CCSTATEOFDELAWAREDEPARTMENTOF’NATURALRESOURCESANDENVIRONMENTALCONTROLOFFICEOFTHE89KINGSHIGHWAYPHONE(302)739-9000SECRETARYDOVER,DELAWARE19901FAX:(302)739-6242Secretary’sOrderNo.:2010-A-0008RE:ApprovingFinalAmendmentsto7DEAdmin.Code1141,LimitingEmissionsofVolatileOrganicCompoundsfromConsumerandCommercialProducts,Section3.0,“PortableFuelContainers”;andaCorrespondingRevisiontotheDelawareStateImplementationPlan(SIP)forAttainmentofGround-LevelOzoneStandardDateofIssuance:March11,2010EffectiveDateoftheAmendment:April11,2010UndertheauthorityvestedintheSecretaryoftheDepartmentofNaturalResourcesandEnvironmentalControl(“Department”or“DNREC”)thefollowingfindings,reasonsandconclusionsareenteredasanOrderoftheSecretaryintheabovereferencedrulemakingproceeding.BackgroundandProceduralHistoryThisOrderconsidersproposedregulatoryamendmentsto7DEAdmin.Code1141,LimitingEmissionsofVolatileOrganicCompoundsfromConsumerandCommercialProducts,Section30.“PortableFuelContainers”,andacorrespondingrevisiontotheDelawareStateImplementationPlan(SIP)forattainmentofground-levelozonestandard.TheDepartment’sAirQualityManagement(AQM)SectionoftheDivisionsofAirandWasteManagement(DAWM)commencedtheregulatorydevelopmentprocesswithStartActionNotice2009-21.TheDepartmentpublishedtheDe€44i4’ze49cwdTat’wedeectd4oo4tfcCproposedregulatoryamendmentsintheDecember1,2009DelawareRegisterofRegulationsandheldapublichearingonJanuary5,2010’.TheDepartment’.spresidinghearingofficer,LisaA.Vest,preparedaHearingOfficer’sReportdatedFebruary26,2010(Report).TheReportrecommendscertainfindingsandtheadoptionoftheproposedAmendmentsasattachedtotheReportasAppendixA.FindingsandDiscussionIfindthattheproposedAmendmentsarewell-supportedbytherecorddevelopedbytheDepartment,andadopttheReporttotheextentitisconsistentwiththisOrder.TheDepartment’sexpertsdevelopedtherecordanddraftedtheproposed.Amendment.Throughouttheentireregulatorydevelopmentprocessregardingthispromulgation,theDepartmentreceivednopubliccomments,asnotedintheReport.IfindthattheDepartment’sexpertsintheAQMSectionoftheDAWMfullydevelopedtherecordtosupportadoptionoftheseAmendments.WiththeadoptionofthisOrder,DelawareregulationsregardingportablefuelcontainerswillnolongerapplytoportablefuelcontainersmanufacturedonandafterJanuary1,‘2009,butwillbesubjecttoregulationunderFederalRule72FR8428.ThischangewillenableDelawaretomoreefficientlyandeffectivelyreduceVOCemissionsfromportablefuelcontainers,astheFederalRuleprovidesforbetterVOCemissioncontrolofsaidcontainers,andthereforeachievesgreaterVOCemissionreductionsthanthepreviouslyexistentDelawareregulationregardingthismatter.Additionally,theDepartment’scorrespondingrevisiontoDelaware’sStateImplementationPlan(SIP)willdemonstratethatthispromulgationAtypographicalerrorwasmadebytheDelawareRegisterofRegulationswhenpublishingtheRegisterNoticeforthisproposedregulationinitsDec.1,2009issue.AlthoughthecorrectSANnumberis2009-21asreferencedabove,itwasincorrectlypublishedbytheRegisteras2009-28atthattime.AttherequestoftheDelawareRegisterofRegulations,thiserrorisbeingnotedatthistime.2C.andthetelianceontheFederalRulewillnotadverselyimpactDelaware’seffortsforattainingtheozoneairqualitystandard.Inconclusion,thefollowingfindingsandconclusionsareentered:1.)TheDepartmenthasjurisdictionunderitsstatutoryauthoritytoissueanOrderadoptingtheseproposedAmendmentsasfinal;2.)TheDepartmentprovidedadequatepublicnoticeoftheproposedAmendments,andprovidedthepublicwithanadequateopportunitytocommentontheproposedAmendments,includingatapublichearing;3.)TheDepartmentheldapublichearingonJanuary5,2010ontheproposedAmendmentsinordertoconsiderpubliccommentsbeforemakinganyfinaldecision,however,nopubliccommentswerereceivedeitherpriortooraftersaidhearingdate;4)TheDepartment’sHearingOfficer’sReport,includingitsrecommendedrecordandtherecommendedAmendmentsassetforthinAppendixA,areadoptedtoprovideadditionalreasonsandfmdingsforthisOrder;5.)TherecommendedAmendmentsdonotreflectanysubstantivechangesfromtheproposedregulationAmendmentsaspublishedintheDecember1,2009,DelawareRegisterofRegulations;6.)TherecommendedAmendmentsshouldbeadoptedasfinalregulationAmendmentsbecause(1)DelawarewillbeenabledtomoreefficientlyandeffectivelyreduceVOCemissionsfromportablefuelcontainers,asFederalRule72FR8428providesforbetterVOCemissioncontrol,andthereforeachievesgreaterVOCemissionreductions,ofsaidcontainersthanthepreviouslyexistentDelawareregulationregardingthismatter;(2)theDepartment’scorrespondingrevisiontoDelaware’sState3CImplementationPlan(SIP)willdemonstratethatthispromulgationandtherelianceontheFederalRulewillnotadverselyimpactDelaware’seffortsforattainingtheozoneairqualitystandard;and(3)theregulationamendmentsarewellsupportedbydocumentsintherecord;andthat7.)TheDepartmentshallsubmitthisOrderapprovingthefinalregulationtotheDelawareRegisterofRegulationsforpublicationinitsnextavailableissue,andprovidesuchothernoticeasthelawandregulationrequireandtheDepartmentdeterminesisappropriate.CollinP.O’MaraSecretaryAhear\Reg.1141.AmndmtSect.3.O.2010.Ord.4