95-23709. Clean Air Act Final Interim Approval of Operating Permit Program; State of Florida  

  • [Federal Register Volume 60, Number 185 (Monday, September 25, 1995)]
    [Rules and Regulations]
    [Pages 49343-49347]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 95-23709]
    
    
    
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    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
    40 CFR Part 70
    
    [FL-95-01; FRL-5302-5]
    
    
    Clean Air Act Final Interim Approval of Operating Permit Program; 
    State of Florida
    
    AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
    
    ACTION: Final interim approval.
    
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    SUMMARY: EPA is promulgating interim approval of the operating permit 
    program submitted by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection 
    for the purpose of complying with Federal requirements for an 
    approvable State program to issue operating permits to all major 
    stationary sources, and to certain other sources.
    
    EFFECTIVE DATE: October 25, 1995.
    
    ADDRESSES: Copies of Florida's submittal and the other supporting 
    information used in developing the final interim approval are available 
    for inspection during normal business hours at the following location: 
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 345 Courtland Street 
    NE., Atlanta, GA 30365. Interested persons wanting to examine these 
    documents, contained in EPA docket number FL-95-01, should make an 
    appointment at least 24 hours before the visiting day.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Gates, Title V Program Development 
    Team, Air Programs Branch, Air Pesticides & Toxics Management Division, 
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 345 Courtland Street 
    NE., Atlanta, GA 30365, (404) 347-3555, Ext. 4146.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    
    I. Background and Purpose
    
        Title V of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments (sections 501-507 of 
    the Clean Air Act (the Act) and the implementing regulations at 40 Code 
    of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 70 require that States develop and 
    submit operating permits programs to EPA by November 15, 1993, and that 
    EPA act to approve or disapprove each program within one year after 
    receiving the submittal. If the State's submission is materially 
    changed during the one-year review period, 40 CFR 70.4(e)(2) allows EPA 
    to extend the review period for no more than one year following receipt 
    of the additional materials. EPA received Florida's title V operating 
    permit program submittal on November 16, 1993. The State provided EPA 
    with additional materials in supplemental submittals dated July 8, 
    1994, November 28, 1994, December 21, 1994, December 22, 1994, and 
    January 11, 1995. Because the supplements materially changed the 
    State's title V program submittal, EPA extended the one-year review 
    period.
        EPA reviews state operating permit programs pursuant to section 502 
    of the Act and the part 70 regulations, 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 two years. If EPA has not fully 
    approved a program by November 15, 1995, or by the end of an interim 
    program, it must establish and implement a Federal operating permit 
    program for that state.
        On June 21, 1995, EPA proposed interim approval of Florida's 
    operating permit program. See 60 FR 32292. The June 21, 1995 notice 
    also proposed approval of Florida's interim mechanism for implementing 
    section 112(g) and for delegation of section 112 standards and programs 
    that are unchanged from the Federal rules as promulgated. Public 
    comment was solicited on these proposed actions. In this notice, EPA is 
    responding to the comments received and taking final action to 
    promulgate interim approval of Florida's operating permit program.
    
    II. Final Action and Implications
    
    A. Analysis of State Submission and Response to Public Comments
    
        On June 21, 1995, EPA proposed interim approval of Florida's title 
    V operating permit program. See 60 FR 32292. The program elements 
    discussed in the proposal notice are unchanged from the proposal notice 
    and continue to substantially meet the requirements of title V and part 
    70. For detailed information on EPA's analysis of Florida's program 
    submittal, please refer to the Technical Support Document (TSD) 
    contained in the docket at the address noted above.
        EPA received three letters during the 30-day public comment period 
    held on the proposed interim approval of Florida's program. One 
    respondent requested a 90-day extension of the public comment period 
    based on the guidance memorandum entitled ``White Paper for Streamlined 
    Development of Part 70 Permit Applications'' issued by EPA on July 10, 
    1995. The respondent suggested that the White Paper memorandum provides 
    more flexibility for insignificant activities than allowed for in part 
    70 and in the proposal notice. EPA denied the extension request because 
    the policies set forth in the White Paper memorandum are intended 
    solely as guidance and do not change the current part 70 requirements.
        EPA received two comment letters on the proposed interim approval 
    of Florida's program, one from an industry commenter and the other from 
    the State. In response to the comments, several of the conditions for 
    full program approval discussed in the proposal notice are being 
    revised. The changes are discussed below along with the conditions for 
    full approval that remain unchanged.
    
    1. Definition of ``Major Source''
    
        Florida's definition of ``major source'' in the original program 
    submittal (see Rule 62-213.200(19)(a), F.A.C.) implied that emissions 
    of criteria pollutants from any oil or gas exploration or production 
    well (with its associated equipment) and emissions from any pipeline 
    compressor or pump station would not be aggregated with emissions of 
    criteria pollutants from other similar units. Since Florida's 
    definition of ``major source'' conflicted with the part 70 definition, 
    revision of the State's definition was identified in the proposal 
    notice as a condition of full program approval.
        In its comment letter, the State indicated that the definition of 
    ``major source'' in Rule 62-213.200(19)(a), F.A.C., has been amended to 
    clarify that 
    
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    the non-aggregation in the described situations applies only to 
    hazardous air pollutants (HAPs). Florida's amended rule became 
    effective on April 18, 1995, and was submitted to EPA as a formal 
    supplement to the title V operating permit program on August 4, 1995. 
    Therefore, Florida has satisfied this condition for full program 
    approval.
    
    2. Timely Application for Permit Renewal
    
        The State's original program, in Rule 62-4.090, F.A.C., required 
    renewal applications to be submitted 60 days prior to expiration of 
    existing operating permits. This requirement conflicted with the 
    requirement of 40 CFR 70.5(a)(1)(iii) and the State's timeframe did not 
    ensure that a permit would not expire prior to renewal. Revision of 
    Rule 62-4.090, F.A.C., to require submittal of permit renewal 
    applications six months prior to expiration of existing title V permits 
    was identified in the proposal notice as a condition of full program 
    approval.
        In its comment letter, the State indicated that rulemaking has been 
    completed to address the requirement in 40 CFR 70.5(a)(1)(iii) for 
    submittal of renewal applications six months prior to the expiration of 
    existing operating permits. The State's amended Rule 62-4.090, F.A.C., 
    became effective on April 18, 1995 and was submitted to EPA as a formal 
    supplement to the title V operating permit program on August 4, 1995. 
    Therefore, Florida has satisfied this condition for full program 
    approval.
    
    3. Insignificant Activities Provisions
    
    (a) Emissions Thresholds for Reporting
        Rule 62-213.420(3)(c), F.A.C., contains reporting requirements for 
    the emissions of criteria pollutants at title V sources. The State has 
    indicated that the emissions thresholds in Rule 62-213.420(3)(c)2., 
    F.A.C., which trigger the reporting requirements are based on the 
    presumption that the requirements need to be stringent enough to 
    identify applicable requirements and to suffice for inventorying 
    emissions to evaluate the impact on ambient air concentrations. 
    However, the aggregate threshold of 50 tons per year (tpy) for carbon 
    monoxide appears to be inconsistent with the State's objective. Since 
    the aggregate threshold of 50 tpy must be met prior to the reporting of 
    carbon monoxide in the permit application, the potential exists for 
    carbon monoxide to be inappropriately excluded due to miscalculations.
        Therefore, as a condition of full program approval, the State must 
    provide EPA with an acceptable justification for establishing an 
    aggregate emissions threshold of 50 tpy for the triggering of the 
    carbon monoxide reporting requirements. Otherwise, Florida must 
    establish carbon monoxide emissions thresholds that are consistent with 
    the State's emissions thresholds for particulates (PM-10), sulfur 
    dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and volatile organic compounds.
        Rule 62-213.420(3)(c)3.b., F.A.C., provides for the reporting of 
    HAPs when a title V source emits or has the potential to emit 8 tpy or 
    more of any single HAP, or 20 tpy or more of any combination of HAPs. 
    Once these thresholds have been met, emissions are identified and 
    reported for each emissions unit with the potential to emit 1 tpy of 
    any individual HAP. All fugitive emissions not associated with any 
    specific emissions units are also reportable when such emissions exceed 
    1 tpy of any individual HAP.
        Since insignificant emissions levels are reviewed relative to 
    threshold levels for determining major source status, as well as levels 
    at which applicable requirements are triggered, EPA requested in the 
    proposal notice that Florida revise the reporting thresholds for HAPs 
    emissions as a condition of full program approval. EPA suggested HAPs 
    emissions thresholds of the lesser of 1000 lbs/year or section 112(g) 
    de minimis levels.
        Two commenters responded to EPA's request for revision of the 
    State's HAPs reporting thresholds. The industry commenter stated that 
    the emissions thresholds requested by EPA contradict the White Paper 
    guidance memorandum because the more stringent thresholds would require 
    permit applicants to develop detailed tpy estimates when reporting HAP 
    emissions or when classifying insignificant activities, even for 
    sources identified as major and for emissions units that have no 
    applicable requirements. The industry commenter emphasized that 
    requiring detailed tpy emission estimates for emissions units that have 
    no applicable requirements is contrary to the reporting guidelines 
    presented in the White Paper memorandum. The State, in its comment 
    letter, also expressed concern that making the HAPs reporting 
    thresholds more stringent is contradictory to EPA's goal of 
    streamlining and simplifying the permit application process.
        EPA would like to point out that, as a general matter, the 
    flexibility explained in the White Paper memorandum is in addition to, 
    and does not necessarily depend upon, a State's insignificant 
    activities provisions. However, in the case of Florida's program, the 
    State has established detailed reporting criteria which complicate this 
    interaction and give some validity to industry's comments. On further 
    reflection, EPA believes that it may have been overly prescriptive in 
    requiring the State to revise its levels for emissions reporting, which 
    appear to function separately from its insignificant activities 
    provisions, and that an alternative pathway exists in this case for 
    full program approval.
        Accordingly, EPA is revising the condition for full approval to 
    require Florida to add language to the applicability provisions in Rule 
    62-213.400, F.A.C., to ensure that (1) Applications do not omit 
    information needed to determine or impose applicable requirements (as 
    defined in Rule 62-213.200(6), F.A.C.); (2) insignificant activities or 
    emissions units will not be exempted from the determination of whether 
    a source is major; and (3) emissions thresholds for individual 
    activities or units that are exempted will not exceed 5 tpy for 
    regulated air pollutants, and the lesser of 1000 pounds per year or 
    section 112(g) de minimis levels for HAPs or different thresholds that 
    the State demonstrates are insignificant.
    (b) Specific Exemptions
        Rule 62-210.300(3), F.A.C., exempts specific facilities, emissions 
    units, or pollutant-emitting activities from the title V permitting 
    process. As a condition of full approval, the State must revise Rule 
    62-210.300(3), F.A.C., to provide that (1) Applications do not omit 
    information needed to determine or impose applicable requirements (as 
    defined in Rule 62-213.200(6), F.A.C.); (2) insignificant activities or 
    emissions units will not be exempted from the determination of whether 
    a source is major; and (3) emissions thresholds for individual 
    activities or units that are exempted will not exceed 5 tpy for 
    regulated air pollutants, and the lesser of 1000 pounds per year or 
    section 112(g) de minimis levels for HAPs or different thresholds that 
    the State demonstrates are insignificant.
        In addition, several of the specific exemptions in Rule 62-
    210.300(3), F.A.C., must either be removed from the rule or revised as 
    a condition of full approval. Specifically, Rule 62-210.300(3)(a), 
    F.A.C., exempts ``(s)team and hot water generating units located within 
    a single facility and having a total heat input, individually or 
    collectively, equaling 50 million BTU/hr or less, and fired exclusively 
    by natural gas except for periods of natural gas curtailment during 
    which fuel oil 
    
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    containing no more than one percent sulfur is fired * * * '' However, 
    during the periods fuel oil is fired, these sources could potentially 
    emit sulfur dioxide in excess of major source thresholds. Since the 
    potential emissions from these sources would not be ``insignificant,'' 
    this exemption must be removed from Rule 62-210.300(3), F.A.C., as a 
    condition of full approval.
        Rule 62-210.300(3)(r), F.A.C., exempts ``[p]erchloroethylene dry 
    cleaning facilities with a solvent consumption of less than 1,475 
    gallons per year.'' However, at the annual consumption rate of 1,475 
    gallons of perchloroethylene, these facilities could potentially emit 
    over 8 tpy of perchloroethylene. Since the potential HAPs emissions 
    from these sources is not ``insignificant,'' this exemption must be 
    removed from Rule 62-210.300(3), F.A.C., as a condition of full 
    approval.
        Rule 62-210.300(3)(u), F.A.C., exempts ``[e]mergency electrical 
    generators, heating units, and general purpose diesel engines operating 
    no more than 400 hours per year . . .'' These sources could potentially 
    have emissions in excess of major source thresholds, depending on the 
    fuel used and the unit's size. Since the potential emissions from these 
    sources would not be ``insignificant,'' this exemption must be removed 
    from Rule 62-210.300(3), F.A.C., as a condition of full approval.
        Rule 62-210.300(3)(x), F.A.C., exempts ``[p]hosphogypsum disposal 
    areas and cooling ponds.'' This exemption potentially includes 
    phosphogypsum stacks, which emit radon and are subject to the 
    radionuclide National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants 
    (NESHAPS) found in 40 CFR part 61, subpart R. Therefore, as a condition 
    of full approval, this exemption must be revised to exclude 
    phosphogypsum stacks.
    (d) Case-by-Case Exemptions
        Rule 62-4.040(1)(b), F.A.C., allows Florida to determine 
    insignificant activities on a case-by-case basis during the permitting 
    process. As a condition of full approval, the State must revise Rule 
    62-4.040(1)(b), F.A.C., to provide that (1) Applications do not omit 
    information needed to determine or impose applicable requirements (as 
    defined in Rule 62-213.200(6), F.A.C.); (2) insignificant activities or 
    emissions units will not be exempted from the determination of whether 
    a source is major; and (3) emissions thresholds for individual 
    activities or units that are exempted will not exceed 5 tpy for 
    regulated air pollutants, and the lesser of 1000 pounds per year or 
    section 112(g) de minimis levels for HAPs or different thresholds that 
    the State demonstrates are insignificant.
    
    4. Permit Reopenings Provisions
    
        The regulations in the State's program do not provide for permit 
    reopenings for cause consistent with 40 CFR 70.7(f)(1)(i), (iii), and 
    (iv). As a condition of full program approval, the State must provide 
    in its regulations that: (1) If a permit is reopened and revised 
    because additional applicable requirements become applicable to a major 
    source with a remaining permit term of 3 or more years, such a 
    reopening shall be completed within 18 months after promulgation of the 
    applicable requirement; (2) a permit shall be reopened and revised if 
    EPA or the State determines that the permit contains a material mistake 
    or that inaccurate statements were made in establishing the emissions 
    standards or other terms or conditions of the permit; and (3) a permit 
    shall be reopened if EPA or the State determine that the permit must be 
    revised or revoked to assure compliance with the applicable 
    requirements.
    
    B. Final Action
    
    1. Title V Operating Permit Program
        EPA is promulgating interim approval of the operating permit 
    program submitted by the State of Florida on November 16, 1993, and 
    supplemented on July 8, 1994, November 28, 1994, December 21, 1994, 
    December 22, 1994, and January 11, 1995. The State must make the 
    following changes to receive full program approval:
        (a) Provide EPA with an acceptable justification for establishing 
    an aggregate emissions threshold of 50 tpy for the triggering of the 
    carbon monoxide reporting requirements. Otherwise, Florida must 
    establish carbon monoxide emissions thresholds that are consistent with 
    the State's emissions thresholds for particulates (PM-10), sulfur 
    dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and volatile organic compounds.
        (b) Revise Rules 62-4.040(1)(b), 62-210.300(3), and 62-213.400, 
    F.A.C., to provide that (1) Applications do not omit information needed 
    to determine or impose applicable requirements (as defined in Rule 62-
    213.200(6), F.A.C.); (2) insignificant activities or emissions units 
    will not be exempted from the determination of whether a source is 
    major; and (3) emissions thresholds for individual activities or units 
    that are exempted will not exceed 5 tpy for regulated air pollutants, 
    and the lesser of 1000 pounds per year or section 112(g) de minimis 
    levels for HAPs or different thresholds that the State demonstrates are 
    insignificant. In addition, as discussed above, several specific 
    exemptions in Rule 62-210.300(3), F.A.C., must either be removed from 
    the rule or revised.
        (c) Make regulatory provisions for permit reopenings for cause 
    consistent with 40 CFR 70.7(f)(1)(i), (iii), and (iv).
        The scope of the State of Florida's part 70 program approved in 
    this notice applies to all part 70 sources (as defined in the approved 
    program) within the State, except any sources of air pollution over 
    which an Indian Tribe has jurisdiction. See, e.g., 59 FR 55813, 55815-
    18 (November 9, 1994). The term ``Indian Tribe'' is defined under the 
    Act 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 (August 25, 
    1994); 58 FR 54364 (October 21, 1993).
        This interim approval, which may not be renewed, extends until 
    October 25, 1997. During this interim approval period, the State of 
    Florida is protected from sanctions, and EPA is not obligated to 
    promulgate, administer, and enforce a Federal operating permits program 
    in the State. Permits issued under a program with interim approval have 
    full standing with respect to part 70, and the one-year time period for 
    submittal of permit applications by subject sources begins upon the 
    effective date of this final interim approval, as does the three-year 
    time period for processing the initial permit applications.
        If the State of Florida fails to submit a complete corrective 
    program for full approval by April 25, 1997, EPA will start an 18-month 
    clock for mandatory sanctions. If Florida then fails to submit a 
    corrective program that EPA finds complete before the expiration of 
    that 18-month period, EPA will be required to apply one of the 
    sanctions in section 179(b) of the Act, which will remain in effect 
    until EPA determines that Florida has corrected the deficiency by 
    submitting a complete corrective program. Moreover, if the 
    Administrator finds a lack of good faith on the part of Florida, both 
    sanctions under section 179(b) will apply after the expiration of the 
    18-month period until the Administrator determines that Florida has 
    come into compliance. In any case, if, six months after application of 
    the first sanction, Florida still has not submitted a corrective 
    program that EPA has found complete, a second sanction will be 
    required. 
    
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        If EPA disapproves Florida's complete corrective program, EPA will 
    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 has submitted a revised program and EPA has 
    determined that it corrected the deficiencies that prompted the 
    disapproval. Moreover, if the Administrator finds a lack of good faith 
    on the part of the Florida, both sanctions under section 179(b) will 
    apply after the expiration of the 18-month period until the 
    Administrator determines that the State has come into compliance. In 
    all cases, if, six months after EPA applies the first sanction, Florida 
    has not submitted a revised program that EPA determines to have 
    corrected the deficiencies that prompted disapproval, a second sanction 
    will be required.
        In addition, discretionary sanctions may be applied where warranted 
    any time after the expiration of an interim approval period if a 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 and that expiration occurs after November 15, 1995, 
    EPA must promulgate, administer, and enforce a Federal operating permit 
    program for that state upon interim approval expiration.
    2. Preconstruction Review Program Implementing Section 112(g)
        EPA issued an interpretive notice on February 14, 1995 (60 FR 
    8333), which outlines EPA's revised interpretation of section 112(g) 
    applicability. The notice postpones the effective date of section 
    112(g) until after EPA has promulgated a rule addressing that 
    provision. The notice sets forth in detail the rationale for the 
    revised interpretation.
        The section 112(g) interpretative notice explains that EPA is 
    considering whether the effective date of section 112(g) should be 
    delayed beyond the date of promulgation of the Federal rule so as 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), Florida must have a 
    Federally enforceable mechanism for implementing section 112(g) during 
    the period between promulgation of the Federal section 112(g) rule and 
    adoption of implementing State regulations.
        EPA is aware that Florida lacks a program designed specifically to 
    implement section 112(g). However, Florida does have a preconstruction 
    review program that can serve as an adequate implementation vehicle 
    during the transition period because it would allow the State to select 
    control measures that would meet the maximum achievable control 
    technology (MACT), as defined in section 112, and incorporate these 
    measures into a Federally enforceable preconstruction permit.
        For this reason, EPA is approving the use of Florida's 
    preconstruction review program found in Rule 62-212, F.A.C., under the 
    authority of title V and part 70, solely for the purpose of 
    implementing section 112(g) to the extent necessary during the 
    transition period between section 112(g) promulgation and adoption of a 
    State rule implementing EPA's section 112(g) regulations. Although 
    section 112(l) generally provides authority for approval of state air 
    programs to implement section 112(g), title V and section 112(g) 
    provide for this limited approval because of the direct linkage between 
    the implementation of section 112(g) and title V. The scope of this 
    approval is narrowly limited to section 112(g) and does not confer or 
    imply approval for purpose of any other provision under the Act (e.g., 
    section 110). This approval 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. The 
    duration of this approval is limited to 18 months following 
    promulgation by EPA of the section 112(g) rule to provide adequate time 
    for the State to adopt regulations consistent with the Federal 
    requirements.
    3. Program for Delegation of Section 112 Standards as Promulgated
        The requirements for part 70 program approval, specified in 40 CFR 
    70.4(b), encompass section 112(l)(5) requirements for approval of a 
    state program for delegation of section 112 standards promulgated by 
    EPA as they apply to title V sources. 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 approving, 
    under section 112(l)(5) and 40 CFR 63.91, Florida's program for 
    receiving delegation of section 112 standards and programs that are 
    unchanged from the Federal rules as promulgated. In addition, EPA is 
    delegating all existing standards and programs under 40 CFR parts 61 
    and 63. This program for delegations applies to part 70 sources and 
    non-part 70 sources.1
    
        \1\ The radionuclide National Emission Standards for Hazardous 
    Air Pollutant (NESHAP) is a section 112 regulation and therefore, 
    also an applicable requirement under the State operating permits 
    program for part 70 sources. There is not yet a Federal definition 
    of ``major'' for radionuclide sources. Therefore, until a major 
    source definition for radionuclide is promulgated, no source would 
    be a major section 112 source solely due to its radionuclide 
    emissions. However, a radionuclide source may, in the interim, be a 
    major source under part 70 for another reason, thus requiring a part 
    70 permit. EPA will work with the State in the development of its 
    radionuclide program to ensure that permits are issued in a timely 
    manner.
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    III. Administrative Requirements
    
    A. Docket
    
        Copies of the State's submittal and other information relied upon 
    for the final interim approval, including the three comment letters 
    received and reviewed by EPA on the proposal notice, are contained in 
    docket number FL-95-01 maintained at the EPA Region 4 office. The 
    docket is an organized and complete file of all the information 
    submitted to, or otherwise considered by, EPA in the development of 
    this final interim approval. The docket is available for public 
    inspection at the location listed under the ADDRESSES section of this 
    document.
    
    B. Executive Order 12866
    
        The Office of Management and Budget has exempted this action from 
    Executive Order 12866 review.
    
    C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
    
        EPA's actions under section 502 of the Act do not create any new 
    requirements, but simply address operating permit programs submitted to 
    satisfy the requirements of 40 CFR part 70. Because this action does 
    not impose any new requirements, it does not have a significant impact 
    on a substantial number of small entities.
    
    D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
    
        Under section 202 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, 
    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 
    
    
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    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 proposed interim approval action 
    promulgated today does not include a Federal mandate that may result in 
    estimated costs of $100 million or more to 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.
    
    List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 70
    
        Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
    Air pollution control, Intergovernmental relations, Operating permits, 
    and Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
    
        Dated: September 15, 1995.
    John H. Hankinson, Jr.,
    Regional Administrator.
    
        Part 70, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as 
    follows:
    
    PART 70--[AMENDED]
    
        1. The authority citation for part 70 continues to read as follows:
    
        Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.
    
        2. Appendix A to part 70 is amended by adding the entry for the 
    State of Florida in alphabetical order to read as follows:
    
    Appendix A to Part 70--Approval Status of State and Local Operating 
    Permits Programs
    
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    Florida
    
        (a) Florida Department of Environmental Protection: submitted on 
    November 16, 1993, and supplemented on July 8, 1994, November 28, 
    1994, December 21, 1994, December 22, 1994, and January 11, 1995; 
    interim approval effective on October 25, 1995; interim approval 
    expires October 25, 1997.
        (b) [Reserved]
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Document Information

Effective Date:
10/25/1995
Published:
09/25/1995
Department:
Environmental Protection Agency
Entry Type:
Rule
Action:
Final interim approval.
Document Number:
95-23709
Dates:
October 25, 1995.
Pages:
49343-49347 (5 pages)
Docket Numbers:
FL-95-01, FRL-5302-5
PDF File:
95-23709.pdf
CFR: (1)
40 CFR 70