[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 78 (Wednesday, April 23, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 19679-19682]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10513]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 60 and 61

[FRL-5814-5]


Delegation of New Source Performance Standards and National 
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Bay Area and South 
Coast Air Quality Management Districts; State of California

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Delegation of authority.

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SUMMARY: In 1992 and 1993, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) 
requested delegation of authority for the implementation and 
enforcement of specified New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and 
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPS) to 
the following local agencies: Bay Area and South Coast Air Quality 
Management Districts (AQMDs). EPA's review of the State of California's 
laws, rules, and regulations showed them to be adequate for the 
implementation and enforcement of these federal standards, and EPA 
granted the delegations as requested.

EFFECTIVE DATES: The effective dates of the delegation authority for 
each local agency are: Bay Area AQMD--May 18, 1992, January 25, 1993, 
and May 21, 1993 and South Coast AQMD--June 8, 1992 and February 8, 
1993.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the requests for delegation of authority and EPA's 
letters of delegation are available for public inspection at EPA's 
Region 9 office during normal business hours and at the following 
locations:

California Air Resources Board, 2020 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95812
Bay Area Air Quality Management District, 939 Ellis Street, San 
Francisco, CA 94109
South Coast Air Quality Management District, 21865 E. Copley Drive, 
Diamond Bar, CA 91765-4182

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia G. Allen, Rulemaking Office 
(AIR-4), Air and Toxics Division, EPA, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, 
San Francisco, CA 94105-3901, Tel: (415) 744-1189.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 301, in conjunction with sections 
110, 111(c)(1), and 112(d)(1) of the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990, 
authorize the Administrator to delegate his or her authority to 
implement and enforce the standards set out in 40 CFR Part 60, 
Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources (NSPS) and the 
standards set out in 40 CFR Part 61, National Emission Standards for 
Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPS).
    After a thorough review of the categories requested for delegation, 
the Regional Administrator, EPA Region IX determined that such 
delegation was appropriate for these source categories, as set forth in 
the original delegation letters.
    The CARB has requested authority for delegation of certain NSPS and 
NESHAPS categories to the Bay Area and South Coast AQMD's. By letters 
dated May 18, 1992, January 25, 1993, and May 21, 1993, EPA delegated 
and/or redelegated its authority for 40 CFR Parts 60 and 61 for the 
following subparts:

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                     NSPS                        40 CFR part 60 subpart 
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Bay Area AQMD                                                           
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General Provisions............................  A                       
Emission Guidelines and Compliance Times......  C                       
Fossil-Fuel-Fired Steam Generators for Which    D                       
 Construction is Commenced After August 17,                             
 1971.                                                                  
Electric Utility Steam Generating Units for     Da                      
 Which Construction is Commenced After                                  
 September 18, 1978.                                                    
Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam       Db                      
 Generating Units.                                                      
Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional       Dc                      
 Steam Generating Units.                                                
Incinerators..................................  E                       
Municipal Waste Combustors....................  Ea                      

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Portland Cement Plants........................  F                       
Nitric Acid Plants............................  G                       
Sulfuric Acid Plants..........................  H                       
Asphalt Concrete Plants (Hot Mix Asphalt        I                       
 Facilities).                                                           
Petroleum Refineries..........................  J                       
Storage Vessels for Petroleum Liquids for       K                       
 Which Construction, Reconstruction, or                                 
 Modification Commenced After June 11, 1973,                            
 and Prior to May 19, 1978.                                             
Storage Vessels for Petroleum Liquids for       Ka                      
 Which Construction, Reconstruction, or                                 
 Modification Commenced After May 18, 1978,                             
 and Prior to July 23, 1984.                                            
Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels         Kb                      
 (Including Petroleum Liquid Storage Vessels)                           
 for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or                             
 Modification Commenced after July 23, 1984.                            
Secondary Lead Smelters.......................  L                       
Secondary Brass and Bronze Production Plants..  M                       
Primary Emissions from Basic Oxygen Process     N                       
 Furnaces for Which Construction is Commenced                           
 After June 11, 1973.                                                   
Secondary Emissions from Basic Oxygen Process   Na                      
 Steelmaking Facilities for Which Construction                          
 is Commenced After January 20, 1983.                                   
Sewage Treatment Plants.......................  O                       
Primary Copper Smelters.......................  P                       
Primary Zinc Smelters.........................  Q                       
Primary Lead Smelters.........................  R                       
Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants.............  S                       
Phosphate Fertilizer Industry: Wet-Process      T                       
 Phosphoric Acid Plants.                                                
Phosphate Fertilizer Industry: Superphosphoric  U                       
 Acid Plants.                                                           
Phosphate Fertilizer Industry: Diammonium       V                       
 Phosphate Plants.                                                      
Phosphate Fertilizer Industry: Triple           W                       
 Superphosphate Plants.                                                 
Phosphate Fertilizer Industry: Granular Triple  X                       
 Superphosphate Storage Facilities.                                     
Coal Preparation Plants.......................  Y                       
Ferroalloy Production Facilities..............  Z                       
Steel Plants: Electric Arc Furnaces             AA                      
 Constructed After October 21, 1974, and on or                          
 Before August 17, 1983.                                                
Steel Plants: Electric Arc Furnaces and Argon-  AAa                     
 Oxygen Decarburization Vessels Constructed                             
 After August 17, 1983.                                                 
Kraft Pulp Mills..............................  BB                      
Glass Manufacturing Plants....................  CC                      
Grain Elevators...............................  DD                      
Surface Coating of Metal Furniture............  EE                      
Stationary Gas Turbines.......................  GG                      
Lime Manufacturing Plants.....................  HH                      
Lead-Acid Battery Manufacturing Plants........  KK                      
Metallic Mineral Processing Plants............  LL                      
Automobile and Light Duty Truck Surface         MM                      
 Coating Operations.                                                    
Phosphate Rock Plants.........................  NN                      
Ammonium Sulfate Manufacture..................  PP                      
Graphic Arts Industry: Publication Rotogravure  QQ                      
 Printing.                                                              
Pressure Sensitive Tape and Label Surface       RR                      
 Coating Operations.                                                    
Industrial Surface Coating: Large Appliances..  SS                      
Metal Coil Surface Coating....................  TT                      
Asphalt Processing and Asphalt Roofing          UU                      
 Manufacture.                                                           
Equipment Leaks of VOC in the Synthetic         VV                      
 Organic Chemicals Manufacturing Industry.                              
Beverage Can Surface Coating Industry.........  WW                      
New Residential Wood Heaters..................  AAA                     
Rubber Tire Manufacturing Industry............  BBB                     
Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions from  DDD                     
 the Polymer Manufacturing Industry.                                    
Flexible Vinyl and Urethane Coating and         FFF                     
 Printing.                                                              
Equipment Leaks of VOC in Petroleum Refineries  GGG                     
Synthetic Fiber Production Facilities.........  HHH                     
VOC Emissions from the Synthetic Organic        III                     
 Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) Air                            
 Oxidation Unit Processes.                                              
Petroleum Dry Cleaners........................  JJJ                     
Equipment Leaks of VOC From Onshore Natural     KKK                     
 Gas Processing Plants.                                                 
Onshore Natural Gas Processing; SO2 Emissions.  LLL                     
VOC Emissions From SOCMI Distillation           NNN                     
 Operations.                                                            
Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants.........  OOO                     
Wool Fiberglass Insulation Manufacturing        PPP                     
 Plants.                                                                
VOC Emissions From Petroleum Refinery Waste-    QQQ                     
 water Systems.                                                         
Magnetic Tape Coating Facilities..............  SSS                     
Industrial Surface Coating: Surface Coating of  TTT                     
 Plastic Parts for Business Machines.                                   

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Polymeric Coating of Supporting Substrates      VVV                     
 Facilities.                                                            
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                    NESHAPS                      40 CFR part 61 subpart 
Benzene Emissions from Coke By-Product          L                       
 Recovery Plants.                                                       
Asbestos......................................  M                       
Benzene Emissions from Benzene Storage Vessels  Y                       
Benzene Emissions from Benzene Transfer         BB                      
 Operations.                                                            
Benzene Waste Operations......................  FF                      
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    By letters dated June 8, 1992 and February 8, 1993, EPA delegated 
and/or redelegated its authority for 40 CFR Part 60 and Part 61 for the 
following subparts:

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                     NSPS                        40 CFR part 60 subpart 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
South Coast AQMD                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
General Provisions............................  A                       
Emission Guidelines and Compliance Times......  C                       
Fossil-Fuel-Fired Steam Generators for Which    D                       
 Construction is Commenced After August 17,                             
 1971.                                                                  
Electric Utility Steam Generating Units for     Da                      
 Which Construction is Commenced After                                  
 September 18, 1978.                                                    
Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam       Db                      
 Generating Units.                                                      
Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional       Dc                      
 Steam Generating Units.                                                
Incinerators..................................  E                       
Portland Cement Plants........................  F                       
Nitric Acid Plants............................  G                       
Sulfuric Acid Plants..........................  H                       
Asphalt Concrete Plants (Hot Mix Asphalt        I                       
 Facilities).                                                           
Petroleum Refineries..........................  J                       
Storage Vessels for Petroleum Liquids for       K                       
 Which Construction, Reconstruction, or                                 
 Modification Commenced After June 11, 1973,                            
 and Prior to May 19, 1978.                                             
Storage Vessels for Petroleum Liquids for       Ka                      
 Which Construction, Reconstruction, or                                 
 Modification Commenced After May 18, 1978,                             
 and Prior to July 23, 1984.                                            
Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels         Kb                      
 (Including Petroleum Liquid Storage Vessels)                           
 for Which Construction, Reconstruction or                              
 Modification Commenced After July 23, 1984.                            
Secondary Lead Smelters.......................  L                       
Secondary Brass and Bronze Production Plants..  M                       
Primary Emissions from Basic Oxygen Process     N                       
 Furnaces for Which Construction is Commenced                           
 After June 11, 1973.                                                   
Secondary Emissions from Basic Oxygen Process   Na                      
 Steelmaking Facilities for Which Construction                          
 is Commenced After January 20, 1983.                                   
Sewage Treatment Plants.......................  O                       
Primary Copper Smelters.......................  P                       
Primary Zinc Smelters.........................  Q                       
Primary Lead Smelters.........................  R                       
Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants.............  S                       
Phosphate Fertilizer Industry: Wet-Process      T                       
 Phosphoric Acid Plants.                                                
Phosphate Fertilizer Industry: Superphosphoric  U                       
 Acid Plants.                                                           
Phosphate Fertilizer Industry: Diammonium       V                       
 Phosphate Plants.                                                      
Phosphate Fertilizer Industry: Triple           W                       
 Superphosphate Plants.                                                 
Phosphate Fertilizer Industry: Granular Triple  X                       
 Superphosphate Storage Facilities.                                     
Coal Preparation Plants.......................  Y                       
Ferroalloy Production Facilities..............  Z                       
Steel Plants: Electric Arc Furnaces             AA                      
 Constructed After October 21, 1974, and on or                          
 Before August 17, 1983.                                                
Steel Plants: Electric Arc Furnaces and Argon-  AAa                     
 Oxygen Decarburization Vessels Constructed                             
 After August 17, 1983.                                                 
Kraft Pulp Mills..............................  BB                      
Glass Manufacturing Plants....................  CC                      
Grain Elevators...............................  DD                      
Surface Coating of Metal Furniture............  EE                      
Stationary Gas Turbines.......................  GG                      
Lime Manufacturing Plants.....................  HH                      
Lead-Acid Battery Manufacturing Plants........  KK                      
Metallic Mineral Processing Plants............  LL                      
Automobile and Light-Duty Truck Surface         MM                      
 Coating Operations.                                                    
Phosphate Rock Plants.........................  NN                      

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Ammonium Sulfate Manufacture..................  PP                      
Graphic Arts Industry: Publication Rotogravure  QQ                      
 Printing.                                                              
Pressure Sensitive Tape and Label Surface       RR                      
 Coating Operations.                                                    
Industrial Surface Coating: Large Appliances..  SS                      
Metal Coil Surface Coating....................  TT                      
Asphalt Processing and Asphalt Roofing          UU                      
 Manufacture.                                                           
Equipment Leaks of VOC in the Synthetic         VV                      
 Organic Chemicals Manufacturing Industry.                              
Beverage Can Surface Coating Industry.........  WW                      
New Residential Wood Heaters..................  AAA                     
Rubber Tire Manufacturing Industry............  BBB                     
Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions from  DDD                     
 the Polymer Manufacturing Industry.                                    
Flexible Vinyl And Urethane Coating and         FFF                     
 Printing.                                                              
Equipment Leaks of VOC In Petroleum Refineries  GGG                     
Synthetic Fiber Production Facilities.........  HHH                     
VOC Emissions from the Synthetic Organic        III                     
 Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) Air                            
 Oxidation Unit Processes.                                              
Petroleum Dry Cleaners........................  JJJ                     
Equipment Leaks of VOC From Onshore Natural     KKK                     
 Gas Processing Plants.                                                 
Onshore Natural Gas Processing; SO2 Emissions.  LLL                     
VOC Emissions from SOCMI Distillation           NNN                     
 Operations.                                                            
Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants.........  OOO                     
Wool Fiberglass Insulation Manufacturing        PPP                     
 Plants.                                                                
VOC Emissions from Petroleum Refinery           QQQ                     
 Wastewater Systems.                                                    
Magnetic Tape Coating Facilities..............  SSS                     
Industrial Surface Coating: Surface Coating of  TTT                     
 Plastic Parts for Business Machines.                                   
Polymeric Coating of Supporting Substrates      VVV                     
 Facilities.                                                            
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                    NESHAPS                      40 CFR part 61 subpart 
General Provisions............................  A                       
General Provisions............................  A                       
Beryllium.....................................  C                       
Beryllium Rocket Motor Firing.................  D                       
Mercury.......................................  E                       
Vinyl Chloride................................  F                       
Equipment Leaks (Fugitive Emission Sources) of  J                       
 Benzene.                                                               
Benzene Emissions from Coke By-Product          L                       
 Recovery Plants.                                                       
Asbestos......................................  M                       
Inorganic Arsenic Emissions from Glass          N                       
 Manufacturing Plants.                                                  
Inorganic Arsenic Emissions from Primary        O                       
 Copper Smelters.                                                       
Inorganic Arsenic Emissions from Arsenic        P                       
 Trioxide and Metallic Arsenic Production                               
 Facilities.                                                            
Equipment Leaks (Fugitive Emission Sources)...  V                       
Benzene Emissions from Benzene Storage Vessels  Y                       
Benzene Emissions from Benzene Transfer         BB                      
 Operations.                                                            
Benzene Waste Operations......................  FF                      
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    Under the terms of the delegations, BAAQMD and SCAQMD are required 
to follow all applicable provisions of 40 CFR Parts 60 and 61, 
including but not limited to use of EPA's test methods and continuous 
monitoring procedures.
    As of the effective dates of the delegations to each agency, BAAQMD 
and SCAQMD have primary authority to enforce the standards listed 
above. EPA retains independent enforcement authority, and will exercise 
such authority in a manner consistent with EPA's ``Timely and 
Appropriate Enforcement Response to Significant Air Pollution 
Violators'' Guidance, and any revisions thereto, and applicable 
enforcement agreements.
    As of the effective dates of the delegations, all notifications and 
reports required of sources by the above standards should be sent to 
either BAAQMD or SCAQMD, as appropriate, with a copy to EPA Region IX.
    The EPA hereby notifies the public that it has delegated the 
authority over the above-listed NSPS and NESHAPS subparts to the Bay 
Area Air Quality Management District and the South Coast Air Quality 
Management District.
    The Office of Management and Budget has exempted this action from 
Executive Order 12866 review.
    This notice is issued under the authority of sections 101, 110, 
111, 112, and 301 of the Clean Air Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7401, 
7410, 74121, 7412, and 7601).

    Dated: April 1, 1997.
John Wise,
 Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region IX.
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