Prevention of Significant Deterioration Delegation of Authority to Kern County Air Pollution Control District

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Prevention of Significant Deterioration Delegation of Authority

to Kern County Air Pollution Control District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of delegation of authority.

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SUMMARY: The Regional Administrator for EPA Region 9 has delegated full

authority to the Kern County Air Pollution Control District (KCAPCD) to

implement and enforce the federal Prevention of Significant

Deterioration (PSD) program.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the delegation is August 12,

1999.

ADDRESSES: Kern County Air Pollution Control District, 2700 ``M'' St.,

Suite 302, Bakersfield, CA 93301-2370.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roger Kohn, Permits Office [AIR-3],

Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 75

Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901. Telephone: (415) 744-

1238. E-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to 40 CFR 52.21(u), ``delegation of

authority,'' the EPA has delegated authority to KCAPCD to implement and

enforce the prevention of significant deterioration of air quality

(``PSD'') program. Sections 160-169 of the Clean Air Act, and 40 CFR

52.21. Under the PSD program, major stationary sources of air

pollutants must apply for and receive a permit prior to construction of

new facilities or certain modifications to existing facilities. EPA has

reviewed KCAPCD's request for delegation and determined that KCAPCD has

the necessary authority and resources to implement and enforce the

program. While KCAPCD has been delegated the authority to implement and

enforce the PSD program, nothing in the delegation agreement shall

prohibit EPA from enforcing the PSD provisions of the Clean Air Act,

the PSD regulations, or the conditions of any PSD permit issued by

KCAPCD.

A copy of the delegation agreement between EPA and KCAPCD is

available from Roger Kohn, Permits Office (AIR-3), Air Division, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San

Francisco, CA 94105-3901. Telephone: (415) 744-1238. E-mail:

[email protected].

The PSD Delegation of Authority is reviewable under section

307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act only in the Ninth Circuit Court of

Appeals. A petition for review must be filed by [Insert date 60 days

from date of publication in the Federal Register].

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide,

Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Particulate matter,

Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur dioxide, Volatile

organic compounds.

Dated: September 1, 1999.

David P. Howekamp,

Director, Air Division, Region IX.

[FR Doc. 99-23709 Filed 9-13-99; 8:45 am]

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