Washington SIP: EPA Approved Regulations (Table 4 - Benton Clean Air Agency)

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[Applicable in Benton County, excluding facilities subject to Energy Facilities Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) jurisdiction; facilities subject to the Washington Department of Ecology's direct jurisdiction under Chapters 173-405, 173-410, and 173-415 Washington Administrative Code (WAC); Indian reservations; any other area where the EPA or an Indian tribe has demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction; and the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permitting of facilities subject to the applicability sections of WAC 173-400-700.]

40 CFR part 52.2470(c)
Table 4—Additional Regulations Approved for the Benton Clean Air Agency (BCAA) Jurisdiction
State/local citation Title/subject State/local effective date EPA approval date Explanations
Benton Clean Air Agency (BCAA) Regulations
Regulation 1
1.01 Name of Agency 12/11/14 11/17/15
80 FR 71695 (PDF)		  
1.02 Policy and Purpose 12/11/14 11/17/15
80 FR 71695 (PDF)		 Replaces WAC 173-400-010.
1.03 Applicability 12/11/14 11/17/15
80 FR 71695 (PDF)		 Replaces WAC 173-400-020.
4.01(A) Definitions—Fugitive Dust 12/11/14 2/24/20
85 FR 10301 (PDF)		 Replaces WAC 173-400-030(40).
4.01(B) Definitions—Fugitive Emissions 12/11/14 2/24/20
85 FR 10301 (PDF)		 Replaces WAC 173-400-030(41).
4.02(B) Particulate Matter Emissions—Fugitive Emissions 12/11/14 11/17/15
80 FR 71695 (PDF)		 Replaces WAC 173-400-040(4).
4.02(C)(1) Particulate Matter Emissions—Fugitive Dust 12/11/14 11/17/15
80 FR 71695 (PDF)		 Replaces WAC 173-400-040(9)(a).
4.02(C)(3) Particulate Matter Emissions—Fugitive Dust 12/11/14 11/17/15
80 FR 71695 (PDF)		 Replaces WAC 173-400-040(9)(b).
Washington Department of Ecology Regulations
Washington Administrative Code, Chapter 173-400—General Regulations for Air Pollution Sources
173-400-025 Adoption of Federal Rules 9/16/18 2/24/20
85 FR 10301 (PDF)		  
173-400-030 Definitions 9/16/18 12/28/23
88 FR 89582 (PDF)		 Except: 173–400–030(40); 173–400–030(41); 173–400–030(96).
173-400-036 Relocation of Portable Sources 12/29/12 11/17/15
80 FR 71695 (PDF)		  
173-400-040 General Standards for Maximum Emissions 9/16/18 2/24/20
85 FR 10301 (PDF)		 Except: 173–400–040(2); 173–400–040(3); 173–400–040(4); 173–400–040(5); 173–400–040(9).
173-400-040(2) General Standards for Maximum Emissions 7/1/16 10/6/16
81 FR 69385 (PDF)		 Except: 173–400–040(2)(c); 173–400–040(2)(d).
173-400-050 Emission Standards for Combustion and Incineration Units 9/16/18 2/24/20
85 FR 10301 (PDF)		 Except: 173-400-050(2); 173-400-050(4); 173-400-050(5); 173-400-050(6).
173-400-060 Emission Standards for General Process Units 11/25/18 2/24/20
85 FR 10301 (PDF)		  
173-400-070 Emission Standards for General Process Units 9/16/18 12/28/23
88 FR 89582 (PDF)		 Except: 173–400–070(5); 173–400–070(6).
173-400-081 Emissions Limits During Startup and Shutdown 9/16/18 12/28/23
88 FR 89582 (PDF)		  
173–400–082 Alternative Emissions Limit
That Exceeds an Emission
Standard in the SIP		 9/16/18 12/28/23
88 FR 89582 (PDF)		  
173-400-091 Voluntary Limits on Emissions 4/1/11 11/17/15
80 FR 71695 (PDF)		  
173-400-105 Records, Monitoring, and Reporting 11/25/18 2/24/20
85 FR 10302 (PDF)		  
173-400-110 New Source Review (NSR) for Sources and Portable Sources 12/29/12 9/29/16
81 FR 66823 (PDF)		 Except: 173-400-110(1)(c)(ii)(C); 173-400-110(1)(e); 173-400-110(2)(d); The part of WAC 173-400-110(4)(b)(vi) that says, “not for use with materials containing toxic air pollutants, as listed in chapter 173-460 WAC,”; The part of 400-110(4)(e)(iii) that says, “where toxic air pollutants as defined in chapter 173-460 WAC are not emitted”; The part of 400-110(4)(f)(i) that says, “that are not toxic air pollutants listed in chapter 173-460 WAC”; The part of 400-110(4)(h)(xviii) that says, “, to the extent that toxic air pollutant gases as defined in chapter 173-460 WAC are not emitted”; The part of 400-110(4)(h)(xxxiii) that says, The part of 400-110(4)(h)(xxxiii) that says, The part of 400-110(4)(h)(xxxiii) that says, The part of 400-110(4)(h)(xxxiii) that says, “where no toxic air pollutants as listed under chapter 173-460 WAC are emitted”; The part of 400-110(4)(h)(xxxiv) that says, “, or ≤1% (by weight) toxic air pollutants as listed in chapter 173-460 WAC”; The part of 400-110(4)(h)(xxxv) that says, “or ≤1% (by weight) toxic air pollutants”; The part of 400-110(4)(h)(xxxvi) that says, “or ≤1% (by weight) toxic air pollutants as listed in chapter 173-460 WAC”; 400-110(4)(h)(xl), second sentence; The last row of the table in 173-400-110(5)(b) regarding exemption levels for Toxic Air Pollutants.
173-400-111 Processing Notice of Construction Applications for Sources, Stationary Sources and Portable Sources 7/1/16 10/6/16
81 FR 69385 (PDF)		 Except: 173-400-111(3)(h); The part of 173-400-111(8)(a)(v) that says, “and 173-460-040,”; 173-400-111(9).
173-400-112 Requirements for New Sources in Nonattainment Areas—Review for Compliance with Regulations 12/29/12 9/29/16
81 FR 66823 (PDF)		  
173-400-113 New Sources in Attainment or Unclassifiable Areas—Review for Compliance with Regulations 12/29/12 11/17/15
80 FR 71695 (PDF)		 Except: 173-400-113(3), second sentence.
173-400-117 Special Protection Requirements for Federal Class I Areas 12/29/12 11/17/15
80 FR 71695 (PDF)		 Except facilities subject to the applicability provisions of WAC 173-400-700.
173-400-118 Designation of Class I, II, and III Areas 12/29/12 11/17/15
80 FR 71695 (PDF)		  
173-400-131 Issuance of Emission Reduction Credits 4/1/11 11/17/15
80 FR 71695 (PDF)		  
173-400-136 Use of Emission Reduction Credits (ERC) 12/29/12 11/17/15
80 FR 71695 (PDF)		  
173-400-151 Retrofit Requirements for Visibility Protection 2/10/05 11/17/15
80 FR 71695 (PDF)		  
173-400-161 Compliance Schedules 3/22/91 6/2/95
60 FR 28726 (PDF)		  
173-400-171 Public Notice and Opportunity for Public Comment 9/16/18 12/28/23
88 FR 89582 (PDF)		 Except: The part of 173–400–171(3)(b) that says, ‘‘or any increase in emissions of a toxic air pollutant above the acceptable source impact level for that toxic air pollutant as regulated under chapter 173–460 WAC’’; 173–400–171(12).
173-400-175 Public Information 2/10/05 11/17/15
80 FR 71695 (PDF)		  
173-400-190 Requirements for Nonattainment Areas 3/22/91 6/2/95
60 FR 28726 (PDF)		  
173-400-200 Creditable Stack Height & Dispersion Techniques 2/10/05 11/17/15
80 FR 71695 (PDF)		  
173-400-205 Adjustment for Atmospheric Conditions 3/22/91 6/2/95
60 FR 28726 (PDF)		  
173-400-210 Emission Requirements of Prior Jurisdictions 3/22/91 6/2/95
60 FR 28726 (PDF)		  
173-400-560 General Order of Approval 12/29/12 11/17/15
80 FR 71695 (PDF)		 Except:
—The part of 173-400-560(1)(f) that says, “173-460 WAC”.
173-400-800 Major Stationary Source and Major Modification in a Nonattainment Area 4/1/11 11/17/15
80 FR 71695 (PDF)		  
173-400-810 Major Stationary Source and Major Modification Definitions 7/1/16 10/6/16
81 FR 69385 (PDF)		  
173-400-820 Determining if a New Stationary Source or Modification to a Stationary Source is Subject to these Requirements 12/29/12 11/17/15
80 FR 71695 (PDF)		  
173-400-830 Permitting Requirements 7/1/16 10/6/16
81 FR 69385 (PDF)		  
173-400-840 Emission Offset Requirements 7/1/16 10/6/16
81 FR 69385 (PDF)		  
173-400-850 Actual Emissions Plantwide Applicability Limitation (PAL) 7/1/16 10/6/16
81 FR 69385 (PDF)		  

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