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(27 ) India n Reservatio n mean s al l lan d withi n th e limit s o f an yIndia n Reservatio n unde r th e jurisdictio n o f th e Unite d State s Government , notwithstandin g th e issuanc e o f an ypatent , an d includin g rights-of-wa yrunnin g throug h th e reservation
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(31 ) Pollutio n contro l proiec t means : (i ) An yactivit yo r projec t undertake n a t a n existin g emission s uni t which , a s it s primar ypurpose , reduce s emission s o f ai r pollutant s fro msuc hunit
. Suc hactivitie s o r project s d o no t includ e th e replacemen t o f a n existin g emission s uni t wit ha newe r o r differen t uni t o r th e reconstructio n o f a n existin g emission s uni t an d ar e limite d t o an yo f th e following : (A ) Th e installatio n o f conventiona l an d advance d flu e ga s desulfurizatio n an d sorben t injectio n fo r S0 2 ; (B ) Electrostati c precipitators , baghouses , hig h efficienc ymulticlones , an d scrubber s fo r particulat e o r othe r pollutants ; (C ) Flu e ga s recirculation , low-NO xburners , selectiv e non-catalyti c reductio n an d selectiv e catalyti c reductio n fo r N0 X ; (D ) Regenerativ e therma l oxidizers , catalyti c oxidizers , condensers , therma l incinerators , flare s an d carbo n absorber s fo r volatil e organi c compound s an d hazardou s ai r pollutants ; (E ) Activitie s o r project s undertake n t o accommodat e switchin g t o a n inherentl yles s pollutin g fuel , includin g bu t no t limite d t o natura l ga s o r coa l rebuming , o r th e cofirin g o f natura l ga s an d othe r inherentl yles s pollutin g fuel s fo r th e purpos e o f controllin g emissions , an d includin g an yactivit ytha t i s necessar yt o accommodat e switchin g t o a n inherentl yles s pollutin g fuel ; an d (F ) Pollutio n preventio n project s whic har e determine d b yth e permittin g agency , throug ha proces s whic hincludc o publi c notic e an d opportunit yfo r publi c commen t consisten t wit hsectio n 51.16 1 o f thi s part , t o b e environmentall y beneficial
. Pollutio n preventio n project s tha t ma yresul t THI S DOCUMEN T I S A PRELIMINAR YDRAF T FO ROFFIC E O F MANAGEMEN T AN D BUDGE T REVIE W

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1 1 i na n unacceptabl e increase d ris k fro mth e releas e o f hazardou s pollutant s ar e no t environmentall ybeneficial
. (G)Installatio n o f a technolog yfo r purpose s se t fort h i nthi s section , bu t whic hi s no t liste d i nparagrap h(A ) - (E ) abov e an d meet s th e following : (1 ) It s effectivenes s i nreducin g emission s pollutan t ha s bee ndemonstrate d i npractic e t o b e comparabl e t o technologie s identifie d i n paragraph s (A)-(E ) o f thi s section ; an d (2 ) I t i s determine d b vth e permittin g authority
. consisten t wit hsectio n51.16 1 o f thi s par t t o b e environmentall ybeneficial
. **** * (38 ) Federa l Clas s I are a mean s anyFedera l land s withi n th e Unite d State s eithe r designate d b yCongres s a s Clas s I pursuan t t o sectio n162(a ) o f th e Ac t (an d whic hma y no t b e redesignated ) o r redesignate d a s Clas s I pursuan t t o th e provision s o f paragrap h(g ) o f thi s sectio no r sectio n 52.21(g ) o f thi s chapter
. (39 ) Federa l officia l mean s th e Federa l officia l charge d wit hdirec t responsibilit yfo r managemen t o f an y land s withi n a Federa l Clas s I area . (40 ) Ai r qualit yrelate d valu e means , fo r purpose s o f thi s section , visibilit yo r a scenic , cultural , physical , biological , ecological , o r recreationa l resource , a s define d b yth e Federa l Lan d Manage r fo r federa l land s an d a s define d b ya Stat e o r India n Governin g Bod yfo r nonfedera l land s withi nthei r respectiv e jurisdictions
. (41 ) Advers e impac t o n ai r qualit yrelate d value s means , fo r purpose s o f thi s section , a deleteriou s effect , resultin g i nwhol e o r i npar t fro memission s fro ma propose d majo r sourc e o r majo r modification , tha t interfere s wit hth e management , protection , preservation , o r enjoymen t o f th e ai r qualit yrelate d value s o f a Federa l Clas s I area . (42 ) Demonstrate d i npractic e mean s fo r th e purpose s o f thi s section , a contro l technolog ytha t ha s been-

- (i ) Liste d i n o r require d b yan yo f th e following : (A ) Th e EPA' s RACT/BACT/LAE RClearinghouse ;

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an d certai n othe r type s o f "pollutio nprevention " projects. 1 8 

### Fo r instance , unde r thes e propose d regulations , VO C user s wh o switc ht o water-base d o r powde r pain t applicatio nsystem s a s a strateg yfo r meeting RAC T o r switc ht o a non-toxi c VO C t o compl y wit hmaximu

machievabl e contro l technolog y(MACT ) requirements , coul d qualif yfo r thi s exclusion
. Accordingly , unde r today' s proposa l permitting authoritie s woul d b e allowe d t o conside r excluding fro mmajo r NS Rraw materia l substitutions , proces s change s an d othe r pollutio n preventio n strategie s wher e the propose d change s ar e determine d t o b e environmentall ybeneficia l a s discusse d below
. Se e propose d section s 51.16 5 (a ) (1 ) (xxv ) (A ) (6. ) , 51.16 6 (b ) (31 ) (i ) (F ) , 52.21(b)(32)(i)(F)
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. Safeguard s (1 ) Genera l Applicabilit y Fo r the purpos e o f today' s propose d exclusion , a pollutio n contro l projec t i s a n activit yo r projec t a t a n existing

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### A s define d i n propose d sections , pollutio n prevention , mean s an

yactivit ytha t throughproces s changes , produc t reformulatio n o r redesign , o r substitutio no f les s polluting raw materials , eliminate s o r reduce s th e releas e o f ai r pollutant s an d othe r pollutant s t o the environmen t (includin g fugitiv e emissions ) prio r t o recycling , treatment , o r disposal ; i t doe s no t mea n recycling (othe r than certai n"in-proces s recycling " practices) , energ

yrecovery , treatment , o r disposa l [see Pollutio n Preventio n Ac t o f 1990 , Pub
. L . No . 101-508 , sectio n 6602(b ) an

d sectio n 660 3 (5 ) (A ) an d (B) , 4 2 U.S.C . section s 13101(b ) an

d 13102(5)(A ) an

d (B) ; se e als o "EP ADefinitio no f 'Pollutio n Prevention,' " memorandu mfro mF . HenryHabich t II , May 28 , 1992 ]
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### 6 2 emission s uni t wher e the primaryfunctio n o f suc hactivit yi s th e reductio n o f ai r pollutant s subjec t t o regulatio n unde r th e Ac t
a t tha t unit
. Se e propose d section s 51.165(a)(1)(xxv) , 51.166(b ) (31 ) an

d 52.21(b ) (31) . The propose d exclusio nwoul d no t b e applicabl e t o ai r pollutio ncontrol s an d emission s associate d wit ha propose d ne wemission s unit
. Consisten t wit hthe WEPC O rul e and EPA' s existing policyguidanc e the replacemen t o f a n existing emission s uni t wit ha newe r o r differen t on e (albei t
mor e efficien t an

d les s polluting ) o r the reconstructio no f a n existing emission s uni t woul d no t qualif ya s a pollutio n contro l project
. Similarly , the fabrication , manufactur e o r productio n o f pollutio n control/preventio n equipmen t an d inherentl yless

polluting fuel s o r rawmaterial s woul d no t qualif ya s pollutio n contro l project s (e.g. , a physica l o r operationa l chang e fo r the purpos e o f producing reformulate d gasolin e a t a refineryi s no t a pollutio n contro l projec t unde r the propose d exclusion)
. Apoin t wa s raise d t o EPAtha t ne wpollutio n contro l technologie s ar e likel yt o b e develope d ove r tim e tha t wil l mee t the same criteri a tha t technlogie s name d above hav e met . Conseguentlv , a proces s woul d b e usefu l whereb ysuc ha ne w technologygualifie s a s a "pollutioncontro l proiect " whe na historyo f performanc e ha s bee nestablished
. The EPAi s therefor e proposing tha t ne wtechnologie s whic hmee t the following criteri a b e considere d eligibl e fo r a pollutio n contro l
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6 3 proiec t exclusion : (1 ) i t ha s bee n installe d fo r th e purpose s o f
a pollutio ncontro l proiec t a s define d i nth e regulation ; (2 ) i t ha s bee n demonstrate d i n practic e t o achiev e a leve l of'emission s reductio n tha t i s comparabl e t o technologie s tha t hav e ar e considere d b yEP A t o b e eligibl e fo r a pollutio ncontro l proiec t exclusion ; (3 ) i t ha s bee ndetermine d b vth e permittin g authorit y t o b e environmentall ybenficial
. Se e propose d 4 0 CF R 51.165(a ) (1 ) (xxv ) (A ) (7) , 52.21(b ) (32 ) (i ) (G ) an d 51.166(b)(31)(i)(G)
. Th e EP Asolicit s commen t o nextendin g th e pollutio n contro l proiec t exclusio n t o ne wqualifyin g technologie s an d th e gualificatio n criteria
. Th e EPA

als o solicit s commen t o nwhethe r applicabilit yo f th e pollutio ncontro l projec t exemptio nshoul d b e extende d t o "cros s media " pollutio n contro l projects , an d whethe r the yshoul d b e require d t o mee t th e "environmentall ybeneficial " test. 1 9 T o qualif yfo r thi s exemption , a s fo r al l pollutio ncontro l projects , a "cros s media " pollutio n contro l projec t coul d no t

1 9 A"cros s media " pollutio ncontro l projec t coul d b e define d a s eithe r a contro l technolog yo r applicatio nt o compl y wit hlimitation s establishe d unde r othe r Federa l environmenta l law s (e.g. , Saf e Drinkin g Wate r Ac t o r Clea nWate r Act ) tha t result s i n emission s t o th e atmosphere
. Fo r example , t o compl y wit ha neffluen t limitatio n establishe d unde r th e Clea nWate r Act , a sourc e choose s t o instal l a contro l devic e tha t remove s th e pollutan t fro mth e wastewate r strea man d discharge s i t int o th e atmosphere
. Thi s typ e o f pollutio ncontro l projec t coul d qualif yfo r th e exclusio n provid e i t i s environmentall y beneficial
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