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 1998_register executive 2010-09-24 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1bdfeb257 D09002ee1bdfeb309 United States Environmental Protection Agency originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency EPA is promulgating direct final approval of the state of Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) request for program approval and delegation of authority for three local agencies in Washington to implement and enforce locally-adopted hazardous air pollutant (HAP) regulations which adopt by reference the federal National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) contained within 40 CFR Parts 61 and 63, as these regulations apply to all sources (i.e., both Part 70 and non-Part 70 sources). In this action EPA is delegating these programs to Ecology for the purpose of redelegating them to three local agencies in Washington, consistent with Ecology's statute, the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 70.94.860. EPA is also promulgating approval of a mechanism by which these three agencies will receive delegation of future NESHAPs; and is waiving its notification requirements such that sources will only need to send notifications and reports to the delegated local agencies. Additionally, EPA is promulgating direct final approval of certain local air agency potential-to-emit limiting regulations which will now be recognized as federally enforceable. The adopted regulations approved as part of this action will be implemented and enforced by the following local air authorities within the state of Washington: the Northwest Air Pollution Authority (NWAPA); the Puget Sound Air Pollution Control Agency (PSAPCA); and the Southwest Air Pollution Control Authority (SWAPCA) collectively referred to as ``NWAPA, PSAPCA, and SWAPCA.'' (For purposes of this action and consistent with RCW 70.94.860, ``delegation to NWAPA, PSAPCA, and SWAPCA'' means ``delegation to Ecology for the purpose of redelegation to NWAPA, PSAPCA, and SWAPCA''). Delegation to Ecology to directly implement 40 CFR Parts 61 and 63 and to redelegate the same authority to the remaining four Washington local agencies (the Benton Clean Air Authority, the Olympic Air Pollution Control Authority, the Spokane County Air Pollution Control Authority, and the Yakima Regional Clean Air Authority) is anticipated in the near future and will be the subject of a separate rulemaking. 63 FR 66054 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-12-01/98-31240 98-31240 fr01de98-16 6560-50-P FRL-6187-8 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-12-01/98-31240 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1998-12-01/html/98-31240.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1998-12-01/pdf/98-31240.pdf 9 p. 66054 66062 63 FR 66054 Title 40 Part 61 40 CFR Part 61 Title 40 Part 63 40 CFR Part 63 Approval of the Clean Air Act, Section 112(l), Delegation of Authority to Three Local Air Agencies in Washington; Federal Register Vol. 63, Issue RULE 98-31240 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 1999-02-01 1998-12-31 FRL-6187-8 6560-50-P 98-31240 Direct final rule and delegation of authority.

EPA is promulgating direct final approval of the state of Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) request for program approval and delegation of authority for three local agencies in Washington to implement and enforce locally-adopted hazardous air pollutant (HAP) regulations which adopt by reference the federal National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) contained within 40 CFR Parts 61 and 63, as these regulations apply to all sources (i.e., both Part 70 and non-Part 70 sources). In this action EPA is delegating these programs to Ecology for the purpose of redelegating them to three local agencies in Washington, consistent with Ecology's statute, the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 70.94.860. EPA is also promulgating approval of a mechanism by which these three agencies will receive delegation of future NESHAPs; and is waiving its notification requirements such that sources will only need to send notifications and reports to the delegated local agencies. Additionally, EPA is promulgating direct final approval of certain local air agency potential-to-emit limiting regulations which will now be recognized as federally enforceable. The adopted regulations approved as part of this action will be implemented and enforced by the following local air authorities within the state of Washington: the Northwest Air Pollution Authority (NWAPA); the Puget Sound Air Pollution Control Agency (PSAPCA); and the Southwest Air Pollution Control Authority (SWAPCA) collectively referred to as ``NWAPA, PSAPCA, and SWAPCA.'' (For purposes of this action and consistent with RCW 70.94.860, ``delegation to NWAPA, PSAPCA, and SWAPCA'' means ``delegation to Ecology for the purpose of redelegation to NWAPA, PSAPCA, and SWAPCA''). Delegation to Ecology to directly implement 40 CFR Parts 61 and 63 and to redelegate the same authority to the remaining four Washington local agencies (the Benton Clean Air Authority, the Olympic Air Pollution Control Authority, the Spokane County Air Pollution Control Authority, and the Yakima Regional Clean Air Authority) is anticipated in the near future and will be the subject of a separate rulemaking.

This action will be effective on February 1, 1999 without further notice, unless EPA receives relevant adverse comments by December 31, 1998. If EPA receives such comments, then it will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the public that this direct final rule will not take effect. Andrea Wullenweber, US EPA, Region X (OAQ-107), 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98101, (206) 553-8760. Vol. 63, no. 230 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 1998-12-01 continuing daily deposited born digital 418 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-12-01 P0b002ee180a1c78a 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr01de98 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-12-01 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1998-12-01/pdf/FR-1998-12-01.pdf fdlp 65995 66403 DGPO 2010-09-24 2023-05-06 FR-1998-12-01 machine generated eng FR FR-1998-12-01 63 230