Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA is issuing a final rule that repeals the "grandfather" provision for particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometers (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) under the Federal Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permit program, which is administered by EPA in states that lack a PSD permit program in their approved state implementation plan (SIP). The grandfather provision allowed certain facilities under certain circumstances to satisfy the PSD permit program requirements for PM<INF>2.5</INF> by meeting the requirements for controlling particulate matter less than 10 micrometers (PM<INF>10</INF>) and analyzing impacts on PM<INF>10</INF> air quality as a surrogate approach based on an EPA policy known as the "1997 PM<INF>10</INF> Surrogate Policy." In its February 11, 2010, notice of proposed rulemaking, EPA also proposed to end early the 1997 PM<INF>10</INF> Surrogate Policy in EPA-approved state PSD programs during the remainder of the SIP development period, which ends on May 16, 2011. EPA is taking no final action on that aspect of the proposal.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Environmental Protection Agency 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0062: FRL-9306-9] RIN 2060-AP75 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The EPA is issuing a final rule that repeals the “grandfather” provision for particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometers (PM 2.5 ) under the Federal Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permit program, which is administered by EPA in states that lack a PSD permit program in their approved state implementation plan (SIP). The grandfather provision allowed certain facilities under certain circumstances to satisfy the PSD permit program requirements for PM 2.5 by meeting the requirements for controlling particulate matter less than 10 micrometers (PM 10 ) and analyzing impacts on PM 10 air quality as a surrogate approach based on an EPA policy known as the “1997 PM 10 Surrogate Policy.” In its February 11, 2010, notice of proposed rulemaking, EPA also proposed to end early the 1997 PM 10 Surrogate Policy in EPA-approved state PSD programs during the remainder of the SIP development period, which ends on May 16, 2011. EPA is taking no final action on that aspect of the proposal. DATES: This final rule is effective on July 18, 2011. ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0062. All documents in the docket are listed on the http://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the index, some information may not be publicl…
Citation: 76 FR 28646
