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 2000_register executive 2010-09-23 article Part IV Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c81efd42 D09002ee1c81efe33 United States Environmental Protection Agency originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This rule modifies the Agency's procedures for delegating hazardous air pollutant (HAP) standards and other requirements to State, local, and territorial agencies, and Indian tribes (S/L/T). Under section 112(l) of the Clean Air Act (Act), EPA is authorized to approve alternative S/L/T HAP standards or programs when such requirements are demonstrated to be no less stringent than EPA's rules. Today's changes to section 112(l) revise our procedures and criteria for approving alternative S/L/T measures. Today's action amends our existing regulations that implement section 112(l) of the Act. The changes will help S/L/T's by offering a range of options for demonstrating equivalence with the Federal requirements and expediting the approval process. These changes are in response to requests we received from State and local air pollution control agencies to reconsider our existing regulations in light of implementation difficulties that they anticipate or have experienced. We believe this effort is consistent with the President's regulatory "reinvention" initiative. It will result in less burden to S/L/Ts, regulated industries (by avoiding duplicative requirements), and the Federal Government, without sacrificing the emissions reduction and clean air enforcement goals. This rulemaking also addresses requirements that apply to S/L/Ts, should they choose to obtain delegation or program approval under section 112(l). (Note that obtaining delegation under section 112(l) is voluntary). This rulemaking does not include any requirements that apply directly to stationary sources of HAP or small businesses that emit HAP. 65 FR 55810 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2000-09-14/00-22968 00-22968 fr14se00-16 RIN 2060-AG60 6560-50-U FRL-6864-6 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2000-09-14/00-22968 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2000-09-14/html/00-22968.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2000-09-14/pdf/00-22968.pdf Administrative Practices and Procedures Air Pollution Control Hazardous Substances Intergovernmental Relations Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Environmental Protection Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements 37 p. 55810 55846 65 FR 55810 Title 40 Part 63 40 CFR Part 63 Title 40 Part 9 40 CFR Part 9 RIN 2060-AG60 Hazardous Air Pollutants: Amendments to the Approval of State Programs and Delegation of Federal Authorities; Federal Register Vol. 65, Issue RULE 00-22968 IV ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 2000-10-16 FRL-6864-6 6560-50-U 00-22968 Final rule.

This rule modifies the Agency's procedures for delegating hazardous air pollutant (HAP) standards and other requirements to State, local, and territorial agencies, and Indian tribes (S/L/T). Under section 112(l) of the Clean Air Act (Act), EPA is authorized to approve alternative S/L/T HAP standards or programs when such requirements are demonstrated to be no less stringent than EPA's rules. Today's changes to section 112(l) revise our procedures and criteria for approving alternative S/L/T measures. Today's action amends our existing regulations that implement section 112(l) of the Act. The changes will help S/L/T's by offering a range of options for demonstrating equivalence with the Federal requirements and expediting the approval process. These changes are in response to requests we received from State and local air pollution control agencies to reconsider our existing regulations in light of implementation difficulties that they anticipate or have experienced. We believe this effort is consistent with the President's regulatory "reinvention" initiative. It will result in less burden to S/L/Ts, regulated industries (by avoiding duplicative requirements), and the Federal Government, without sacrificing the emissions reduction and clean air enforcement goals. This rulemaking also addresses requirements that apply to S/L/Ts, should they choose to obtain delegation or program approval under section 112(l). (Note that obtaining delegation under section 112(l) is voluntary). This rulemaking does not include any requirements that apply directly to stationary sources of HAP or small businesses that emit HAP.

This final rule will be effective on October 16, 2000. Mr. Thomas A. Driscoll, Information Transfer and Program Integration Division (MD-12), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, telephone (919) 541-5135, or electronic mail at driscoll.tom@epa.gov or Ms. Kathy Kaufman, Information Transfer and Program Integration Division (MD-12), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, telephone (919) 541-0102, or electronic mail at kaufman.kathy@epa.gov. Administrative Practices and Procedures Air Pollution Control Hazardous Substances Intergovernmental Relations Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Environmental Protection Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Air programs: State program approvals and delegation of Federal authorities, dickerson.phil@epa.gov driscoll.tom@epa.gov farmer.sandy@epa.gov kaufman.kathy@epa.gov rorex.hersch@epa.gov http://es.epa.gov/oeca/eptdd/adi.html http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/t5wp.html Vol. 65, no. 179 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2000-09-14 continuing daily deposited born digital 462 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2000-09-14 P0b002ee1809f8f44 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr14se00 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2000-09-14 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2000-09-14/pdf/FR-2000-09-14.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2000-09-14/xml/FR-2000-09-14.xml fdlp 55431 55883 DGPO 2010-09-23 2024-06-08 FR-2000-09-14 machine generated eng FR FR-2000-09-14 65 179