New Source Performance Standards Supplemental Delegation of Authority to the State of North Carolina

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 60

[FRL-4880-4]

New Source Performance Standards Supplemental Delegation of

Authority to the State of North Carolina

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Delegation of authority.

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SUMMARY: On March 3, 1993, the State of North Carolina, through the

North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources,

requested delegation of authority for the implementation and

enforcement of additional categories of the New Source Performance

Standards (NSPS). EPA's review of North Carolina laws, rules, and

regulations showed them to be adequate for the implementation and

enforcement of these Federal standards, and the Agency made the

delegation as requested.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the delegation of authority is

May 21, 1993.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the request for the delegation of authority and

EPA's letter of delegation are available for public inspection during

normal business hours at the following locations:

Environmental Protection Agency Region IV, Air Programs Branch, 345

Courtland Street NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30365.

North Carolina Department of Health, Environment and Natural Resources,

512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604.

Effective immediately, all requests, applications, reports and

other correspondence required pursuant to the newly designated

standards should not be submitted to the Region IV office, but should

instead be submitted to the following address: North Carolina

Department of Health, Environment and Natural Resources, 512 North

Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Kemker of the EPA Region IV Air

Programs Branch at (404) 347-2864 and Region IV address above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 301, in conjunction with sections

110 and 111(c)(1) of the Clean Air Act as amended November 15, 1990,

authorize the Administrator to delegate his authority to implement and

enforce the standards established in 40 CFR part 60, New Source

Performance Standards (NSPS). After a thorough review of the categories

requested for delegation, the Regional Administrator determined that

such delegation was appropriate for these source categories with

conditions set forth in the original delegation letter of November 24,

1976, and subsequent delegation letters of October 22, 1980, December

04, 1981, October 19, 1982, May 02, 1984, April 02, 1985, June 16,

1986, August 07, 1986, June 8, 1987, August 20, 1987, June 22, 1988,

January 27, 1988, and August 29, 1989. EPA thereby delegated its

authority for 40 CFR part 60, NSPS in a letter to the State of North

Carolina on May 21, 1993, as follows.

40 CFR Part 60

Subpart Dc--Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam

Generating Units (except Sec. 60.48c(a)(4))

Subpart Ea--Municipal Waste Combustors

Subpart DDD--Volatile Organic Emissions from the Polymer

Manufacturing Industry (except Sec. 60.562-2(c))

The Administrator retains the exclusive right to approve equivalent

and alternative test methods, continuous monitoring procedures, and

reporting requirements. The EPA hereby notifies the public that it has

delegated the authority over certain NSPS subparts to the State of

North Carolina.

The Office of Management and Budget has exempted this rule from the

requirements of section 6 of Executive Order 12866.

Authority: This action is issued under the authority of sections

101, 110, 112, and 301 of the Clean Air Act, as amended (42 U.S.C.

7401, 7410, 74121, 7412, and 7601).

Dated: April 18, 1994.

Patrick M. Tobin,

Acting Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 94-10548 Filed 5-2-94; 8:45 am]

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