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nt o th e Ac t a t top : The Ac t provide s tha t th e notic e woul dbe filed b y the Federa l officia l chargedwit hdirec t responsibility for managemen t o f an y land s withi na clas s I area or th e Federa l Lan

d Manage r o f such lands , o r the Administrator , o r th e Governor o f anadjacen t Stat e containin

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(iii ) A physica l chang e o r chang e i nth e metho do f operatio nshal l no t includ e standin g alone : (A)(a ) Routin e maintenance , repai r andreplacement ;

'-— • (B ) (b ) Us e o f a nalternativ e fue l o r ra w materia l b y

reaso no f anorde r unde r section s 2 (a ) and (b ) o f th e Energy Suppl y

an dEnvironmenta l Coordinatio nAc t o f 197 4 (o r an y supersedin g legislation ) o r b y reaso no f a natura l ga s curtailmen t plan t pursuan t to th e Federa l Powe r Act ? (C ) (c ) Us e o f a nalternativ e fue l by reaso no f a norde r o r rul e unde r sectio n12 5 o f th e Act ; (D ) (d ) Us e o f a nalternativ e fue l a t a stea m generatin g uni t t o th e exten t tha t th e fue l i s generate d fro m municipa l soli dwaste ; (E ) (e ) Us e o f analternativ e fue l o r ra w materia l by

a stationar y

sourc e which : (1 ) Th e sourc e wa s capabl e o f accommodatin g befor e Januar y 6 , 1975 , unles s suc hchang e woul d b e prohibite dunde r an y federall y

enforceabl e permi t conditio nwhic hwa s establishe dafte r Januar y 6 , 197 5 pursuan t t o 4 0 CF R52.2 1 o r unde r regulation s approve dpursuan t t o 4 0 CF Rsubpar t I o r 4 0 CF R51.166 ; o r (2 ) Th e sourc e i s approve d to us e unde r an y permi t issue dunde r 4 0 CF R 52.2 1 o r unde r regulation s approve d pursuan t to 4 0 CF R51.166 ; (F ) (f ) A nincreas e i nth e hour s o f operatio no r i nth e productio nrate , nles s suc hchang e woul d b e prohibite dunde r an y federall y

enforceabl e irmi t conditio nwhic hwa s establishe dafte r Januar y 6 , 1975 , pursuan t t o v —«f 0 CF RS2.2 1 o r unde r regulation s approve dpursuan t t o 4 0 CF Rsubpar t I o r 4 0 CF R51.166 . (G)(g ) An y

chang e i nownershi pa t a stationar y source . (H)(h ) Th e addition , replacemen t o r us e o f a pollutio ncontro l projec t a t a nexistin g emission s electri c utilit y stea m generatin g unit , unles s th e pollutio ncontro l projec t wil l resul t i na significan t ne t increas e i n representativ e actua l annua l emission s o f an y pollutan t regulate dunde r th e Ac t and th e Administrato r determine s tha t thi s increas e wil l caus e o r contribut e t o a violatio no f an y nationa l ambien t ai r qualit y standar do r preventio no f significan t deterioratio nincremen t o r wMOsaHEt& e anadvers e impac t o nany

ai r qualit y

relate dvalu e (including visibility ) a t an y Clas s I area . Fo r th e purpos e o f thi s paragraph , i nlie uo f th e source' s representativ e actua l annua l emissions , th e emission s level s use dfo r tha t sourc e i nth e mos t recen t ai r gualit y impac t analysi s i nth e are a conducte d fo r th e purpos e o f titl e I , i f any , ma y b e used . Administrato r determine s tha t suc haddition , replacement , o r us e render s th e uni t les s environmentall y

beneficial , o r except : (1 ) Whe nth e Administrato r ha s reaso nt o believ e tha t th e pollutio n contro l projec t woul d resul t i na significan t ne t increas e in representativ e actua l annua l emission s o f an y criteri a pollutan t ove r level s use dfo r tha t sourc e i nth e mos t recen t ai r qualit y impac t analysi s 4* nth e are a conducte d fo r th e purpos e o f titl e I , i f any , an d ^y (2 ) Th e Administrato r determine s tha t th e increas e wil l caus e o r contribut e t o a violatio no f an y nationa l ambien t ai r qualit y standar do r PS D increment , o r visibilit y limiLaLiuu.af t oJAJUb- I'/^CJ " &Y CUUJ f(Q £ \J.08/25/9 5 19:0 5 ©20 2 20 8 462 0 WAS O NR/A Q NP S _004/00 6 particulat e matter , o r nitroge n oxide , whic h occur s befor e th e applicabl e mino r sourc e baselin e dat e i s creditabl e onl yi f i t i s require d t o b e considere d i n calculatin g th e amoun t o f maximu mallowabl e increase s remainin g available

. Wit h respec t t o particulat e matter , onl yPM-1 0 nission s ca n b e use d t o evaluat e th e ne t emission s increas e fo r PM-10

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*- L §52.21(b ) (3 ) (iv ) revise d a t 5 8 F R 31636 , Jun e 3 , 1993 ] (v ) A n increas e i n actua l emission s i s creditabl e onl yt o th e exten t tha t th e ne wleve l o f actua l emission s exceed s th e ol d level

. (vi ) Adecreas e i n actua l emission s i s creditabl e onl yt o th e exten t that : (A)(a ) Th e ol d leve l o f actua l emission s o r th e ol d leve l o f allowabl e emissions , whicheve r i s lower , exceed s th e ne wleve l o f actua l emissions ; (B)(b ) I t i s federall yenforceabl e a t and afte r th e tim e tha t actua l constructio n o n th e particula r chang e begins ; and (C)(c ) I t ha s approximatel yth e sam e qualitativ e significanc e fo r publi c healt h and welfar e a s tha t attribute d t o th e increas e fromth e particula r chang e suc h that , a t a minimum , th e decreas e i s sufficien t t o preven t th e propose d increase d fro mcausing o r contributing t o a violatio n o f an y nationa l ambien t ai r qualit ystandar d o r an yapplicabl e ai r qualit y incremen t unde r paragrap h (c ) o f thi s sectio n o r ha»ii» g a n advers e impac t o n ai r qualit yrelate d value s (includin g visibility ) i n Clas s I areas . (vii ) [Reserved ] (viii ) A n increas e tha t result s fro ma physica l chang e a t a sourc e ccur B whe n th e emission s uni t o n whic h constructio n occurre d become s —Operationa l and begin s t o emi t a particula r pollutant

. Anyreplacemen t uni t tha t require s shakedow n become s operationa l onl yafte r a reasonabl e shakedown period , no t t o excee d 18 0 days

. (4 ) Potentia l t o emi t mean s th e maximu mcapacit yo f a stationar ysourc e t o emi t a pollutan t unde r it s physica l an d operationa l design

. Anyphysica l o r operationa l limitatio n o n th e capacit yo f th e sourc e t o emi t a pollutant , includin g ai r pollutio n contro l equipmen t an d restriction s o n hour s o f operatio n o r o n th e typ e o r amoun t o f materia l combusted , stored , o r processed , shal l b e treate d a s par t o f it s desig n i f th e limitatio n o r th e effec t i t woul d hav e o n emission s i s federall yenforceable , secondary emission s d o no t coun t i n determining th e potentia l t o emi t o f a stationary source . (5 ) Stationar ysourc e mean s an ybuilding , structure , facility , o r installatio n whic h emit s o r ma yemi t an yai r pollutan t subjec t t o regulatio n unde r th e Act
. (6 ) Building , structure , facility , o r installatio n mean s al l o f th e pollutant-emittin g activitie s whic h belon g t o th e sam e industria l grouping , ar e locate d o n on e o r mor e contiguou s o r adjacen t properties , an d ar e unde r th e contro l o f th e sam e perso n (or person s unde r commo n control ) excep t th e activitie s o f an

yvessel

. Pollutant-emitting activitie s shal l b e considere d a s par t o f th e sam e industria l grouping i f the ybelon g t o th e sam e "Majo r Group " (i.e. , whic h hav e th e same firs t tw o digi t code ) a s describe d i n th e Standar d Industria l Classificatio n Manual , 1972 , a s amende d b yth e 197 7 —^Supplemen t (U

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. Governmen t Printing Offic e stoc k number s 4101-006 6 an d 003-005-00176*0 , respectively)

. (7 ) Emission s uni t mean s an ypar t o f a stationarysourc e whic h emit s o r.°8/25/95__L9:0 6 © 2 0 2 20 8 462 0 WAS O NR/A Q NP S

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fo r managemen t o f suc hland s hav e a n affirmativ e responsibilit y

t o protec t th e ai r qualit y relate dvalue s (includin g visibility ) o f suc hland s an d t o consider , i n consultatio nwit hth e Administrator , whethe r a propose d sourc e o r modificatio nwil l hav e a n 'vers e impac t o n suc hvalues . N ^ > (2 ) Genera l requirements . (i ) Notificatio no f potentia l impact s o n a Federa l clas s I are a an d requiremen t fo r impac t assessment . Wher e th e Federa l Official , Federa l Lan d Manager, th e Administrator , th e Governo r o f a nadjacen t State , o r th e governin g body o f a n adjacen t India nTrib e containin g a Federa l Clas s I-area , file s a notic e allegin g tha t emission s fro m to a advers e impac t o f suc hchange , a permi t shal l no t b e issue dunles s th e owne r o r operato r o f suc hsource : (A ) demonstrate s t o th e satisfactio no f th e Administrato r tha t emission s wil l no t caus e o r contribut e t o ambien t ai r qualit y

concentration s i n th e Federa l Clas s I are a whic hviolat e th e maximu m allowabl e increase s oye r baselin e concentrations , an d (B ) provide s a nanalysi s o f th e potentia l impact s on ai r qualit y relate dvalue s a t th e Federa l Clas s I area . A permi t otherwis e prohibite dunde r thi s claus e ma y b e issue d i n accordanc e wit hth e varianc e provision s i n paragrap h(p)(8 ) throug h(p)(11 ) o f thi s section . (ii ) Availabl e informatio no n ai r qualit y relate dvalue s an d analytica l methods . Th e Federa l Lan d Manage r o r Federa l Officia l shal l provid e t o th e owne r o r operato r o f a propose d majo r sourc e o r majo r modificatio ntha t ma y hav e a n advers e impac t on ai r qualit y relate dvalue s i n a Federa l clas s I are a al l availabl e informatio nabou t suc hvalue s an dmethod s t o analyz e potentia l impacts . (iii ) Consultatio nwit hFedera l Land Manager . Th e Administrato r shal l .vid e fo r consultatio nan d coordinatio nwit hth e Federa l Lan dManage r v^icludin g th e procedure s containe di n paragrap h(p)(3 ) throug h(p)(6 ) o f thi s section . (3 ) Pre-applicatio ncoordination . Fo r a propose dmajo r sourc e o r majo r modificatio nwithi n10 0 kilometer s o f a Federa l Clas s I area — (i ) Th e affecte dFedera l Lan dManage r shal l b e notifie dwithi n3 0 day s fro m receip t b y

th e Administrato r o f advanc e notificatio no f a permi t application , an d (ii ) Th e affecte d Federa l Lan d Manage r shal l b e give nreasonabl e notic e an d an opportunit y t o participat e i n pre-applicationmeeting s wit hth e applicant . (4 ) Permi t applicatio ncoordination , (i ) Th e Federa l Lan dManage r o f an y Federa l Clas s I are a within10 0 kilometer s o f a propose dmajo r sourc e o r majo r modificatio nshal l b e provide dwit ha copy o f th e permi t applicatio nan d othe r relevan t information ; (il ) Th e Federa l Lan d Manage r shal l To e provide dwit ha cop y o f a permi t applicationrequeste d withi n7{day s fro m th e dat e informationi s registere d o nth e applicabl e EP A electroni c bulleti nboar d(i naccordanc e wit h paragrap h(n)(4 ) o f thi s section) ; (5 ) Completenes s determinatio ncoordination . Prio r t o makin g th e ipletenes s determinatio nunde r paragrap h(n)(l ) o f thi s section , th e w-ministrato r shall — (i ) Ensur e tha t th e applican t ha s provide dan y analysi s require d pursuan t t o paragrap h(p)(2)(i ) o f thi s section ;P. 7

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