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y Exclusion s fo r Nationa l Security Emergencie s Staf f Draf t 11/8/9 5 Th e Do D ha s als o raise d the questio n o f whethe r par t 5 1 shoul d requir e Stat e permittin g authoritie s t o gran t military
source s temporaryexclusion s fro mthe requiremen t fo r preconstructio n revie wo f majo r modification s i n th e 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.-"—The Do D dcfinca—"nationa l occurit yemergency " aa a gituatio n wher e extremel yquic k actio n i a require d o n th e par t o f a Militar y Department—(-erg.,.... ) o r a Do D Componen t (e.g. , .... ) t o respond t o emergenc ysituation s tha t mak e i t impractica l t o mee t th e 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 th e 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 peacekeeping 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 calle d upo n t o provid e emergenc yhumanitaria n relie f o r protec t th e publi c healt ho r welfare , force s 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 accordanc e wit happrove d Spil l Preventio n an d Respons e Plan s an d Spil l Contingenc yPlan s unde r ) , civi l disturbances , an d natura l disaster s suc ha s hurricanes , earthquakes , an d wildfires
. temporarynationa l securit yemergenc yexclusion , an d ^an d providing emergenc yhumanitaria n relie f i n ouc h 

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circumatancea.—Unde r thi a exclusion , i n lie u o f th e norma l preconstructio n revie wprocess , th e militaryfacilit ywoul d appl y fo r and 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 militarysource s tha t ar e significan t enoug ht o trigge r th e NS R permitting requirement s fo r
a majo r modification , •th o militaryfacilit ywoul d appl yfo r an d obtai n a n NS R permi t afte r th e emergenc yha a 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 yrespon d t o suppor t specificall y designate d nationa l securit ymission s o r civilian 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 ) the tim e period s an

d publi c notic e requirement s involve d i n obtaining NS R permits ; an d (2 ) emissio n limitations , operating restrictions , o r othe r loca l ai r quality

relate d requirement s whic hotherwis e canno t b e exceede d and whic h preclud e th e Do D fromresponding t o "nationa l securit y emergencies. "
o r othe r loca l ai r qualit yrelate d rcquircment o whic hothcrwia e canno t b e exceede d an d whie hpreclud e the Do D fro mreapondin g t o "nationa l accurit ycmcrgcnciea " a o needed
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regulatoryexclusio n i n the NS R rule s fo r "nationa l securit y emergencies. " I n particular , the EP Ai s soliciting commen t o n th e 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 118 , the EPAi o aoliciting commen t o n th e lega l authorit yfo r ouc ha n cxcluoion , 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 ha n exclusio n shoul d b e limite d t o th e 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 EP Ai s requesting commen t o n th e specifi c formtha 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 implemente d a s intended , th e EP Ai o rcqucotin g commen t o n tho apecifi c for mtha t an

yauc h proviaion o ohoul 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

operatin g permi t programs , raise d th e 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
. (See 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 yconsidering 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 requesting 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 hcondition s t o th e authorization , a s i t deem s appropriate , t o ensur e tha t th e chang e i s bein g mad e i n a manne r tha t wil l caus e th e 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&'apprbpri'at 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 the par t 7 0 supplementa l proposa l and
o n today' s notice , th e EP Awil 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
. Althoug hth e EPAi s no t reopenin g th e publi c commen t perio d fo r th e Augus t 31 , 139 5 par t 7 0 supplementa l proposal , th e EP Asolicit s comment s o n whethe r suc htemporar| | nationa l securit yemergenc yexclusio n provision s fo r th e Do D shoul d b e adde d t o par t 7 0 an d o n ho wsuc hprovision s shoul d diffe r fromthos e tha t mayb e incorporate d i n th e NS RP. 6

regulations , shoul d suc hprovision s b e adopte d fo r eithe r program . The : Do D ha s suggeste d th e following approac hfo r including "nationa l securit yemergency " provision s i n th e 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 th e 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 militaryfacilit yt o respon d 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 conditions , provide d tha t the [COMMANDE R nee d appropriat e term]—o f the militaryfacilit y complic a wit hth e following conditions
. Fo r th e purpose s o f thi s section , militaryfacilit yshal l mean the majo r stationarysourc e tha t i s owne d o r operate d b yth e 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 than seve n calenda r day s afte r the actio n i n respons e t o a nationa l securit yemergenc ybegins , the commandin g office r o f th e militar yfacilit yshal l notif yi n writin g al l affecte d Stat eP. 7
•io permittin g authoritie s and EP ARegiona l Offices,

- th e COMMANDE R o f th e militaryfacilit yshal l notif yi n writin g all
. affecte d Stat e permitting authoritic a an d EP ARegiona l Officca , an

d the appropriat e Secretaryo f th e Military Departmen t o r Hea d o f the Departmen t o f Defens e Component , tha t th e militaryfacilit yi s responding t o a nationa l securit yemergenc yan d tha t the 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 the emission s increas e withou t deviatin g fromotherwis e applicabl e permittin g requirements ! 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 aectio n applico
. Suc hdeterminatio n ohal l b e mad e onl yafte r th e COMMANDE R ha o mad e rcaoonabl c effortot o accommodat e th e cmioaion a incrcaa c withou t deviating fro mothcrwia c applicabl e permittin g roquircmenta
. (2 ) I f th e militaryfacilit yseek s t o rel yo n th e temporary emergenc yexclusio n fo r longe r than 3 0 calenda r day s from th e dat e o f th e notic e i n paragraph(1) , the continue d us e
o f th e exclusio n mus t b e reviewe d and approve d b yth e appropriat e Secretaryo f th e MilitaryDepartmen t o r Hea d o f

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th e Departmen t o f Defens e Componen t takin g int o accoun t an y publi c 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 temporar y 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).-th e continue d ua c o f th e cxcluoio n muo t b e approve d b yth e Stat e permittin g authorit y o n th e baoi a o f informatio n provide d i n writin g b yth e appropriat e Secretaryo f th e MilitaryDepartmen t o r Hea d o f th e Departmen t o f Dcfcno e Component . Th e authorisatio n b y th e Stat e permittin g authorit yt o continu e ua c o f th e temporarynationa l occurit yexcluaio n ohal l b e require d fo r eac hconaccutiv e 3 0 dayperio d following th e atar t o f th e dat e o f th e notic e require d i n paragraph—(1)
. (3 ) Durin g th e nationa l securit yemergency , th e 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 operationa l change s t o the sourc e tha t resul t i n a n emission s increas e 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 hand welfar e o r th e environmen t ,—fefe e COMMANDE R o f th e militaryfacilit yahal l tak e al l rcaaonabl c mcaourca,—wher e practicable,—t o enour e tha t an yphyoica l o r operationa l changc o t o the aourc e tha t rcoul t i n cmioaion aP. 9 

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incrcaac a tha t othcrwia c woul d eonatitut c a majo r modificatio n b e mad e i n a manne r tha t wil l minimiz e th e emiaoion o increao e o r othcrwia c minimiz e an yadvers 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 fromexistin g 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 yth e emission s resulting fromth e physica l o r operationa l changes , th e COMMANDE R o f th e militar yfacilit yahal l mak e a rcaaonabl c effort , wher e practicable,—t o monito r cmiaaiona during th e emergenc yi n orde r t o quantif yth e cmiaaion j rcaulting fro m phyaica l o r ' operationa l changca
. (4 ) A s soo n a s practicable , bu t n o late r tha n seve n calenda r day s afte r th e us e o f thi s exclusio n i s n o longe r needed , th e commanding office r o f th e militaryfacilit y shal l notif yi n writin g al l affecte d Stat e permittin g authoritie s and E£> ARegiona l Offices , th e COMMANDE R o f th e militaryfacilit yahal l notif yi n writing al l affecte d Stat e permittin g authoritie s an d EPARegiona l Officca , and th e appropriat e Secretaryo f th e MilitaryDepartmen t o r Hea d o f th e Departmen t o f Defens e Component , tha t th e military 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 45 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 authoritie s an d SP 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 Officeo , 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 from...otherwis e applicabl e permittin g requirements
. \ H {S) (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 submi t a n applicatio n t o th e Stat e permittin g authorit yfo r
a permi t unde r thi a sectio n i f th e phyoica l o r operationa l chang e t o th e aourc e rcaultc 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 tP.1 1 

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doe s no t expand the capacit yo f the 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 th e notificatio n require d i n paragrap h(4) , the commandin g office r o f th e military 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 , th e COMMANDE R o f th e militaryfacilit yohal l aubmi t a n applicatio n fo r a permi t unde r thi a aectio n i n th e even t tha t th e phyoica l o r operationa l change a mad e a t the aourc e i n rcapona c t o th e nationa l occurit yemergenc y-i a no t temporary . Fo r example , a n applicatio n fo r a permi t shal l b e required,i f th e militar yfacilit yi s physicall ychange d o r ha 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 th e 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 had no t ye t commence d o n th e modification. "

The.Do D ha s provide d som e example s o f th e type s o f action s tha t militaryinstallation 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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## w majo r NSR . An exampl e o f a temporarymodificatio n woul d b e whe n th e sourc e mus t pain t tactica l equipmen t using a particula r pain t tha t emit s greate r quantitie s o f VOC s an d whic hi s no t accommodate d byth e existing permit
. 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 existing permit s becaus e o f th e difficult yo f predictin g wher e i n the countrythi s operatio n maytak e place , an d loca l ai r qualit yregulation s maypreclud 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 o increas e temporaril yit s capacit yt o pain t tactica l equipment , o r t o us e a differen t typ e o f paint , and 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 , afte r the cessatio n o f th e emergency , the yar e returne d t o thei r pre-modificatio n condition
. I n th 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 n NS R permitting
. A n exampl e o f a "nontemporary " modificatio n tha t woul d b e require d t o underg o post-modificatio n NS R permitting 'would b e whe n th e Do D mus t mak e physica l change s t o a sourc e t o increas e temporaril yit s capacit y t o pain t tactica l equipmen t and tha t woul d resul t i n a n emission s increase , and thes e change s ar e no t returne d t o thei r pre modificatio n conditio n afte r th e cessatio n o f th e emergency . Th e EP Ai s requesting comment s o n th e appropriatenes s and sufficienc yo f th e preceding suggeste d languag e fo r inclusio n i n part s 5 1 an

d 52 . I n particular , th e EPAi s soliciting comment s
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o n whethe r anytyp e o f authorizatio n bythe permittin g authorit y shoul d b e require d befor e a militaryinstallatio n ma yus e th e temporarynationa l securit yemergenc yexclusion , the EP Ai s aolicitin g comment a o n whethe r an ytyp e o f prcauthorizatio n by the permittin g authorit yahoul d b e require d befor e a militar y inatallatio n mayua c th e temporarycxcluaion , 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 th e star t o f th e Do D actio n tha t woul d trigge r th e need ; fo r th e exclusio n and/o r a t the 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 i the temporarynationa l securit yemergenc yexclusio n fo r mor e thai f 3 0 days
. Approva l byth e Stat e permitting authorit ywoul d b e base d o n informatio n provide d byth e appropriat e Secretar yo f th e Militar yDepartmen 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 permitting authoritie s woul d no t hav e reaso n t o denyth e Do D continue d us e o f th e exclusion , th e EP Ai s concerne d that , i n extraordinarycircumstances , th e Stat e ma y hav e concern s abou t the publi c health , welfare , o r environmenta l impact s tha t woul d resul t froma n emission s increas e o r othe r change s mad e a t a militarysourc e t o respond t o a nationa l securit yemergency . I n suc hcircumstances , th e EP Abelieve s i t
ma yb e appropriat e fo r th e Stat e t o wor k wit hth e Do D t o mitigat f
suc hadvers e impact s befor e authorizing th e Do D t o continu e relying o n th e nationa l securit yemergenc yexclusio n provision
. Th e BP Awoul d expec t tha t th e State' s decisio n i n suc h
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