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## COMMENTS : Chris , Her e ar e th e comment s o n th e Ne w Sourc e Review / Preventio n o f Significan t

Deterioratio n Revise d Rule

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you r help , Also , F mlookin g fo r

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PSD/NS RSUBCOMMITTEE COMMENT S O N PROPOSE D NE W SOURC E REVIEW REGULATIO N 4 0 CFRPART S 5 1 AN D 5 2 Nationa l Securit y Emergenc

y Provisio n Clausifie d Informatio

n Provision Clarif y "Majo r Stationar

y Source " Definiiion fo

r Militar y Installation

s Complianc

e Certificatio

n B y NS RApplicant

s 1 S O Da y Baselin e Prosdxnit y Requiremen

t

Nationa l Securit

y Emergenc

y Provfsiu a A s DO D recentl

y noted is. the comment

s -frhic h i tprepare

d o n th e Titl e V permi

trule , mdustr

y flexibility i s linke

d t o th e abilit y to quickl y implemen

tchange s i n response t o marke

tcondition s which wil l resulti n profi

tan d foster competitiveness . Militar y flexibility i s linked t o the abilit y t o .immediatel

y perfor m it s nationa l securit y missio n whe

n called upo

n i n emergencies . Whil e a dela y i n processin g a "majo

r modification " applicatio

n coul d mea

n a dela y i n profitabilit

y o r competitivenes s fo

r industry , a dela

y i o pruoes

s a "majo r modification " for a militar y change coul d mea

n Inabilit y t o immediatel

y respon d a s called upon. W e firstnot e tha tunlllc e tb e propose

d Titl e V role, tht

? Ne w Sourc

e Rcvicw/PS D rol e contains n o •marge-ic y provisio n wriatsocvcr

. I tseems possibl e tha

i a n emergenc

y could occu r requirin

g immediat e correctiv

e action tha

tresult s in a "majo

r modification " a s define

d b y th e rule . W e recommen

d tha tcomparabl

e genera l emergenc

y languag e fro m th e propose d Titl e V rul

e b e incorporate

d i n th e Ne w Sourc

e Review/PS D Rule. See 4 0 CF RPar t70 , Operatin

g Peonits Rule Revision * (5 9 FR44459) , Sectio n 70.5(g)(1 ) an d (2) . W c als o propos e th e .followin g ne w nationa l securit y emergenc

y provision . Sectio n 5 1 l6S(aXv)(CX10 ) Respons e t o nationa l securit y etnei^ncLes , provide

d th e followin g condition s ar

e complie d with : (i ) "Nationa

l Securit y Emergency " mean

s a situatio n wher e extremel y quic k actio n o n tb e par

to f the militar

y department

s l s neede d an d wrjer e limin g o f suc h action ma

y mak e i timpractica

l t o meetth e norma

l requirement

s o f thi s subpart

, includin g militar y mobilization s an

d militar y responses t o natura

l disasters , suc

h as hurricBnes

, aartriquakes

. o r civi l disturbances . (ii ) Th e Secretar

y ofth e militar

y departmen

t.shal l determin e -whe n a respons e t

o a nationa

l securit y emergenc

y wil l require a temporar

y increas e i n operatin g emission s a

ta militar y facilit y beyon d norma

l operatin g emissions , terme

d a "surg e condition. 1 ' (iii ) Upo n thi s determinatio

n an d fo r the duratio

n ofth e naliona

l securit y emergenc

y an y increase s i n emission s shal l notconstitut

e a majo r modificatio

n fo r purpose s o f thi s subpar

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(iv ) Conteotponmeou s notic e ofth e Secretaria l detenninatto n o f

a surg e conditio n shal l b e provide d t o £P A an d th e state o r loca l authority . (v ) Th e militar y departmen tshal l monito r emission s from afiectc d source s atfacilitie s and submi ta repor to f

suc h monitorin g t o EPA an d th e stal e o r loca l authorit y withi n thirt

y day s after th e surg e conditio n ha s ended . A simila r provisio n shoul d b e pu ti n th e PS D sectio n a s note d below . Sectio n 51.166(bX2Kiii)0 ) Respons e t o nationa l securit y emergencies , provide d th e followin g condition s ar e complie d with : (i ) "National Security Emergency " mean s a situatio n wher e extremel y quic k actio n o n th e par to f th e militar y depanrnent s i s neede d an d wher e timin g o f

suc h actio n ma y mak e i timpractica l i o mee tth e norma l requirements o f thi s subpart, includin g militar y mobilization ? an d militar y response s t o natura

l disasters , suc h a s hurricanes , earthquakes , o r civi l disturbances . (II ) Th e Secretar y ofth e militar y depanmen tshal l determin e -whe n a response t o a nationa l securit y emergenc y wil l require a temporar y increas e i n operatin g emission s a ta militar y facilit y beyon d normal operatin g emissions , terme d "surge condhioa " (iii ) Upo n thi s determinatio n an d fa r rh e duratio n ofth e national security emergenc y an y increase s i n emission s shal l no tconstitute a majo r modificatio n for purpose s o f Thi s Subpart (iv ) Contemporaneou s notic e ofth e Secretaria l determinatio n o f

a surg e conditio n shal l b e provide d t o EP A an d th e state o r loca l authority . (v ) Th e militar y departmentshal l monito r emission s fro m affecte d source s a tiacUitic s an d submi ta reporto f

suc h monitorin g t o EP

A an d th e stat e o r loca l authorit

y withi n thirt

y day s after th e surg e conditio n ha s ended .

Cka»ium l Informatio n Provisio n Sectio n 51.161 , (Publi c Availabilit y o f Information . Subpar

tI , Revie w o f

Ne w Source s and Modifications) , require s th e stal e o r loca l agenc y t o provid e opportunit y fo r publi c commen to n th e informatio n submitte d b y th e owner s operators a s par to f th e proces s o f

determinin g whethe r constructio n o r modificatio n o f a facility , building , o r structur e wil l resul ti n certai n ai r qualit y violations . Unde r th e curren tregulation , th e opportunit y for publi c commen tmus tinclud e ih e availability , fo r publi c inspectio n o f th e informar

i o n subnutte d b y th e owne r o r operator . Ther e are n o protection s witiii n th e curren trul e fo r classifie d informatio n whic h ha s bee n submitte d b y a militar y departmen ti n connectio n wit h a n application . "Classifie d iiiiforrnation " i s define d i n th e Classifie d Procedure s Act , 1 8 U.S.C . A p 3 . §l(a ) a s ''an y informatio n o r materia l tha tha s bee a detennine d b y th e Unite d State s Governmen t pursuan tt o a n Executiv e order , statute , o r regulation , t o requir e protectio n agains t unauthorize d disclosur e fo r reason s o f nationa l security. "P. 6

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"Nationa l security " mean

s th e nationa l defeas e an

d foreig n relation s ofth e United States . §l(b) . Tid e 1 8 provide s (aiimna

l penalties fa

r th e disclosur

e o f classified mrwrnarion

, which l s define

d as "infoimarifln

, whic h a tth a tim e o f a violation o f

thi s section , is , for reasons o f nationa l security , epeoifioall

y designate

d b y a Unite

d State s Governmen

tAgenc y fo r limite d o r restricte

d disseminatio n o

r distribution. " 1 8 U.S.C . §798(b) . These laws mus tb e rea d i n congruenc

e wit h th e Clea n Ai r Ao tan

d the nee d tor publi

c review . Th

e .Ac tcanno treasonably be interprete

d t o requir e a violatio n o f

a lumina l la

w b y includin

g informatio

n whic h th e militar

y servic e deems classifie d i n th e material

s pnnide d fo

r publi c review . Th

e rul e mus tprovide protectio n fo r classifie d infonuation . Recommendation . Ad

d tticfoUowm g languag

e a s par to f th e reprppose

d rule ; Sectio n 51,161(b)(l) . '

* Availabilit

y fo r publi c Inspectio n i n a tleas tone locatio n i n the are a affected ofth e information, excep tfo r classified |pfnrmq|jiftf

. submine d b y the owoe

x o r operato

r

. . . Oasaifie d inflatio n provide d h y th e •Vmr.-m.-'T. t af TVfenj ao r

othe r federal agencie s o r r^mrpi.Tf.f-4

. ftr" "T* 1 *i* nr 'm an H teflf-a-iad «f W\ wil l b e controlle d b v applicabl e law7 '

Sectio n 51.166(q)(2)(ii) . "Mak e available i n a

tleas tone location i n each region in >-vhic h th e proposed sourc

e woul d b e constructe

d a copy o f

al l materials , excep tfo

r glfl,*}if.er tuifbrmatiorj , th e applican t

submitted,...

. Classifie d iAformotir mpmvjd f d b v m e Departmen t

n f rtftf»n« > n r othe r federal agencie s o r

contractor ^ fo r

sijer , apencle s anf

l desi'jmaiwr

t M cuch

. wil l b e cqntrolle d HvappHeahlela W

Clarif y "Majo r Stationary Source " Definitio n Ibr Militar y Installation s EP A currentl y view s militar

y installation

s as singl e stationar

y source s in determinin

g th e applicabilit

y o f Ne w Sourc

e Revie w (NSR

) an d Preventio

n o f Significan

tDeterioratio

n (PSD) . Thi s result

s i n th e imprope

r aggregatio

n of dissimila r source s o f emission s o n a scal e no t contemplate

d b y ih e Congress o

r EP A an d th e mar e stringen ttreatmen to f militar y installations I n violatio n o f

CA A § 118(a) . Militar y installation s ar

e in siz e an

d scop e o f activities mor

e analogou

s t o municipalitie s tha

n t o industria l planta . Congress an

d EP A di d ao tinten d t o trea ta n entir e militar y Installatio

n a s a singl e source fo r NSR . an

d PSD . Pollutant-emittin

g activities on a typica

l militar y installation d o no tfitwithin the ordinai y meanin g o f "building, " "structure, " "facility, " o r "uistalLition. " Th a SI C cod e an

d commo n contro l criteria , ofth e "majo

r source " definition ar

e bein g mar^ropriatcl

y applied t o militar

y installationa. The curren tapplicatio

n ofth e "source " definitio n t o militar y installation s result

s i n th e disai-minator

y Teatmen

to f federa l Installation

s i n violatio n o f

Clea n AirA«(CAA) § 118(a) .P. 7

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Recommendation . EP

A shoul d amen

d 4 0 CF R Part s 5 1 an d 52 t o clarif

y th e application ofth e "majo r stationar y source " definitio

n t o militar y installation

s unde r th e NS Ran

d PS D programs . Ad d th e followin g a

tthe en d e f 4 0 CF R§ § 51.165(8X1)00,5Ll6fj(bXo) , an d 52.21(b)(6) . One militar

y installatio n ma

y consis to f

multipl e stationar y sources base

d upon functionally .representativ

e Majo r Group s an d th e separat e contro l o f tenan tactivities . Complianc e Certificatio n B y NS R .Applicant s Applicant s fo r Ne w Sourc

e .Revie w permit s mus tcertif y tha tall majo r stationar y source s owne d o r operate d b y th e applican

tin th e stat e ar c i n complianc

e wit h o r o n a schedul e ib r compliance wit h al l applicabl e emission s limitation s an d standard

s unde r th e Clea n Ai r Ac tSe e § 173(aX3) -

The scop e o f

thi s requirementwit

h respec tt o militar y installation

s an d othe r federal facilitie s seekin g NS Rpermit

s i s unclea r an d could b e unreasonabl

y burdensom

e i f interprete d t o broadly . .Also , EP A shoul d mak

e i tclea r tha tcomplianc

e certificatio

n ca n b e satisfied b y either being i n complianc e o

r b y bein g on a schedule fo r compliance . Recornmendation . EP A shoul d clarif y th e C.A A § 173(aX3 ) requiremen tb y includin g th e following languag

e i n 4 0 CF R$ 51.165 . Fo r the purpos

e o f complianc

e certificatio

n unde r CA A § 173(aX3) , federa l applicant

s mus tcertif y complianc

e b y othe r majo r stationar y source s •withi n th e stat e controlle d o r operate d b y tb e applican

tfedera l agency , department

, o r militar y majo r command

. Th e clarificatio

n ca n b e based o n actua

l complianc e o

r a schedule fo

r achievin g compliance . 18 U Da y Baselin e Federa l farititfe y diffe r fro m privat e companie

s in tha tthe y mus tus e th e federa

l procuremen

t syste m t o contrac tfo r projects . Wher

e a projec ti s fo r reconstructio

n o f a n emission s uni

ttha t ha s been offlin e for mor

e tha n 18 0 days , i twould b e difficul

tt o perfor m th e baselin e emissio n calculation . Consequentl

y unles s a n alternativ

e measurin

g metho d i s devised , the proposed projec twoul d b e preclude

d by th e l-Wdayba.^iiaeKnutati-mm51.165(aXlX vXCX10)(i) - RECOMMENDATION- Th e 18 0 da y baselin e emissions rate perio

d i n 5 1 .l65(aXlX v )(CX-0Xi ) shoul d be remove

d t o protec tfacilitie s which ar

e unabl e t o calculat

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H?*1ir-* » emission s wher

e a n «mimri.i n uni ti a ou to f service . Baseline omiaaian a should be abl

e t o h e measure

d Hor n th e perio d I n whic h th e uni twa s lastfunctionin

g properly, preceding th e project , o r facilitie s should b e allowed t o us e dat a developed i n obtainin

g th e Titl e V permit

. Also , ad d th e followin g language : "Permi tapplicatio

n dat a ma y b e use d fo r thi s purpose. "

Proximit y Requiremen t Section s 51.165(e)(l)(i ) an d 52-21(xXlX 0 impose a 25 0 mete r proximit y requiremen

tfor ambien tai r modelin g in th

e plantwid e applicabilit

y limit(PAL ) modificatio

n provision . This requlremen

x treat s DO D Installation

s undul y harshl y because o f

their larg e siz e an d th e distanc e betwee n emissio n point

s eve n wher

e a n emissions increas

e wil l notexcee d th e PA

L limit . Requirin g ambien tai r qualit y impac tmodelin g wher e th e emissio n limits i n th

e PAL ar e Do t exceede d bu

tthe poin to f emissions increas

e i s withi n 25 0 meter

s o f anothe r uni treduces th

e potentia l flexibility t

o DO D tha

ta PA L wil l provide . Ai

r modeling should notb e require d fo r emissio n unit

s tha tar e par tofth e DO

D source . 1-iECQMMENDATION : Sectio n 51.16 5 (e)(!Xi ) an d 52.21(xXlX 0 should b e deleted , o r alternatively modified t o provide, 'Thi s provision doe s notappl y t o DOD installations. "