# UNITED

STATES ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION

AGENCY REGION

7 MEMORANDUM

11201 Renner Boulevard Lenexa,

Kansas

66219 

# 2

1 JAN

2016 SUBJECT:

Technical

Support Document

(TSD)

for Polk County

Board

of Health

Rule

and Regulations,

Air Pollution,

Chapter

V, 2015 Revisions

to the Iowa

State Implementation Plan

(SIP) FROM:

Heather



# Hamilton **~** Iowa

State



# Coer A WMD

/ APDB

/ CPPS TO:

IA-172, EPA-R07-0AR-2016-0045 THRU:

Amy Algoe-Eakin Acting

Branch

Chief AWMD

/ APDB ANALYSIS

OF

SIP REVISION The State

of Iowa

has requested

EPA approval

of revisions

to the local agency's

rules

and regulations

, "Air Pollution,"

Chapter

V

as

a revision

to the SIP.

In 

# order

for

the local program's

rules

to

be incorporated

into

the Federally-enforceable

SIP,

on behalf

of the local agency

, the state

must submit

the formally adopted regulations

and control strategies,

which

are consistent

with

the state

and Federal requirements,

to EPA

for inclusion

in the SIP.

The regulation

adoption

process generally

includes

public notice

,

a public comment

period

and

a public hearing,

and formal adoption

of the rule

by

the state authorized rulemaking

body.

In 

# this case,

that rulemaking

body

is the local agency.

After

the local agency formally

adopts

the rule,

the local agency

submits

the rulemaking

to the state,

and then

the state submits

the rulemaking

to EPA

for consideration

for formal

action (inclusion

of the rulemaking

into

the SIP).

EPA

must provide

public

notice

and seek additional

public comment

regarding

the proposed Federal

action

on

the state's submission. On November

25, 2015

, the Iowa Department

ofNatural

Resources

(IDNR) requested

to amend

the

SIP to include

updates

to the Polk County

Board

of Health

Rules

and Regulations.

The notice

of public hearing

for

the Polk County revisions

was published

in 

# The

Des Moines Register

on September

4, and September

21, 2015.

No written

or oral comments

were received

during

the comment

period

that extended

from September

1, through

October

6, 2015. Revisions

to the Polk County

Board

of Health Rules

and Regulations

were adopted

by

the Polk County

Board

of Supervisors

on October

6, 2015

, following

the public hearing

and public

board meetings.

The effective

date

of the revisions

is October

12, 2015.

Printed

on Recycled PaperREVISIONSFORAPPROVALAllrevisionsareconsistentwiththefederally-approvedIowaSIPandareasfollows(revisionsdistinguishedbystrikeouts/underlinefont):ArticleI.InGeneral,Section5-1.PURPOSEANDAMBIENTAIRQUALITYSTANDARDS.Thefollowingsectionwasupdatedinitsentiretytorevisethe"amendedthrough"dateconsistentwiththefederally-approvedIowaSIP:(c)Allreferencesto567lACChapter20areamendedthroughMarch18,2015.Allreferencesto567lACChapter21areamendedthroughSeptember10,2008.Allreferencesto567lACChapter22areamendedthroughMarch18,2015.Allreferencesto567lACChapter23areamendedthroughMarch18,2015.AllReferencesto567lACChapter24areamendedthroughOctober20,2010.Allreferencesto567lACChapter25areamendedthroughMarch18,2015.Allreferencesto567lACChapter26areamendedthroughNovember16,2008.Allreferencesto567lACChapter28areamendedthroughSeptember18,2013.Allreferencesto567lACChapter29areamendedthroughApril8,1998.Allreferencesto567lACChapter33areamendedthroughMarch18,2015.Allreferencesto567lACChapter34areamendedthroughOctober7,2009.ArticleI.InGeneral,Section5-2.Defmitions.Thefollowingdefinitionwasaddedandisconsistentwiththefederally-approvedTitleVprogram:"Responsibleofficial"meansoneofthefollowing:1.Foracorporation:apresident,secretary,treasurer,orvice-presidentofthecorporationinchargeofaprincipalbusinessfunction,oranyotherpersonwhoperformssimilarpolicyordecisionmakingfunctionsforthecorporation,oradulyauthorizedrepresentativeofsuchpersoniftherepresentativeisresponsiblefortheoveralloperationofoneormoremanufacturing,production,oroperatingfacilitiesapplyingfororsubjecttoapermitandeither:Thefacilitiesemploymorethan250personsorhavegrossannualsalesorexpendituresexceeding$25million(insecondquarter1980dollars);orthedelegationofauthoritytosuchrepresentativeisapprovedinadvancebythelocalprogram.2.Forapartnershiporsoleproprietorship:ageneralpartnerortheproprietor,respectively;3.Foramunicipality,state, federal,orotherpublicagency:eitheraprincipalexecutiveofficerorrankingelectedofficial.Forthepurposesofthischapter,aprincipalexecutiveofficerofafederalagencyincludesthechiefexecutiveofficerhavingresponsibilityfortheoveralloperationsofaprincipalgeographicunitoftheagency(e.g.,aregionaladministratorofEPA);or4.TitleIVaffectedsources:Thedesignatedrepresentativeinsofarasactions,standards,requirements,orprohibitionsunderTitleIVoftheActortheregulationspromulgatedthereunderareconcerned;andthedesignatedrepresentativeforanyotherpurposesunderthischapter.2Thefollowingdefinitionwasrevisedandisconsistentwiththefederally-approvedIowaSIP:VolatileOrganicCompounds"meansVOCasfoundin40CFRPart51.100(s)asamendedthroughMarch27.2014.asadoptedbyreferencein567lAC20.2.ArticleX.Permits,Division1.Constructionpermits,Section5-33.5-33.ExemptionsfromConstructionPermitRequirements.Thefollowingintroductoryparagraphhasbeenaddedtothissectiontoclarifyandstrengthenthelanguageofthepermittingexemptions.Thepermittingexemptionsinthissectiondonotrelievetheowneroroperatorofanysourcefromanyobligationtocomplywithanyotherapplicablerequirements.Exemptionswererevisedasfollows(underlined):(51)Electrichandsoldering,wavesoldering,andelectricsolderpastereflowshallbelimitedto37,000poundsorlessperyearoflead-containingsolder.Recordsshallbemaintainedonsitebytheowneroroperatorforatleasttwocalendaryearstodemonstratethatuseoflead-containingsolderislessthantheexemptionthresholds.Consistentwiththefederally-approvedIowaSIP567-22.1.(56)Emissionsfrommobileover-the-roadtrucks,andmobileagriculturalandconstructioninternalcombustionenginesthatareoperatedonlyforrepairormaintenancepurposesatequipmentrepairshopsorequipmentdealerships,andonlywhentherepairshopsorequipmentdealershipsarenotmajorsourcesasdefinedinthisChapter.Consistentwiththefederally-approvedIowaSIP567-22.1.Thefollowingareadditionstothelistofsmallunitsexemptedfromconstructionpermitting:(58)Equipmentthatisnotrelatedtotheproductionofgoodsorservicesandusedexclusivelyforacademicpurposes.locatedateducationalinstitutions(asdefinedinIowaCodesection4558.161).Theequipmentcoveredunderthisexemptionislimitedto:labhoods,artclassequipment,woodshopequipmentinclassrooms.woodfiredpotterykilns.andfuel-burningunitswithacapacityoflessthanonemillionBtuperhourfuelcapacity.Thisexemptiondoesnotapplytoincinerators.Consistentwiththefederally-approvedIowaSIP567-22.1.(59)Anycontainer,storagetank,orvesselthatcontainsafluidhavingamaximumtruevaporpressureoflessthan0.7 5psia."Maximumtruevaporpressure"meanstheequilibriumpartialpressureofthematerialconsidering:Formaterialstoredatambienttemperature,themaximummonthlyaveragetemperatureasreportedbytheNationalWeatherService,orformaterialstoredaboveorbelowtheambienttemperature.thetemperatureequaltothehighestcalendar-monthaverageofthematerialstoragetemperature.Consistentwiththefederally-approvedIowaSIP567-22.1.(60)Fugitivedustemissionsrelatedtomovementofpassengervehiclesonunpavedroadsurfaces,providedthattheemissionsarenotcountedforapplicabilitypurposesandthatanyfugitivedustcontrolplanoritsequivalentissubmittedasrequiredbytheHealthOfficer.ConsistentwiththefederallyapprovedIowaSIP567-22.1.3ArticleX.Permits,Division2.OperatingPermits,Section5-39.5-39.ExemptionsfromAnnualOperatingPermitRequirement.Thefollowingintroductoryparagraphhasbeenaddedtothissectiontoclarifyandstrengthenthelanguageoftheannualoperatingpermitexemptions.Thepermittingexemptionsinthissectiondonotrelievetheowneroroperatorofanysourcefromanyobligationtocomplywithanyotherapplicablerequirements.Exemptionswererevisedasfollows(underlined):(44)Electrichandsoldering,wavesoldering,andelectricsolderpastereflowovensshallbelimitedto37,000poundsorlessperyearoflead-containingsolder.Recordsshallbemaintainedonsitebytheowneroroperatorforatleasttwocalendaryearstodemonstratethatuseoflead-containingsolderislessthantheexemptionthresholds.Seecommentat5-33(51).(49)Emissionsfrommobileover-the-roadtrucks.andmobileagriculturalandconstructioninternalcombustionenginesthatareoperatedonlyforrepairormaintenancepurposesatequipmentrepairshopsorequipmentdealerships,andonlywhentherepairshopsorequipmentdealershipsarenotmajorsourcesasdefinedinthisChapter.Seecommentat5-33(56).Thefollowingareadditionstothelistofsmallunitsexemptedfromoperatingpermits:(53)Equipmentthatisnotrelatedtotheproductionofgoodsorservicesandusedexclusivelyforacademicpurposes.locatedateducationalinstitutions(asdefinedinIowaCodesection4558.161).Theequipmentcoveredunderthisexemptionislimitedto:labhoods,artclassequipment,woodshopequipmentinclassrooms.woodfiredpotterykilns.andfuel-burningunitswithacapacityoflessthan.onemillionBtuperhourfuelcapacity.Thisexemptiondoesnotapplytoincinerators.Seecommentat5-33(58).(54)Anycontainer,storagetank,orvesselthatcontainsafluidhavingamaximumtruevaporpressureoflessthan0.75psia."Maximumtruevaporpressure"meanstheequilibriumpartialpressureofthematerialconsidering:Formaterialstoredatambienttemperature,themaximummonthlyaveragetemperatureasreportedbytheNationalWeatherService.orformaterialstoredaboveorbelowtheambienttemperature,thetemperatureequaltothehighestcalendar-monthaverageofthematerialstoragetemperature.Seecommentat5-33(59).(55)Fugitivedustemissionsrelatedtomovementofpassengervehiclesonunpavedroadsurfaces.providedthattheemissionsarenotcountedforapplicabilitypurposesandthatanyfugitivedustcontrolplanoritsequivalentissubmittedasrequiredbytheHealthOfficer.Seecommentat5-33(60).ThedefinitionforMaximumAchievableControlTechnology(MACT)definitionwasincludedintheSeptember2013SIPsubmissionforPolkCounty;however,EPAinadvertentlyomittedthedefinitionfromtheFederalRegisternotice.80FR1471.ThedefinitionofMACTiscortsistentwiththefederally-approvedIowaSIP567-20.2,andisbeingapprovedwiththisaction:4MaximumAchievableControlTechnology(MACT)meansthefollowingregardingregulatedhazardousairpollutantsources:1.Forexistingsources,theemissionslimitationreflectingthemaximumdegreeofreductioninemissionsthattheadministratororthedepartment,takingintoconsiderationthecostofachievingsuchemissionreduction,andanynon-airqualityhealthandenvironmentalimpactsandenergyrequirements,determinesisachievablebysourcesinthecategoryofstationarysources,thatshallnotbelessstringentthantheMACTfloor.2.Fornewsources,theemissionlimitationwhichisnotlessstringentthantheemissionlimitationachievedinpracticebythebest-controlledsimilarsourceandwhichreflectsthemaximumdegreeofreductioninemissionsthattheadministratororthedepartment,takingintoconsiderationthecostofachievingsuchemissionreduction,andanynon-airqualityhealthandenvironmentalimpactsandenergyrequirements,determinesisachievablebytheaffectedsource.AsspecificallyidentifiedintheNovember25,2015,submisstonfromIDNR,EPAisrequestednottoactonthefollowing:•ArticleVI.EmissionofAirContaminantsfromIndustrialProcesses,NewSourcePerformanceStandards,Section5-16(n),•ArticleVIII.NationalEmissionStandardsforHazardousAirPollutantsforSourceCategories,Section5-16(p),and,•ArticleVIII.NationalEmissionStandardsforHazardousAirPollutantsforSourceCategories,Section5-20.RecordofRulemakingIowaDepartmentofNaturalResourcesNoticeofPublicHearingSeptember4andSeptember21,2015AdoptedbyBoardOctober6,2015EffectivedateofRevisionsOctober12,2015RulepackagereceivedbyEPADecember8,2015CompletenessdeterminedDecember22,20155