Środowisko i energia · 29.11.1994

Clean Air Act Proposed Interim Approval of the Operating Permits Program; Proposed Approval of State Implementation Plan Revision for the Issuance of Federally Enforceable State Operating Permits; Bay Area Air Quality Management District, California

The EPA proposes interim approval of the title V operating permits program submitted by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Bay Area or District) for the purpose of complying with federal requirements that mandate that states develop, and submit to EPA, programs for issuing operating permits to all major stationary sources and to certain other sources. There are several deficiencies in Bay Area's program, as specified in the Technical Support Document and outlined below, that must be corrected before the program can be fully approved. EPA is also proposing to approve a revision to Bay Area's portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP) regarding synthetic minor regulations for the issuance of federally enforceable state operating permits (FESOP). In order to extend the federal enforceability of state operating permits to hazardous air pollutants (HAP), EPA is also proposing approval of Bay Area's synthetic minor regulations pursuant to section 112 of the Act. Today's action also proposes approval of Bay Area's mechanism for receiving straight delegation of section 112 standards.