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PF*f D|.D|. w J  JwP0 D NSRReformSubcommitteeformedinJuly1993undertheauspicesofthe D|.D|. 0 D CleanAirActAdvisoryCommittee. PF* D|.D|. w J  JwP0 D Subcommittee'spurposeistoprovideindependentadviceandcounselto hD|.D|. 0 D EPAonpolicyandtechnicalissuesassociatedwithreformingtheNSRrules. PF*T D|.D|. w J  wP0 D Proposedchangeswould:g D|.D|. 0 D 0D|.D|.0|.|.reducethenumberandtypesofactivitiessubjecttoNSRS |.|. 0 D 0D|.D|.0|.|.provideStatesgreaterflexibilitytoimplementtheNSRprogram? |.|. 0 D 0D|.D|.0|.|.revamppermittingofsourcesnearClassIareas+{ |.|. 0 D 0D|.D|.0|.|.promoteinnovativetechnologiesandpollutionpreventiong|.|. 0 D 0D|.D|.0|.|.streamlinetheNSRpermittingprocessWDB*S|.|. w   JwWG    ProposedRule  D    CurrentRule  "Jw"0D..DA.0..The"CleanUnit"Exclusion   "w"0D..D0..0..0e..eAsimplifiedapplicabilitytestforchangestoexistingunitsthatalreadyhavestateoftheartcontrols.  0..TheexistingNSRprogramdoesnotincludethe"CleanUnit"exclusion. "w"0D..D0..0..0e..eChangeswhichdonotincreasetheunit'shourlypotentialemissionswouldnotbeconsideredaphysicaloroperationalchangeandwouldnottriggermajorNSR0D..D0..0..   "w"0D..D0..0..0e..eWhatisa"cleanunit"?0D..D0..0..0e..e0 .. anemissionsunitthathasafederallyenforceableemissionlimitcomparabletotheemissionlimitthatwouldresultfromacurrentreviewundertheBACT/LAERrequirements   "8 w"J0D..D0..0..0e..e0 .. threelimitswouldqualify:0D..D0..0..0e..e0 .. o0 .. BACTorLAERlimitssetwithinthelast10years0D..D0..0..0e..e0 .. o0 .. limitssetbyaStatetechnologyminornewsourcereviewprogramdeterminedbyEPAtobeequivalenttothefederalBACT/LAERprograms0D..D0..0..0e..e   "aw"0D..DB.0..The"CleanFacility"Exclusion   "w"0D..DAllowsStatestoexcludefrommajorNSRproposedchangestoanexistingmajorstationarysourcethathasinstalledBACTorLAERandhasundergoneanairqualityimpactanalysiswithinthelast10years  0..TheexistingNSRprogramdoesnotincludethe"CleanFacility"exclusion. "aw"0D..D0D..DC.0..NettingBaseline   "Jw"0D..D0..0..0e..eAmoreflexibleandlenientmethodforcomputing"nettingbaseline"emissions.   "w"0D..D0..0..0e..eBasedonsource'shighestlevelofutilizationandnotnecessarilyhighestemissionrate.  0..Basedonthesource'saveragerateatwhichtheunitactuallyemittedthepollutant.Thisreflectsactualoperatinghours,productionrates,andtypesofmaterialsprocessed,stored,orcombustedduringtheprescribedtimeperiod. "{ w"0D..D0..0..0e..eUtilizationlevel(capacityfactor)isthehighestconsecutive12monthperiodinthe10yearsprecedingtheproposedchange.Innonattainmentareasandozonetransportregions,thebaselinecannotbeginpriortoNovember11,1990.  0.."Actualemissions"asofaparticulardateequaltheaveragerateatwhichtheunitactuallyemittedthepollutantduringa2-yearperiodwhichprecedestheparticulardateandwhichisrepresentativeofnormalsourceoperation.TheAdministratormayallowtheuseofadifferenttimeperiodupondeterminationthatisitmorerepresentativeofnormalsourceoperation.Foranelectricutilitysteamgeneratingunit,actualemissionsaretherepresentativeactualannualemissionsoftheunitforany2-yearperiodoutofthepreceding5years. "w"0D..D0..0..0e..eSourcemustusethecurrentallowableemissionrate(e.g.,lbs./MMbtu)takingintoconsiderationFederalorStateemissionsrestrictions(RACT,NESHAP,MACT,BACT,LAER,NSPS,etc.)imposedoverthe10yearperiod.  0..TheAdministratormaypresumethatsourcespecificallowableemissionsfortheunitareequivalenttotheactualemissionsoftheunit.AllowableemissionsaccountforapplicableFederalstandards,SIPemissionslimitations,orfederallyenforceablepermitconditions. "3w"0D..D0..0..0e..e"Nettingbaseline"isthecurrentallowableemissionratemultipliedbytheutilizationlevel.  0.."Nettingbaseline"istheactualrateofemissionsfromtheunitaveragedovera2-yearperiod. "w"0D..D D.0..PollutionControlProjects    "w"0D..D0..0..0e..eProposinggeneralexclusionfrommajorNSR:D..D..0..0e..e0 .. AddoncontrolsD..D..0..0e..e0 .. FuelswitchestocleanerfuelsD..D..0..0e..e0 .. Pollutionpreventionprojects0D..D0..  0..Therearecurrentlynoexclusionsforaddoncontrolsorfuelswitches.Pollutioncontrolprojects(notincludingpollutionpreventionprojects)atelectricutilitiesareexempt.Therearecurrentlyexemptionsfortemporarycleancoaltechnologydemonstrationprojectsandforpermanentcleancoaltechnologydemonstrationprojectsthatdonotincreasethepotentialtoemit. "w"0D..D0..0..0e..eImplementationsafeguards:0D..D0..0..0e..e0 .. Environmentallybeneficialtestforpollutionpreventionprojects0D..D0..0..0e..e0 .. PermittingauthoritygiventheresponsibilityfordecisionontheCauseorcontributetest/airqualityimpactassessment  0..Thesesafeguardsareappliedtotheelectricutilityexclusions,butdonotincludeconsiderationofAQRVsinClassIareas. "aw"0D..DE.0..PlantwideApplicabilityLimits(PALs)   "3w"0D..D0..0..0e..eProposingregulationstoallowandfacilitateStatesissuanceofvoluntarysourcespecificPALS.  0..CurrentrulesmakenoprovisionsforPALs. "Jw"0D..D0..0..0e..eApermittingauthoritymaychoosetoadoptanareawidePALapproach   "3w"0D..D0..0..0e..eAPALpermitallowsthesourcetomakeanychangeprovideditdoesnotviolateitsplantwideemissionslimit  "aw"F.0..ActualtoFutureActualMethodology   &3w&0D..D0..0..0e..eTheWEPCOruleisexplicitlylimitedtoutilitiesandpromulgatedanactualtofutureactualmethodologyforallchangesatautility,exceptfornewunits.Inthefinalrule,EPAindicateditwouldconsideradoptingthismethodologyforallsourcecategoriesinasubsequentrulemaking. &w&0D..D0..0..0e..eEPAsolicitscommentonthreealternativesforthefutureactualmethodology:0D..D0..0..0e..e0 .. leavingthescopethesame;applicableonlytoutilityunits0D..D0..0..0e..e0 .. extendingthemethodologytoallsourcecategories0D..D0..0..0e..e0 .. eliminatingthemethodology "aw"0D..DG.0..ProposalofCMAExhibitB   "w"0D..D0..0..0e..eEPAagreedtoproposeandtakefinalactiononamethodologyfordeterminingwhetherasourcehasundertakenamodificationbasedonthesource'spotentialemissions  0..Thecurrentbasisfornetemissionsincreaseisactualemissions. "w"0D..D0..0..0e..eUnderthismethodology,sourcesmaycalculateemissionsincreasesordecreasesbasedoneithertheexistingactualemissionsoronpotentialemissions,measuredintermsofhourlyemissions   " w"0D..D0..0..0e..eSourcescouldusethispotentialtopotentialtestforbothNSRapplicabilityandforcalculatingoffsets,nettingcredits,andotheremissionreductioncredits.0D..D0..0..0e..eAseriousdrawbackofthisapproachisthatitwouldallowuncheckedconsumptionofincrementbyold,grandfatheredsourcestotheexclusionofnew,moreefficientandlesspollutingsources.   "aw"IV.0..BestAvailableControlTechnology(BACT)   "Jw"0D..DA.0..EPAisproposingtocodifycorecriteriaforBACTdeterminations:   "3w"0D..D0..0..0e..eAlloftheavailablecontrolsystemsforthesource,includingthemoststringent,mustbeconsideredinthedetermination  0..Currentrulesdonotspecifythesecriteria,butcurrentpolicycallsfortheiruse. "w"0D..D0..0..0e..eTheselectionofaparticularcontrolsystemasBACTmustbejustifiedintermsofthestatutorycriteriaandsupportedbytherecord,andmustexplainthebasisfortherejectionoftheothermorestringentcontrolcandidatesystem  0..Currentrulesdonotspecifythesecriteria,butcurrentpolicycallsfortheiruse. &aw&0D..DB.0..CodifyingtheExisting"TopDown"BACTDeterminationPolicyinFederalNSRRegulations &aw&0D..D0..0..0e..eEPArequestspubliccommentsonalternativemethodsfordeterminingBACT. &aw&0D..D0..0..0e..eTheproposedFederalregulationswouldserveatemplateforStateandlocalagencyrules. "Jw"C.0..ImproveContentandManagementofRACT/BACT/LAERClearinghouse   "w"0D..D0..0..0e..eEPAisproposingmandatorysubmittalofBACTdeterminationstotheRBLCbythepermittingauthoritywithin60daysofpermitissuance.  0..CurrentrulesdonotrequiresubmittaltotheRBLC."Jw"0D..D0..0..0e..eManyoftheimprovementstotheRBLCrecommendedbytheCAAAChavebeenmade;otherswilloccurasresourcesbecomeavailable   "aw"0D..DD.0..StreamliningBACT/LAERDeterminations   "w"0D..D0..0..0e..eBACT/LAERdeterminationsneedonlyconsidertechnologies"demonstratedinpractice."  0..Currentrulesdonotmakedetailedrequirementswithregardtoacutoffdate.CurrentEPApolicycallsforconsiderationofavailablecontroltechnologiesforBACT,includingemergingtechnologies,untilthetimethatafinalNSRpermitisissued. "aw"0D..D0..0..0e..e"Demonstratedinpractice"includes:   "w"0D..D0..0..0e..e0 .. alltechnologiesrequiredandreportedthroughexistingregulatoryprogramsandthosethat,whilenotidentifiedintheregulatoryarena,meetspecificcriteriafordeterminingtheiravailabilityandappropriatenessforconsiderationinaBACT/LAERanalysis   "6 w"0D..D0..0..0e..e0 .. anytechnologythathasbeen(1)installedandoperatingcontinuallyforatleast6monthsonanemissionsunitwhichhasbeenoperatingatleastat50percentofnameplatecapacity;and(2)whoseperformancehasbeenverifiedwithaperformancetestorperformancedatawhileoperatingat90percentofthedesignspecifications.   "w"0D..D0..0..0e..eProposalauthorizesthepermittingauthoritytocutoffconsiderationofadditionalcontroltechnologiesidentifiedafterthepermitapplicationhasbeendeterminedcompleteunlessacommentermeetsminimumdocumentationcriteria.  0..Cutoffincurrentpolicyiswhenfinalpermitisissued."w"0D..D0..0..0e..eMinimumdocumentationcriteriaD..D..0..0e..e0 .. NameandlocationofthesourceutilizingthetechnologyD..D..0..0e..e0 .. ManufacturerandtypeofcontroldeviceD..D..0..0e..e0 .. DatetechnologywasinstalledandoperationalD..D..0..0e..e0 .. PerformancerequirementsD..D..0..0e..e0 .. Resultingtestorperformancedata   "Jw"E.0..CompleteApplicationCriteria0D..D0..0..0e..eNewnameforSourceInformation   "!w"0D..D0..0..0e..e    EPAisproposing    Ԁminimumcriteriauponwhichthepermittingauthorityshouldbaseitscompletenessdetermination:0D..D0..0..0e..e0 .. ThoroughBACTorLAERanalysis0D..D0..0..0e..e0 .. additionalimpactanalyses0D..D0..0..0e..e0 .. ClassIareaanalyses0D..D0..0..0e..e0 .. PALapplicability0D..D0..0..0e..e0 .. undemonstratedtechnologywaiverprovisions0D..D0..0..0e..e0 .. FLMreviewandcoordination0D..D0..0..0e..e0 .. registrationonapplicablebulletinboard0D..D0..0..0e..e0 .. statewidecompliancefornonattainment0D..D0..0..0e..e0 .. Documentationofoffsets  0..Currentrulesrequirethatsourcessubmitallinformationnecessarytoperformanyanalysisormakerequireddeterminations,includingadescriptionofthesource,ascheduleforconstructionormodification,informationnecessarytodetermineBACT,meteorologicalandtopographicaldata,andairqualityandgrowthimpacts.XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO "Jw"0D..DF.0..ProposingreformstotheexistingInnovativeControlTechnology(ICT)waiver   "Jw"0D..D0..0..0e..eNewname"UndemonstratedTechnologyorApplication"(UT/A)waiver  0..Referredtoasinnovativecontroltechnology(ICT)at51.166(s) "M w"0D..D0..0..0e..eNewdefinition"anysystem,process,material,ortreatmenttechnologythatshowssubstantiallikelihoodtooperateeffectivelyandtoachieveeither:(a)greatercontinuousreductionsofairpollutantemissionsthananydemonstratedsystem,or(b)comparableemissionreductionsatlowercost,lowerenergyinput,withlessernonairenvironmentalimpacts,orwithotheradvantagesthataredefinedandmutuallyagreedonacasespecificbasistojustifytheuseofUT/Aprovisions."  0..Currentdefinition"anysystemofairpollutioncontrolthathasnotbeenadequatelydemonstratedinpractice,butwouldhaveasubstantiallikelihoodofachievinggreatercontinuousemissionsreductionthananycontrolsystemincurrentpracticeorofachievingatleastcomparablereductionsatlowercostintermsofenergy,economics,ornonairqualityenvironmentalimpacts." "Jw"0D..D0..0..0e..eExpandingapplicabilityofUT/Awaivertononattainmentareas.  0..ICTwaiversarelimitedtoPSDareas. "w"0D..D0..0..0e..eUT/AwaivermustcontainareferenceemissioncontrolperformanceobjectiveoftheUT/AandtheotherwiseapplicableBACTorLAERstandard.   "w"0D..D0..0..0e..ePermittingauthorityisrequiredtoincludeintheUT/Apermitboth"marginal"and"gross"failureemissionlimits.0D..D0..0..0e..e0 .. Contingencymeasuresmustbeidentifiedforfailuremodes.0D..D0..0..0e..e0 .. "Gross"failureemissionlimitisanenforceableemissionlimit  0..ICTmustachievealevelofcontinuousemissionreductionequivalenttoBACT.Thereisnodistinctionbetweenmarginalandgrossfailure. "w"0D..D0..0..0e..eProvidespermittingauthoritytheflexibilitytoeitherpermittheUT/Aatits"marginal"failureemissionlevelorrequirethesourcetoinstalltechnologycapableofachievingtheappropriatereferenceemissionlimit.  0..Nomarginalfailureprovisions. "Jw"0D..D0..0..0e..eEPArequestscommentonpossiblemethodsforcreatingincentives.   "w"0D..D0..0..0e..eAnUT/Athat"grossly"failsisrequiredtoeitherreplaceorretrofit,onanexpeditiousschedule,suchthatthesourceachievestheapplicableBACTorLAERstandardwithin18months.  0..IftheICTfailstomeettherequiredlevelofemissionreduction,thesourcehasupto3yearstomeettherequirement. "3w"0D..D0..0..0e..eDurationofUT/Awaiver0D..D0..0..0e..e0 .. 2yearsfromdateofstartupor;0D..D0..0..0e..e0 .. 5yearsfromdateofpermitissuance.  0..DurationofICTwaiver0..0..4yearsfromdateofstartup;or0..0..7yearsfromdateofpermitissuance "w"0D..D0..0..0e..eConsistentwiththeCAA,establishesalimitontheissuanceofUT/Awaiverstothatnecessarytodemonstratetheperformanceofatechnologyorapplication.   "aw"0D..DG.0..PollutionPrevention(PP)   "w"0D..D0..0..0e..eReaffirmsexistingAgencypolicyonpollutionprevention(May28,1992memo)whichprovidesguidanceonincorporatingpollutionpreventionintotheAgency'songoingprograms.  0..Nospecificmentionofpollutionprevention. "w"0D..D0..0..0e..eRevisedpackageretainspositionthatexistingregulationsandthePCPexclusionprovidesatisfactoryconsiderationofPPinitiatives  "Jw"V.0..ClassIAreas   "3w" XXX?C.2A`Arial?0D..DA.0..PreApplicationCoordinationwithFLMs XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO   "3w"0D..DXXX?C.2A`Arial?0..PermittingauthorityrequiredtonotifytheFLMwithin30daysofbeinginformedthataproposedsourceintendstolocatewithin100kmofaFederalClassIarea.XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO  XXX?C.2A`Arial?0..SamenotificationofFLMsiscurrentlyrequiredundertheFederalPSDrules;norequirementexistsunderpart51PSDrules..XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO "Jw"XXX?C.2A`Arial?0D..D0..RequirepermittingauthoritiestoprovideanopportunityforFLMstoparticipateinanypreapplicationmeetingswithprospectivePSDapplicantsplanningtolocatewithin100kmofaFederalClassIarea.XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO  XXX?C.2A`Arial?0..NoopportunitytoparticipateisexplicitlyprovidedincurrentPSDrules.XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO "w"XXX?C.2A`Arial?0D..D0..FLMmustprovidepertinentinformationonAQRVsandmethodstoanalyzepotentialimpacts,whereavailable,toPSDpermitapplicantsuponrequest.XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO  XXX?C.2A`Arial?0..FLMsarenotrequiredtoprovidesuchinformation.XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO "w"XXX?C.2A`Arial?0D..D0..EPAiscreatinganelectronicdatabaseforthecompilationofavailableClassIinformation.XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO  XXX?C.2A`Arial?0..Noformaldatabasecurrentlyexists.XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO"w" XXX?C.2A`Arial?B.CompletenessReview XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO   "Pw"XXX?C.2A`Arial?0D..DPermittingauthoritymustsendpermitapplicationtoFLMforeachsourcelocatedwithin100kmofFederalClassIarea.XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO   50..  EPAmustprovidewrittennoticeofanypermitapplicationforasourcewhich mayaffectaClassIarea.Suchnoticemustbegivenwithin30daysofreceiptandatleast60daysbeforepublichearing "Pw"XXX?C.2A`Arial?0D..DFLMmayreviewsummaryinformationinEPAdatabaseforeachproposedsourcebeyond100kmfromaFederalClassIarea.0D..D0D..DSummaryofeachPSDpermitapplicationmustbeenteredintothedatabase.0D..DFLMhas7daysfromdateofregistrationinthedatabasetorequestpermitapplication.XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO  XXX?C.2A`Arial?0..Nocomparablerequirementcurrentlyexists.XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO "Pw"XXX?C.2A`Arial?0D..DFLMmustfileaNoticeallegingpotentialadverseimpact.ThisNoticetriggersrequirementforaClassIanalysis(PSDincrements+AQRVs).XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO  XXX?C.2A`Arial?0..NorequirementcurrentlyexistsforFLMtofileaNoticeallegingpotentialadverseimpacts...[AlthoughNoticeisprescribedtheAct.]XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO "Pw"XXX?C.2A`Arial?0D..DFLMhasatleast30daysfromreceiptofpermitapplicationforreviewpriortoissuanceofacompletenessdeterminationbythepermittingauthority.XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO  XXX?C.2A`Arial?0..PSDrulesprovidenoFLMinvolvementincompletenessdetermination.UnderFederalPSDrules,FLMhas30daysfromreceiptofapplicationtoprovideEPAwithananalysisofadverseimpactonvisibility.XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO "Pw"XXX?C.2A`Arial?0D..DThepermittingauthoritymustconsultwiththeFLMandtrytoresolveanypotentialinformationdeficienciespriortoissuingacompletenessdetermination.XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO  XXX?C.2A`Arial?0..Nocomparableconsultationrequirementcurrentlyexists.XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO "Pw"   "3w"XXX?C.2A`Arial? C.0..PermitEvaluation:AdverseImpactAnalysis XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO   "3w"XXX?C.2A`Arial?0D..DProposalclarifiesthatrequiredClassIanalysisinvolvesanyAQRVsidentifiedbytheFLMforwhichtheNoticehasbeenfiled.XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO  XXX?C.2A`Arial?0..PSDrulescontaingeneralprovisionforFLMtodemonstratethatsourceemissionswillhaveanadverseimpactonAQRVs.FederalPSDruleshavespecificproceduresforsubmittingademonstrationconcerning visibility .XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO "w"XXX?C.2A`Arial?0D..DEPAisproposinggeneraldefinitionsfor" airqualityrelatedvalue "and" adverseimpactonairqualityrelatedvalues. "8D..DEPAisaffirmingthatFLMsmusthavesufficientlatitudetoaddressimpactsonanareabyareaandonapermitbypermitbasis.0D..DEPAisencouragingFLMstoidentifyAQRVsonaregionalornationalbasiswhereappropriate,andtoestablishgeneralproceduresforidentifyingAQRVs.XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO  XXX?C.2A`Arial?0..CurrentPSDrulesdonotcontaincomparabledefinitions.FederalPSDrulescontainadefinitionof adverseimpactonvisibility. XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO "Pw"XXX?C.2A`Arial?0D..DFLMhasatleast60daysfromdatecompletenessdeterminationismadetomaketheadverseimpactdemonstration.PermittingauthoritycannotissueapreliminarydeterminationuntilFLMhasbeengiventhisopportunitytosubmitademonstration.XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO  XXX?C.2A`Arial?0..FLMhas30daysfromreceiptofapplicationtosubmitvisibilityanalysisunderFederalPSDrules;notimeframeisprovidedundereithersetofrulesforanalysisofAQRVsingeneral.Part51PSDrulesprovidethatFLMshouldprovidedemonstrationafterthepermittingauthorityspreliminarydetermination.XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO "Pw"XXX?C.2A`Arial?0D..DProposingsignificancelevelsforClassIincrementsthatwouldbeusedtodeterminewhetheraproposedsourcecontributestoaClassIincrementviolation.XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO  XXX?C.2A`Arial?0..NoClassIsignificancelevelscurrentlyexist.ExistingsignificancelevelsapplyonlytoNAAQSandClassIIincrements.XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO "Pw"XXX?C.2A`Arial?0D..DPermittingauthoritymustconsultwiththeFLMregardingpermittingauthoritysownevaluationoftheFLMsadverseimpactdemonstrationXXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO  XXX?C.2A`Arial?0..NocomparablerequirementsexistforconsultationwiththeFLMregardingadverseimpactdemonstrations.XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO "Pw"XXX?C.2A`Arial?0D..DProposedsourcemayobtainemissionoffsets,areductioninemissionsorsomecombinationofbothtomitigateitsadverseimpactsonaClassIareainordertoobtainaPSDpermit.XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO  0..Nospecificprovisionsformitigationofadverseimpactscurrentlyexists. "Pw" XXX?C.2A`Arial?D.0..PreliminaryDetermination:PublicReview XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO   "Pw" XXX?C.2A`Arial?Ԁ 0..PermittingauthoritymustbesatisfiedthattheFLMsdemonstrationshowsthatanadverseimpactonAQRVswilloccur.0D..DIfpermittingauthorityagreeswiththedemonstration,mustproposethatpermitbedenied.0D..DIfpermittingauthorityisnotsatisfiedthatanadverseimpactwilloccur,mayproposetoissuethepermit.XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO  0..ThisrequirementisconsistentwithcurrentPSDrules. "w"O0D..DPermittingauthoritymustprovide,inthepublicrecord,anexplanationofthereasonsforproposingtorejecttheFLMsdemonstrationofadverseimpact.Rejectionmustfocusonthepredictedimpacts,theunderlyingassumptionsconcerningadverseimpacts,andwhythesourcesimpactsarenotconsideredadverse.  0..FederalPSDrulescontainaprovisionrequiringEPAtoprovideitsreasonsforrejectinganadverseimpactfindingonvisibilityinthenoticeofpublichearing.Part51PSDrulesdonotcontainanycomparableprovisions. "Jw" E...FinalPermit   "w"0D..DPermittingauthoritymustaddressanycommentsreceivedfromtheFLMconcerningthepermittingauthorityspreliminarydetermination.  0..Nocomparablerequirementcurrentlyexists. "Pw"   "Pw" VI.0..AllowableActivitiesPriortoPermitIssuance   "Pw"Q 50D..D  EPAistakingcommentonthetypesofactivitiesthatmightbeallowedtoafacilityundergoingmodificationbutpriortoreceiptoftheconstructionpermit   50..  ExistingRegsdonotallowforanyconstructionactivitiespriortopermitissues"Pw" VII.0..JudicialStanding   "Pw" 50D..D  StateswouldberequiredtoprovideapplicantsandpublicwithopportunityforStatejudicialreviewofmajorNSRpermitactionsunderapprovedNSRSIPs   50..  CurrentlyavailableunderFederalPSDprograms,andconsideredasageneralrequirementforSIPsunderseveralsectionsoftheAct. "Pw" XXX?C.2A`Arial?VIII.0..EasingRestrictionsonCreditingShutdownEmissionsasNSROffsetsInNonattainmentAreasNeedingAttainmentDemonstrations XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO   "w"XXX?C.2A`Arial? 50D..D  Alternative#1InozonenonattainmentareasemissionsfromsourceshutdownsorcurtailmentsthatoccurafterNovember15,1990arecreditableasNSRoffsetssolongastheStatesplanforattainmentiscurrentwiththemilestonesandtheattainmentdatehasnotbeenmissed. 50D..D  Alternative#2InallnonattainmentareasemissionsreductionsfromsourceshutdownsorcurtailmentsarecreditableasNSRoffsetssolongasthereductionsoccurafterthebaseyearoftheemissionsinventoryandtheemissionsareproperlyincludedintheinventory.XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO  XXX?C.2A`Arial?T0..InnonattainmentareaslackingEPAapprovedattainmentdemonstrations,emissionsfromsourceshutdowns/curtailmentsarenotgenerallyeligibleasNSRoffsetsunlessthereductionoccursafterthenewproposedsourceormodificationhasfiledapermitapplication.XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO&Pw&OL,  AZ"Arial RegularOIX.PROVISIONSIMPLEMENTINGTHE1990CLEANAIRACTAMENDMENTS "Pw" XXX?C.2A`Arial?A.0..MajorSourceThresholdsforNonattainmentNSRApplicability XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO   "Pw"XXX?C.2A`Arial?0D..DForozonenonattainmentareasthemajorsourcethresholdis100tpyformarginalandmoderateareas,50tpyforseriousareas,25tpyforsevereareas,and10tpyforextremeareas.XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO  XXX?C.2A`Arial?0..Themajorsourcethresholdforallnonattainmentareasis100tpy.XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO "Pw"XXX?C.2A`Arial?0D..DForPM10nonattainmentareasthemajorsourcethresholdis100tpyformoderateareasand70tpyforseriousareas.XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO  @..$II "Pw"XXX?C.2A`Arial?0D..DForCOnonattainmentareasthemajorsourcethresholdis100tpy,exceptforseriousareaswithsignificantstationarysourcecontributionthemajorsourcethresholdis50.XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO  @..$II"Pw" B.EmissionsOffsetRatios   "Pw"XXX?C.2A`Arial?0D..DForozonenonattainmentareastheemissionsoffsetratiosare1.1to1formarginalareas,1.15to1formarginalareas,1.2to1forseriousareas,1.3to1forsevereareas,and1.5to1forextremeareas.XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO  XXX?C.2A`Arial?0..Theexistingemissionsoffsetratioisgreaterthan1:1forallpollutants.XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO "Pw"XXX?C.2A`Arial? C.0..PrecursorsToNonattainmentPollutants XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO   "Pw"XXX?C.2A`Arial?0D..DXXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularOProposalclarifiesthatNOxispresumedaprecursortoozoneandthatNox,Sox,andVOCarePM10precursorsasdeterminedbytheAdministratorforeachnonattainmentarea.  XXX?C.2A`Arial? 50..  ThecurrentrulesonlyconsidervolatileorganiccompoundsasozoneprecursorsanddonotaddressPM10precursorsXXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO "Pw" D.SpecialModificationProvisionsforSeriousandSevereOzoneNonattainmentAreas   "Pw"0D..DSignificancethresholdformodificationsisgreaterthan25tpyforVOCandNOx  XXX?C.2A`Arial?0..Significancethresholdis40tpyforVOC.NOxisnotregulatedasanozoneprecursor.XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO "Pw"0D..DIfproposedmodificationincreaseemissionsthennettingprovisionsapply.Modificationincludesallproposedincreasesanddecreases.  XXX?C.2A`Arial?0..Proposedmodificationbyitselfmustbe40tpyorgreatertotriggernetting.Emissionsdecreasesarenotconsidered.XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO "Pw"0D..DNettingincludesproposedmodificationandallcreditableincreasesanddecreasesover5yearcontemporaneousperiod.  0..Samebasicnettingmethodgenerallyapplies "Pw"0D..DIfnetincreaseis>25tpythenmajorNSRappliesasfollows:0D..D0..Forexistingsourceemittinglessthan100tpynonattainmentNSRappliesbutBACTappliesinsteadofLAER.NonattainmentNSRdoesnotapplytoanyorallunitsthatobtaininternaloffsetsat1.3to1.0D..D0..forexistingsource100tpyorgreater,nonattainmentNSRappliesbutLAERdoesnotapplytoanyorallunitsthatobtaininternaloffsetsat1.3to1.Providinginternaloffsetsat1.3to1satisfiesthegeneraloffsetrequirement.  0..Ifnetincreaseis40tpyorgreater,thennonattainmentNSRapplies.Otherthannormalnettingthereisnospecialconsiderationforinternaloffsets."Pw" XXX?C.2A`Arial?E.0..OzoneDepletingSubstancesRegulatedunderTitleVIofCleanAirAct XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO   "Pw"0D..DThepreventionofsignificantdeterioration(PSD)permitprogramappliestomajormodificationsofozonedepletingsubstances(ODS).ForpurposesofdeterminingifamodificationissubjecttoPSDtheEPAisproposingasignificantthresholdlevelof100tpyfortheseODS.0D..D  0..AnyincreaseinODSresultingfromamodificationatamajorsourceisconsideredsignificantforPSDapplicabilitypurposes. "Pw"0D..DSwitchesfromtolowerozonedepletingsubstancesaregenerallyconsideredaspollutioncontrolprojectsthatareexemptfrommajorNSRpermitting  XXX?C.2A`Arial?0..CurrentPSDrulesdonotexplicitlyexemptsuchchangesfromPSD.XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO "Pw" XXX?C.2A`Arial?F.0..HazardousAirPollutants(HAPs)listedinTitleIIIarenotSubjecttoPSD XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO   "Pw"XXX?C.2A`Arial?0D..DHAPslistedunderTitleIIIoftheamendedCleanAirActthatwereregulatedunderPSDarenolongerregulatedunderPSD.HAPsmaystillberegulatedunderPSDasconstituentsofmoregeneralpollutantssuchasvolatileorganiccompoundsorparticulatematter.XXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO  XXX?C.2A`Arial?0..HAPsthatareregulatedundertheCleanAirActarealsoregulatedunderPSDXXXOL,  AZ"Arial RegularO "w"  п