New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants; Delegation of Authority to Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board, 73138-73148 [05-23810]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 60, 61, and 63
[R06–OAR–2005–NM–0005; FRL–8006–2]
New Source Performance Standards
and National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants; Delegation
of Authority to Albuquerque-Bernalillo
County Air Quality Control Board
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule; delegation of
authority.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Albuquerque-Bernalillo
County Air Quality Control Board
(ABCAQCB) has submitted updated
regulations for receiving delegation of
EPA authority for implementation and
enforcement of New Source
Performance Standards (NSPS) and
National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs)
for all sources. These regulations apply
to certain NSPS promulgated by EPA, as
amended through July 1, 2004, and
certain NESHAPs promulgated by EPA,
as amended through July 1, 2004. The
delegation of authority under this notice
applies only to sources located in
Bernalillo County, New Mexico, and
does not extend to sources located in
Indian country. EPA is providing notice
that it has approved delegation of
certain NSPS to ABCAQCB, and taking
direct final action to approve the
delegation of certain NESHAPs to
ABCAQCB.
This rule is effective on February
7, 2006 without further notice, unless
EPA receives relevant adverse comment
by January 9, 2006. If EPA receives such
comment, EPA will publish a timely
withdrawal in the Federal Register
informing the public that this rule will
not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Regional Materials in
EDocket (RME) ID No. R06–OAR–2005–
NM–0005, by one of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
• Agency Web site: https://
docket.epa.gov/rmepub/, Regional
Materials in EDocket (RME), EPA’s
electronic public docket and comment
system, is EPA’s preferred method for
receiving comments. Once in the
system, select ‘‘quick search,’’ then key
in the appropriate RME Docket
identification number. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
DATES:
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• U.S. EPA Region 6 ‘‘Contact Us’’
Web site: https://epa.gov/region6/
r6coment.htm. Please click on ‘‘6PD’’
(Multimedia) and select ‘‘Air’’ before
submitting comments.
• E-mail: Jeff Robinson at
robinson.jeffrey@epa.gov.
• Fax: Mr. Jeff Robinson, Air Permits
Section (6PD–R), at fax number 214–
665–7263.
• Mail: Mr. Jeff Robinson, Air Permits
Section (6PD–R), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1445 Ross Avenue,
Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733.
• Hand or Courier Delivery: Mr. Jeff
Robinson, Air Permits Section (6PD–R),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1445
Ross Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas
75202–2733. Such deliveries are
accepted only between the hours of 8
a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays except for
legal holidays. Special arrangements
should be made for deliveries of boxed
information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Regional Materials in EDocket (RME) ID
No. R06–OAR–2005–NM–0005. EPA’s
policy is that all comments received
will be included in the public file
without change, change and may be
made available online at https://
docket.epa.gov/rmepub/, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
the disclosure of which is restricted by
statute. Do not submit information
through Regional Material in EDocket
(RME), regulations.gov, or e-mail if you
believe that it is CBI or otherwise
protected from disclosure. The EPA
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you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification,
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the use of special characters, any form
of encryption, and be free of any defects
or viruses.
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index at https://docket.epa.gov/rmepub/.
Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available,
i.e., CBI or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on
the Internet and will be publicly
available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are
available either electronically in RME or
in the official file which is available at
the Air Permitting Section (6PD–R),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1445
Ross Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas
75202–2733. The file will be made
available by appointment for public
inspection in the Region 6 FOIA Review
Room between the hours of 8:30 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m. weekdays except for legal
holidays. Contact the person listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
paragraph below to make an
appointment. If possible, please make
the appointment at least two working
days in advance of your visit. There will
be a 15 cent per page fee for making
photocopies of documents. On the day
of the visit, please check in at the EPA
Region 6 reception area at 1445 Ross
Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas.
The delegation request is also
available for public inspection at the
State Air Agency listed below during
official business hours by appointment:
City of Albuquerque, Environmental
Health Department, Air Quality
Division, 11850 Sunset Gardens SW.,
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87121.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Jeff Robinson, U.S. EPA, Region 6,
Multimedia Planning and Permitting
Division (6PD), 1445 Ross Avenue,
Dallas, TX 75202–2733, telephone (214)
665–6435; fax number 214–665–7263; or
electronic mail at
robinson.jeffrey@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document wherever
‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean
the EPA.
Table of Contents
I. General Information
II. What Does This Action Do?
III. What Is The Authority for Delegation?
IV. What Criteria Must ABCAQCB’s Program
Meet To Be Approved?
V. How Did ABCAQCB Meet the Approved
Criteria?
VI. What Is Being Delegated?
VII. What Is Not Being Delegated?
VIII. How Will Applicability Determinations
Under Section 112 Be Made?
IX. What Authority Does EPA Have?
X. What Information Must ABCAQCB
Provide to EPA?
XI. What Is EPA’s Oversight of This
Delegation to ABCAQCB?
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XII. Should Sources Submit Notices to EPA
or ABCAQCB?
XIII. How Will Unchanged Authorities Be
Delegated to ABCAQCB in the Future?
XIV. What Is The Relationship Between
RCRA and the Hazardous Waste
Combustor MACT?
XV. Final Action
XVI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. General Information
A. Tips for Preparing Your Comments
When submitting comments,
remember to:
1. Identify the rulemaking by docket
number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal
Register date and page number).
2. Follow directions—The agency may
ask you to respond to specific questions
or organize comments by referencing a
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part
or section number.
3. Explain why you agree or disagree;
suggest alternatives and substitute
language for your requested changes.
4. Describe any assumptions and
provide any technical information and/
or data that you used.
5. If you estimate potential costs or
burdens, explain how you arrived at
your estimate in sufficient detail to
allow for it to be reproduced.
6. Provide specific examples to
illustrate your concerns, and suggest
alternatives.
7. Explain your views as clearly as
possible, avoiding the use of profanity
or personal threats.
8. Make sure to submit your
comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
B. Submitting Confidential Business
Information (CBI)
Do not submit this information to EPA
through regulations.gov or e-mail.
Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI.
For CBI information in a disk or CD
ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the
outside of the disk or CD ROM as CBI
and then identify electronically within
the disk or CD ROM the specific
information that is claimed as CBI. In
addition to one complete version of the
comment that includes information
claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment
that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for
inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be
disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
II. What Does This Notice Do?
EPA is providing notice that it is
delegating authority for implementation
and enforcement of certain NSPS to
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ABCAQCB. EPA is also taking direct
final action to approve the delegation of
certain NESHAPs to ABCAQCB. With
this delegation, ABCAQCB has the
primary responsibility to implement
and enforce the delegated standards.
The notice also consolidates the table
which specifies the part 63 delegations
in New Mexico to the New Mexico
Environment Department (NMED) and
ABCAQCB. The subpart delegations
previously made to the NMED on
February 9, 2004, are not open to public
comment. 68 FR 69036 (December 11,
2003). See Section VI, below, for a
complete discussion of which standards
are being delegated and which are not
being delegated.
III. What Is The Authority for
Delegation?
Section 111(c)(1) of the Clean Air Act
(CAA) authorizes EPA to delegate
authority to any state agency which
submits adequate regulatory procedures
for implementation and enforcement of
the NSPS program. The NSPS standards
are codified at 40 CFR Part 60.
Section 112(l) of the CAA and 40 CFR
Part 63, Subpart E, authorizes EPA to
delegate authority to any state or local
agency which submits adequate
regulatory procedures for
implementation and enforcement of
emission standards for hazardous air
pollutants. The hazardous air pollutant
standards are codified at 40 CFR Parts
61 and 63.
IV. What Criteria Must ABCAQCB’s
Program Meet To Be Approved?
This notice notifies the public that
EPA is updating ABCAQCB’s delegation
to implement and enforce certain NSPS.
EPA previously approved ABCAQCB’s
program for the delegation of NSPS. 54
FR 52031 (December 20, 1989), 57 FR
48563 (October 27, 1992), and 60 FR
52329 (October 6, 1995). As to the
NESHAP standards in Parts 61 and 63,
Section 112(l) of the CAA enables EPA
to approve State and local air pollution
agencies air toxics programs or rules to
operate in place of the Federal air toxics
program or rules. 40 CFR part 63,
Subpart E (Subpart E) governs EPA’s
approval of State rules or programs
under Section 112(l).
A. NSPS Criteria
EPA will approve an air toxics
program if we find that:
(1) The State program or local air
pollution agency is ‘‘no less stringent’’
than the corresponding Federal program
or rule;
(2) The State or local air pollution
agency has adequate authority and
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resources to implement and enforce the
program;
(3) The schedule for implementation
and compliance is sufficiently
expeditious; and
(4) The program otherwise complies
with Federal guidance.
B. NESHAP Criteria
In order to obtain approval of its
program to implement and enforce
Federal section 112 rules as
promulgated without changes (straight
delegation), only the criteria of 40 CFR
63.91(d) must be met in addition to the
requirements listed above as NSPS
criteria. Section 63.91(d)(3) provides
that interim or final Title V program
approval will satisfy the criteria of
§ 63.91(d) for Part 70 sources. EPA
previously approved ABCAQCB’s
program for the delegation of NESHAPS
in 40 CFR part 61. 54 FR 52031
(December 20, 1989), 57 FR 48563
(October 27, 1992), and 60 FR 52329
(October 6, 1995).
V. How Did ABCAQCB Meet the
Approval Criteria?
A. NSPS Criteria
ABCAQCB adopted the Federal
requirements via incorporation by
reference. As a result, the minimum
requirement of CAA Section 111, that
their standard is at least as stringent as
EPA’s rules, has been met. ABCAQCB
demonstrated the remaining criteria
when EPA previously approved
ABCAQCB’s program for the delegation
of NSPS. 54 FR 52031 (December 20,
1989), 57 FR 48563 (October 27, 1992),
and 60 FR 52329 (October 6, 1995).
B. NESHAP Criteria
As part of its Title V submission,
ABCAQCB stated that it intended to use
the mechanism of incorporation by
reference to adopt unchanged Federal
section 112 into its regulations. This
applied to both existing and future
standards as they applied to Part 70
sources. 60 FR 2527–2534 (January 10,
1995), EPA approved ABCAQCB’s
program for receiving delegation of
existing and future standards when it
granted final interim approval to
ABCAQCB’s Title V program. 60 FR
2527–2534 (January 10, 1995), 60 FR
13046–13047 (March 10, 1995). In
addition, on November 26, 1996, EPA
promulgated full approval of
Albuquerque-Bernalillo County’s
operating permits program. 61 FR
60032. Under 40 CFR 63.91(d)(2), once
a state or local air pollution agency has
satisfied up-front approval criteria, it
needs only to reference the previous
demonstration and reaffirm that it still
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meets the criteria for any subsequent
submittals. ABCAQCB has affirmed that
it still meets the up-front approval
criteria.
VI. What Is Being Delegated?
EPA received a request to update the
NSPS and NESHAP delegations on
April 11, 2005. ABCAQCB requested the
EPA to update the delegation of
authority for the following:
A. NSPS (40 CFR Part 60 standards)
through July 1, 2004;
B. NESHAPs (40 CFR Part 61
standards) through July 1, 2004; and
C. NESHAPs (40 CFR Part 63
standards) through July 1, 2004.
ABCAQCB’s request was for
delegation of certain NSPS and
NESHAP for all sources (both Part 70
and non-Part 70 sources). The request
includes revisions of 20.11.63 NMAC,
20.11.64 NMAC, as adopted by the
Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air
Quality Control Board. For NSPS, this
revision incorporated all NSPS
promulgated by EPA (except Subpart
AAA—Standards of Performance for
New Residential Wood Heaters, Subpart
WWW—Standards of Performance for
Muncipal Solid Waste Landfills, and
Subpart Cc—Emission Guidelines and
Compliance Times for Municipal Solid
Waste Landfills) as amended in the
Federal Register through July 1, 2004.
The effective date of the Federal
delegation for NSPS under Section 111
is the date that this Federal Register is
published. For the Part 61 NESHAPs,
this revision included all NESHAPs
promulgated by EPA as amended in the
Federal Register through July 1, 2004,
excluding Subparts B, H, I, K, Q, R, T,
and W. For the Part 63 NESHAPs, the
request includes the NESHAPs set forth
in Table 1 below. The effective date of
the Federal delegation for Parts 61 and
63 standards is the effective date of this
rule.
TABLE 1.—40 CFR PART 63 NESHAPS FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES DELEGATED TO ABCAQCB
Subpart
Source category
A ................................
D ................................
F ................................
G ................................
H ................................
I ..................................
J .................................
L .................................
M ................................
N ................................
O ................................
Q ................................
R ................................
S ................................
T ................................
U ................................
W ...............................
X ................................
Y ................................
AA ..............................
BB ..............................
CC .............................
DD .............................
EE ..............................
GG .............................
HH .............................
II .................................
JJ ...............................
KK ..............................
LL ...............................
MM .............................
OO .............................
PP ..............................
QQ .............................
RR .............................
SS ..............................
TT ..............................
UU .............................
VV ..............................
WW ............................
YY ..............................
CCC ...........................
DDD ...........................
EEE ...........................
GGG ..........................
HHH ...........................
III ................................
JJJ .............................
LLL .............................
MMM ..........................
NNN ...........................
OOO ..........................
PPP ...........................
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General Provisions.
Early Reductions.
Hazardous Organic NESHAP (HON)—Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI).
HON—SOCMI Process Vents, Storage Vessels, Transfer Operations and Wastewater.
HON—Equipment Leaks.
HON—Certain Processes Negotiated Equipment Leak Regulation.
Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production.
Coke Oven Batteries.
Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning.
Chromium Electroplating and Chromium Anodizing Tanks.
Ethylene Oxide Sterilizers.
Industrial Process Cooling Towers.
Gasoline Distribution.
Pulp and Paper Industry.
Halogenated Solvent Cleaning.
Group I Polymers and Resins.
Epoxy Resins Production and Non-Nylon Polyamides Production.
Secondary Lead Smelting.
Marine Tank Vessel Loading.
Phosphoric Acid Manufacturing Plants.
Phosphate Fertilizers Production Plants.
Petroleum Refineries.
Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations.
Magnetic Tape Manufacturing.
Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Facilities.
Oil and Natural Gas Production Facilities.
Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Facilities.
Wood Furniture Manufacturing Operations.
Printing and Publishing Industry.
Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants.
Chemical Recovery Combustion Sources at Kraft, Soda, Sulfide, and Stand-Alone Semichemical Pulp Mills.
Tanks—Level 1.
Containers.
Surface Impoundments.
Individual Drain Systems.
Closed Vent Systems, Control Devices, Recovery Devices and Routing to a Fuel Gas System or a Process.
Equipment Leaks—Control Level 1.
Equipment Leaks—Control Level 2 Standards.
Oil-Water Separators and Organic-Water Separators.
Storage Vessels (Tanks)—Control Level 2.
Generic Maximum Achievable Control Technology Standards.
Steel Pickling—HCl Process Facilities and Hydrochloric Acid Regeneration Plants.
Mineral Wool Production.
Hazardous Waste Combustors.
Pharmaceuticals Production.
Natural Gas Transmission and Storage Facilities.
Flexible Polyurethane Foam Production.
Group IV Polymers and Resins.
Portland Cement Manufacturing.
Pesticide Active Ingredient Production.
Wool Fiberglass Manufacturing.
Amino/Phenolic Resins.
Polyether Polyols Production.
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TABLE 1.—40 CFR PART 63 NESHAPS FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES DELEGATED TO ABCAQCB—Continued
Subpart
Source category
QQQ ..........................
RRR ...........................
TTT ............................
UUU ...........................
VVV ...........................
XXX ...........................
AAAA .........................
CCCC ........................
EEEE .........................
FFFF ..........................
GGGG .......................
HHHH ........................
IIII ...............................
JJJJ ...........................
KKKK .........................
MMMM .......................
NNNN ........................
OOOO .......................
PPPP .........................
QQQQ .......................
RRRR ........................
SSSS .........................
TTTT ..........................
UUUU ........................
VVVV .........................
WWWW .....................
XXXX .........................
YYYY .........................
ZZZZ ..........................
AAAAA .......................
BBBBB .......................
CCCCC ......................
EEEEE .......................
FFFFF ........................
GGGGG .....................
HHHHH ......................
IIIII ..............................
JJJJJ ..........................
KKKKK .......................
LLLLL .........................
MMMMM ....................
NNNNN ......................
PPPPP .......................
QQQQQ .....................
RRRRR ......................
SSSSS .......................
TTTTT ........................
Primary Copper Smelting.
Secondary Aluminum Production.
Primary Lead Smelting.
Petroleum Refineries—Catalytic Cracking Units, Catalytic Reforming Units and Sulfur Recovery Plants.
Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW).
Ferroalloys Production: Ferromanganese and Silicomanganese.
Municipal Solid Waste Landfills.
Nutritional Yeast Manufacturing.
Organic Liquid Distribution.
Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing.
Solvent Extraction for Vegetable Oil Production.
Wet Formed Fiberglass Mat Production.
Auto & Light Duty Truck.
Paper & Other Web Coating.
Surface Coating of Metal Cans.
Surface Coating of Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products.
Surface Coating of Large Appliances.
Printing, Coating, and Dyeing of Fabrics and Other Textiles.
Plastic Parts.
Surface Coating of Wood Building Products.
Surface Coating of Metal Furniture.
Surface Coating of Metal Coil.
Leather Finishing Operations.
Cellulose Production Manufacture.
Boat Manufacturing.
Reinforced Plastic Composites Production.
Tire Manufacturing.
Stationary Combustion Turbines.
Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines.
Lime Manufacturing Plants.
Semiconductor Manufacturing.
Coke Ovens: Pushing, Quenching and Battery Stacks.
Iron and Steel Foundries.
Integrated Iron and Steel.
Site Remediation.
Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing.
Mercury Cell Chlor-Alkali Plants.
Brick and Structural Clay Products.
Clay Ceramics Manufacturing.
Asphalt Roofing and Processing.
Flexible Polyurethane Foam Fabrication Operation.
Hydrochloric Acid Production.
Engine Test Cells/Stands.
Friction Products Manufacturing.
Taconite Iron Ore Processing.
Refractory Products Manufacturing.
Primary Magnesium Refining.
VII. What Is Not Being Delegated?
As mentioned above, ABCAQCB has
not requested and has not been
delegated the authority for the following
standards:
40 CFR part 60, Subpart AAA
(Standards of Performance for New
Residential Wood Heaters);
40 CFR part 60, Subpart WWW,
(Standards of Performance for
Municipal Solid Waste Landfills);
40 CFR part 60, Subpart Cc, (Emission
Guidelines and Compliance Times for
Municipal Solid Waste Landfills);
40 CFR part 61, Subpart B (National
Emission Standards for Radon
Emissions from Underground Uranium
Mines);
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40 CFR part 61, Subpart H (National
Emission Standards for Emissions of
Radionuclides Other Than Radon From
Department of Energy Facilities);
40 CFR part 61, Subpart I (National
Emission Standards for Radionuclide
Emissions from Federal Facilities Other
Than Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Licensees and Not Covered by Subpart
H);
40 CFR part 61, Subpart K—(National
Emission Standards for Radionuclide
Emissions from Elemental Phosphorus
Plants);
40 CFR part 61, Subpart Q (National
Emission Standards for Radon
Emissions from Department of Energy
facilities);
40 CFR part 61, Subpart R (National
Emission Standards for Radon
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Emissions from Phosphogypsum
Stacks);
40 CFR part 61, Subpart T (National
Emission Standards for Radon
Emissions from the Disposal of Uranium
Mill Tailings); and
40 CFR part 61, Subpart W (National
Emission Standards for Radon
Emissions from Operating Mill
Tailings).
It should be noted that the ABCAQCB
adopted 40 CFR part 63, Subpart J
(Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers
Production) unchanged and requested
delegation of the standard. The standard
was vacated and remanded to EPA by
the United States Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia Circuit on June
18, 2004, and EPA’s petition for
rehearing was denied on April 15, 2005.
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Because the Court vacated Subpart J,
that standard is not being delegated at
this time to ABCAQCB.
In addition, EPA cannot delegate to a
State any of the Category II Subpart A
authorities set forth in 40 CFR
63.91(g)(2). These include the following
provisions: § 63.6(g), Approval of
Alternative Non-Opacity Standards;
§ 63.6(h)(9), Approval of Alternative
Opacity Standards; § 63.7(e)(2)(ii) and
(f), Approval of Major Alternatives to
Test Methods; § 63.8(f), Approval of
Major Alternatives to Monitoring; and
§ 63.10(f), Approval of Major
Alternatives to Recordkeeping and
Reporting. Also, some MACT standards
have certain provisions that cannot be
delegated to the States (e.g., 40 CFR
63.106(b)). Therefore, any MACT
standard that EPA is delegating to
ABCAQCB that provides that certain
authorities cannot be delegated are
retained by EPA and not delegated.
Furthermore, no authorities are
delegated that require rulemaking in the
Federal Register to implement, or where
Federal overview is the only way to
ensure national consistency in the
application of the standards or
requirements of CAA Section 112.
Finally, Section 112(r), the accidental
release program authority, is not being
delegated by this approval.
All of the inquiries and requests
concerning implementation and
enforcement of the excluded standards
in the State of New Mexico should be
directed to the EPA Region 6 Office.
In addition, this delegation to
ABCAQCB to implement and enforce
certain NSPS and NESHAPs does not
extend to sources or activities located in
Indian country, as defined in 18 U.S.C.
1151. Under this definition, EPA treats
as reservations, trust lands validly set
aside for the use of a Tribe even if the
trust lands have not been formally
designated as a reservation. Consistent
with previous Federal program
approvals or delegations, EPA will
continue to implement the NSPS and
NESHAPs in Indian country because
ABCAQCB has not adequately
demonstrated its authority over sources
and activities located within the exterior
boundaries of Indian reservations and
other areas in Indian country.
Also, this delegation does not extend
to sources or activities located outside
of Bernalillo County because the
Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air
Quality Control Board only has
jurisdiction to administer and enforce
provisions of the New Mexico Air
Quality Control Act in Bernalillo
County (excluding Indian country). The
Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air
Quality Control Board and the
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Albuquerque Environmental Health
Department was previously delegated
the authority to implement and enforce
certain NSPS and NESHAPs by EPA.
See 60 FR 52329 (October 6, 1995).
VIII. How Will Applicability
Determinations Under Section 112 Be
Made?
In approving this delegation,
ABCAQCB will obtain concurrence from
EPA on any matter involving the
interpretation of section 112 of the CAA
or 40 CFR part 63 to the extent that
implementation, administration, or
enforcement of these sections have not
been covered by EPA determination or
guidance.
IX. What Authority Does EPA Have?
We retain the right, as provided by
CAA Section 112(l)(7), to enforce any
applicable emission standard or
requirement under Section 112. EPA
also has the authority to make certain
decisions under the General Provisions
(subpart A) of Part 63. We are granting
ABCAQCB some of these authorities,
and retaining others, as explained in
sections VI and VII above. In addition,
EPA may review and disapprove of
State determinations and subsequently
require corrections. (See 40 CFR
63.91(g) and 65 FR 55810, 55823,
September 14, 2000.)
Furthermore, we retain any authority
in an individual emission standard that
may not be delegated according to
provisions of the standard. Also, listed
in the footnotes of the Part 63 delegation
table at the end of this rule are the
authorities that cannot be delegated to
any State or local agency which we
therefore retain.
X. What Information Must ABCAQCB
Provide to EPA?
In delegating the authority to
implement and enforce these rules and
in granting a waiver of EPA notification
requirements, we require ABCAQCB to
input all source information into the
Aerometric Information Retrieval
System (AIRS) for both point and area
sources. ABCAQCB must enter this
information into the AIRS system and
update the information by September 30
of every year. ABCAQCB must provide
any additional compliance related
information to EPA, Region 6, Office of
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
within 45 days of a request under 40
CFR 63.96(a).
In receiving delegation for specific
General Provisions authorities,
ABCAQCB must submit to EPA Region
6 on a semi-annual basis, copies of
determinations issued under these
authorities. For Part 63 standards, these
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determinations include: Applicability
determinations (§ 63.1); approval/
disapprovals of construction and
reconstruction (§ 63.5(e) and (f));
notifications regarding the use of a
continuous opacity monitoring system
(§ 63.6(h)(7)(ii)); finding of compliance
(§ 63.6(h)(8)); approval/disapprovals of
compliance extensions (§ 63.6(i));
approvals/disapprovals of minor
(§ 63.7(e)(2)(i)) or intermediate
(§ 63.7(e)(2)(ii) and (f)) alternative test
methods; approval of shorter sampling
times and volumes (§ 63.7(e)(2)(iii));
waiver of performance testing
(§ 63.7(e)(2)(iv) and (h)(2), (3));
approvals/disapprovals of minor or
intermediate alternative monitoring
methods (§ 63.8(f)); approval of
adjustments to time periods for
submitting reports (§§ 63.9 and 63.10);
and approvals/disapprovals of minor
alternatives to recordkeeping and
reporting (§ 63.10(f)).
Additionally, EPA’s Emission
Measurement Center of the Emissions
Monitoring and Analysis Division must
receive copies of any approved
intermediate changes to test methods or
monitoring. (Please note that
intermediate changes to test methods
must be demonstrated as equivalent
through the procedures set out in EPA
method 301.) This information on
approved intermediate changes to test
methods and monitoring will be used to
compile a database of decisions that will
be accessible to State and local agencies
and EPA Regions for reference in
making future decisions. (For
definitions of major, intermediate and
minor alternative test methods or
monitoring methods, see 40 CFR 63.90).
The ABCAQCB should forward these
intermediate test methods or monitoring
changes via mail or facsimile to: Chief,
Source Categorization Group A, EPA
(MD–19), Research Triangle Park, NC
27711, Facsimile telephone number:
(919) 541–1039.
XI. What Is EPA’s Oversight of This
Delegation to ABCAQCB?
EPA must oversee ABCAQCB’s
decisions to ensure the delegated
authorities are being adequately
implemented and enforced. We will
integrate oversight of the delegated
authorities into the existing mechanisms
and resources for oversight currently in
place. If, during oversight, we determine
that ABCAQCB made decisions that
decreased the stringency of the
delegated standards, then ABCAQCB
shall be required to take corrective
actions and the source(s) affected by the
decisions will be notified, as required
by 40 CFR 63.91(g)(1)(ii). We will
initiate withdrawal of the program or
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rule if the corrective actions taken are
insufficient.
XII. Should Sources Submit Notices to
EPA or ABCAQCB?
All of the information required
pursuant to the Federal NSPS and
NESHAP (40 CFR parts 60, 61, and 63)
should be submitted by sources located
inside the boundaries of Bernalillo
County (excluding Indian country),
directly to the City of Albuquerque,
Environmental Health Department, Air
Quality Division, P.O. Box 1293,
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103. The
ABCAQCB c/o the City of Albuquerque,
Environmental Health Department, Air
Quality Division is the primary point of
contact with respect to delegated NSPS
and NESHAPs in Bernalillo County
(excluding Indian country). Sources do
not need to send a copy to EPA. EPA
Region 6 waives the requirement that
notifications and reports for delegated
standards be submitted to EPA in
addition to ABCAQCB in accordance
with 40 CFR 63.9(a)(4)(ii) and
63.10(a)(4)(ii).
XIII. How Will Unchanged Authorities
Be Delegated to ABCAQCB in the
Future?
In the future, ABCAQCB will only
need to send a letter of request to EPA,
Region 6, for those NSPS and NESHAP
regulations that ABCAQCB has adopted
by reference. The letter must reference
the previous up-front approval
demonstration and reaffirm that it still
meets the up-front approval criteria. We
will respond in writing to the request
stating that the request for delegation is
either granted or denied. A Federal
Register notice will be published to
inform the public and affected sources
of the delegation, indicating where
source notifications and reports should
be sent, and to amend the relevant
portions of the Code of Federal
Regulations showing which NSPS and
NESHAP standards have been delegated
to ABCAQCB.
XIV. What Is the Relationship Between
RCRA and the Hazardous Waste
Combustor MACT?
As part of today’s rule, we are
delegating, under the CAA,
implementation and enforcement
authority for the Hazardous Waste
Combustor (HWC) MACT (Subpart EEE)
to ABCAQCB. Many of the sources
subject to the HWC MACT are also
subject to the RCRA permitting
requirements. We expect air emissions
and related operating requirements
found in the HWC MACT will be
included in part 70 permits issued by
ABCAQCB. However, RCRA permits
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will still be required for all other aspects
of the combustion unit and the facility
that are governed by RCRA (e.g.,
corrective action, general facility
standards, other combustor-specific
concerns such as materials handling,
risk-based emissions limits and
operating requirements, as appropriate
and other hazardous waste management
units).1 See the HWC MACT rule
preamble discussion (64 FR 52828,
52839–52843 (September 30, 1999)),
and the RCRA Site-Specific Risk
Assessment Policy for HWC Facilities
dated June 2000 for more information
on the interrelationship of the MACT
rule with the RCRA Omnibus provision
and site specific risk assessments.
XV. Final Action
The public was provided the
opportunity to comment on the
proposed approval of the program and
mechanism for delegation of Section
112 standards, as applied to Part 70
sources, on January 10, 1995. The
proposal was part of EPA’s proposed
approval of the Albuquerque-Bernalillo
County Air Quality Control Board’s
Operating Permits Program. 60 FR 2527.
The EPA did not receive adverse public
comments on the proposed delegation of
Section 112 standards. 60 FR 13046
(March 10, 1995). In this action, the
public is given the opportunity to
comment on the approval of ABCAQCB
request for delegation of authority to
implement and enforce certain Section
112 standards for all sources (both Part
70 and non-Part 70 sources) which have
been adopted by reference into New
Mexico’s state regulations. However, the
Agency views the approval of these
requests as a noncontroversial action
1 EPA promulgated the HWC MACT (40 CFR Part
63, Subpart EEE) under the joint authority of the
CAA and RCRA. Before this rule went into effect,
the air emissions from these sources were primarily
regulated under the authority of RCRA. See 40 CFR
Parts 264, 265, 266, and 270. With the release of
HWC MACT, the air emissions are now regulated
under both CAA and RCRA. Even though both
statutes give EPA the authority to regulate air
emissions, we determined that having the emissions
standards and permitting requirements in both sets
of implementing regulations would be duplicative.
For this reason, using the authority provided by
Section 1006(b) of RCRA, EPA deferred the RCRA
requirements for the HWC emission controls to the
CAA requirements of 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart EEE.
After a facility has demonstrated compliance with
the HWC MACT, the RCRA standards for air
emissions from these units will no longer apply,
with the exception of Section 3005(c)(3) of RCRA,
which requires that each RCRA permit contain the
terms and conditions necessary to protect human
health and the environment. Under this provision
of RCRA, if a regulatory authority determines that
more stringent conditions than the HWC MACT are
necessary to protect human health and the
environment for a particular facility, then that
regulatory authority may impose those conditions
in the facility’s RCRA permit.
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and anticipates no adverse comments.
Therefore, EPA is publishing this rule
without prior proposal. However, in the
‘‘Proposed Rules’’ section of today’s
Federal Register publication, EPA is
publishing a separate document that
will serve as the proposal to approve the
program and delegation of authority
described in this action if adverse
comments are received. This action will
be effective February 7, 2006 without
further notice unless the Agency
receives relevant adverse comments by
January 9, 2006.
If EPA receives adverse comments, we
will publish a timely withdrawal in the
Federal Register informing the public
the rule will not take effect. We will
address all public comments in a
subsequent final rule based on the
proposed rule. The EPA will not
institute a second comment period on
this action. Any parties interested in
commenting must do so at this time.
Please note that if we receive adverse
comment on an amendment, paragraph,
or section of this rule and if that
provision may be severed from the
remainder of the rule, we may adopt as
final those provisions of the rule that are
not the subject of an adverse comment.
XVI. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR
51735, October 4, 1993), this action is
not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ and
therefore is not subject to review by the
Office of Management and Budget. For
this reason, this action is also not
subject to Executive Order 13211,
‘‘Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use’’ (66 FR 28355, May
22, 2001). This action merely approves
state law as meeting Federal
requirements and imposes no additional
requirements beyond those imposed by
state law. Accordingly, the
Administrator certifies that this rule
will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small
entities under the Regulatory Flexibility
Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). Because this
rule approves pre-existing requirements
under state law and does not impose
any additional enforceable duty beyond
that required by state law, it does not
contain any unfunded mandate or
significantly or uniquely affect small
governments, as described in the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
(Pub. L. 104–4).
This rule also does not have tribal
implications because it will not have a
substantial direct effect on one or more
Indian tribes, on the relationship
between the Federal Government and
Indian tribes, or on the distribution of
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power and responsibilities between the
Federal Government and Indian tribes,
as specified by Executive Order 13175
(65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000). This
action also does not have Federalism
implications because it does not have
substantial direct effects on the States,
on the relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government, as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255,
August 10, 1999). This action merely
approves a state request to receive
delegation of certain Federal standards,
and does not alter the relationship or
the distribution of power and
responsibilities established in the Clean
Air Act. This rule also is not subject to
Executive Order 13045 ‘‘Protection of
Children from Environmental Health
Risks and Safety Risks’’ (62 FR 19885,
April 23, 1997), because it is not
economically significant.
In reviewing delegation submissions,
EPA’s role is to approve submissions
provided that they meet the criteria of
the Clean Air Act. In this context, in the
absence of a prior existing requirement
for the State to use voluntary consensus
standards (VCS), EPA has no authority
to disapprove a delegation submission
for failure to use VCS. It would thus be
inconsistent with applicable law for
EPA to use VCS in place of a delegation
submission that otherwise satisfies the
provisions of the Clean Air Act. Thus,
the requirements of section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C.
272 note) do not apply. This rule does
not impose an information collection
burden under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
The Congressional Review Act, 5
U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides
that before a rule may take effect, the
agency promulgating the rule must
submit a rule report, which includes a
copy of the rule, to each House of the
Congress and to the Comptroller General
of the United States. EPA will submit 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 United
States prior to publication of the rule in
the Federal Register. A major rule
cannot take effect until 60 days after it
is published in the Federal Register.
This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as
defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
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Under Section 307(b)(1) of the Clean
Air Act, petitions for judicial review of
this action must be filed in the United
States Court of Appeals for the
appropriate circuit by February 7, 2006.
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).)
List of Subjects
40 CFR Part 60
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Administrative
practice and procedure,
Intergovernmental relations, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
40 CFR Part 61
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Administrative
practice and procedure, Hazardous
substances, Intergovernmental relations,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
40 CFR Part 63
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Administrative
practice and procedure, Hazardous
substances, Intergovernmental relations,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Authority: This action is issued under the
authority of Sections 111 and 112 of the
Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 7411
and 7412.
Dated: November 29, 2005.
Carl E. Edlund,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.
40 CFR parts 60, 61, and 63 are
amended as follows:
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PART 60—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 60
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart A—General Provisions
2. Section 60.4 is amended:
A. by adding paragraph (b)(GG)(i) and
adding and reserving paragraph
(b)(GG)(ii); and
I B. by adding paragraph (e)(3) to read
as follows:
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§ 60.4
Address.
(b) * * *
(GG) * * *
(i) Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air
Quality Control Board, c/o
Environmental Health Department, P.O.
Box 1293, Albuquerque, New Mexico
87103.
(ii) [Reserved.]
*
*
*
*
*
(e) * * *
(3) Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air
Quality Control Board. The
Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air
Quality Control Board has been
delegated all Part 60 standards
promulgated by EPA, except Subpart
AAA—Standards of Performance for
New Residential Wood Heaters; Subpart
WWW—Standards of Performance for
Municipal Solid Waste Landfills;
Subpart Cc—Emissions Guidelines and
Compliance Times for Municipal Solid
Waste Landfills, as amended in the
Federal Register through July 1, 2004.
PART 61—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 61
continues to read as follows:
I
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart A—General Provisions
2. Section 61.04 is amended:
A. by adding paragraph (b)(GG)(i) and
adding and reserving paragraph
(b)(GG)(ii); and
I B. by revising paragraph (c)(6) to read
as follows:
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§ 61.04
Address.
(b) * * *
(GG) * * *
(i) Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air
Quality Control Board, c/o
Environmental Health Department, P.O.
Box 1293, Albuquerque, New Mexico
87103.
(ii) [Reserved.]
*
*
*
*
*
(c) * * *
(6) The following lists the specific
Part 61 standards that have been
delegated unchanged to the air pollution
control agencies in Region 6.
(i) [Reserved.]
(ii) Louisiana. The Louisiana
Department of Environmental Quality
(LDEQ) has been delegated the
following Part 61 standards
promulgated by EPA, as amended in the
Federal Register through July 1, 2002.
The (X) symbol is used to indicate each
subpart that has been delegated.
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DELEGATION STATUS FOR PART 61 STANDARDS STATE OF LOUISIANA 1
Subpart
LDEQ 2
A General Provisions ............................................................................................................................................................................
C Beryllium ............................................................................................................................................................................................
D Beryllium Rocket Motor Firing ...........................................................................................................................................................
E Mercury ..............................................................................................................................................................................................
J Equipment Leaks of Benzene ............................................................................................................................................................
L Benzene Emissions from Coke By-Product Recovery Plants ...........................................................................................................
M Asbestos ............................................................................................................................................................................................
N Inorganic Arsenic Emissions from Glass Manufacturing Plants .......................................................................................................
O Inorganic Arsenic Emissions from Primary Copper Smelters ...........................................................................................................
P Inorganic Arsenic Emissions from Arsenic Trioxide and Metallic Arsenic Production Facilities ......................................................
V Equipment Leaks ...............................................................................................................................................................................
Y Benzene Emissions from Benzene Storage Vessels ........................................................................................................................
BB Benzene Emissions from Benzene Transfer Operations ................................................................................................................
FF Benzene Emissions from Benzene Waste Operations ...................................................................................................................
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
1 Program
delegated to Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ).
which may not be delegated include: § 61.04(b), Addresses of State and Local Implementing Agencies; § 61.12(d)(1), Compliance
with Standards and Maintenance Requirements, Alternate Means of Emission Limitation; § 61.13(h), Major Change to an Emissions Test;
§ 61.14(g), Major Modifications to Monitoring Requirements; § 61.16, Availability of Information Procedures; § 61.53(c)(4), List of Approved Design, Maintenance, and Housekeeping Practices for Mercury Chlor-Alkali Plants; and all authorities identified within specific subparts (e.g., under
‘‘Delegation of Authority’’) that cannot be delegated.
2 Authorities
(iii) New Mexico. The New Mexico
Environment Department (NMED) has
been delegated the following part 61
standards promulgated by EPA, as
amended in the Federal Register
through September 1, 2001. The (X)
symbol is used to indicate each subpart
that has been delegated.
DELEGATION STATUS FOR NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS (PART 61 STANDARDS)
FOR NEW MEXICO
[Excluding Bernalillo County and Indian Country] 1
Subpart
Source category
New Mexico
A .................................
B .................................
C ................................
D ................................
E .................................
F .................................
G ................................
H ................................
I ..................................
General Provisions ..........................................................................................................................................
Radon Emissions From Underground Uranium Mines ...................................................................................
Beryllium ..........................................................................................................................................................
Beryllium Rocket Motor Firing .........................................................................................................................
Mercury ...........................................................................................................................................................
Vinyl Chloride ..................................................................................................................................................
(Reserved) .......................................................................................................................................................
Emissions of Radionuclides Other Than Radon From Department of Energy Facilities ...............................
Radionuclide Emissions From Federal Facilities Other Than Nuclear Regulatory Commission Licensees
and Not Covered by Subpart H.
Equipment Leaks (Fugitive Emission Sources) of Benzene ...........................................................................
Radionuclide Emissions From Elemental Phosphorus Plants ........................................................................
Benzene Emissions From Coke By-Product Recovery Plants .......................................................................
Asbestos ..........................................................................................................................................................
Inorganic Arsenic Emissions From Glass Manufacturing Plants ....................................................................
Inorganic Arsenic Emissions From Primary Copper Smelters .......................................................................
Inorganic Arsenic Emissions From Arsenic Trioxide and Metallic Arsenic Production Facilities ...................
Radon Emissions From Department of Energy Facilities ...............................................................................
Radon Emissions From Phosphogypsum Stacks ...........................................................................................
(Reserved) .......................................................................................................................................................
Radon Emissions From the Disposal of Uranium Mill Tailings ......................................................................
(Reserved) .......................................................................................................................................................
Equipment Leaks (Fugitive Emission Sources) ..............................................................................................
Radon Emissions From Operating Mill Tailings ..............................................................................................
(Reserved) .......................................................................................................................................................
Benzene Emissions From Benzene Storage Vessels ....................................................................................
(Reserved) .......................................................................................................................................................
Benzene Emissions From Benzene Transfer Operations ..............................................................................
(Reserved) .......................................................................................................................................................
Benzene Waste Operations ............................................................................................................................
X
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X
X
X
X
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J .................................
K .................................
L .................................
M ................................
N ................................
O ................................
P .................................
Q ................................
R ................................
S .................................
T .................................
U ................................
V .................................
W ................................
X .................................
Y .................................
Z–AA ..........................
BB ..............................
CC–EE .......................
FF ...............................
1 Program
X
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X
X
X
X
X
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X
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X
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X
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X
delegated to New Mexico Environment Department (NMED).
(iv)–(v) [Reserved.]
(vi) Albuquerque-Bernalillo County,
New Mexico. The AlbuquerqueBernalillo County Air Quality Control
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Board (ABCAQCB) has been delegated
the following Part 61 standards
promulgated by EPA, as amended in the
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The (X) symbol is used to indicate each
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DELEGATION STATUS FOR NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS (PART 61 STANDARDS)
FOR ALBUQUERQUE-BERNALILLO COUNTY AIR QUALITY CONTROL BOARD
[Excluding Indian Country] 1
Subpart
Source category
ABCAQCB
A .................................
B .................................
C ................................
D ................................
E .................................
F .................................
G ................................
H ................................
I ..................................
General Provisions ..........................................................................................................................................
Radon Emissions From Underground Uranium Mines ...................................................................................
Beryllium ..........................................................................................................................................................
Beryllium Rocket Motor Firing .........................................................................................................................
Mercury ...........................................................................................................................................................
Vinyl Chloride ..................................................................................................................................................
(Reserved) .......................................................................................................................................................
Emissions of Radionuclides Other Than Radon From Department of Energy Facilities ...............................
Radionuclide Emissions From Federal Facilities Other Than Nuclear Regulatory Commission Licensees
and Not Covered by Subpart H.
Equipment Leaks (Fugitive Emission Sources) of Benxene ...........................................................................
Radionuclide Emissions From Elemental Phosphorus Plants ........................................................................
Benzene Emissions From Coke By-Product Recovery Plants .......................................................................
Asbestos ..........................................................................................................................................................
Inorganic Arsenic Emissions From Glass Manufacturing Plants ....................................................................
Inorganic Arsenic Emissions From Primary Copper Smelters .......................................................................
Inorganic Arsenic Emissions From Arsenic Trioxide and Metallic Arsenic Production Facilities ...................
Radon Emissions From Department of Energy Facilities ...............................................................................
Radon Emissions From Phosphogypsum Stacks ...........................................................................................
(Reserved) .......................................................................................................................................................
Radon Emissions From the Disposal of Uranium Mill Tailings ......................................................................
(Reserved) .......................................................................................................................................................
Equipment Leaks (Fugitive Emission Sources) ..............................................................................................
Radon Emissions From Operating Mill Tailings ..............................................................................................
(Reserved) .......................................................................................................................................................
Benzene Emissions From Benzene Storage Vessels ....................................................................................
(Reserved) .......................................................................................................................................................
Benzene Emissions From Benzene Transfer Operations ..............................................................................
(Reserved) .......................................................................................................................................................
Benzene Waste Operations ............................................................................................................................
X
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X
X
X
X
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J .................................
K .................................
L .................................
M ................................
N ................................
O ................................
P .................................
Q ................................
R ................................
S .................................
T .................................
U ................................
V .................................
W ................................
X .................................
Y .................................
Z–AA ..........................
BB ..............................
CC–EE .......................
FF ...............................
1 Program
X
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X
X
X
X
X
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X
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X
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X
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X
delegated to Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board (ABCAQCB).
PART 63—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 63
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.
Subpart E—Approval of State
Programs and Delegation of Federal
Authorities
2. Section 63.99 is amended by
revising paragraph (a)(31) to read as
follows:
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§ 63.99
Delegated Federal authorities.
(31) New Mexico.
(i) The following table lists the
delegation status of specific part 63
subparts that have been delegated
unchanged to state and local air
pollution agencies in New Mexico. The
‘‘X’’ symbol is used to indicate each
subpart that has been delegated.
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Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production ....................................................................
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Gasoline Distribution .............................................................................................................
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Secondary Lead Smelting .....................................................................................................
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Phosphate Fertilizers Production Plants ...............................................................................
Petroleum Refineries .............................................................................................................
Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations ............................................................................
Magnetic Tape Manufacturing ..............................................................................................
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Oil and Natural Gas Production Facilities .............................................................................
Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Facilities ................................................................................
Wood Furniture Manufacturing Operations ...........................................................................
Printing and Publishing Industry ...........................................................................................
Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants ....................................................................................
Chemical Recovery Combustion Sources at Kraft, Soda, Sulfide, and Stand-Alone
Semichemical Pulp Mills.
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Individual Drain Systems ......................................................................................................
Closed Vent Systems, Control Devices, Recovery Devices and Routing to a Fuel Gas
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Equipment Leaks—Control Level 2 Standards .....................................................................
Oil-Water Separators and Organic-Water Separators ..........................................................
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Mineral Wool Production .......................................................................................................
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Pharmaceuticals Production .................................................................................................
Natural Gas Transmission and Storage Facilities ................................................................
Flexible Polyurethane Foam Production ...............................................................................
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Portland Cement Manufacturing ...........................................................................................
Pesticide Active Ingredient Production .................................................................................
Wool Fiberglass Manufacturing ............................................................................................
Amino/Phenolic Resins .........................................................................................................
Polyether Polyols Production ................................................................................................
Primary Copper Smelting ......................................................................................................
Secondary Aluminum Production ..........................................................................................
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Primary Lead Smelting ..........................................................................................................
Petroleum Refineries—Catalytic Cracking Units, Catalytic Reforming Units and Sulfur Recovery Plants.
Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) ..........................................................................
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Nutritional Yeast Manufacturing ............................................................................................
Organic Liquids Distribution ..................................................................................................
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Plastic Parts (Surface Coating) .............................................................................................
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Surface Coating of Metal Furniture .......................................................................................
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[Excluding Indian Country]
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Reinforced Plastic CompositesProduction ............................................................................
Tire Manufacturing ................................................................................................................
Combustion Turbines ............................................................................................................
Lime Manufacturing Plants ...................................................................................................
Semiconductor Manufacturing ..............................................................................................
Coke Ovens: Pushing, Quenching and Battery Stacks ........................................................
Industrial/Commerical/Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters .........................................
Iron Foundries .......................................................................................................................
Integrated Iron and Steel ......................................................................................................
Site Remediation ...................................................................................................................
Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing ..................................................................................
Mercury Cell Chlor-Alkali Plants ...........................................................................................
Brick and Structural Clay Products Manufacturing ...............................................................
Clay Ceramics Manufacturing ...............................................................................................
Asphalt Roofing and Processing ...........................................................................................
Flexible Polyurethane Foam Fabrication Operation .............................................................
Hydrochloric Acid Production, Fumed Silica Production ......................................................
Engine Test Facilities ............................................................................................................
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1 Authorities that cannot be delegated include § 63.6(g), Approval of Alternative Non-Opacity Standards; § 63.6(h)(9), Approval of Alternative
Opacity Standards; § 63.7(e)(2)(ii) and (f), Approval of Major Alternatives to Test Methods; § 63.8(f), Approval of Major Alternatives to Monitoring;
and § 63.10(f), Approval of Major Alternatives to Recordkeeping and Reporting. In addition, all authorities identified in the certain subparts that
EPA has designated that cannot be delegated.
2 Program delegated to New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) for standards promulgated by EPA, as amended in the Federal Register through September 1, 2002.
3 Program delegated to Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board (ABCAQCB) for standards promulgated by EPA, as amended
in the Federal Register through July 1, 2004.
4 This standard was originally delegated to NMED on February 9, 2004. The ABCAQCB has adopted the subpart unchanged and applied for
delegation of the standard. The standard was vacated and remanded to EPA by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Circuit on June 18, 2004, and EPA’s petition for rehearing was denied on April 15, 2005. The standard is not being delegated at this time to
ABCAQCB.
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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Regulations System,
OUSD(AT&L)DPAP(DAR), IMD 3C132,
3062 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC
20301–3062. Telephone (703) 602–0289;
facsimile (703) 602–0350. Please cite
DFARS Case 2003–D029.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
48 CFR Parts 205, 226, and 252
A. Background
[DFARS Case 2003–D029]
Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement;
Socioeconomic Programs
Department of Defense (DoD).
Final rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: DoD has issued a final rule
amending the Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement
(DFARS) to update text pertaining to
socioeconomic considerations in DoD
contracting. This rule is a result of a
transformation initiative undertaken by
DoD to dramatically change the purpose
and content of the DFARS.
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 9, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Deborah Tronic, Defense Acquisition
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DFARS Transformation is a major
DoD initiative to dramatically change
the purpose and content of the DFARS.
The objective is to improve the
efficiency and effectiveness of the
acquisition process, while allowing the
acquisition workforce the flexibility to
innovate. The transformed DFARS will
contain only requirements of law, DoDwide policies, delegations of FAR
authorities, deviations from FAR
requirements, and policies/procedures
that have a significant effect beyond the
internal operating procedures of DoD or
a significant cost or administrative
impact on contractors or offerors.
Additional information on the DFARS
Transformation initiative is available at
https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/
dfars/transformation/index.htm.
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This final rule is a result of the
DFARS Transformation initiative. The
DFARS changes include—
• Deletion of text at 226.103
containing internal DoD procedures for
funding of incentive payments to
contractors under the clause at 252.226–
7001, Utilization of Indian
Organizations, Indian-Owned Economic
Enterprises, and Native Hawaiian Small
Business Concerns. This text has been
relocated to the new DFARS companion
resource, Procedures, Guidance, and
Information (PGI), available at https://
www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/pgi.
• Relocation of text on contracting
with historically black colleges and
universities and minority institutions
(HBCU/MI) from Subpart 226.70 to
Subpart 226.3, for consistency with the
location of FAR policy on this subject.
The relocated text is substantially
unchanged, but excludes information on
HBCU/MI percentage goals and
infrastructure assistance (226.7000 and
226.7002) that is considered
unnecessary for inclusion in the
DFARS.
• Deletion of Subpart 226.72, Base
Closures and Realignments, as the text
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 60, 61, and 63
[R06-OAR-2005-NM-0005; FRL-8006-2]
New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards
for Hazardous Air Pollutants; Delegation of Authority to Albuquerque-
Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule; delegation of authority.
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SUMMARY: The Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board
(ABCAQCB) has submitted updated regulations for receiving delegation of
EPA authority for implementation and enforcement of New Source
Performance Standards (NSPS) and National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs) for all sources. These regulations
apply to certain NSPS promulgated by EPA, as amended through July 1,
2004, and certain NESHAPs promulgated by EPA, as amended through July
1, 2004. The delegation of authority under this notice applies only to
sources located in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, and does not extend
to sources located in Indian country. EPA is providing notice that it
has approved delegation of certain NSPS to ABCAQCB, and taking direct
final action to approve the delegation of certain NESHAPs to ABCAQCB.
DATES: This rule is effective on February 7, 2006 without further
notice, unless EPA receives relevant adverse comment by January 9,
2006. If EPA receives such comment, EPA will publish a timely
withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the public that this rule
will not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Regional Materials in
EDocket (RME) ID No. R06-OAR-2005-NM-0005, by one of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Agency Web site: https://docket.epa.gov/rmepub/, Regional
Materials in EDocket (RME), EPA's electronic public docket and comment
system, is EPA's preferred method for receiving comments. Once in the
system, select ``quick search,'' then key in the appropriate RME Docket
identification number. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
U.S. EPA Region 6 ``Contact Us'' Web site: https://epa.gov/
region6/r6coment.htm. Please click on ``6PD'' (Multimedia) and select
``Air'' before submitting comments.
E-mail: Jeff Robinson at robinson.jeffrey@epa.gov.
Fax: Mr. Jeff Robinson, Air Permits Section (6PD-R), at
fax number 214-665-7263.
Mail: Mr. Jeff Robinson, Air Permits Section (6PD-R),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas,
Texas 75202-2733.
Hand or Courier Delivery: Mr. Jeff Robinson, Air Permits
Section (6PD-R), Environmental Protection Agency, 1445 Ross Avenue,
Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733. Such deliveries are accepted only
between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays except for legal
holidays. Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Regional Materials in EDocket
(RME) ID No. R06-OAR-2005-NM-0005. EPA's policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public file without change, change and
may be made available online at https://docket.epa.gov/rmepub/,
including any personal information provided, unless the comment
includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information
(CBI) or other information the disclosure of which is restricted by
statute. Do not submit information through Regional Material in EDocket
(RME), regulations.gov, or e-mail if you believe that it is CBI or
otherwise protected from disclosure. The EPA RME Web site and the
Federal regulations.gov are ``anonymous access'' systems, which means
EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment
directly to EPA without going through RME or regulations.gov, your e-
mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the
comment that is placed in the public file and made available on the
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the electronic docket are listed in the
Regional Materials in EDocket (RME) index at https://docket.epa.gov/
rmepub/. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly
available, i.e., CBI or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted
material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are
available either electronically in RME or in the official file which is
available at the Air Permitting Section (6PD-R), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75202-
2733. The file will be made available by appointment for public
inspection in the Region 6 FOIA Review Room between the hours of 8:30
a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays except for legal holidays. Contact the
person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT paragraph below to
make an appointment. If possible, please make the appointment at least
two working days in advance of your visit. There will be a 15 cent per
page fee for making photocopies of documents. On the day of the visit,
please check in at the EPA Region 6 reception area at 1445 Ross Avenue,
Suite 700, Dallas, Texas.
The delegation request is also available for public inspection at
the State Air Agency listed below during official business hours by
appointment:
City of Albuquerque, Environmental Health Department, Air Quality
Division, 11850 Sunset Gardens SW., Albuquerque, New Mexico 87121.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeff Robinson, U.S. EPA, Region 6,
Multimedia Planning and Permitting Division (6PD), 1445 Ross Avenue,
Dallas, TX 75202-2733, telephone (214) 665-6435; fax number 214-665-
7263; or electronic mail at robinson.jeffrey@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document wherever ``we,''
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean the EPA.
Table of Contents
I. General Information
II. What Does This Action Do?
III. What Is The Authority for Delegation?
IV. What Criteria Must ABCAQCB's Program Meet To Be Approved?
V. How Did ABCAQCB Meet the Approved Criteria?
VI. What Is Being Delegated?
VII. What Is Not Being Delegated?
VIII. How Will Applicability Determinations Under Section 112 Be
Made?
IX. What Authority Does EPA Have?
X. What Information Must ABCAQCB Provide to EPA?
XI. What Is EPA's Oversight of This Delegation to ABCAQCB?
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XII. Should Sources Submit Notices to EPA or ABCAQCB?
XIII. How Will Unchanged Authorities Be Delegated to ABCAQCB in the
Future?
XIV. What Is The Relationship Between RCRA and the Hazardous Waste
Combustor MACT?
XV. Final Action
XVI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. General Information
A. Tips for Preparing Your Comments
When submitting comments, remember to:
1. Identify the rulemaking by docket number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
2. Follow directions--The agency may ask you to respond to specific
questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
3. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
4. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
5. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
6. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and
suggest alternatives.
7. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
8. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline
identified.
B. Submitting Confidential Business Information (CBI)
Do not submit this information to EPA through regulations.gov or e-
mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the information that you claim to
be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or CD ROM that you mail to EPA,
mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as CBI and then identify
electronically within the disk or CD ROM the specific information that
is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment
that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that
does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for
inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not be
disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part
2.
II. What Does This Notice Do?
EPA is providing notice that it is delegating authority for
implementation and enforcement of certain NSPS to ABCAQCB. EPA is also
taking direct final action to approve the delegation of certain NESHAPs
to ABCAQCB. With this delegation, ABCAQCB has the primary
responsibility to implement and enforce the delegated standards. The
notice also consolidates the table which specifies the part 63
delegations in New Mexico to the New Mexico Environment Department
(NMED) and ABCAQCB. The subpart delegations previously made to the NMED
on February 9, 2004, are not open to public comment. 68 FR 69036
(December 11, 2003). See Section VI, below, for a complete discussion
of which standards are being delegated and which are not being
delegated.
III. What Is The Authority for Delegation?
Section 111(c)(1) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) authorizes EPA to
delegate authority to any state agency which submits adequate
regulatory procedures for implementation and enforcement of the NSPS
program. The NSPS standards are codified at 40 CFR Part 60.
Section 112(l) of the CAA and 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart E, authorizes
EPA to delegate authority to any state or local agency which submits
adequate regulatory procedures for implementation and enforcement of
emission standards for hazardous air pollutants. The hazardous air
pollutant standards are codified at 40 CFR Parts 61 and 63.
IV. What Criteria Must ABCAQCB's Program Meet To Be Approved?
This notice notifies the public that EPA is updating ABCAQCB's
delegation to implement and enforce certain NSPS. EPA previously
approved ABCAQCB's program for the delegation of NSPS. 54 FR 52031
(December 20, 1989), 57 FR 48563 (October 27, 1992), and 60 FR 52329
(October 6, 1995). As to the NESHAP standards in Parts 61 and 63,
Section 112(l) of the CAA enables EPA to approve State and local air
pollution agencies air toxics programs or rules to operate in place of
the Federal air toxics program or rules. 40 CFR part 63, Subpart E
(Subpart E) governs EPA's approval of State rules or programs under
Section 112(l).
A. NSPS Criteria
EPA will approve an air toxics program if we find that:
(1) The State program or local air pollution agency is ``no less
stringent'' than the corresponding Federal program or rule;
(2) The State or local air pollution agency has adequate authority
and resources to implement and enforce the program;
(3) The schedule for implementation and compliance is sufficiently
expeditious; and
(4) The program otherwise complies with Federal guidance.
B. NESHAP Criteria
In order to obtain approval of its program to implement and enforce
Federal section 112 rules as promulgated without changes (straight
delegation), only the criteria of 40 CFR 63.91(d) must be met in
addition to the requirements listed above as NSPS criteria. Section
63.91(d)(3) provides that interim or final Title V program approval
will satisfy the criteria of Sec. 63.91(d) for Part 70 sources. EPA
previously approved ABCAQCB's program for the delegation of NESHAPS in
40 CFR part 61. 54 FR 52031 (December 20, 1989), 57 FR 48563 (October
27, 1992), and 60 FR 52329 (October 6, 1995).
V. How Did ABCAQCB Meet the Approval Criteria?
A. NSPS Criteria
ABCAQCB adopted the Federal requirements via incorporation by
reference. As a result, the minimum requirement of CAA Section 111,
that their standard is at least as stringent as EPA's rules, has been
met. ABCAQCB demonstrated the remaining criteria when EPA previously
approved ABCAQCB's program for the delegation of NSPS. 54 FR 52031
(December 20, 1989), 57 FR 48563 (October 27, 1992), and 60 FR 52329
(October 6, 1995).
B. NESHAP Criteria
As part of its Title V submission, ABCAQCB stated that it intended
to use the mechanism of incorporation by reference to adopt unchanged
Federal section 112 into its regulations. This applied to both existing
and future standards as they applied to Part 70 sources. 60 FR 2527-
2534 (January 10, 1995), EPA approved ABCAQCB's program for receiving
delegation of existing and future standards when it granted final
interim approval to ABCAQCB's Title V program. 60 FR 2527-2534 (January
10, 1995), 60 FR 13046-13047 (March 10, 1995). In addition, on November
26, 1996, EPA promulgated full approval of Albuquerque-Bernalillo
County's operating permits program. 61 FR 60032. Under 40 CFR
63.91(d)(2), once a state or local air pollution agency has satisfied
up-front approval criteria, it needs only to reference the previous
demonstration and reaffirm that it still
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meets the criteria for any subsequent submittals. ABCAQCB has affirmed
that it still meets the up-front approval criteria.
VI. What Is Being Delegated?
EPA received a request to update the NSPS and NESHAP delegations on
April 11, 2005. ABCAQCB requested the EPA to update the delegation of
authority for the following:
A. NSPS (40 CFR Part 60 standards) through July 1, 2004;
B. NESHAPs (40 CFR Part 61 standards) through July 1, 2004; and
C. NESHAPs (40 CFR Part 63 standards) through July 1, 2004.
ABCAQCB's request was for delegation of certain NSPS and NESHAP for
all sources (both Part 70 and non-Part 70 sources). The request
includes revisions of 20.11.63 NMAC, 20.11.64 NMAC, as adopted by the
Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board. For NSPS, this
revision incorporated all NSPS promulgated by EPA (except Subpart AAA--
Standards of Performance for New Residential Wood Heaters, Subpart
WWW--Standards of Performance for Muncipal Solid Waste Landfills, and
Subpart Cc--Emission Guidelines and Compliance Times for Municipal
Solid Waste Landfills) as amended in the Federal Register through July
1, 2004. The effective date of the Federal delegation for NSPS under
Section 111 is the date that this Federal Register is published. For
the Part 61 NESHAPs, this revision included all NESHAPs promulgated by
EPA as amended in the Federal Register through July 1, 2004, excluding
Subparts B, H, I, K, Q, R, T, and W. For the Part 63 NESHAPs, the
request includes the NESHAPs set forth in Table 1 below. The effective
date of the Federal delegation for Parts 61 and 63 standards is the
effective date of this rule.
Table 1.--40 CFR Part 63 NESHAPs for Source Categories Delegated to
ABCAQCB
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Subpart Source category
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A........................... General Provisions.
D........................... Early Reductions.
F........................... Hazardous Organic NESHAP (HON)--Synthetic
Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry
(SOCMI).
G........................... HON--SOCMI Process Vents, Storage Vessels,
Transfer Operations and Wastewater.
H........................... HON--Equipment Leaks.
I........................... HON--Certain Processes Negotiated
Equipment Leak Regulation.
J........................... Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers
Production.
L........................... Coke Oven Batteries.
M........................... Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning.
N........................... Chromium Electroplating and Chromium
Anodizing Tanks.
O........................... Ethylene Oxide Sterilizers.
Q........................... Industrial Process Cooling Towers.
R........................... Gasoline Distribution.
S........................... Pulp and Paper Industry.
T........................... Halogenated Solvent Cleaning.
U........................... Group I Polymers and Resins.
W........................... Epoxy Resins Production and Non-Nylon
Polyamides Production.
X........................... Secondary Lead Smelting.
Y........................... Marine Tank Vessel Loading.
AA.......................... Phosphoric Acid Manufacturing Plants.
BB.......................... Phosphate Fertilizers Production Plants.
CC.......................... Petroleum Refineries.
DD.......................... Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations.
EE.......................... Magnetic Tape Manufacturing.
GG.......................... Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework
Facilities.
HH.......................... Oil and Natural Gas Production Facilities.
II.......................... Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Facilities.
JJ.......................... Wood Furniture Manufacturing Operations.
KK.......................... Printing and Publishing Industry.
LL.......................... Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants.
MM.......................... Chemical Recovery Combustion Sources at
Kraft, Soda, Sulfide, and Stand-Alone
Semichemical Pulp Mills.
OO.......................... Tanks--Level 1.
PP.......................... Containers.
QQ.......................... Surface Impoundments.
RR.......................... Individual Drain Systems.
SS.......................... Closed Vent Systems, Control Devices,
Recovery Devices and Routing to a Fuel
Gas System or a Process.
TT.......................... Equipment Leaks--Control Level 1.
UU.......................... Equipment Leaks--Control Level 2
Standards.
VV.......................... Oil-Water Separators and Organic-Water
Separators.
WW.......................... Storage Vessels (Tanks)--Control Level 2.
YY.......................... Generic Maximum Achievable Control
Technology Standards.
CCC......................... Steel Pickling--HCl Process Facilities and
Hydrochloric Acid Regeneration Plants.
DDD......................... Mineral Wool Production.
EEE......................... Hazardous Waste Combustors.
GGG......................... Pharmaceuticals Production.
HHH......................... Natural Gas Transmission and Storage
Facilities.
III......................... Flexible Polyurethane Foam Production.
JJJ......................... Group IV Polymers and Resins.
LLL......................... Portland Cement Manufacturing.
MMM......................... Pesticide Active Ingredient Production.
NNN......................... Wool Fiberglass Manufacturing.
OOO......................... Amino/Phenolic Resins.
PPP......................... Polyether Polyols Production.
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QQQ......................... Primary Copper Smelting.
RRR......................... Secondary Aluminum Production.
TTT......................... Primary Lead Smelting.
UUU......................... Petroleum Refineries--Catalytic Cracking
Units, Catalytic Reforming Units and
Sulfur Recovery Plants.
VVV......................... Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW).
XXX......................... Ferroalloys Production: Ferromanganese and
Silicomanganese.
AAAA........................ Municipal Solid Waste Landfills.
CCCC........................ Nutritional Yeast Manufacturing.
EEEE........................ Organic Liquid Distribution.
FFFF........................ Miscellaneous Organic Chemical
Manufacturing.
GGGG........................ Solvent Extraction for Vegetable Oil
Production.
HHHH........................ Wet Formed Fiberglass Mat Production.
IIII........................ Auto & Light Duty Truck.
JJJJ........................ Paper & Other Web Coating.
KKKK........................ Surface Coating of Metal Cans.
MMMM........................ Surface Coating of Miscellaneous Metal
Parts and Products.
NNNN........................ Surface Coating of Large Appliances.
OOOO........................ Printing, Coating, and Dyeing of Fabrics
and Other Textiles.
PPPP........................ Plastic Parts.
QQQQ........................ Surface Coating of Wood Building Products.
RRRR........................ Surface Coating of Metal Furniture.
SSSS........................ Surface Coating of Metal Coil.
TTTT........................ Leather Finishing Operations.
UUUU........................ Cellulose Production Manufacture.
VVVV........................ Boat Manufacturing.
WWWW........................ Reinforced Plastic Composites Production.
XXXX........................ Tire Manufacturing.
YYYY........................ Stationary Combustion Turbines.
ZZZZ........................ Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines.
AAAAA....................... Lime Manufacturing Plants.
BBBBB....................... Semiconductor Manufacturing.
CCCCC....................... Coke Ovens: Pushing, Quenching and Battery
Stacks.
EEEEE....................... Iron and Steel Foundries.
FFFFF....................... Integrated Iron and Steel.
GGGGG....................... Site Remediation.
HHHHH....................... Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing.
IIIII....................... Mercury Cell Chlor-Alkali Plants.
JJJJJ....................... Brick and Structural Clay Products.
KKKKK....................... Clay Ceramics Manufacturing.
LLLLL....................... Asphalt Roofing and Processing.
MMMMM....................... Flexible Polyurethane Foam Fabrication
Operation.
NNNNN....................... Hydrochloric Acid Production.
PPPPP....................... Engine Test Cells/Stands.
QQQQQ....................... Friction Products Manufacturing.
RRRRR....................... Taconite Iron Ore Processing.
SSSSS....................... Refractory Products Manufacturing.
TTTTT....................... Primary Magnesium Refining.
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VII. What Is Not Being Delegated?
As mentioned above, ABCAQCB has not requested and has not been
delegated the authority for the following standards:
40 CFR part 60, Subpart AAA (Standards of Performance for New
Residential Wood Heaters);
40 CFR part 60, Subpart WWW, (Standards of Performance for
Municipal Solid Waste Landfills);
40 CFR part 60, Subpart Cc, (Emission Guidelines and Compliance
Times for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills);
40 CFR part 61, Subpart B (National Emission Standards for Radon
Emissions from Underground Uranium Mines);
40 CFR part 61, Subpart H (National Emission Standards for
Emissions of Radionuclides Other Than Radon From Department of Energy
Facilities);
40 CFR part 61, Subpart I (National Emission Standards for
Radionuclide Emissions from Federal Facilities Other Than Nuclear
Regulatory Commission Licensees and Not Covered by Subpart H);
40 CFR part 61, Subpart K--(National Emission Standards for
Radionuclide Emissions from Elemental Phosphorus Plants);
40 CFR part 61, Subpart Q (National Emission Standards for Radon
Emissions from Department of Energy facilities);
40 CFR part 61, Subpart R (National Emission Standards for Radon
Emissions from Phosphogypsum Stacks);
40 CFR part 61, Subpart T (National Emission Standards for Radon
Emissions from the Disposal of Uranium Mill Tailings); and
40 CFR part 61, Subpart W (National Emission Standards for Radon
Emissions from Operating Mill Tailings).
It should be noted that the ABCAQCB adopted 40 CFR part 63, Subpart
J (Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production) unchanged and
requested delegation of the standard. The standard was vacated and
remanded to EPA by the United States Court of Appeals for the District
of Columbia Circuit on June 18, 2004, and EPA's petition for rehearing
was denied on April 15, 2005.
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Because the Court vacated Subpart J, that standard is not being
delegated at this time to ABCAQCB.
In addition, EPA cannot delegate to a State any of the Category II
Subpart A authorities set forth in 40 CFR 63.91(g)(2). These include
the following provisions: Sec. 63.6(g), Approval of Alternative Non-
Opacity Standards; Sec. 63.6(h)(9), Approval of Alternative Opacity
Standards; Sec. 63.7(e)(2)(ii) and (f), Approval of Major Alternatives
to Test Methods; Sec. 63.8(f), Approval of Major Alternatives to
Monitoring; and Sec. 63.10(f), Approval of Major Alternatives to
Recordkeeping and Reporting. Also, some MACT standards have certain
provisions that cannot be delegated to the States (e.g., 40 CFR
63.106(b)). Therefore, any MACT standard that EPA is delegating to
ABCAQCB that provides that certain authorities cannot be delegated are
retained by EPA and not delegated. Furthermore, no authorities are
delegated that require rulemaking in the Federal Register to implement,
or where Federal overview is the only way to ensure national
consistency in the application of the standards or requirements of CAA
Section 112. Finally, Section 112(r), the accidental release program
authority, is not being delegated by this approval.
All of the inquiries and requests concerning implementation and
enforcement of the excluded standards in the State of New Mexico should
be directed to the EPA Region 6 Office.
In addition, this delegation to ABCAQCB to implement and enforce
certain NSPS and NESHAPs does not extend to sources or activities
located in Indian country, as defined in 18 U.S.C. 1151. Under this
definition, EPA treats as reservations, trust lands validly set aside
for the use of a Tribe even if the trust lands have not been formally
designated as a reservation. Consistent with previous Federal program
approvals or delegations, EPA will continue to implement the NSPS and
NESHAPs in Indian country because ABCAQCB has not adequately
demonstrated its authority over sources and activities located within
the exterior boundaries of Indian reservations and other areas in
Indian country.
Also, this delegation does not extend to sources or activities
located outside of Bernalillo County because the Albuquerque-Bernalillo
County Air Quality Control Board only has jurisdiction to administer
and enforce provisions of the New Mexico Air Quality Control Act in
Bernalillo County (excluding Indian country). The Albuquerque-
Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board and the Albuquerque
Environmental Health Department was previously delegated the authority
to implement and enforce certain NSPS and NESHAPs by EPA. See 60 FR
52329 (October 6, 1995).
VIII. How Will Applicability Determinations Under Section 112 Be Made?
In approving this delegation, ABCAQCB will obtain concurrence from
EPA on any matter involving the interpretation of section 112 of the
CAA or 40 CFR part 63 to the extent that implementation,
administration, or enforcement of these sections have not been covered
by EPA determination or guidance.
IX. What Authority Does EPA Have?
We retain the right, as provided by CAA Section 112(l)(7), to
enforce any applicable emission standard or requirement under Section
112. EPA also has the authority to make certain decisions under the
General Provisions (subpart A) of Part 63. We are granting ABCAQCB some
of these authorities, and retaining others, as explained in sections VI
and VII above. In addition, EPA may review and disapprove of State
determinations and subsequently require corrections. (See 40 CFR
63.91(g) and 65 FR 55810, 55823, September 14, 2000.)
Furthermore, we retain any authority in an individual emission
standard that may not be delegated according to provisions of the
standard. Also, listed in the footnotes of the Part 63 delegation table
at the end of this rule are the authorities that cannot be delegated to
any State or local agency which we therefore retain.
X. What Information Must ABCAQCB Provide to EPA?
In delegating the authority to implement and enforce these rules
and in granting a waiver of EPA notification requirements, we require
ABCAQCB to input all source information into the Aerometric Information
Retrieval System (AIRS) for both point and area sources. ABCAQCB must
enter this information into the AIRS system and update the information
by September 30 of every year. ABCAQCB must provide any additional
compliance related information to EPA, Region 6, Office of Enforcement
and Compliance Assurance within 45 days of a request under 40 CFR
63.96(a).
In receiving delegation for specific General Provisions
authorities, ABCAQCB must submit to EPA Region 6 on a semi-annual
basis, copies of determinations issued under these authorities. For
Part 63 standards, these determinations include: Applicability
determinations (Sec. 63.1); approval/disapprovals of construction and
reconstruction (Sec. 63.5(e) and (f)); notifications regarding the use
of a continuous opacity monitoring system (Sec. 63.6(h)(7)(ii));
finding of compliance (Sec. 63.6(h)(8)); approval/disapprovals of
compliance extensions (Sec. 63.6(i)); approvals/disapprovals of minor
(Sec. 63.7(e)(2)(i)) or intermediate (Sec. 63.7(e)(2)(ii) and (f))
alternative test methods; approval of shorter sampling times and
volumes (Sec. 63.7(e)(2)(iii)); waiver of performance testing (Sec.
63.7(e)(2)(iv) and (h)(2), (3)); approvals/disapprovals of minor or
intermediate alternative monitoring methods (Sec. 63.8(f)); approval
of adjustments to time periods for submitting reports (Sec. Sec. 63.9
and 63.10); and approvals/disapprovals of minor alternatives to
recordkeeping and reporting (Sec. 63.10(f)).
Additionally, EPA's Emission Measurement Center of the Emissions
Monitoring and Analysis Division must receive copies of any approved
intermediate changes to test methods or monitoring. (Please note that
intermediate changes to test methods must be demonstrated as equivalent
through the procedures set out in EPA method 301.) This information on
approved intermediate changes to test methods and monitoring will be
used to compile a database of decisions that will be accessible to
State and local agencies and EPA Regions for reference in making future
decisions. (For definitions of major, intermediate and minor
alternative test methods or monitoring methods, see 40 CFR 63.90). The
ABCAQCB should forward these intermediate test methods or monitoring
changes via mail or facsimile to: Chief, Source Categorization Group A,
EPA (MD-19), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, Facsimile telephone
number: (919) 541-1039.
XI. What Is EPA's Oversight of This Delegation to ABCAQCB?
EPA must oversee ABCAQCB's decisions to ensure the delegated
authorities are being adequately implemented and enforced. We will
integrate oversight of the delegated authorities into the existing
mechanisms and resources for oversight currently in place. If, during
oversight, we determine that ABCAQCB made decisions that decreased the
stringency of the delegated standards, then ABCAQCB shall be required
to take corrective actions and the source(s) affected by the decisions
will be notified, as required by 40 CFR 63.91(g)(1)(ii). We will
initiate withdrawal of the program or
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rule if the corrective actions taken are insufficient.
XII. Should Sources Submit Notices to EPA or ABCAQCB?
All of the information required pursuant to the Federal NSPS and
NESHAP (40 CFR parts 60, 61, and 63) should be submitted by sources
located inside the boundaries of Bernalillo County (excluding Indian
country), directly to the City of Albuquerque, Environmental Health
Department, Air Quality Division, P.O. Box 1293, Albuquerque, New
Mexico 87103. The ABCAQCB c/o the City of Albuquerque, Environmental
Health Department, Air Quality Division is the primary point of contact
with respect to delegated NSPS and NESHAPs in Bernalillo County
(excluding Indian country). Sources do not need to send a copy to EPA.
EPA Region 6 waives the requirement that notifications and reports for
delegated standards be submitted to EPA in addition to ABCAQCB in
accordance with 40 CFR 63.9(a)(4)(ii) and 63.10(a)(4)(ii).
XIII. How Will Unchanged Authorities Be Delegated to ABCAQCB in the
Future?
In the future, ABCAQCB will only need to send a letter of request
to EPA, Region 6, for those NSPS and NESHAP regulations that ABCAQCB
has adopted by reference. The letter must reference the previous up-
front approval demonstration and reaffirm that it still meets the up-
front approval criteria. We will respond in writing to the request
stating that the request for delegation is either granted or denied. A
Federal Register notice will be published to inform the public and
affected sources of the delegation, indicating where source
notifications and reports should be sent, and to amend the relevant
portions of the Code of Federal Regulations showing which NSPS and
NESHAP standards have been delegated to ABCAQCB.
XIV. What Is the Relationship Between RCRA and the Hazardous Waste
Combustor MACT?
As part of today's rule, we are delegating, under the CAA,
implementation and enforcement authority for the Hazardous Waste
Combustor (HWC) MACT (Subpart EEE) to ABCAQCB. Many of the sources
subject to the HWC MACT are also subject to the RCRA permitting
requirements. We expect air emissions and related operating
requirements found in the HWC MACT will be included in part 70 permits
issued by ABCAQCB. However, RCRA permits will still be required for all
other aspects of the combustion unit and the facility that are governed
by RCRA (e.g., corrective action, general facility standards, other
combustor-specific concerns such as materials handling, risk-based
emissions limits and operating requirements, as appropriate and other
hazardous waste management units).\1\ See the HWC MACT rule preamble
discussion (64 FR 52828, 52839-52843 (September 30, 1999)), and the
RCRA Site-Specific Risk Assessment Policy for HWC Facilities dated June
2000 for more information on the interrelationship of the MACT rule
with the RCRA Omnibus provision and site specific risk assessments.
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\1\ EPA promulgated the HWC MACT (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart EEE)
under the joint authority of the CAA and RCRA. Before this rule went
into effect, the air emissions from these sources were primarily
regulated under the authority of RCRA. See 40 CFR Parts 264, 265,
266, and 270. With the release of HWC MACT, the air emissions are
now regulated under both CAA and RCRA. Even though both statutes
give EPA the authority to regulate air emissions, we determined that
having the emissions standards and permitting requirements in both
sets of implementing regulations would be duplicative. For this
reason, using the authority provided by Section 1006(b) of RCRA, EPA
deferred the RCRA requirements for the HWC emission controls to the
CAA requirements of 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart EEE. After a facility
has demonstrated compliance with the HWC MACT, the RCRA standards
for air emissions from these units will no longer apply, with the
exception of Section 3005(c)(3) of RCRA, which requires that each
RCRA permit contain the terms and conditions necessary to protect
human health and the environment. Under this provision of RCRA, if a
regulatory authority determines that more stringent conditions than
the HWC MACT are necessary to protect human health and the
environment for a particular facility, then that regulatory
authority may impose those conditions in the facility's RCRA permit.
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XV. Final Action
The public was provided the opportunity to comment on the proposed
approval of the program and mechanism for delegation of Section 112
standards, as applied to Part 70 sources, on January 10, 1995. The
proposal was part of EPA's proposed approval of the Albuquerque-
Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board's Operating Permits
Program. 60 FR 2527. The EPA did not receive adverse public comments on
the proposed delegation of Section 112 standards. 60 FR 13046 (March
10, 1995). In this action, the public is given the opportunity to
comment on the approval of ABCAQCB request for delegation of authority
to implement and enforce certain Section 112 standards for all sources
(both Part 70 and non-Part 70 sources) which have been adopted by
reference into New Mexico's state regulations. However, the Agency
views the approval of these requests as a noncontroversial action and
anticipates no adverse comments. Therefore, EPA is publishing this rule
without prior proposal. However, in the ``Proposed Rules'' section of
today's Federal Register publication, EPA is publishing a separate
document that will serve as the proposal to approve the program and
delegation of authority described in this action if adverse comments
are received. This action will be effective February 7, 2006 without
further notice unless the Agency receives relevant adverse comments by
January 9, 2006.
If EPA receives adverse comments, we will publish a timely
withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the public the rule will
not take effect. We will address all public comments in a subsequent
final rule based on the proposed rule. The EPA will not institute a
second comment period on this action. Any parties interested in
commenting must do so at this time. Please note that if we receive
adverse comment on an amendment, paragraph, or section of this rule and
if that provision may be severed from the remainder of the rule, we may
adopt as final those provisions of the rule that are not the subject of
an adverse comment.
XVI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this
action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' and therefore is not
subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget. For this
reason, this action is also not subject to Executive Order 13211,
``Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001). This action
merely approves state law as meeting Federal requirements and imposes
no additional requirements beyond those imposed by state law.
Accordingly, the Administrator certifies that this rule will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). Because
this rule approves pre-existing requirements under state law and does
not impose any additional enforceable duty beyond that required by
state law, it does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4).
This rule also does not have tribal implications because it will
not have a substantial direct effect on one or more Indian tribes, on
the relationship between the Federal Government and Indian tribes, or
on the distribution of
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power and responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian
tribes, as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9,
2000). This action also does not have Federalism implications because
it does not have substantial direct effects on the States, on the
relationship between the national government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of
government, as specified in Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August
10, 1999). This action merely approves a state request to receive
delegation of certain Federal standards, and does not alter the
relationship or the distribution of power and responsibilities
established in the Clean Air Act. This rule also is not subject to
Executive Order 13045 ``Protection of Children from Environmental
Health Risks and Safety Risks'' (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997), because
it is not economically significant.
In reviewing delegation submissions, EPA's role is to approve
submissions provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act.
In this context, in the absence of a prior existing requirement for the
State to use voluntary consensus standards (VCS), EPA has no authority
to disapprove a delegation submission for failure to use VCS. It would
thus be inconsistent with applicable law for EPA to use VCS in place of
a delegation submission that otherwise satisfies the provisions of the
Clean Air Act. Thus, the requirements of section 12(d) of the National
Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) do
not apply. This rule does not impose an information collection burden
under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.).
The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. EPA will submit 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 United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
Under Section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, petitions for
judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by February 7, 2006. 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).)
List of Subjects
40 CFR Part 60
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Administrative
practice and procedure, Intergovernmental relations, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
40 CFR Part 61
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Administrative
practice and procedure, Hazardous substances, Intergovernmental
relations, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
40 CFR Part 63
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Administrative
practice and procedure, Hazardous substances, Intergovernmental
relations, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Authority: This action is issued under the authority of Sections
111 and 112 of the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 7411 and
7412.
Dated: November 29, 2005.
Carl E. Edlund,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.
0
40 CFR parts 60, 61, and 63 are amended as follows:
PART 60--[AMENDED]
0
1. The authority citation for part 60 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart A--General Provisions
0
2. Section 60.4 is amended:
0
A. by adding paragraph (b)(GG)(i) and adding and reserving paragraph
(b)(GG)(ii); and
0
B. by adding paragraph (e)(3) to read as follows:
Sec. 60.4 Address.
(b) * * *
(GG) * * *
(i) Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board, c/o
Environmental Health Department, P.O. Box 1293, Albuquerque, New Mexico
87103.
(ii) [Reserved.]
* * * * *
(e) * * *
(3) Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board. The
Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board has been
delegated all Part 60 standards promulgated by EPA, except Subpart
AAA--Standards of Performance for New Residential Wood Heaters; Subpart
WWW--Standards of Performance for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills;
Subpart Cc--Emissions Guidelines and Compliance Times for Municipal
Solid Waste Landfills, as amended in the Federal Register through July
1, 2004.
PART 61--[AMENDED]
0
1. The authority citation for part 61 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart A--General Provisions
0
2. Section 61.04 is amended:
0
A. by adding paragraph (b)(GG)(i) and adding and reserving paragraph
(b)(GG)(ii); and
0
B. by revising paragraph (c)(6) to read as follows:
Sec. 61.04 Address.
(b) * * *
(GG) * * *
(i) Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board, c/o
Environmental Health Department, P.O. Box 1293, Albuquerque, New Mexico
87103.
(ii) [Reserved.]
* * * * *
(c) * * *
(6) The following lists the specific Part 61 standards that have
been delegated unchanged to the air pollution control agencies in
Region 6.
(i) [Reserved.]
(ii) Louisiana. The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
(LDEQ) has been delegated the following Part 61 standards promulgated
by EPA, as amended in the Federal Register through July 1, 2002. The
(X) symbol is used to indicate each subpart that has been delegated.
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Delegation Status for Part 61 Standards State of Louisiana \1\
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Subpart LDEQ \2\
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A General Provisions...................................... X
C Beryllium............................................... X
D Beryllium Rocket Motor Firing........................... X
E Mercury................................................. X
J Equipment Leaks of Benzene.............................. X
L Benzene Emissions from Coke By-Product Recovery Plants.. X
M Asbestos................................................ X
N Inorganic Arsenic Emissions from Glass Manufacturing X
Plants...................................................
O Inorganic Arsenic Emissions from Primary Copper Smelters X
P Inorganic Arsenic Emissions from Arsenic Trioxide and X
Metallic Arsenic Production Facilities...................
V Equipment Leaks......................................... X
Y Benzene Emissions from Benzene Storage Vessels.......... X
BB Benzene Emissions from Benzene Transfer Operations..... X
FF Benzene Emissions from Benzene Waste Operations........ X
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\1\ Program delegated to Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
(LDEQ).
\2\ Authorities which may not be delegated include: Sec. 61.04(b),
Addresses of State and Local Implementing Agencies; Sec.
61.12(d)(1), Compliance with Standards and Maintenance Requirements,
Alternate Means of Emission Limitation; Sec. 61.13(h), Major Change
to an Emissions Test; Sec. 61.14(g), Major Modifications to
Monitoring Requirements; Sec. 61.16, Availability of Information
Procedures; Sec. 61.53(c)(4), List of Approved Design, Maintenance,
and Housekeeping Practices for Mercury Chlor-Alkali Plants; and all
authorities identified within specific subparts (e.g., under
``Delegation of Authority'') that cannot be delegated.
(iii) New Mexico. The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) has
been delegated the following part 61 standards promulgated by EPA, as
amended in the Federal Register through September 1, 2001. The (X)
symbol is used to indicate each subpart that has been delegated.
Delegation Status for National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants (Part 61 Standards) for New Mexico
[Excluding Bernalillo County and Indian Country] \1\
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Subpart Source category New Mexico
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A.............................. General Provisions....... X
B.............................. Radon Emissions From ............
Underground Uranium
Mines.
C.............................. Beryllium................ X
D.............................. Beryllium Rocket Motor X
Firing.
E.............................. Mercury.................. X
F.............................. Vinyl Chloride........... X
G.............................. (Reserved)............... ............
H.............................. Emissions of ............
Radionuclides Other Than
Radon From Department of
Energy Facilities.
I.............................. Radionuclide Emissions ............
From Federal Facilities
Other Than Nuclear
Regulatory Commission
Licensees and Not
Covered by Subpart H.
J.............................. Equipment Leaks (Fugitive X
Emission Sources) of
Benzene.
K.............................. Radionuclide Emissions ............
From Elemental
Phosphorus Plants.
L.............................. Benzene Emissions From X
Coke By-Product Recovery
Plants.
M.............................. Asbestos................. X
N.............................. Inorganic Arsenic X
Emissions From Glass
Manufacturing Plants.
O.............................. Inorganic Arsenic X
Emissions From Primary
Copper Smelters.
P.............................. Inorganic Arsenic X
Emissions From Arsenic
Trioxide and Metallic
Arsenic Production
Facilities.
Q.............................. Radon Emissions From ............
Department of Energy
Facilities.
R.............................. Radon Emissions From ............
Phosphogypsum Stacks.
S.............................. (Reserved)............... ............
T.............................. Radon Emissions From the ............
Disposal of Uranium Mill
Tailings.
U.............................. (Reserved)............... ............
V.............................. Equipment Leaks (Fugitive X
Emission Sources).
W.............................. Radon Emissions From ............
Operating Mill Tailings.
X.............................. (Reserved)............... ............
Y.............................. Benzene Emissions From X
Benzene Storage Vessels.
Z-AA........................... (Reserved)............... ............
BB............................. Benzene Emissions From X
Benzene Transfer
Operations.
CC-EE.......................... (Reserved)............... ............
FF............................. Benzene Waste Operations. X
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\1\ Program delegated to New Mexico Environment Department (NMED).
(iv)-(v) [Reserved.]
(vi) Albuquerque-Bernalillo County, New Mexico. The Albuquerque-
Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board (ABCAQCB) has been
delegated the following Part 61 standards promulgated by EPA, as
amended in the Federal Register through July 1, 2004. The (X) symbol is
used to indicate each subpart that has been delegated.
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Delegation Status for National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants (Part 61 Standards) for Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air
Quality Control Board
[Excluding Indian Country] \1\
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Subpart Source category ABCAQCB
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A.............................. General Provisions....... X
B.............................. Radon Emissions From ............
Underground Uranium
Mines.
C.............................. Beryllium................ X
D.............................. Beryllium Rocket Motor X
Firing.
E.............................. Mercury.................. X
F.............................. Vinyl Chloride........... X
G.............................. (Reserved)............... ............
H.............................. Emissions of ............
Radionuclides Other Than
Radon From Department of
Energy Facilities.
I.............................. Radionuclide Emissions ............
From Federal Facilities
Other Than Nuclear
Regulatory Commission
Licensees and Not
Covered by Subpart H.
J.............................. Equipment Leaks (Fugitive X
Emission Sources) of
Benxene.
K.............................. Radionuclide Emissions ............
From Elemental
Phosphorus Plants.
L.............................. Benzene Emissions From X
Coke By-Product Recovery
Plants.
M.............................. Asbestos................. X
N.............................. Inorganic Arsenic X
Emissions From Glass
Manufacturing Plants.
O.............................. Inorganic Arsenic X
Emissions From Primary
Copper Smelters.
P.............................. Inorganic Arsenic X
Emissions From Arsenic
Trioxide and Metallic
Arsenic Production
Facilities.
Q.............................. Radon Emissions From ............
Department of Energy
Facilities.
R.............................. Radon Emissions From ............
Phosphogypsum Stacks.
S.............................. (Reserved)............... ............
T.............................. Radon Emissions From the ............
Disposal of Uranium Mill
Tailings.
U.............................. (Reserved)............... ............
V.............................. Equipment Leaks (Fugitive X
Emission Sources).
W.............................. Radon Emissions From ............
Operating Mill Tailings.
X.............................. (Reserved)............... ............
Y.............................. Benzene Emissions From X
Benzene Storage Vessels.
Z-AA........................... (Reserved)............... ............
BB............................. Benzene Emissions From X
Benzene Transfer
Operations.
CC-EE.......................... (Reserved)............... ............
FF............................. Benzene Waste Operations. X
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\1\ Program delegated to Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality
Control Board (ABCAQCB).
PART 63--[AMENDED]
0
1. The authority citation for part 63 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.
Subpart E--Approval of State Programs and Delegation of Federal
Authorities
0
2. Section 63.99 is amended by revising paragraph (a)(31) to read as
follows:
Sec. 63.99 Delegated Federal authorities.
(a) * * *
(31) New Mexico.
(i) The following table lists the delegation status of specific
part 63 subparts that have been delegated unchanged to state and local
air pollution agencies in New Mexico. The ``X'' symbol is used to
indicate each subpart that has been delegated.
Delegation Status for Part 63 Standards--State of New Mexico
[Excluding Indian Country]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ABCAQCB \1\
Subpart Source category NMED \1\ \2\ \3\
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A........................................... General Provisions \3\................ X X
D........................................... Early Reductions...................... X X
F........................................... Hazardous Organic NESHAP (HON)-- X X
Synthetic Organic Chemical
Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI).
G........................................... HON--SOCMI Process Vents, Storage X X
Vessels, Transfer Operations and
Wastewater.
H........................................... HON--Equipment Leaks.................. X X
I........................................... HON--Certain Processes Negotiated X X
Equipment Leak Regulation.
J........................................... Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers \4\ X (\4\)
Production.
K........................................... (Reserved)............................
L........................................... Coke Oven Batteries................... X X
M........................................... Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning........ X X
N........................................... Chromium Electroplating and Chromium X X
Anodizing Tanks.
O........................................... Ethylene Oxide Sterilizers............ X X
P........................................... (Reserved)............................ ............ ............
Q........................................... Industrial Process Cooling Towers..... X X
R........................................... Gasoline Distribution................. X X
S........................................... Pulp and Paper Industry............... X X
T........................................... Halogenated Solvent Cleaning.......... X X
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U........................................... Group I Polymers and Resins........... X X
V........................................... (Reserved)............................ ............ ............
W........................................... Epoxy Resins Production and Non-Nylon X X
Polyamides Production.
X........................................... Secondary Lead Smelting............... X X
Y........................................... Marine Tank Vessel Loading............ X X
Z........................................... (Reserved)............................ ............ ............
AA.......................................... Phosphoric Acid Manufacturing Plants.. X X
BB.......................................... Phosphate Fertilizers Production X X
Plants.
CC.......................................... Petroleum Refineries.................. X X
DD.......................................... Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations X X
EE.......................................... Magnetic Tape Manufacturing........... X X
FF.......................................... (Reserved)............................ ............ ............
GG.......................................... Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework X X
Facilities.
HH.......................................... Oil and Natural Gas Production X X
Facilities.
II.......................................... Shipbuilding and Ship Repair X X
Facilities.
JJ.......................................... Wood Furniture Manufacturing X X
Operations.
KK...............