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Preambl e Inser t to NS RRefor m Proposa l o

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y Exclusion s for Nationa l Security Emergencie s Staf f Draf t 11/8/9 5 Th e DoD " ha s als o raise d th e questio n o f whethe r par t 5 1 shoul d requir e Stat e permittin g authoritie s t o gran t militar y
source s temporaryexclusion s fro m the requiremen t fo r preconstructio n revie wo f majo r modification s i n the even t o f a "nationa l securit yemergency. " Th e Do D define s "nationa l securit yemergency " a s a situatio n wher e rapi d respons e i s require d o n th e par t o f a MilitaryDepartmen t (e- 41 —Th e Do D dcfine a "nationa l aecurit yemergency " aa a oituatio n wher e extremel yquic k actio n i o require d o n th e par t o f a Militar y

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^ procedura l requirement s fo r obtaining a majo r NS R permi t i n advanc e o f a majo r modificatio n an d the associate d increas e i n emissions
. "Nationa l securit yemergencies " woul d includ e situation s wher e Unite d State s force s ar e introduce d int o hostilitie s o r peacekeepin g operations , othe r situation s wher e involvemen t i n hostilitie s i s indicated , an d situation s wher e U.S . force s ar e calledupo nt o provid e emergenc yhumanitaria n relie f o r protec t the publi c healt ho r welfare , forcc o ar c calle d upo n t o protec t th e publi c healt ho r welfare , suc ha s responding t o release s o r discharge s o f oi l o r hazardou s material s (e.g. , i n \A accordanc e wit happrove d Spil l Preventio n an d Respons e Plan s an d 

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circumatancco.—Unde r thi a cxcluoion , i n lie u o f the norma l preconstructio n revie wprocess , th e militar yfacilit ywoul d appl y fo r an d obtai n a n NS R permit , i f necessary , afte r th e emergenc y ha s ended
. Atemporarynationa l securit yemergenc yexclusion , i f provided , woul d b e invoke d onl yi n emergencie s tha t requir e physica l o r operationa l change s t o militar ysource s tha t ar e significan t enoug ht o trigge r the NS R permittin g requirement s fo r
a majo r modification
. •th e militar yfacilit ywoul d appl yfo r an d obtai n a n NS R permi t afte r th e emergenc yha o ended
. Th e Do D believe s tha t regulatoryprovision s t o addres s "nationa l securit yemergencies " ar e necessaryt o enabl e th e Do D t o immediatel yan

d dramaticall yrespond t o suppor t specificall y designate d nationa l securit ymission s o r civilia n emergencies
. Th e absenc e o f suc hemergenc yprovision s coul d hinde r th e abilit y
o f loca l commander s t o compl ywit hPresidentia l directive s i n a timel ymanne r becaus e of : (1 ) th e time period s and publi c notic e requirement s involve d i n obtaining NS R permits ; an d (2 ) emissio n limitations , operatin g restrictions , o r othe r loca l ai r quality

relate d requirement s whic hotherwis e canno t b e exceede d an d whic h preclud e th e DoCfro mresponding t o "nationa l securit y emergencies« "
o r othe r loca l ai r qualit yrelate d requircment o whic hothcrwio c
canno t b e exceede d an d whic hpreclud e the Do D fro mreopondin g t o "nationa l occurit ycmcrgencico " a o needed
. Th e EP Ai s requesting commen t o n the nee d fo r a n explici tP. 4



# H < regulator yexclusio n i n the NS R rule s fo r "nationa l securit y emergencies. " I n particular , th e EP Ai s solicitin g commen t o n the lega l authorit yand necessit yfo r suc ha n exclusio n i n ligh t
o f Clea n Ai r Ac t sectio n US , th e EPAi s aoliciting commen t o n the lega l authorit yfo r ouc ha n excluaion , whethe r suc ha n exclusio n shoul d b e mandatoryo r voluntaryfo r State s wit h approve d NS R SIPs , an d whethe r suc han exclusio n shoul d b e limite d t o the DoD , o r whethe r i t shoul d b e mad e availabl e t o othe r publi c agencie s tha t mayb e calle d o n t o protec t th e publi c healt ho r welfar e i n respons e t o unforesee n natura l o r civilia n emergencies
. I n addition , th e EPAi s requesting commen t o n th e specifi c form

tha t an

ysuc hprovision s shoul d take , includin g ho w t o structur e a definitio n fo r "nationa l securit yemergency " tha t i s sufficientl ydescriptiv e t o b e implement^
. a^&tendedL— fcfe e EPAi a rcqucatin g commen t o n the apceifi c form.that an yauc h proviaion a ahoul d take
. Th e Augus t 31 , 199 5 supplementa l proposa l t o amend th e EPA' s regulation s a t 4 0 CFR par t 70 , tha t addresse s requirement s fo r Stat e Titl e V

operating permi t programs , raise d the issu e o f whethe r simila r exclusio n provision s shoul d b e adde d t o par t 7 0 t o authoriz e loca l government s (an d othe r sources ) t o mak e change s withou t revising the source' s Titl e V permi t unde r specifie d circumstance s t o respon d t o emergencie s suc ha s natura l disaster s and sever e weathe r conditions
. (Se e 6 0 FR 45560-45561 ) Th e EP Arequeste d comment s o n thi s topi c i n respons e t o preproposa l comment s submitte d b yStat e an

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contro l agencie s tha t alread yhav e authorit yt o gran t temporary exclusion s a s a matte r o f Stat e o r loca l law
. I n tha t notice , th e Agenc ysolicite d commen t o n the prope r scop e an d term s o f an

y
suc hauthorizatio n provisio n tha t migh t b e adde d t o par t 70 , includin g appropriat e procedura l safeguard s fo r exercisin g suc h authorit yconsiderin g the scop e o f the authorization
. Example s
o f procedura l safeguard s includ e prio r notificatio n o f a chang e b yth e sourc e requestin g emergenc yauthorization , unles s prio r notificatio n i s no t possible , an d authorizatio n fo r th e permittin g authorit yt o attac hconditions.t o the authorization , a s i t deem s appropriate , t o ensur e tha t the chang e i s bein g mad e i n a manne r tha t wil l caus e the leas t change , modification , o r advers e impac t t o life , health , property , o r natura l resources . Th e EP Abelieve s tha t simila r consideration s ar e appropriat e i n th e contex t o f a temporaryexclusio n tha t migh t b e adde d t o th e NS R rule s i n part s 5 1 an d 52
. Furthermore , i n th e contex t o f respondin g t o comment s o n th e par t 7 0 supplementa l proposa l an d
o n today' s notice , th e EPAwil l conside r whethe r temporary emergenc yexclusio n provision s tha t specificall yaddres s Do D
source s shoul d b e adde d t o par t 7 0 a s wel l a s t o th e NS R regulations
. J Althoug hthe EPAi s no t reopening th e publi c ( \ jf\C-'
commen t perio d fo r th e Augus t 31 , 199 5 par t 7 0 supplementa l ji ^ - ., : Q
_ proposal. ( th e EP Asolicit s comment s o n whethe r suc htemporaryH H nationa l securit y emergenc yexclusio n provision s fo r th e Do D /H- i shoul d b e adde d t o par t 7 0 an d o n howsuc hprovision s shoul d diffe r fromthos e tha t mayb e incorporate d i n the NS RP. 6

regulations , shoul d suc hprovision s b e adopte d fo r eithe r program . Th e Do D ha s suggeste d the following approac hfo r including "nationa l securit yemergency " provision s i n the NS R regulations
. Sectio n 51.16 5 (an d section s 51.16 6 an d 52.21 ) woul d b e amende d t o add a definitio n fo r "nationa l securit yemergency " tha t i s base d o n the discussio n o f tha t ter mabove
. Anew , stand-alon e paragrap hwoul d b e adde d i n section s 51.165(a ) (§51.165(a ) ( )) , 51.166 , and 52.2 1 entitle d "Temporaryexclusion s fo r nationa l securit yemergencies, " whic hwoul d read a s follows : "Eac hpla n shal l provid e tha t action s o n the par t o f a militar yfacilit yt o respond t o a nationa l securit yemergenc y tha t otherwis e woul d constitut e a majo r modificatio n shal l no t constitut e a majo r modificatio n fo r th e purpose s o f thi s section , provide d tha t th e commandin g office r o f th e militar yfacilit y complie s wit hthe following condition s « • provide d tha t the [COMMANDE R nee d appropriat e term]—o f the militaryfacilit y complic o wit hth e following conditions
. Fo r th e purpose s o f thi s section , militar yfacilit yshal l mea n the majo r stationarysourc e tha t i s owne d o r operate d b ythe Unite d State s Departmen t o f Defens e and tha t i s engage d i n nationa l securit yo r relate d activities
. (1 ) A s soo n a s practicable , bu t n o late r tha n seve n calenda r day s afte r the actio n i n respons e t o a nationa l securit yemergenc ybegins , the commanding office r o f th e militar yfacilit yshal l notif yi n writin g al l affecte d Stat |P. 7

permittin g authoritie s and EP ARegiona l Offices , th e COMMANDE R o f th e militaryfacilit yahal l notif yi n writin g al l affecte d Stat e permittin g authoritic a an d EPARegiona l Officca , an

d the appropriat e Secretaryo f th e Military Departmen t o r Hea d o f th e Departmen t o f Defens e Component , tha t th e militaryfacilit yi s responding t o a nation;
. 1 securit yemergenc yan d tha t th e militaryfacilit yintend s t o
us e th e temporaryemergenc yexclusio n provide d fo r i n thi s section
. Durin g th e firs t 3 0 calenda r day s o f th e nationa l securit yemergency , th e commanding office r o f th e militar y facilit yshal l b e authorize d t o determin e whe n th e exclusio n unde r thi s sectio n applies
. Suc hdeterminatio n shal l b e mad e onl yafte r th e commanding office r ha s mad e reasonabl e effort s t o accommodat e th e emission s increas e withou t deviatin g fromotherwis e applic-abl e permittin g requirement s th e COMMANDE R o f the militaryfacilit yahal l b e authorize d t o determin e whe n th e exclusio n unde r thi o occtio n applico
. Suc hdeterminatio n ohal l b e mad e onl yafte r th e COMMANDE R ha o mad e rcaoonabl c effort o t o accommodat e th e cmiaaion o incrcao c withou t deviating fro mothcrwia c applicabl e permittin g rcquirementa
. (2 ) I f th e militaryfacilit yseek s t o rel yo n the temporary emergenc yexclusio n fo r longe r than 3 0 calenda r day s from th o dat e o f th e notic e i n paragraph(1) , the continue d us e
o f the exclusio n mus t b e reviewe d and approve d b yth e appropriat e Secretaryo f the MilitaryDepartmen t o r Hea d o fP. 8



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th e Departmen t o f Defens e Componen t taking int o accoun t an y public

- health , welfare , o r environmenta l concern s raise d i n consultatio n wit hth e Stat e permittin g authorit yand/o r th e EPA . Th e authorizatio n t o continu e us e o f th e temporary nationa l securit yexclusio n shal l b e require d fo r eac h consecutiv e 3 0 da yperio d following th e dat e o f th e notic e require d i n paragrap h(1)
. the continue d us e o f th e cxcluaio n mua t b e approve d b yth e Stat e permitting authorit y o n th e baai a o f informatio n provide d i n writin g b yth e appropriat e Secretaryo f the MilitaryDepartmen t o r Hea d o f th e Departmen t o f Dcfcna c Component.—Th e authorizatio n b y th e Stat e permittin g authorit yt o continu e us e o f th e temporarynationa l securit ycxcluoio n ahal l b e require d fo r eac hconaccutiv c 3 0 dayperio d following the atar t o f th e dat e o f th e notic e require d i n paragraph—(1)
. (3 ) Durin g the nationa l securit yemergency , the commandin g office r o f th e militaryfacilit yshal l tak e al l reasonabl e
measures , wher e practicable , t o ensur e tha t anyphysica l o r operatio n change s t o th e sourc a tha t resul t tensions increase ^ tha t otherwis e woul d constitut e a majo r modificatio n ar e mad e i n a manne r tha t wil l minimiz e th e emission s increas e o r otherwis e minimiz e anyadvers e impac t t o publi c healt han d welfar e o r th e environment.-th e €0.4MANDER o f th e militaryfacilit yahal l tak e al l reaaonabl e mcaaureo,—wher e practicable,—fe o ensur e tha t an yphyoica l o r operationa l changc o t o the oourc c tha t reoul t i n emiaaion o

# Ll

I incrcaoc o tha t othcrwio c woul d eonotitut c a majo r modificatio n b e mad e i n a manne r tha t wil l minimiz e the cmioaion o incrcao c o r othcrwia c minimiz e an yadvera e impac t t o publi c healt han d welfare
. Suc hmeasure s mayinclud e the
us e o f emissio n control s an d prope r operatio n an d maintenanc e practice s and/o r choosing material s o r operatin g scenario s tha t minimiz e deviation s fro m existing permi t term s and conditions
. I n addition , th e commandin g office r
o f th e militar yfacilit yshal l mak e a reasonabl e effort , wher e practicable , t o monito r emission s durin g th e emergenc y i n orde r t o quantif ythe emission s resulting fromth e physica l o r operationa l changes , the COMMANDE R o f th e militar yfacilit yahal l mak e a reaaonabl e effort,—wher e practicable,—t o monito r emiaaion s during th e emergenc yi n orde r t o quantif ythe emission s resulting fromphyoica l o r operationa l changco
. (4 ) A s soo n a s practicable , bu t n o late r tha n seve n calenda r day s afte r the us e o f thi s exclusio n i s n o longe r needed , th e commandin g office r o f th e militar yfacilit y shal l notif yi n writin g al l affecte d Stat e permittin g authoritie s and EP ARegiona l Offices , the COMMANDE R o f the militar yfacilit yohal l notif yi n writing al l affecte d Stat e permittin g authoritic o an d EPARegiona l Officco , and th e appropriat e Secretaryo f the MilitaryDepartmen t o r Hea d o f th e Departmen t o f Defens e Component , tha t th e militar y facilit yha s cease d responding t o a nationa l securit yP.1 0

emergenc yfo r th e purpose s o f thi s section
. (5 ) A s soo n a s practicable , bu t n o late r tha n 4 5 calenda r day s afte r th e dat e o f th e notificatio n i n paragrap h(4) , th e commandin g office r o f th e militar yfacilit yshal l provid e a writte n repor t t o al l affecte d Stat e permittin g authorities ' an d EP ARegiona l Offices , th e COMMANDE R o f th e militar yfacilit yohal l provid e a writte n repor t t o al l affecte d Stat e permittin g authoritic o an d EP ARegiona l Offices- , an d t o th e appropriat e Secretar yo f th e Militar y Departmen t o r Hea d o f th e Departmen t o f Defens e Component , tha t describe s th e reason s fo r relyin g o n th e exclusion , th e emission s unit s affected , th e amoun t o f increase d emissions , an d othe r informatio n neede d t o determin e th e natur e an d exten t t o whic hth e sourc e deviate d fro motherwis e

.,. ' .' : :'A 5 . ' i* applicabl e permittin g requirements
. •'-•'•
- -••£•* • (6 5 (i ) Th e commandin g office r o f th e militar yfacilit ynee d
no t submi t a n applicatio n t o th e Stat e permittin g authorit y fo r a permi t unde r thi s sectio n i f th e physica l o r operationa l change s t o th e sourc e resulte d onl yi n a temporar ymodification , (6 ) (i ) Th e COMMANDE R o f th e militar yfacilit ynee d no t oubmi t a n applicatio n t o th e Stat e permittin g authorit yfo r
a permi t unde r thi o occtio n i f th e phyoica l o r operationa l eJiang c t o th e aourc e reaultc d onl yi n a temporar y modification , tha t is , a modificatio n tha t last s n o longe r tha n th e perio d o f th e nationa l securit yemergenc yan d tha t_PJJ
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doe s no t expand th e capacit yo f th e sourc e t o emi t a t a n increase d leve l afte r th e cessatio n o f th e emergency , (ii ) A s soo n a s practicable , bu t n o late r than 4 5 calenda r day s afte r th e dat e o f the notificatio n require d i n paragrap h(4) , th e commanding office r o f th e militar y facilit yshal l submi t a n applicatio n fo r a permi t unde r thi s sectio n i n th e even t tha t th e physica l o r operationa l change s mad e a t th e sourc e i n respons e t o th e nationa l securit yemergenc yar e no t temporary , the COMMANDE R o f th o militar yfacilit yohal l 3ubmi t an applicatio n fo r a permi t unde r thi a aectio n i n the even t "ha t th e phyoica l o r operationa l change o mad e a t th e oourc c i n rcopona c t o th e nationa l accurit yemergenc yi a no t temporary . Fo r example , a n applicatio n fo r a permi t shal l b e require d i f th e militar yfacilit yi s physicall ychange d or--Bia s capacit y adde d i n way s tha t ar e no t late r reverte d o r otherwis e actuall yreturne d t o the pre-modificatio n conditions
. (7 ) Th e permi t applicatio n unde r paragraph(6)(ii ) and th e permittin g authority' s action s o n tha t applicatio n shal l compl ywit hth e requirement s o f thi s sectio n a s though constructio n ha d no t ye t commence d o n the modification. "

The-Do D ha s provide d some example s o f th e type s o f action s tha t militar yinstallation s coul d b e calle d o n t o tak e durin g nationa l securit yemergencie s tha t woul d resul t i n "temporary "
an d "nontemporary " modification s tha t otherwis e b e subjec t t o
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-lo r KSR . A n exampl e o f 

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### ^ ^ ^ th e sourc e mus t pain t tactica l equipmen t usin g a particula r pain t tha t emit s greate r quantitie s o f VOC s and whic hi s no t accommodate d byth e existin g permi t Th,- , r,„ n • •aii ypermit
. Th e Do D i s concerne d tha t i t ma yno t b e possibl e t o anticipat e o r allo wfo r thi s possibilit yi n existin g permit s becaus e o f th e difficult yo f predictin g wher e i n th e countr ythi s operatio nma ytak e place , an d loca l ai r qualit yregulation s ma ypreclud e th e us e o f th e neede d paint
. Similarly , i f th 

### e Do D mus t mak e physica l change s t o a sourc e t c increas e temporaril yit s capacit yt o pain t tactica l equipment , c r t o us e a differen t typ e c f paint , an d thes e change s woul d resul t i n emission s increases , thes e change s woul d b e considere d "temporary " if , afCe r th e cessatio n o f th e 

### emergency , the yar e returne d t o thei r pre-modificatio ncondition , i nth e precedin g examples , unde r th e DoD- s suggeste d language , th e physica l o r operationa l change s woul d no t b e require d t o underg o post-modificatio nNS R permitting , to exampl e o f a ''nontemporary
- modificatio ntha t woul d b e require d t o underg o post-modificatio nNS R permittin g ^ ^b e whe a th e M 

### ^ ^ Physica l change s t o a sourc e t o increas e temporaril yi t s capaoit y 

### t o pain t tactica l e^ipmen t an d tha t woul d resul t i „ a nemission s increase , ;an d

### thes e change s ar e no t returne d t o thei r pre modlfiosfcio nconditio nafte r th e cessatio no f th e emergency . Th e EP Ai s requestin g comment s o n th e appropriatenes s an d sufficienc yo f th e precedin g suggeste d languag e fo r inclusio ni n part s 5 1 an d 52
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on whethe r anytyp e o f authorizatio n byth e permittin g authorit y shoul d b e require d befor e a militar yinstallatio n ma yus e th e temporarynationa l securit yemergenc yexclusion , the EP Ai a solicitin g comment o o n whethe r an ytyp e o f prcauthoriaatio n by the permittin g authorit yohoul d b e require d befor e a military installatio n mayuo c the temporarycxcluoion , i f on e i s adopted
. Approva l b yth e Stat e permitting authorit ycoul d b e require d eithe r a t the star t o f th e Do D actio n tha t woul d trigge r th e nee d fo r th e exclusio n and/o r a t th e beginnin g o f eac h3 0 da yperio d succeedin g th e initia l 3 0 da yperiod , i f th e Do D seek s t o rel yo n th e temporaryemergenc yexclusio n fo r mor e tha n 3 0 days
. / \ Approva l b yth e Stat e permittin g authorit ywoul d b e base d o n informatio n provide d b yth e appropriat e Secretaryo f th e Militar y Departmen t o r Hea d o f th e Do D Componen t t o justif yth e continue d
us e o f th e exclusion
. Whil e th e EP Abelieve s that , a s a genera l rule , Stat e permittin g authoritie s woul d no t hav e reaso n t o deny th e Do D continue d us e o f th e exclusion , th e EP Ai s concerne d that , i n extraordinar ycircumstances , th e Stat e ma yhav e concern s abou t th e publi c health , welfare , o r environmenta l impact s tha t Qj> —* ( / woul d resul t fromtests* emission s increase * o r othe r change s mad e
a t a militar ysourc e t o respond t o a nationa l securit yemergency . I n suc hcircumstances , th e EPAbelieve s i t ma yb e appropriat e fo r the Stat e t o work'-withth e Do D t o mitigat e suc hadvers e impact s befor e authorizin g th e Do D t o continu e relyin g o n th e nationa l securit yemergenc yexclusio n provision
. Th e EJP Awoul d expec t tha t th e State' s decisio n i n suc hcircumstance s woul d b e mad e 

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rapidl yan d i t woul d tak e int o accoun t th e urgenc ywit hwhic hth e Do D mus t respond t o th e particula r emergency . I n addition,—I n addition , the EPAi s intereste d i n knowing commenters ' opinion s an d concern s abou t an yadditiona l requirement s tha t shoul d o r coul d b e included , suc ha s additiona l element s tha t coul d b e include d i n th e repor t o n emission s increase s resulting fro mphysica l o r operationa l change s mad e t o respond t o a nationa l securit yemergency , an d abou t the implication s o f providin g fo r a nationa l securit yemergenc y exclusio n i f suc hprovision s ar e no t mandatoryfo r al l States .

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