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SOUTH CAROLINA BOARD OF HEALTH AND 

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL 

BOARD MEETING, FEBRUARY 10, 2011 

This meeting, held on February 10, 2011, a portion 

of which was reported by Lisa F. Huffman, Verbatim Court 

Reporter and Notary Public in and for the State of South 

Carolina; said meeting being held at the Boardroom of 

S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control, 

2600 Bull Street, Columbia, South Carolina, is being 

held pursuant to notice and in accordance with the South 

Carolina Rules, at the Offices of DHEC, on Thursday, the 

10th day of November, 2011, scheduled for 10:OO a.m., 

and commencing at the hour of 10:OO a.m., the reported 

portion of which began at 10:12 a.m. 

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APPEARANCES 

BOARD MEMBERS: Chairman: Paul C. Aughtry, I11 

Secretary: Steven G. Kisner 

C. Earl Hunter, Commissioner 

Coleman Buckhouse, M.D. 

Henry C. Scott 

M. David Mitchell, M.D. 

OFFICE OF GENERAL 

COUNSEL: Carl Roberts, Esquire 

CLERK: Lisa Lucas Longshore 

ALSO PRESENT: Staff member: 

Robbie Brown 

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CONTENTS 

Proceedings 

Certificate of Reporter 

Word Index 

Sign-in Sheet for Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments 

To Regulation 61-62, Air Pollution Control Regulations 

and Standards, And the Air Quality State Implementation 

Plan, State Register Document No. 4160 

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PROCEEDINGS 

MR. CHAIRMAN: We will now have public 

hearings pursuant to Code Section 1-23-111. Notice 

of these hearings was published in The State 

Register. The following procedures will be used 

for the hearings. A member of the DHEC staff will 

describe the proposal. At the conclusion of that 

presentation, any member of the public may comment. 

I will first call on those who have signed up to 

speak. 

At the conclusion of their comments, there 

will be an opportunity for any other member of the 

public to speak. Please limit your comments to 

five minutes. And if several members of a group 

are present, please appoint a spokesperson for that 

group. Please limit your comments to material 

which is relevant and is not repetitive of 

statements already made. Please state your name 

and organization for the court reporter. If you 

have a written statement, please provide a copy to 

the reporter. 

Item No. 8 is Proposed Amendments of 

Regulation 61-62, Air Pollution Control Regulations 

and Standards. Staff presentation will be by 

Robbie Brown. 

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MR. BROWN: Good morning, Mr. Chairman, 

members of the board, Commissioner Hunter. This is 

a request for a public hearing and a finding of 

need and reasonableness to amend Regulation 61-62, 

Standards No. 7 and 7.1 and the South Carolina 

State Implementation Plan. These revisions are 

being promulgated to update our regulations for 

consistency with federal requirements. And as 

such, these revisions do not require legislative 

review. 

Specifically, the department is proposing to 

amend Regulation 61-62.5, Standard No. 7, which is 

the "Prevention of Significant Deterioration," and 

Standard No. 7.1, "Nonattainment New Source 

Review," and also the SIP, to incorporate provision 

of federal new source review PM 2.5, with 

implementation rules. These rules define how to 

address PM 2.5 in a major construction permit 

application review. The department also proposes 

to adopt federal language for a footnote in 

Standard No. 7 regarding ozone precursors in order 

to maintain full approval of the PSD program. And 

lastly, to add a non-substantive clarification to 

correct a scrivener's error. 

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Surrogacy Policy. And this policy has allowed the 

use of PM 10 review to serve as the PM 2.5 review 

until the EPA issued all their implementation 

rules. To expedite the EPA's rules of these 

changes, we requested parallel processing of our 

regulation proposal. And the EPA's comments have 

been incorporated into the proposed regulations you 

have been provided. 

A notice of drafting was published in The 

State Register on July the 23rd, 2010. No comments 

were received during the comment period. On 

November loth, 2010, the board granted staff 

initial approval to public notice of proposed 

amendments and to conduct a staff informational 

forum. On December 29th, 2010, a staff 

informational forum was held. And no comments were 

received during the public notice period or at the 

forum. The department staff recommends that after 

public hearing and consideration of the attached 

information, the board finds for the need and 

reasonableness of the proposed revisions. 

Thank you. And I'll be glad to answer any 

questions. 

MR. CHAIRMAN: Thank you, Robbie. Lisa, has 

anybody signed up to speak? 

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MR. ROBERTS: Mr. Chairman, no one has signed 

to speak on this one. 

MR. CHAIRMAN: Okay. Thank you. Is there 

anybody present who would like to speak? Are there 

any questions? Excuse me? 

MR. HUNTER: I was just saying, no one's 

stepping forward. 

MR. CHAIRMAN: Good. That's a good number. 

Are there any questions from the board of Mr. 

Brown? Any comments? Hearing none, is there a 

motion to accept the recommendation? 

MS. BUCKHOUSE: I so move. 

MR. CHAIRMAN: Is there a second? 

MR. SCOTT: Second. 

MR. CHAIRMAN: Further discussion? All in 

favor? 

BOARD MEMBERS: Aye. 

MR. CHAIRMAN: Motion carries. Thank you very 

much, Mr. Brown. 

(The reported portion of the hearing was 

concluded at 10:16 a.m.) 

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CERTIFICATE OF REPORTER 

I, Lisa F. Huffman, Verbatim Court Reporter and 

Notary Public in and for the State of South Carolina at 

Large, hereby certify that I reported the Hearing of the 

Board for the Department of Health and Environmental 

Control, held on the 10th day of February, 2011; and 

that the foregoing pages constitute a true and correct 

transcription of my report of said proceedings. 

I further certify that I am neither attorney nor 

counsel for, nor related to or employed by any of the 

parties connected with this action, nor am I financially 

interested in said cause. 

I further certify that the original of said 

transcript was thereafter sealed and delivered to LISA 

LONGSHORE, Clerk for the Board, Department of Health and 

Environmental Control, 2600 Bull Street, Columbia, South 

Carolina 29201, who will retain this sealed original 

transcript and shall be responsible for filing same with 

the court prior to trial or any hearing which might 

result. 

In witness whereof, I have set my hand and seal 

this 25th day of February, 

Lisa F. Huffman 

My Commission expires 7/11/15 

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a PROPOSED AMENDMENTS To REGULATION 61-62, AIR POLLUTION CONTROL 

REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS, AND THE AIR QUALITY STATE IMPLEMENTATIOIV 

PLAN 

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Synopsis: The Department proposes to amend R. 61-62.5, Standard No. 7, Prevention of 

Significant Deterioration; R. 6 1-62.5, Standard No. 7.1, Nonattainment New Source Review 

(NSR); and the SIP to incorporate the provisions of the federal rule entitled "Final Rule To 

Implement the 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard" (70 FR 71612) also 

known as the "Phase 2 Ozone Rule," and the federal rule entitled "Implementation of the New 

Source Review (NSR) Program for Particulate Matter Less Than 2.5 Micrometers (PM2,5)" (73 

FR 28321), also known as the "NSR PM2.5 Implementation Rule NSR PM2.5 Implementation 

Rule." The Department also proposes to add a nonsubstantive clarification to correct a 

scrivener's error. 

These amendments will not require Legislative review. 

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Document No. 4160 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL 

CHAPTER 61 

Statutory Authority: 1976 Code Sections 48-1-10 et seq. 

61-62. Air Pollution Control Regulations and Standards 

61-62.5. Standard No. 7, Prevention of Significant Deterioration 

61-62.5. Standard No. 7.1, Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR) 

Synopsis: 

The Department has amended R. 61-62.5, Standard No. 7, Prevention of Significant Deterioration; R. 61-62.5, 

Standard No. 7.1, Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR); and the SIP to incorporate the provisions of the 

federal rule entitled “Final Rule To Implement the 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard” (70 

FR 71612) also known as the “Phase 2 Ozone Rule,” and the federal rule entitled “Implementation of the New 

Source Review (NSR) Program for Particulate Matter Less Than 2.5 Micrometers (PM2.5)” (73 FR 28321), 

also known as the “NSR PM2.5 Implementation Rule NSR PM2.5 Implementation Rule.” The Department also 

added a nonsubstantive clarification to correct a scrivener’s error. 

These regulations were promulgated to comply with federal law. A fiscal impact statement, assessment report, 

or legislative review are not required. 

A Notice of Drafting for these proposed regulations was published in the State Register on July 23, 2010. 

Discussion of Revisions: 

SECTION CITATION/EXPLANATION OF CHANGE: 

Regulation, 61-62.5, Standard No. 7, Prevention of Significant Deterioration 

Regulation, 61-62.5, Standard No. 7, Prevention of Significant Deterioration, (b) Definitions, (44) “Regulated 

NSR Pollutant”: 

The definition of “Regulated NSR Pollutant” was revised to include elaboration on which pollutants are 

precursors for criteria pollutants under the National Ambient Air Quality Standards, and specific instructions 

on how to calculate PM emissions when determining if emissions fall within the scope of this definition. 

Regulation, 61-62.5, Standard No. 7, Prevention of Significant Deterioration, (b) Definitions, (49)(i) 

“Significant”: 

The definition of “Significant” was revised to include new thresholds for PM2.5. 

Regulation, 61-62.5, Standard No. 7, Prevention of Significant Deterioration, (i) Exemptions, (1)(xi): 

This item was added to clarify what provisions apply to PSD applications received before July 15, 2008. 

Regulation, 61-62.5, Standard No. 7, Prevention of Significant Deterioration, (i) Exemptions, (5)(i): 

This item was modified by adding “or nitrogen oxides” to the footnote for Ozone in the list of de minimis air 

quality levels, so that a facility with a net increase of 100 tons per year or more of nitrogen oxides subject to 

PSD would be required to perform an ambient impact analysis including the gathering of ambient air quality 

data. 

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Regulation, 61-62.5, Standard No. 7.1, Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR) 

Regulation, 61-62.5, Standard No. 7.1, Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR), (c) Definitions, (13) 

“Regulated NSR pollutant”: 

The definition of “Regulated NSR pollutant” was modified in the introductory sentence by adding the words 

“of this regulation” for clarification to correct a nonsubstantive scrivener’s error. The definition is also 

modified by adding a list of precursors and the requirements for considering PM, including timing 

requirements for considering condensable emissions. 

Regulation, 61-62.5, Standard No. 7.1, Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR), (c) Definitions, (14) 

“Significant”: 

The definition of “Significant” was revised to include new thresholds for PM2.5. 

Instructions:

Amend Regulation 61-62, Air Pollution Control Regulations and Standards, pursuant to each instruction 

provided below with the text of the amendments. 

Text:

Regulation, 61-62.5, Standard No. 7, Prevention of Significant Deterioration 

(b) Definitions, (44) “Regulated NSR Pollutant” shall be revised as follows: 

 (44) “Regulated NSR pollutant,” for purposes of this regulation, means the following: 

 (i) Any pollutant for which a national ambient air quality standard has been promulgated and any 

constituents or precursors for such pollutants identified by the Administrator. Precursors identified by the 

Administrator for purposes of NSR are the following: 

 (a) Volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides are precursors to ozone in all attainment and 

unclassifiable areas. 

 (b) Sulfur dioxide is a precursor to PM2.5 in all attainment and unclassifiable areas. 

 (c) Nitrogen oxides are presumed to be precursors to PM2.5 in all attainment and unclassifiable areas, 

unless the State demonstrates to the Administrator’s satisfaction or the EPA demonstrates that emissions of 

nitrogen oxides from sources in a specific area are not a significant contributor to that area’s ambient PM2.5

concentrations. 

 (d) Volatile organic compounds are presumed not to be precursors to PM 2.5 in any attainment or 

unclassifiable area, unless the State demonstrates to the Administrator’s satisfaction or the EPA demonstrates 

that emissions of volatile organic compounds from sources in a specific area are a significant contributor to 

that area’s ambient PM2.5 concentrations. 

 (ii) Any pollutant that is subject to any standard promulgated under section 111 of the Clean Air Act; 

 (iii) Any Class I or II substance subject to a standard promulgated under or established by title VI of the 

Clean Air Act; 

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 (iv) Any pollutant that otherwise is subject to regulation under the Clean Air Act; except that any or all 

hazardous air pollutants either listed in section 112 of the Clean Air Act or added to the list pursuant to section 

112(b)(2) of the Clean Air Act, which have not been delisted pursuant to section 112(b)(3) of the Clean Air 

Act, are not regulated NSR pollutants unless the listed hazardous air pollutant is also regulated as a constituent 

or precursor of a general pollutant listed under section 108 of the Clean Air Act; 

 (v) Reserved; 

 (vi) Particulate matter (PM) emissions, PM2.5 emissions and PM10 emissions shall include gaseous 

emissions from a source or activity which condense to form particulate matter at ambient temperatures. On or 

after January 1, 2011 (or any earlier date established in the upcoming rulemaking codifying test methods), 

such condensable particulate matter shall be accounted for in applicability determinations and in establishing 

emissions limitations for PM, PM2.5 and PM10 in PSD permits. Compliance with emissions limitations for PM, 

PM2.5 and PM10 issued prior to this date shall not be based on condensable particular matter unless required by 

the terms and conditions of the permit or the applicable implementation plan. Applicability determinations 

made prior to this date without accounting for condensable particular matter shall not be considered in 

violation of this section unless the applicable implementation plan required condensable particular matter to be 

included. 

(b) Definitions, (49)(i) “Significant” shall be revised as follows: 

 (49)(i) “Significant” means, in reference to a net emissions increase or the potential of a source to emit any 

of the following pollutants, a rate of emissions that would equal or exceed any of the following rates: 

Pollutant and Emissions Rate 

 Carbon monoxide: 100 tons per year (tpy) 

 Nitrogen oxides: 40 tpy 

 Sulfur dioxide: 40 tpy 

 Particulate matter: 

 25 tpy of particulate matter emissions; 

 15 tpy of PM10 emissions; 

 10 tpy of direct PM2.5 ; 

 40 tpy of sulfur dioxide emissions; 

 40 tpy of nitrogen oxide emissions unless demonstrated not to be a PM2.5 precursor under (b)44 of this 

section 

 Ozone: 40 tpy of volatile organic compounds or oxides of nitrogen 

 Lead: 0.6 tpy 

 Fluorides: 3 tpy 

 Sulfuric acid mist: 7 tpy 

 Hydrogen sulfide (H2S): 10 tpy 

 Total reduced sulfur (including H2S): 10 tpy 

 Reduced sulfur compounds (including H2S): 10 tpy 

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 Municipal waste combustor organics (measured as total tetra- through octa-chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins 

and dibenzofurans): 3.2 x 10-6 megagrams per year (3.5 x 10-6 tons per year) 

 Municipal waste combustor metals (measured as particulate matter): 14 megagrams per year (15 tons per 

year) 

 Municipal waste combustor acid gases (measured as sulfur dioxide and hydrogen chloride): 36 megagrams 

per year (40 tons per year) 

 Municipal solid waste landfills emissions (measured as nonmethane organic compounds): 45 megagrams 

per year (50 tons per year) 

(i) Exemptions, (5)(i) shall be revised as follows: 

 (i) The emissions increase of the pollutant from the new source or the net emissions increase of the 

pollutant from the modification would cause, in any area, air quality impacts less than the following amounts: 

 Carbon monoxide--575 μg/m3

, 8-hour average; 

 Nitrogen dioxide--14 μg/m3

, annual average; 

 Particulate matter--10 μg/m3

 of PM10, 24-hour average; 

 Sulfur dioxide--13 μg/m3

, 24-hour average; 

 Ozone;1

 

 Lead--0.1 μg/m3

, 3-month average; 

 Fluorides--0.25 μg/m3

, 24-hour average; 

 Total reduced sulfur--10 μg/m3

, 1-hour average; 

 Hydrogen sulfide--0.2 μg/m3

, 1-hour average; 

 Reduced sulfur compounds--10 μg/m3

, 1-hour average; or 

1

 No de minimis air quality level is provided for ozone. However, any net increase of 100 tons per year or 

more of volatile organic compounds or nitrogen oxides subject to PSD would be required to perform an 

ambient impact analysis including the gathering of ambient air quality data. 

(i) Exemptions, (5)(ii) shall be revised as follows: 

 (ii) The concentrations of the pollutant in the area that the source or modification would affect are less 

than the concentrations listed in paragraph (i)(5)(i), or the pollutant is not listed in paragraph (i)(5)(i).

Regulation, 61-62.5, Standard No. 7.1, Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR) 

(c) Definitions, (13) “Regulated NSR pollutant” shall be revised as follows: 

(13) “Regulated NSR pollutant,” for purposes of this regulation, means the following: 

 (A) Oxides of nitrogen or any volatile organic compounds; 

 (B) Any pollutant for which a national ambient air quality standard has been promulgated; 

 (C) Any pollutant that is a constituent or precursor of a general pollutant listed under paragraphs 

(c)(13)(A) or (B), provided that a constituent or precursor pollutant may only be regulated under NSR as part 

of regulation of the general pollutant. Precursors identified by the Administrator for purposes of NSR are the 

following: 

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 (a) Volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides are precursors to ozone in all ozone nonattainment 

areas; 

 (b) Sulfur dioxide is a precursor to PM2.5 in all PM2.5 nonattainment areas; 

 (c) Nitrogen oxides are presumed to be precursors to PM2.5 in all PM2.5 nonattainment areas, unless the 

State demonstrates to the Administrator’s satisfaction or EPA demonstrates that emissions of nitrogen oxides 

from sources in a specific area are not a significant contributor to that area’s ambient PM 2.5 concentrations; 

 (d) Volatile organic compounds and ammonia are presumed not to be precursors to PM2.5 in any PM2.5

nonattainment area, unless the State demonstrates to the Administrator’s satisfaction or EPA demonstrates that 

emissions of volatile organic compounds or ammonia from sources in a specific area are a significant 

contributor to that area’s ambient PM2.5 concentrations; or 

 (D) PM2.5 emissions and PM10 emissions shall include gaseous emissions from a source or activity which 

condense to form particulate matter at ambient temperatures. On or after January 1, 2011 (or any earlier date 

established in the upcoming rulemaking codifying test methods), such condensable particulate matter shall be 

accounted for in applicability determinations and in establishing emissions limitations for PM2.5 and PM10 in 

permits issued under this ruling. Compliance with emissions limitations for PM2.5 and PM10 issued prior to this 

date shall not be based on condensable particulate matter unless required by the terms and conditions of the 

permit or the applicable implementation plan. Applicability determinations made prior to this date without 

accounting for condensable particulate matter shall not be considered in violation of this section unless the 

applicable implementation plan required condensable particulate matter to be included. 

(c) Definitions, (14) “Significant” shall be revised as follows:

 (14) “Significant” means, in reference to a net emissions increase or the potential of a source to emit any of 

the following pollutants, as rate of emissions that would equal or exceed any of the following rates: 

Pollutant Emission Rate 

 Carbon monoxide: 100 tons per year (tpy) 

 Nitrogen oxides: 40 tpy 

 Particulate matter: 

 15 tpy of PM10 emissions; 

 10 tpy of direct PM2.5 ; 

 40 tpy of sulfur dioxide emissions; 

 40 tpy of nitrogen oxide emissions unless demonstrated not to be a PM2.5 precursor under paragraph 13 of 

this section 

 Sulfur dioxide: 40 tpy 

 Ozone: 40 tpy of volatile organic compounds or oxides of nitrogen 

 Lead: 0.6 tpy 

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Statement of Need and Reasonableness:

This statement of need and reasonableness was determined by staff analysis pursuant to S.C. Code Section 1-

23-115(C)(1)-(3) and (9)-(11). 

DESCRIPTION OF REGULATION: Amendments to R. 61-62.5, Standard No. 7, Prevention of Significant 

Deterioration, R. 61-62.5, Standard No. 7.1, Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR). 

Purpose: The Department has amended R. 61-62.5, Standard No. 7, Prevention of Significant Deterioration; R. 

61-62.5, Standard No. 7.1, Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR); and the SIP to incorporate the 

provisions of the Phase 2 Ozone Rule and the NSR PM2.5 Implementation Rule, and to add a nonsubstantive 

clarification to correct a scrivener’s error. 

Legal Authority: The legal authority for R. 61-62, Air Pollution Control Regulations and Standards, is S.C. 

Code Sections 48-1-10, et seq. 

Plan for Implementation: The amendments took effect upon approval by the Board of Health and 

Environmental Control and publication in the State Register. The amendments will be implemented by 

providing the regulated community with copies of the regulation, sending an email to stakeholders, and 

publishing the Notice of Final Regulation and updated regulations on the Department’s website. 

DETERMINATION OF NEED AND REASONABLENESS OF THE REGULATION BASED ON ALL 

FACTORS HEREIN AND EXPECTED BENEFITS: 

The EPA regularly promulgates amendments to federal regulations to include clarification, guidance, technical 

amendments, and strengthen air quality provisions. States are mandated by law to adopt these federal 

amendments. These amendments are reasonable as they promote consistency and ensure conformity of state 

regulations to federal requirements. 

DETERMINATION OF COSTS AND BENEFITS: 

There will be no increased cost to the state or its political subdivisions resulting from this revision. The 

standards to be adopted are already effective and applicable to the regulated community as a matter of federal 

law, thus regulated community has already incurred the cost of these regulations. The amendments will benefit 

the regulated community by clarifying the regulations and increasing their ease of use. 

UNCERTAINTIES OF ESTIMATES: 

There are no uncertainties of estimates relative to the costs to the state or its political subdivisions. 

EFFECT ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH: 

Adoption of the recent changes in federal regulations through the amendments to R. 61-62, Air Pollution 

Control Regulations and Standards, and the SIP will provide continued protection of the environment and 

public health. 

DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH IF THE REGULATIONS 

ARE NOT IMPLEMENTED: 

The state’s authority to implement federal requirements, which are beneficial to the public health and 

environment, would be compromised if these amendments were not adopted in South Carolina. 

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