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ÐÔ€ÔAir€pollutants,€hazardous;€national€emission€standards:€Chromium€emissions€from€hard€andÏdecorative€chromium€electroplating€and€anodizing€tanks,€etc.,€64002Ìó óVol.€60€No.€239€Wednesday,€December€13,€1995€p€64002€(Proposed€Rule€€€€€1/648€€€Ð ( Ä ÐÌ------------------------------------------------------------ÌÌ40€CFR€Part€63ÌÌ[AD-FRL-5344-4]€ÌNational€Emission€Standards€for€Hazardous€Air€Pollutants€for:€Chromium€Emissions€From€Hard€andÏDecorative€Chromium€Electroplating€and€Chromium€Anodizing€Tanks;€Ethylene€Oxide€CommercialÏSterilization€and€Fumigation€Operations;€Perchloroethylene€Dry€Cleaning€Facilities;€and€SecondaryÏLead€Smelting€ÌAGENCY:€Environmental€Protection€Agency€(EPA).€ÌACTION:€Proposed€rule:€amendment.€ÌSUMMARY:€This€action€proposes€amendments€to€certain€sections€of€the€following€promulgatedÏstandards:€ð ðNational€Emission€Standards€for€Chromium€Emissions€from€Hard€and€DecorativeÏChromium€Electroplating€and€Chromium€Anodizing€Tanks;€Final€Ruleñ^ñ''ñ^ññ^ñððñ^ñ€(subpart€N);€ð ðNationalÏEmission€Standards€for€Hazardous€Air€Pollutants€for€Ethylene€Oxide€Commercial€Sterilization€andÏFumigation€Operationsñ_ñ''ñ_ññ_ñððñ_ñ€(subpart€O);€ð ðNational€Emission€Standards€for€Hazardous€Air€Pollutants€forÏSource€Categories:€Perchloroethylene€Dry€Cleaning€Facilitiesñ`ñ''ñ`ññ`ñððñ`ñ€(subpart€M);€and€ð ðNational€EmissionÏStandards€for€Hazardous€Air€Pollutants€from€Secondary€Lead€Smeltingñañ''ñaññañððñañ€(subpart€X).€Except€in€theÏcase€of€subpart€X,€today's€action€proposes€to€amend€the€Final€Rules'€requirement€that€nonmajorÏsources€obtain€title€V€operating€permits.€The€action€being€taken€today€will€substantially€reduce€theÏunnecessary€and€undue€regulatory€burden€for€States€and€local€agencies,€EPA€Regional€Offices,€andÏthe€industry€during€a€time€when€tremendous€resources€are€necessary€for€the€initial€implementation€ofÏthe€title€V€permit€program.€Because€sources€are€still€required€to€meet€all€applicable€emission€controlÏrequirements€established€by€the€respective€MACT€standards,€this€action€is€not€expected€to€haveÏadverse€environmental€results.€The€amendment€to€subpart€X€will€confirm€that€existing€nonmajorÏsecondary€lead€smelting€facilities€will€be€subject€to€title€V€permit€requirements.€ÌDATES:€Comments.€Comments€must€be€received€on€or€before€January€12,€1996,€unless€a€hearingÏis€requested€by€December€26,€1995.€If€a€hearing€is€requested,€written€comments€must€be€received€byÏJanuary€29,€1996.€Ì€€€Public€Hearing.€Anyone€requesting€a€public€hearing€must€contact€the€EPA€no€later€than€DecemberÏ26,€1995.€If€a€hearing€is€held,€it€will€take€place€on€December€28,€1995,€beginning€at€10:00€a.m.€ÌADDRESSES:€Comments.€Comments€should€be€submitted€(in€duplicate,€if€possible)€to:€Air€andÏRadiation€Docket€and€Information€Center€(6102),€Attention€Docket€No.€A-88-02€(subpart€N),€orÏAttention€Docket€No.€A-88-03€(subpart€O),€or€Attention€Docket€No.€A-95-16€(subpart€M),€orÏAttention€Docket€No.€A-92-43€(subpart€X),€as€applicable,€(see€docket€section€below),€room€M-1500,ÏU.S.€Environmental€Protection€Agency,€401€M€Street,€SW,€Washington,€D.C.€20460.€The€EPAÏrequests€that€a€separate€copy€also€be€sent€to€the€contact€person€listed€below.€Ð 0,Ì%) Ѐ€€Public€Hearing.€If€a€public€hearing€is€held,€it€will€be€held€at€the€EPA's€Office€of€AdministrationÏAuditorium,€Research€Triangle€Park,€North€Carolina.€Persons€interested€in€attending€the€hearing€orÏwishing€to€present€oral€testimony€should€notify€Marguerite€Thweatt,€U.S.€Environmental€ProtectionÏAgency,€Research€Triangle€Park,€N.C.€27711,€telephone€(919)€541-5607.€ÌÌ€€€Docket.€Docket€No.€A-88-02,€containing€the€supporting€information€for€the€original€subpart€NÏNESHAP€and€this€action,€Docket€No.€A-88-03,€containing€the€supporting€information€for€the€originalÏsubpart€O€NESHAP,€Docket€No.€A-88-11,€containing€the€supporting€information€for€the€originalÏsubpart€M€NESHAP,€and€Docket€No.€A-92-43,€containing€the€supporting€information€for€the€originalÏsubpart€X€NESHAP,€are€available€for€public€inspection€and€copying€between€8:00€a.m.€and€5:30€p.m.,ÏMonday€through€Friday,€at€the€EPA's€Air€and€Radiation€Docket€and€Information€Center,€WatersideÏMall,€room€M-1500,€first€floor,€401€M€Street€SW,€Washington,€DC€20460,€or€by€calling€(202)Ï260-7548.€A€reasonable€fee€may€be€charged€for€copying.€ÌFOR€FURTHER€INFORMATION€CONTACT:€Mr.€Lalit€Banker,€Emission€Standards€DivisionÏ(MD-13),€Office€of€Air€Quality€Planning€and€Standards,€U.S.€Environmental€Protection€Agency,ÏResearch€Triangle€Park,€North€Carolina€27711,€telephone€number€(919)€541-5420.€ÌÌSUPPLEMENTARY€INFORMATION:€ÌÌI.€Background€ÌÌ€€€Title€V€of€the€Clean€Air€Act€(Act),€as€amended€in€1990,€requires€States€to€develop€programs€forÏissuing€operating€permits€to€major€stationary€sources€(including€major€sources€of€hazardous€airÏpollutants€listed€in€section€112€of€the€Act),€sources€covered€by€New€Source€Performance€StandardsÏ(NSPS),€sources€covered€by€emission€standards€for€hazardous€air€pollutants€pursuant€to€section€112Ïof€the€Act,€and€affected€sources€under€the€acid€rain€program.€Section€502(a)€of€the€Act€requires€thatÏmajor€and€nonmajor€sources€subject€to€111€and€112€standards€obtain€operating€permits.€However,Ïthe€Administrator€may€exempt€certain€categories€of€nonmajor€sources€from€the€requirement€to€obtainÏa€permit€ð ðif€the€Administrator€finds€that€compliance€with€such€requirements€is€impracticable,Ïinfeasible,€or€unnecessarily€burdensome€on€such€categories.*€*€*ñbñ''ñbññbñððñbñ€ÌÌ€€€On€July€21,€1992,€EPA€published€in€the€Federal€Register€implementing€regulations€for€the€title€VÏpermit€program€(40€CFR€Part€70).€In€ðð€70.3(b)(1),€EPA€opted€to€allow€States€to€temporarily€exemptÏnonmajor€sources€(except€for€affected€sources€and€solid€waste€incineration€units),€including€thoseÏwhich€were€subject€to€section€111€or€112€standards€promulgated€as€of€July€21,€1992,€from€theÏrequirement€to€obtain€a€permit.€ÌÌ€€€This€temporary€exemption€was€allowed€for€several€reasons.€Under€part€70,€permitting€authoritiesÏwill€process€applications€and€issue€permits€for€tens€of€thousands€of€major€sources€during€the€earlyÏyears€of€the€program.€The€EPA€considered€it€ð ðunnecessarily€burdensomeñcñ''ñcññcñððñcñ€to€also€require€permittingÏauthorities€to€issue€permits€to€a€larger€population€of€nonmajor€sources€within€the€same€time€frame.ÏSuch€a€requirement€would€stress€the€permitting€system€at€its€most€vulnerable€time,€and€hinder€timelyÐ 0,Ì%) Ðissuance€of€permits€to€both€major€and€nonmajor€emitters.€ÌÌ€€€Additionally,€the€great€majority€of€nonmajor€sources€are€small€businesses,€and€many€are€notÏcurrently€subject€to€State€air€permit€programs.€Many€small€businesses€will€require€greater€assistanceÏfrom€the€permitting€authorities€because€of€a€relative€lack€of€technical€and€legal€expertise,€resources,Ïand€experience€in€dealing€with€environmental€regulation.€If€permitting€authorities€are€overburdenedÏfrom€a€backlog€of€permits€to€be€processed,€nonmajor€sources€will€be€unable€to€obtain€technical€andÏprocedural€assistance€necessary€to€help€them€file€timely€and€complete€applications.€This€likelyÏscenario€constitutes€an€unnecessary€burden€on€nonmajor€sources,€especially€considering€that€byÏdefinition€they€emit€less€than€major€sources€and€that€deferring€permitting€requirements€does€not€deferÏa€source's€obligation€to€comply€with€the€applicable€requirements€of€the€Act.€[The€preamble€to€the€finalÏpart€70€regulations€(57€FR€32261)€provides€a€more€exhaustive€discussion€of€EPA's€decision€to€allowÏStates€to€temporarily€exempt€nonmajor€sources€from€title€V€permitting.]€ÌÌ€€€The€part€70€regulations€specify€that€this€temporary€exemption€will€expire€at€such€time€as€EPAÏcompletes€a€rulemaking€to€determine€how€the€part€70€program€should€be€structured€for€nonmajorÏsources.€In€addition,€the€rulemaking€will€consider€whether€to€grant€permanent€exemptions€to€anyÏsource€categories€for€which€there€is€a€sufficient€record€to€support€such€an€exemption.€ÌÌ€€€The€part€70€regulations€also€address€applicability€for€nonmajor€sources€subject€to€section€111€orÏ112€standards€promulgated€after€July€21,€1992.€Section€70.3(b)(2)€specifies€that€for€nonmajor€sourcesÏthat€are€subject€to€a€standard€or€other€requirement€promulgated€under€either€section€111€or€112€ofÏthe€Act€after€July€21,€1992,€the€Administrator€will€determine€whether€to€exempt€any€or€all€suchÏsources€from€the€requirement€to€obtain€a€part€70€permit€at€the€time€that€the€new€standard€isÏpromulgated.€Thus,€decisions€regarding€permitting€exemptions€were€to€be€made€as€each€new€standardÏcovering€nonmajor€sources€was€published.€With€regard€to€section€112,€EPA€has€published€since€JulyÏ21,€1992€(in€40€CFR€Part€63)€hazardous€air€pollutant€standards€that€apply€to€nonmajor€sources€in€theÏfollowing€five€source€categories:€perchloroethylene€dry€cleaning€facilities€(September€22,€1993;€58ÏFR€49353),€halogenated€solvent€cleaning€(December€2,€1994;€59€FR€61801-amended€June€5,€1995;Ï60€FR€29484),€ethylene€oxide€commercial€sterilization€and€fumigation€operations€(December€6,€1994;Ï59€FR€62585),€hard€and€decorative€chromium€electroplating€and€chromium€anodizing€tanks€(JanuaryÏ25,€1995;€60€FR€4948),€and€secondary€lead€smelters€(May€31,€1995;€60€FR€32587).€Of€these€five,Ïonly€the€standard€for€halogenated€solvent€cleaning€contained€a€temporary€permitting€exemption.€InÏthis€standard,€States€were€given€the€option€of€permanently€exempting€small€cold€cleaners€andÏtemporarily€exempting€all€other€nonmajor€solvent€cleaners€from€title€V€permit€requirements.€Ì€€€The€remaining€standards€did€not€offer€any€exemptions€from€permitting,€although€the€preamble€toÏthe€dry€cleaning€standard€did€state€an€intention€to€allow€States€to€defer€permitting€of€nonmajorÏsources€subject€to€that€standard.€Nonetheless,€in€the€absence€of€specific€language€in€that€regulationÏgranting€States€the€option€to€exempt€or€temporarily€exempt€nonmajor€sources€from€permitÏrequirements,€the€General€Provisions€(subpart€A)€of€part€63€apply,€which€by€default€extend€theÏpermitting€requirement€to€nonmajor€sources€subject€to€post-July€21,€1992,€MACT€standards.€ñsñÌñsñÐ 0,Ì%) ÐII.€Proposed€Changes€to€Subpart€N,€Subpart€O,€and€Subpart€M€ñtñÌñtñÌA.€State€Option€to€Defer€Nonmajor€Sources€ÌÌ€€€The€final€rules,€that€is€subparts€N,€O,€and€M,€required€all€affected€nonmajor€sources€to€obtain€a€titleÏV€permit€from€the€appropriate€permitting€authority.€All€affected€nonmajor€sources€in€the€aboveÏsource€categories€are€required€to€apply€for€a€title€V€permit€within€12€months€of€the€later€of€theÏfollowing€dates:€the€effective€date€of€the€respective€MACT€standard€or€the€effective€date€of€a€title€VÏprogram€to€which€an€affected€source€in€the€above€source€categories€is€subject.€Major€sources€in€theÏabove€source€categories€are€required€to€apply€for€and€obtain€permits€according€to€the€transition€plansÏoutlined€in€the€title€V€programs€submitted€by€the€State€and€local€permitting€authorities€for€EPAÏapproval.€ÌÌ€€€Several€comments€were€received€regarding€the€title€V€permit€requirements€for€area€sources€in€theÏChromium€Electroplating€rule€(subpart€N)€before€promulgation.€The€commenters€believed€that€theÏcosts€for€nonmajor€sources€to€obtain€title€V€permits€would€be€overly€burdensome,€and€the€emissionsÏfrom€such€sources€may€be€insignificant.€However,€in€responding€to€these€comments€in€the€final€rule,ÏEPA€believed€that€requiring€area€sources€to€obtain€title€V€permits€was€important€because€of€theÏtoxicity€of€chromium€compounds€and€the€close€proximity€of€many€of€these€sources€to€residentialÏareas.€Following€promulgation€of€these€final€rules,€discussions€were€held€with€States€and€EPAÏRegions€regarding€their€permitting€strategies€for€nonmajor€sources.€As€a€result,€EPA€concluded€thatÏthe€Chromium€Final€Rule€imposes€an€undue€burden€on€the€States€in€requiring€the€permitting€ofÏnonmajor€Chromium€sources€without€deferral.€In€particular,€EPA€found€that€permitting€such€sourcesÏduring€the€early€stages€of€the€title€V€program€would€be€particularly€burdensome€to€permittingÏauthorities.€In€addition€to€ensuring€compliance€with€the€requirements€of€the€standard,€permittingÏauthorities€would€also€need€to€contact€and€educate€owners€or€operators€of€nonmajor€sourcesÏregarding€title€V€requirements.€Following€the€submittal€of€applications,€permitting€authorities€wouldÏthen€begin€processing€such€applications€in€conjunction€with€major€source€applications.€Given€that€theÏvast€number€of€Chromium€sources€(about€5,000€nationwide)€are€nonmajor€sources,€requiring€aÏpermitting€authority€to€permit€nonmajor€sources€during€the€early€years€of€implementing€a€title€VÏprogram€imposes€an€undue€burden.€ÌÌ€€€The€EPA€believes€that€the€Final€Rule€as€promulgated€will€also€impose€an€undue€hardship€on€aÏmajority€of€owners€or€operators€of€nonmajor€sources€because€this€burden€on€permitting€authoritiesÏtranslates€into€a€burden€on€sources€subject€to€the€program.€To€require€that€owners€or€operators€ofÏnonmajor€sources€meet€the€requirement€of€filing€a€timely€and€complete€application€prior€to€or€withinÏthe€initial€implementation€period€of€the€Chromium€Electroplating€MACT€Standard€would€place€anÏundue€burden€on€these€sources.€As€a€result,€the€EPA€has€concluded€that€the€burden€associated€withÏpermitting€outweighs€the€enhancement€to€the€enforceability€of€this€standard€that€would€result€fromÏinclusion€in€a€title€V€permit.€Therefore,€the€Final€Rule€is€being€amended€to€allow€States€to€defer€forÏfive€(5)€years€all€nonmajor€Chromium€sources€from€being€subject€to€the€requirements€of€a€title€VÏpermit€program.€Ð 0,Ì%) Ї€€€The€5-year€deferral€is€determined€with€respect€to€the€effective€date€of€the€first€State€or€localÏprogram€to€defer€nonmajor€sources€from€title€V€permitting.€Washington€State€and€local€programsÏwithin€the€State€of€Washington€were€the€first€programs€approved€by€EPA€which€deferred€nonmajorÏsources.€Final€action€on€these€programs€was€published€on€November€9,€1994,€and€the€programsÏbecame€effective€on€December€9,€1994.€As€a€result,€the€5-year€deferral€ends€on€December€9,€1999,Ïwith€Chromium€sources€becoming€subject€to€title€V€on€that€date.€Applications€from€nonmajorÏChromium€sources€are€to€be€filed€within€12€months€of€becoming€subject€to€title€V€(by€December€9,Ï2000).€This€also€applies€to€nonmajor€sources€in€subparts€O€and€M€for€similar€reasons.€The€EPAÏemphasizes€that€this€deferral€applies€to€nonmajor€sources.€ÌÌ€€€The€sole€standard€which€will€not€offer€temporary€exemptions€from€part€70€permitting€requirementsÏis€the€secondary€lead€smelter€standard€(subpart€X,€promulgated€on€May€31,€1995€(60€FR€32587)).ÏIn€contrast€to€the€hundreds€or€thousands€of€sources€in€the€four€other€source€categories,€there€are€aÏtotal€of€only€16€secondary€lead€smelters€and€only€five€of€these€are€nonmajor€sources.€Additionally,Ïthe€five€nonmajor€lead€smelters€are€owned€by€relatively€large€companies.€These€companies€should€beÏbetter€equipped€to€handle€the€part€70€permitting€process€than€the€small€businesses€characterizing€theÏother€source€categories.€For€these€reasons,€EPA€concludes€that€requiring€the€five€sources€to€obtainÏpart€70€permits€without€delay€will€not€be€impracticable€or€infeasible€for€the€State€or€local€permittingÏauthorities€involved€and€will€not€unnecessarily€burden€the€five€companies.€ÌB.€Proposed€Permanent€Exemption€of€Certain€Decorative€Chromium€Electroplating€and€ChromiumÏAnodizing€Operations€Ì€€€Section€502(a)€of€the€Act€expressly€gives€the€Administrator€the€discretion€to€exempt€one€or€moreÏnonmajor€source€categories€(in€whole€or€in€part)€from€the€requirement€to€obtain€a€permit€ð ðif€theÏAdministrator€finds€that€compliance€with€such€requirements€is€impracticable,€infeasible,€orÏunnecessarily€burdensome€on€such€categories.ðð€42€U.S.C.€Section€7661a€(a).€One€factor€that€EPAÏconsiders€as€part€of€the€unnecessarily€burdensome€criteria€is€the€degree€to€which€the€standard€isÏimplementable€outside€of€a€title€V€permit,€such€that€the€title€V€permit€will€provide€minimal€additionalÏbenefit€with€regard€to€source-specific€tailoring€of€the€standard.€To€the€extent€such€benefit€is€minimal,Ïit€supports€the€finding€that€the€burden€imposed€is€ð ðunnecessary.ðð€This€factor€was€analyzed€when€EPAÏevaluated€decorative€chrome€plating€(using€hexavalent€chromium€baths)€and€chromium€anodizingÏprocesses€that€use€fume€suppressant€technology€to€reduce€chromium€emissions€during€operation.€TheÏfume€suppressant€technology€inhibits€emissions€at€the€source€by€reducing€the€surface€tension€of€theÏplating€solution.€The€standard€requires€that€the€surface€tension€be€kept€below€45€dynes€per€centimeterÏ(dynes/cm)€in€order€to€comply.€In€addition,€the€surface€tension€must€be€measured€at€a€certainÏspecified€time€interval€to€ensure€continuous€compliance.€This€measure€of€compliance€(45€dynes/cm)Ïis€directly€stated€in€the€standard€and€is€directly€enforceable.€No€judgment€or€negotiation€is€requiredÏin€establishing€a€directly€enforceable€monitoring€value€during€a€performance€test€as€is€the€case€withÏthe€other€chromium€sources€covered€by€the€rule€which€use€add-on€controls.€Also€included€in€thisÏpermitting€exemption€are€the€decorative€chrome€plating€operations€using€the€trivalent€chrome€bathsÏwhich€incorporate€the€use€of€wetting€agents€which€inhibit€chromium€emissions€as€a€bath€component.ÏThe€standard€does€not€have€any€additional€requirements€for€these€sources€except€for€recordkeepingÏof€chemicals€bought.€Ð 0,Ì%) Ї€€€Although€sources€using€fume€suppressant€technology€could€be€permitted€through€general€permits,Ïthereby€reducing€the€administrative€permitting€burden€for€these€sources,€EPA€believes€this€would€addÏminimally€to€enforceability€of€the€rule.€This€is€because€the€reporting,€recordkeeping,€and€annualÏcompliance€certification€requirements€of€the€rule€already€approximate€those€which€would€be€imposedÏthrough€title€V,€and€which€constitute€a€primary€value€added€by€a€general€title€V€permit.€ÌÌ€€€Therefore,€for€the€reasons€stated€above,€the€EPA€is€proposing€to€permanently€exempt€all€hexavalentÏdecorative€plating€and€chromium€anodizing€operations€that€use€fume€suppressants€as€an€emissionÏreduction€technology€and€all€trivalent€decorative€plating€operations€incorporating€wetting€agents€asÏa€bath€component€from€the€requirement€of€obtaining€a€title€V€permit.€This€is€based€upon€EPA'sÏdetermination€that€it€will€be€unnecessarily€burdensome€for€these€sources€to€obtain€permits.€Ì€€€All€the€requirements€listed€in€the€final€standards€(subparts€N,€O,€and€M)€will€continue€to€beÏapplicable€per€the€schedule€that€is€provided€in€the€respective€rules.€For€example,€all€sources€still€mustÏcomply€with€the€compliance€schedule€within€the€rule,€perform€monitoring€of€the€required€parametersÏfor€ensuring€compliance,€and€follow€the€reporting€and€recordkeeping€requirements.€The€AdministratorÏor€a€delegated€State€or€local€authority€will€enforce€the€requirements€of€the€final€rules€throughÏappropriate€means,€and€will€not€be€handicapped€by€the€temporary€or€permanent€exemptions€from€theÏtitle€V€permit€requirements.€The€EPA€believes€that€through€the€implementation€of€the€final€rules,€theÏprimary€goal€of€significant€reductions€in€chromium,€ethylene€oxide,€and€perchloroethylene€emissionsÏwill€be€achieved.€ÌÌIII.€Possible€Additional€Permanent€Exemptions€ÌÌ€€€Although€this€action€proposes€temporary€exemptions€for€the€subject€source€categories€(except€forÏproposed€permanent€exemptions€for€two€subcategories€within€the€chrome€plating€category),€EPA€willÏconsider€promulgating€additional€permanent€exemptions€for€any€of€these€source€categories€orÏsubcategories€within€these€source€categories€if€warranted.€The€EPA€specifically€solicits€comment€onÏwhether€any€of€the€source€categories€for€which€temporary€exemptions€are€being€proposed€should€beÏpermanently€exempted€from€title€V€requirements€and€the€reasons€for€such€permanent€exemptions.ÏComments€should€address€the€Clean€Air€Act€criteria€for€exempting€categories€from€permittingÏrequirements,€which€are€that€it€would€be€ð ðimpracticable,€infeasible,€or€unnecessarily€burdensome€onÏsuch€source€categories.ðð€Any€comments€received€and€additional€information€obtained€by€EPA€afterÏthis€proposal€will€be€considered€in€determining€whether€sufficient€justification€exists€to€promulgateÏpermanent€exemptions.€ÌÌIV.€Typographical€Correction€ÌÌ€€€A€minor€typographical€error€was€discovered€in€section€63.344€of€the€subpart€N.€It€is€being€amendedÏhere€to€correctly€present€our€intention.€ÌÌÌÐ 0,Ì%) ÐV.€Administrative€Requirements€ÌÌA.€Public€Hearing€ÌÌ€€€A€public€hearing€will€be€held,€if€requested,€to€provide€opportunity€for€interested€persons€to€makeÏoral€presentations€regarding€the€proposed€amendments€in€accordance€with€section€307(d)(5)€of€theÏAct.€Persons€wishing€to€make€oral€presentation€on€the€proposed€amendments€should€contact€the€EPAÏat€the€address€given€in€the€ADDRESSES€section€of€this€preamble.€Oral€presentations€will€be€limitedÏto€15€minutes€each.€Any€member€of€the€public€may€file€a€written€statement€before,€during,€or€withinÏ30€days€after€the€hearing.€Written€statements€should€be€addressed€to€the€Air€Docket€Section€at€theÏaddress€given€in€the€ADDRESSES€section€of€this€preamble€and€should€refer€to€the€applicable€docketÏnumber.€ÌÌ€€€A€verbatim€transcript€of€the€hearing€and€written€statements€will€be€available€for€inspection€andÏcopying€during€normal€business€hours€at€the€EPA's€Air€Docket€Section€in€Washington,€D.C.€(seeÏADDRESSES€section€of€the€preamble).€ÌÌB.€Paperwork€Reduction€Act€ÌÌ€€€The€information€collection€requirements€of€the€previously€promulgated€National€EmissionÏStandards€for€Hazardous€Air€Pollutants€(NESHAP)€were€submitted€to€and€approved€by€the€OfficeÏof€Management€and€Budget€(OMB).€Today's€proposed€changes€to€the€NESHAP€would€not€increaseÏthe€information€collection€burden€estimates€made€previously.€In€fact,€they€are€expected€to€reduce€theÏrequired€paperwork€by€providing€the€opportunity€for€delays€for€some€sources€and€exemptions€forÏothers€from€requirements€to€obtain€a€title€V€permit.€ÌÌC.€Executive€Order€12866€ÌÌ€€€Under€Executive€Order€12866,€the€Agency€must€determine€whether€a€regulatory€action€isÏð ðsignificantðð€and€therefore€subject€to€OMB€review€and€the€requirements€of€the€Executive€Order.€TheÏOrder€defines€ð ðsignificant€regulatory€actionðð€as€one€that€is€likely€to€result€in€a€rule€that€may:€ÌÌ€€€(1)€Have€an€annual€effect€on€the€economy€of€$100€million€or€more,€or€adversely€affect€in€a€materialÏway€the€economy,€a€sector€of€the€economy,€productivity,€competition,€jobs,€the€environment,€publicÏhealth€or€safety,€or€State,€local,€or€tribal€governments€or€communities;€ÌÌ€€€(2)€Create€a€serious€inconsistency€or€otherwise€interfere€with€an€action€taken€or€planned€by€anotherÏagency;€ÌÌ€€€(3)€Materially€alter€the€budgetary€impact€of€entitlements,€grants,€user€fees,€or€loan€programs€or€theÏrights€and€obligations€of€recipients€thereof;€or€ÌÐ 0,Ì%) Ѐ€€(4)€Raise€novel€legal€or€policy€issues€arising€out€of€legal€mandates,€the€President's€priorities,€or€theÏprinciples€set€forth€in€the€Executive€Order.€ÌÌ€€€Pursuant€to€the€terms€of€the€Executive€Order,€the€OMB€has€notified€the€EPA€that€it€does€notÏconsider€this€to€be€a€ð ðsignificant€regulatory€actionðð€within€the€meaning€of€the€Executive€Order.ÏTherefore,€the€EPA€did€not€submit€this€action€to€the€OMB€for€review.€ÌÌD.€Regulatory€Flexibility€Act€ÌÌ€€€The€Regulatory€Flexibility€Act€(5€U.S.C.€601€et€seq.)€requires€EPA€to€consider€potential€impactsÏof€proposed€regulations€on€small€business€ð ðentities.ðð€A€regulatory€flexibility€analysis€(RFA)€isÏrequired€if€preliminary€analysis€indicates€ð ða€significant€economic€impact€on€a€substantial€number€ofÏsmall€entities.ñkñ''ñkññkñððñkñ€As€explained€earlier€in€this€notice,€the€proposed€amendments€would€reduce€theÏimpacts€on€small€businesses€by€allowing€States€to€delay€some€and€exempt€others€from€the€requirementÏto€obtain€a€title€V€permit.€ÌÌE.€Unfunded€Mandates€Reform€Act€ÌÌ€€€Section€202€of€the€Unfunded€Mandates€Reform€Act€of€1995€(ð ðunfunded€Mandates€Actñlñ''ñlññlñððñlñ)€(signedÏinto€law€on€March€22,€1995)€requires€that€the€Agency€prepare€a€budgetary€impact€statement€toÏaccompany€any€proposed€or€final€rule€that€includes€a€Federal€mandate€that€may€result€in€expenditureÏby€State,€local,€and€tribal€governments,€in€the€aggregate,€or€by€the€private€sector,€of€$100€million€orÏmore€in€any€1€year.€Section€203€requires€the€Agency€to€establish€a€plan€for€obtaining€input€from€andÏinforming,€educating,€and€advising€any€small€governments€that€may€be€significantly€or€uniquelyÏaffected€by€the€rule.€ÌÌ€€€As€explained€earlier€in€this€notice,€the€proposed€amendments€would€reduce€the€cost€to€State,€local,Ïand€tribal€governments€and€the€private€sector€by€allowing€States€to€delay€some€and€exempt€othersÏfrom€the€requirement€to€obtain€a€title€V€permit.€Therefore,€EPA€has€not€prepared€a€budgetary€impactÏstatement€for€the€proposed€amendments.€ÌList€of€Subjects€in€40€CFR€Part€63€Ì€€€Environmental€protection,€Air€pollution€control,€Hazardous€substances,€Reporting€andÏrecordkeeping€requirements.Ì€€€Dated:€December€1,€1995.ÌCarol€M.€Browner,€Administrator.€ÌÌ€€€For€the€reasons€set€out€in€the€preamble,€title€40,€chapter€I,€part€63€of€the€Code€of€FederalÏRegulations€are€proposed€to€be€amended€as€set€forth€below:€ÌPART€63-[AMENDED]€ÌÌ€€€1.€The€authority€citation€for€part€63€continues€to€read€as€follows:Ì€€€Authority:€42€U.S.C.€7401€et€seq.€Ð 0,Ì%) ÐSubpart€N-[Amended]€ÌÌ€€€2.€Section€63.340€is€amended€by€revising€paragraph€(e)€to€read€as€follows:€ÌÌðð€63.340€€€Applicability€and€designation€of€sources.€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€ÌÌ€€€(e)(1)€The€Administrator€has€determined,€pursuant€to€the€criteria€under€section€502(a)€of€the€Act,Ïthat€an€owner€or€operator€of€the€following€types€of€operations€that€are€not€by€themselves€majorÏsources€and€that€are€not€located€at€major€sources,€as€defined€under€40€CFR€70.2,€€is€permanentlyÏexempt€from€title€V€permitting€requirements€for€that€operation:€ÌÌ€€€(i)€Any€decorative€chromium€electroplating€operation€or€chromium€anodizing€operation€that€usesÏfume€suppressants€as€an€emission€reduction€technology;€and€ÌÌ€€€(ii)€Any€decorative€chromium€electroplating€operation€that€uses€a€trivalent€chromium€bath€thatÏincorporates€a€wetting€agent€as€a€bath€ingredient.€ÌÌ€€€(2)€An€owner€or€operator€of€any€other€affected€source€subject€to€the€provisions€of€this€subpart€isÏsubject€to€title€V€permitting€requirements.€These€affected€sources,€if€not€major€or€located€at€majorÏsources€as€defined€under€40€CFR€70.2,€€may€be€deferred€by€the€applicable€title€V€permitting€authorityÏfrom€title€V€permitting€requirements€for€5€years€after€the€date€on€which€the€EPA€first€approves€a€partÏ70€program€(i.e.,€until€December€9,€1999).€All€sources€receiving€deferrals€shall€submit€title€V€permitÏapplications€within€12€months€of€such€date€(by€December€9,€2000).€All€sources€receiving€deferralsÏstill€must€meet€the€compliance€schedule€as€stated€in€section€63.343.€ÌÌ€€€3.€Section€63.342€is€amended€by€revising€the€first€sentence€of€paragraph€(c)(2)(i)(B)€andÏintroductory€text€of€paragraph€(f)(3)(i)€to€read€as€follows:€ÌÌðð€63.342€€€Standards.€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€ÌÌ€€€(c)€*€*€*ÌÌ€€€(2)€*€*€*ÌÌ€€€(i)€*€*€*ÌÌ€€€(B)€By€accepting€a€Federally-enforceable€limit€on€the€maximum€cumulative€potential€rectifierÏcapacity€of€a€hard€chromium€electroplating€facility€and€by€maintaining€monthly€records€in€accordanceÏwith€ðð€63.346(b)(12)€to€demonstrate€that€the€limit€has€not€been€exceeded.€*€*€*ÌÌ*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€ÌÐ 0,Ì%) Ѐ€€(f)€*€*€*ÌÌ€€€(3)€*€*€*ÌÌ€€€(i)€The€owner€or€operator€of€an€affected€source€subject€to€the€work€practices€of€paragraph€(f)€ofÏthis€section€shall€prepare€an€operation€and€maintenance€plan€to€be€implemented€no€later€than€theÏcompliance€date.€The€plan€shall€be€incorporated€by€reference€into€the€source's€title€V€permit,€if€andÏwhen€a€title€V€permit€is€required.€The€plan€shall€include€the€following€elements:€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€Ï€€€Ìðð€63.344€€€[Amended]ÌÌ€€€4.€In€ðð€63.344,€paragraphs€(e)(3)(v)€and€(e)(4)(iv)€are€amended€by€revising€the€word€ð ðlessñmñ''ñmññmñððñmñ€to€readÏð ðmore.ñnñ''ñnññnñððñnñ€ÌÌ€€€5.€Section€63.347€is€amended€by€revising€the€introductory€text€in€paragraph€(e)(2)€and€paragraphÏ(f)(1)€to€read€as€follows:€ÌÌðð€63.347€€€Reporting€requirements.€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€ÌÌ€€€(e)€*€*€*ÌÌ€€€(2)€If€the€State€in€which€the€source€is€located€has€not€been€delegated€the€authority€to€implement€theÏrule,€each€time€a€notification€of€compliance€status€is€required€under€this€part,€the€owner€or€operatorÏof€an€affected€source€shall€submit€to€the€Administrator€a€notification€of€compliance€status,€signed€byÏthe€responsible€official€(as€defined€in€ðð€63.2)€who€shall€certify€its€accuracy,€attesting€to€whether€theÏaffected€source€has€complied€with€this€subpart.€If€the€State€has€been€delegated€the€authority,€theÏnotification€of€compliance€status€shall€be€submitted€to€the€appropriate€authority.€The€notification€shallÏlist€for€each€affected€source:€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€ÌÌ€€€(f)€*€*€*ÌÌ€€€(1)€If€the€State€in€which€the€source€is€located€has€not€been€delegated€the€authority€to€implement€theÏrule,€the€owner€or€operator€of€an€affected€source€shall€report€to€the€Administrator€the€results€of€anyÏperformance€test€conducted€as€required€by€ðð€63.7€or€ðð€63.343(b).€If€the€State€has€been€delegated€theÏauthority,€the€owner€or€operator€of€an€affected€source€should€report€performance€test€results€to€theÏappropriate€authority.€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€ÌÌ€€€6.€Table€1€to€subpart€N€of€Part€63€is€amended€by€revising€the€entry€for€ð 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ÐÌ€€€7.€Section€63.360€is€amended€by€revising€paragraph€(f)€to€read€as€follows:€ÌÌðð€63.360€€€Applicability.€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€ÌÌ€€€(f)€The€owner€or€operator€of€a€source,€subject€to€the€provisions€of€the€title€40,€chapter€I,€part€63Ïsubpart€O,€using€1€ton€(see€definition)€is€subject€to€title€V€permitting€requirements.€These€affectedÏsources,€if€not€major€or€located€at€major€sources€as€defined€under€40€CFR€70.2,€€may€be€deferred€byÏthe€applicable€title€V€permitting€authority€from€title€V€permitting€requirements€for€5€years€after€theÏdate€on€which€the€EPA€first€approves€a€part€70€program€(i.e.,€until€December€9,€1999).€All€sourcesÏreceiving€deferrals€shall€submit€title€V€permit€applications€within€12€months€of€such€date€(byÏDecember€9,€2000).€All€sources€receiving€deferrals€still€must€meet€compliance€schedule€as€stated€inÏthis€ðð€63.360.€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€ÌSubpart€M-[Amended]€ÌÌ€€€8.€Section€63.320€is€amended€by€adding€paragraph€(k)€to€read€as€follows:€ÌÌñšñÌñšñðð€63.320€€€Applicability.€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€ÌÌ€€€(k)€The€owner€or€operator€of€any€source€subject€to€the€provisions€of€this€subpart€M€is€subject€toÏtitle€V€permitting€requirements.€These€affected€sources,€if€not€major€or€located€at€major€sources€asÏdefined€under€40€CFR€70.2,€€may€be€deferred€by€the€applicable€title€V€permitting€authority€from€titleÏV€permitting€requirements€for€5€years€after€the€date€on€which€the€EPA€first€approves€a€part€70Ïprogram€(i.e.,€until€December€9,€1999).€All€sources€receiving€deferrals€shall€submit€title€V€permitÏapplications€within€12€months€of€such€date€(by€December€9,€2000).€All€sources€receiving€deferralsÏstill€must€meet€compliance€schedule€as€stated€in€this€ðð€63.320.€ÌSubpart€X-[Amended]€ÌÌ€€€9.€Section€63.541€is€amended€by€adding€paragraph€(c)€to€read€as€follows:€ÌÐ 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