed action must be received in writing by October 23, 1995.
Pages:
48944-48948 (5 pages)
Docket Numbers:
AD-FRL-5300-5
PDF File:
95-23435.pdf
CFR: (4)
40 CFR 6002(2)
40 CFR 70.6
40 CFR 70.7
40 CFR 70.11