Air programs; State authority delegations: Nevada,

[Federal Register: May 21, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 98)]

[Rules and Regulations]

[Page 27854-27855]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 60 and 61

[FRL-5990-4]

Delegation of New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPS) for the State of Nevada

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Delegation of authority.

SUMMARY: In 1990, 1991 and 1993, the State of Nevada, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (NDCNR), requested delegation of authority for the implementation and enforcement of specified New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPS). EPA's review of the State of Nevada's laws, rules and regulations showed them to be adequate for the implementation and enforcement of these federal standards, and EPA granted the delegations as requested.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective dates of the delegation authority for the NDCNR agency are: September 10, 1992, February 24, 1993, and September 23, 1993.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the requests for delegation of authority and EPA's letters of delegation are available for public inspection at EPA's Region 9 office during normal business hours and at the following location: State of Nevada, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 333 W. Nye Lane, Carson City, NV 89710.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia G. Allen, Rulemaking Section (Air-4), Air Division, EPA, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901, Tel: (415) 744-1189.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 301, in conjunction with sections 110, 111(c)(1), and 112(l)(1) of the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990, authorize the Administrator to delegate his or her authority to implement and enforce the standards set out in 40 CFR part 60, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources (NSPS) and 40 CFR part 61, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPS).

The State of Nevada requested authority for delegation of certain NSPS and NESHAPS categories. After a thorough review of the categories requested for delegation, the Regional Administrator, EPA Region IX determined that such delegation was appropriate for these source categories. By letters dated September 10, 1992, February 24, 1993, and September 23, 1993, EPA delegated its authority for 40 CFR part 60 and part 61 for the following subparts:

NSPS

40 CFR part 60, subpart

Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Db

Generating Units.

Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Dc

Steam Generating Units.

Municipal Waste Combustors................. Ea

Petroleum Refineries....................... J

Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions DDD

from the Polymer Manufacturing Industry.

VOC Emissions from the Synthetic Organic III

Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI)

Air Oxidation Unit Processes.

VOC Emissions from SOCMI Distillation

NNN

Operations.

Calciners and Dryers in Mineral Industries. UUU

NESHAPS

40 CFR part 61, subpart

Benzene Emissions from Benzene Transfer BB

Operations.

Benzene Waste Operations................... FF

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Under the terms of the delegations, NDCNR is required to follow all applicable provisions of 40 CFR parts 60 and 61, including but not limited to use of EPA's test methods and continuous monitoring procedures.

As of the effective dates of the delegations, NDCNR has primary authority to enforce the standards listed above. EPA retains independent enforcement authority, and will exercise such authority in a manner consistent with EPA's ``Timely and Appropriate Enforcement Response to Significant Air Pollution Violators'' Guidance, and any revisions thereto, and applicable enforcement agreements.

As of the effective dates of the delegations, all notifications and reports required of sources by the above standards should be sent to NDCNR with a copy to EPA Region IX.

The EPA hereby notifies the public that it has delegated the authority over the above-listed NSPS and NESHAPS subparts to the State of Nevada, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

The Office of Management and Budget has exempted this action from Executive Order 12866 review.

This notice is issued under the authority of sections 101, 110, 111, 112, and 301 of the Clean Air Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. sections 7401, 7410, 74121, 7412, and 7601).

Dated: March 23, 1998. Felicia Marcus, Regional Administrator, Region IX.

[FR Doc. 98-13617Filed5-20-98; 8:45 am]

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