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Comprehensive Revision to Puerto Rico Air Regulations
Federal Register Dates:
June 21, 1996 Proposal 61 FR 31885
January 22, Final Rule 62 FR 3211
EPA Approval Date:
EPA's approval of Comprehensive revision to Puerto Rico Air Regulations
was effective on February 21, 1997.
State Submittal:
SIP revisions dated September 29, 1995 and October 4, 1996.
Affected Areas:
Island wide.
Summary:
EPA is approving the revisions to the general regulations and the
request made by the Environmental Quality Board that certain rules be
withdrawn from the SIP. Generally the changes to the regulations involve
administrative and grammatical changes which improve the clarity of the
rules. They do not change the emission limitations nor add significant
new requirements.
New Regulations Included As Part of the SIP:
Puerto Rico Regulations for the Control of Atmospheric Pollution
effective September 28, 1995 provisions:
Part I, "General Provisions," Rules 102, 105, 106, 107, 109, 110, 111, 114, 117, and 121.
Part II, "Approval and Permit," Rules 201, 203, 204, 205, 206, and 209.
Part III, "Variance," Rule 301.
Part IV, "Prohibitions," Rules 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 408, 409, 410, 412, 413, 414, and 417.
Part V, "Fees," Rule 501.
Commitments:
None
EPA Region 2 Contact:
Kirk Wieber (212) 637-3381
