Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources, Supplemental Delegation of Authority to Knox County, TN

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 60

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Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources, Supplemental

Delegation of Authority to Knox County, TN

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Delegation of authority.

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SUMMARY: On June 2, 1994, the Knox County Department of Air Pollution

Control requested that EPA delegate authority for implementation and

enforcement of additional categories of New Source Performance

Standards (NSPS). Since EPA's review of Knox County's pertinent laws,

rules, and regulations showed them to be adequate and effective

procedures for the implementation and enforcement of these Federal

standards, EPA has made the delegation as requested.

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

July 28, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the request for 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, Atlanta, Georgia 30365.

Knox County Department of Air Pollution Control, City-County Building,

Room 339, 400 West Main Avenue, Knoxville, Tennessee 37902.

Effective immediately, all requests, applications, reports and

other correspondence required pursuant to the newly delegated standards

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

submitted to the following address: Knox County Department of Air

Pollution Control, City-County Building, Room 339, 400 West Main

Avenue, Knoxville, Tennessee 37902.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen C. Borel, Regulatory Planning

and Development Section, Air Programs Branch, United States

Environmental Protection Agency, Region IV, 345 Courtland Street NE.,

Atlanta, Georgia 30365, (404) 347-3555, x4197.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 301, in conjunction with Sections

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

authorizes EPA to delegate authority to implement and enforce the

standards set out in 40 CFR part 60, New Source Performance Standards

(NSPS).

On May 20, 1977, EPA initially delegated the authority for

implementation and enforcement of the NSPS programs to Knox County. A

subsequent delegation followed on December 13, 1985, in which Knox

County requested an update of its delegation of authority for

previously delegated NSPS regulations. On June 2, 1994, Knox County

requested a delegation of authority for implementation and enforcement

of the following NSPS categories found in 40 CFR part 60.

1. Standard of Performance for Metal Coil Surface Coating

Operations, as specified in 40 CFR 60, Subpart TT, as amended by 51 FR

22938, June 24, 1986, as adopted May 25, 1994, except Sec. 60.466(d).

2. Standard of Performance for Petroleum Dry Cleaners, as specified

in 40 CFR 60, Subpart JJJ, as amended by 50 FR 49026 (November 27,

1985), as adopted May 25, 1994.

3. Standard of Performance for Volatile Organic Compound (VOC)

Emissions from the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry

(SOCMI) Reactor Processes, as amended by 58 FR 45948 (August 31, 1993),

as specified in 40 CFR 60, Subpart RRR, and as adopted May 25, 1994,

except Sec. 60.703(e).

After a thorough review of the request, the Regional Administrator

determined that such a delegation was appropriate for this source

category with the conditions set forth in the original delegation

letter of May 20, 1977. Knox County sources subject to the requirements

of this subpart will now be under the jurisdiction of Knox County.

Since review of the pertinent Knox County laws, rules, and

regulations showed them to be adequate for the implementation and

enforcement of the aforementioned category of NSPS, the EPA hereby

notifies the public that it has delegated the authority for the source

category listed above on July 28, 1994. The Office of Management and

Budget has exempted this rule from the requirements of section 6 of

Executive Order 12866.

Authority: 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. 7401, 7410, 7411, 7412, and 7601).

Dated: September 1, 1994.

Patrick M. Tobin,

Acting Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 94-24121 Filed 9-28-94; 8:45 am]

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