[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 52 (Thursday, March 16, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 14212-14213]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6565]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[NZ001; FRL-6561-8]


Prevention of Significant Deterioration Delegation of Authority 
to Mendocino County Air Pollution Control District to Administer 
Permits Issued by EPA

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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ACTION: Notice of delegation of authority.

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SUMMARY: The Regional Administrator for EPA Region 9 has delegated full 
authority to the Mendocino County Air Pollution Control District 
(District) to administer three Prevention of Significant Deterioration 
(PSD) permits issued by EPA.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the delegation is February 23, 
2000.

ADDRESSES: Mendocino County Air Pollution Control District, 306 E. 
Gobbi Street, Ukiah, CA 95482.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nahid Zoueshtiagh, Permits Office 
(AIR-3), Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 
75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901, Telephone: (415) 
744-1261, E-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to 40 CFR 52.21(u), ``Delegation of 
authority,'' the EPA has delegated authority to the District to 
administer the following three PSD permits issued by EPA to:
     Masonite Corporation (EPA, PSD No. NC-77-06, issued in 
1977)
     Masonite Corporation (EPA, PSD No. NC-92-01, issued in 
1992)
     Georgia Pacific West Inc. (EPA, PSD No. NC-79-07, issued 
in 1979)
    In 1985, EPA approved the District's PSD program into the 
California State Implementation Plan (SIP) (50 FR 30943, July 31, 
1985). However, the above three permits which were issued by EPA, 
continued to be administered by EPA. To date, administering these 
permits has consisted of actions on modification requests by the 
Permittees. While the District has now been delegated the authority to 
administer these permits, nothing in the delegation agreement prohibits 
EPA from enforcing the PSD provisions of the Clean Air Act, the PSD 
regulations, or future permit conditions issued by the District.
    A copy of the delegation agreement between EPA and the District is 
available from Nahid Zoueshtiagh, Permits Office (AIR-3), Air Division, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, 
San Francisco, CA 94105-3901.

List of Subjects 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide, 
Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Particulate matter, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur dioxide, Volatile 
organic compounds.

    Dated: March 9, 2000.
David P. Howekamp,
Director, Air Division, Region IX.
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