Środowisko i energia · 20.10.1994

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Ohio

USEPA is partially approving and partially disapproving, through ``direct final'' procedure, Ohio's State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision for implementation of the Stage II vapor recovery program. Section 182(b)(3) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) requires all States that have ozone nonattainment areas classified as moderate or above to implement a Stage II vapor recovery program. The Stage II vapor recovery program requires owners and operators of gasoline dispensing facilities that dispense greater than 10,000 gallons of fuel per month (50,000 gallon per month in the case of an independent small business marketer) to install and operate gasoline vehicle refueling vapor recovery systems. Vapor recovery systems control the release of volatile organic compounds (VOC), benzene, and toxics emitted during the refueling process. The USEPA is partially approving Ohio's Stage II rule package, and disapproving of Paragraph 3745-21-09(DDD)(5), which grants the Director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) the discretion to suspend the Stage II vapor recovery program without prior approval of USEPA. The USEPA is partially approving the rules since, with the exception of Paragraph