WPCc  *Z36g *{c%ǦhVZx)`e Jk[[0wy+h%O xSYA VfO;q1>c6M3iv l,Pc3ij)b`)d-C3=^%赺:%/fv$V;4ˏWVSrgkI Jpj?}9S`b"5yBsYPc8RqN Y- #q3\Ջ;XœF8#X11/s0GDtjrm C{#qT&IHc4|Xrւ];A}c4?۽- %v|rn 0~UN1w@4UN 0B!  X'   5   0 .   3|x<6X9`("Courier 10cpiXx6X@8;X@(V>Y$XZXXX7DXXdXXd7(9 Z 6Times New Roman Regular D EE{O%(9 Z 6Times New Roman Regular4@c$`Diamond`0 >Y!X?6XX X7?6XXdXXd7  ݛ 101698   @uu% FACTSHEET      PROPOSEDREVISIONSTOREGULATIONALLOWINGTHESUBSTITUTIONOFSTATEANDLOCALPROGRAMREQUIREMENTSFORFEDERALTOXICAIRPOLLUTANTREQUIREMENTS(underSection112(l)oftheCleanAirAct)TODAYSACTION...  L   0  TheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)isproposingtoreviseitsregulationthat $  allowsairpollutioncontrolagenciestoadministerandenforceEPA'stoxicairpollutantprogram.Theregulationalsoallowsstate,local,andtribalairpollutioncontrolagenciestoobtainEPAsapprovaltoreplaceanEPAairtoxicsregulationwiththeirownexistingregulation.Airpollutioncontrolagenciesincludestate,local,territorial,andtribalagencies.Toxicairpollutantsarethosepollutantsthatareknownorsuspectedtocausecancerorotherserioushealthorenvironmentaleffects. (#(# ,@c  ,@c`0    Theproposalwouldprovideairpollutioncontrolagencieswithmoreflexibilityto H implementandenforcesectionsoftheirexistingrulesandprogramsinlieuofcorrespondingfederaltoxicairpollutantstandardsandrequirements.. X?6XXX?6Specifically,it  p wouldallowEPAtoapproveportionsofapollutioncontrolagencystoxicairpollutantprogramiftheprogrammeetscertaincriteriaspecifiedbyEPA.Currently,EPAmusteitherapproveordisapprovetheentireprogramifitistosubstituteforfederalrequirements.,@c݌ (#(# Ќ  #X?6XX X?6#,@c   X?6XXX?6,@c`0    #X?6XX X?6#EPAdevelopedtodaysproposalinclosepartnershipwithmajorstakeholders,including  industryrepresentativesandstateandlocalagencies.,@c݌ (#(# Ќ  WHATWOULDBETHEBENEFITSOFTHEPROPOSEDREVISIONS? 0  Theproposalwouldcontinuetoensurethatrequiredtoxicairpollutantemission D! reductionsoccur.ThisisbecausetheemissionreductionsachievedundertheauthorityoftheairpollutioncontrolagencywouldhavetobeequivalentorgreaterthanreductionsrequiredunderthedirectauthorityofEPA. (#(# ,@c  ,@c `0    Theproposalwouldprovideairpollutioncontrolagencieswithgreaterflexibilityto %0!$ preserveandbuilduponexistingairtoxicsregulatoryprograms.Thiswouldbeaccomplishedbyprovidingmoreoptionstoallowpollutioncontrolagenciestoimplementandenforcetheirtoxicairpollutantcontrolprogramsinplaceofotherwiseapplicablefederalprograms.,@c ݌ (#(# Ќ  0  Industrywouldbeexpectedtobenefitfromthisproposedrevisionbecausethepossibility h+&* ofbeingsubjecttorequirementsfrommorethanonegoverningagencywouldbereduced. (#(#  BACKGROUND   0  UndertheCleanAirActAmendmentsof1990,EPAisrequiredtoregulateemissionsof ` 188listedtoxicairpollutants.(Notethatthislistoriginallyreferenced189pollutants,butEPAhassubsequentlyremovedthechemicalcaprolactamfromthelist.)OnJuly16,1992,EPApublishedalistofsourcecategoriesthatemitoneormoreofthesetoxicairpollutants.Forlistedcategoriesof"major"sources(thosethatemit10tonsannuallyormoreofalistedpollutantor25tonsormoreofacombinationofpollutants),theCleanAirActrequiresEPAtodevelopstandardsthatwillrequiretheapplicationofmaximumachievablecontroltechnology. (#(# 0  TheCleanAirActAmendmentsprovidepollutioncontrolagencieswithtwooptions   regardingauthoritytoregulatetoxicairpollutants.Theseagenciescaneitheradministerandenforcethefederaltoxicairpollutantprogram,ortheycanreplacefederalrequirementswiththeirownrequirementsthatareatleastasstringent. (#(# 0  Stateandlocalagenciesraisedconcernsin1993whenEPAfinalizedtheprovisions H specifyingthecriteriaunderwhichEPAwouldapproveastateorlocalagencysprogramtosubstituteforafederalairtoxicsprogram.Specifically,theseagenciesarguedthatEPAscriterianeededtobestreamlinedandmademoreflexibletoreducethebarrierstoEPAapproval.Indevelopingtodaysproposal,EPAhasworkedinclosepartnershipwithStateandlocalagenciestoaddresstheirconcerns. (#(#  WHOWOULDBEAFFECTEDBYTHEPROPOSEDREVISIONS?   ,@c  ,@c`0    Airpollutioncontrolagenciesthatwouldliketosubstitutetheirrulesforfederalairtoxics  regulationswillbeimpactedbytheproposal.Iftheseagenciescanshowtheirrulesareatleastequivalenttofederalrequirements,thentheywillonlyberequiredtoimplementtheirownregulations. ,@c݌\ (#(# Ќ   ,@c  ,@c`0    Facilitiessubjecttotoxicairpollutantregulationswhicharelocatedinthoseareas 4"  choosingtosubstitutetheirrulesforfederalregulationswouldbeaffectedbecausethesefacilitieswouldnolongerbesubjecttomorethanonesetoftoxicairpollutantrequirements.,@c݌ (#(# Ќ   HOWDOEPA'SPROPOSEDREVISIONSPROVIDEFLEXIBILITYTOAIRPOLLUTIONCONTROLAGENCIESANDINDUSTRY? 0  Theproposalwouldprovideairpollutioncontrolagencieswithadditionalflexibilityto )$( preserveandbuilduponexistingairtoxicsprograms.Specifically,theEPAhasexpandedthepotentialwaysinwhichanairpollutioncontrolagencycandemonstrate l+&* thattheirprogramsareequivalentandhasprovidedmoreoptionsforthatagencytodemonstrateadequatecomplianceandenforcement.Forexample,EPAdeterminedthat (#(#  XUXXXU,@c  ,@c`0    #XUXX XU#Additionally,thisactionwouldallowportionsofsuchprogramstobefederally t enforceableprovidedtheyareatleastasstringentasthefederalrequirementsandmeettheapprovalcriteria.,@c݌ (#(# Ќ  ,@c  ,@cr`0    Thisregulationwouldreduceadministrativeburdenstoindustrybyeliminatingdual $ t regulationswhereverEPAdeterminesairpollutioncontrolagenciesprogramsareatleastasstringentasEPA'sregulations.Thiswouldreducecostsandsavetimeassociatedwithpermittingandenforcementforregulatoryagenciesaswellasmanyindustries.,@cr݌ (#(# Ќ   FORFURTHERINFORMATION...    0  InterestedpartiescandownloadtheproposalfromEPAswebsiteontheInternetunder    recentactionsatthefollowingaddress:http://www.epa/gon/ttn/oarpg.Forfurther   informationabouttheproposal,contactTomDriscollofEPA'sOfficeofAirQualityPlanningandStandardsat(919)5415135. (#(# 0  EPAsOfficeofAirandRadiationshomepageontheInternetcontainsawiderangeof 4 informationontheairpollutionprogramsincludingairtoxicsissues.TheOfficeofAirandRadiationshomepageaddressis:http://www.epa.gov/oar/. \(#(#