United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 1997_register executive 2010-09-24 article Part II Rules and Regulations D09002ee1be013009 D09002ee1be013104 United States Environmental Protection Agency originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The EPA is revising the outer continental shelf (OCS) air regulations in response to two remands from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. These regulations establish air pollution control requirements for certain sources located on the OCS. In response to the requirements of section 328 of the Clean Air Act (Act), on September 4, 1992, EPA promulgated the OCS regulations setting up two regimes for controlling air pollution from OCS sources for the purposes of attaining and maintaining Federal air quality standards and to comply with certain Act requirements for preconstruction review of new and modified major sources on the OCS. The Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) filed a petition for review of the regulations on several issues and the Court granted a remand on two of those issues. The first issue raised concerned EPA's decision not to provide for delegation to State and local agencies of the authority to implement and enforce the regulations for sources located beyond 25 miles of the States' seaward boundaries (the 25-mile limit). The EPA requested a voluntary remand of this issue, and the court granted the remand. On May 20, 1996, EPA proposed revisions to the OCS regulations to provide for delegation to State and local agencies the authority to implement and enforce the OCS regulations beyond the 25-mile limit. By this action, EPA is promulgating those regulations. Delegation of the program to any specific State or local agency will be under separate action. The Santa Barbara APCD also challenged the portion of the OCS regulations that set up special offset requirements for OCS sources located within the 25-mile limit. Upon review, the court found that the special offset provisions departed from the Act, vacated the regulation in part, and remanded that portion to EPA for further consideration. On May 20, 1996, EPA promulgated revisions to the OCS regulations to delete the special offset provisions and to require that for sources located within the 25-mile limit, offset requirements apply as they are required in the corresponding onshore area (COA). The EPA promulgated these revisions as an interim final regulation and requested comments on the revisions. Today's action removes the interim status of those regulations. DATES: The revisions to the regulations will be effective October 2, 1997. 62 FR 46406 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1997-09-02/97-23091 97-23091 fr02se97-17 6560-50-P FRL-5880-6 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1997-09-02/97-23091 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1997-09-02/html/97-23091.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1997-09-02/pdf/97-23091.pdf 4 p. 46406 46409 62 FR 46406 Title 40 Part 55 40 CFR Part 55 Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations Remands; Federal Register Vol. 62, Issue RULE 97-23091 II ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 1997-10-02 FRL-5880-6 6560-50-P 97-23091 Final rule.

The EPA is revising the outer continental shelf (OCS) air regulations in response to two remands from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. These regulations establish air pollution control requirements for certain sources located on the OCS. In response to the requirements of section 328 of the Clean Air Act (Act), on September 4, 1992, EPA promulgated the OCS regulations setting up two regimes for controlling air pollution from OCS sources for the purposes of attaining and maintaining Federal air quality standards and to comply with certain Act requirements for preconstruction review of new and modified major sources on the OCS. The Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) filed a petition for review of the regulations on several issues and the Court granted a remand on two of those issues. The first issue raised concerned EPA's decision not to provide for delegation to State and local agencies of the authority to implement and enforce the regulations for sources located beyond 25 miles of the States' seaward boundaries (the 25-mile limit). The EPA requested a voluntary remand of this issue, and the court granted the remand. On May 20, 1996, EPA proposed revisions to the OCS regulations to provide for delegation to State and local agencies the authority to implement and enforce the OCS regulations beyond the 25-mile limit. By this action, EPA is promulgating those regulations. Delegation of the program to any specific State or local agency will be under separate action. The Santa Barbara APCD also challenged the portion of the OCS regulations that set up special offset requirements for OCS sources located within the 25-mile limit. Upon review, the court found that the special offset provisions departed from the Act, vacated the regulation in part, and remanded that portion to EPA for further consideration. On May 20, 1996, EPA promulgated revisions to the OCS regulations to delete the special offset provisions and to require that for sources located within the 25-mile limit, offset requirements apply as they are required in the corresponding onshore area (COA). The EPA promulgated these revisions as an interim final regulation and requested comments on the revisions. Today's action removes the interim status of those regulations. DATES: The revisions to the regulations will be effective October 2, 1997.

The revisions to the regulations will be effective October 2, 1997. Mr. David Stonefield, U.S. EPA, MD-15, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone (919) 541-5350. Vol. 62, no. 169 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 1997-09-02 continuing daily deposited born digital 267 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1997-09-02 P0b002ee180a351c6 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr02se97 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1997-09-02 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1997-09-02/pdf/FR-1997-09-02.pdf fdlp 46175 46430 DGPO 2010-09-24 2023-05-06 FR-1997-09-02 machine generated eng FR FR-1997-09-02 62 169