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## BEFOR E TH E OHI O

I NRE : AMENDMEN T T O OAC RULE S 3 7 4 5-31-0 1 THROUG H 3 7 4 5-31-05 , 3745-31-07 , 3745-31-10 , 3 7 4 5-31-20 , 3 7 4 5-31-22 , AND 3745-31-2 9 THROUG H 3745-31-33
. RESCISSIO NT O OA C RULE S AN D PROPOSIN G NE W OA C RULE S T O 3745-31-06 , 3745-31-0 8 AN D 3 7 4 5-31-09
. AMENDMEN T O F OA C RUL E 3745-15-03
. RESCISSIO NO F OA C RULE S 3 7 4 5-35-0 1 THROUG H 3745-35-08
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BEFORE : MAR Y McCARRON , MODERATO R

Frida yMornin g Sessio n Augus t 10th , 200 7 10:00a.m
. 5 0 Wes t Tow n Stree t Roo m7 0 0 Columbus , Ohi o 4321 5

Newark , Ohi o (740 ) 345-855 6 Mai nOffic e 803 6 Smok e Roa d Pataskala , Ohi o 4306 2 (740 ) 927-333 8 (800 ) 852-616 3 Fa x(740 ) 927-343 6 e-mail : FraleyCooper@earthlink.ne t Columbus , Ohi o (614 ) 228-001 8

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### MEDIATO R McCARRON : M ynam e i s Mar yMcCarron . I' mth e Publi c Involvemen t Manage r wit hou r Publi c Interes t Center .

I wan t t o than k yo u fo r takin g th e tim e toda y t o atten d ou r rule s hearing
. Th e purpos e o f th e hearin g toda yi s t o obtai ncomment s fro man y intereste dperso n regardin g Ohi o EPA' s propose d rules
.

Ohi o EP ADivisio no f Ai r Pollutio nContro l i s proposin g change s t o th e permit-to-instal l an d permit-to-operat e o r PTI O program .

Thi s include s amendmen t o f th e followin g OA C rules : 3745-31-0 1 throug h3745-31-05 , 3745-31-07 , 3745-31-10 , 3745-31-20 , 3745-31-22 , an d 3745-31-2 9 throug h3745-31-33
.

Rescissio no f th e followin g existin g OA C rule s an d proposin g ne wOA C rule s i n thei r plac e fo r 3745-31-06 , 3745-31-0 8 an d 3745-31-09 ; amendmen t o f OA C rul e 3745-15-0 3 whic hsatisfie s requirement s o f Sectio n119.03 2 o f th e Ohi o Revise d Code , whic hi s th e five-yea r review ; an d rescissio no f th e followin g OA C rules : 3745-35-0 1 throug h3745-35-08
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Th e amendment s ar e bein g propose d t o implemen t th e permit-to-instal l an d operat e (PTIO )

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### program . Th e PTI O progra mcombine s th e curren t PT I
a n d PT O programs . Rathe r tha n requirin g a sourc e t o appl yfo r a PTI , whic hi s issue dwit hbot h installatio nan d operatio n terms , an d the n appl yfo r a PT O withi na yea r o f construction , th e ne wprogra m wil l requir e on e applicatio nfo r bot ha PT I an d a PT O
a n d bot hinstallatio nan d operatio n requirement s wil l b e issue dunde r on e document
.

I naddition , Ohi o EP ADivisio no f Ai r Pollutio nContro l i s proposin g additiona l amendment s t o OA C Rul e 3 7 4 5-31-0 1 an d amendmen t o f OA C Rul e 3745-77-01
. Th e amendment s ar e bein g propose d t o addres s recen t change s i n correspondin g federa l regulation s whic haffec t ho wethano l facilitie s ar e define da s a majo r source .

Thes e rule s hav e bee n file dwit hth e Join t Committe e o n Agenc yRul e Review
. Copie s ar e availabl e f o r publi c revie wa t Ohi o EPA' s Columbu s offic e an d

ma yb e obtaine d b ycontactin g Jennife r Hunte r wit h Ohi o EPA' s Divisio no f Ai r Pollutio nContro l a t (614 ) 644-3696
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A l l intereste dperson s ar e entitle dt o atten d

o r b e represente d an d t o presen t ora l and/o r writte n comment s concernin g th e propose d rules
. Al l writte n
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### recor dwil l b e considere d b yth e directo r o f Ohi o EP A befor e a fina l decisio ni s made
.

Du e t o a hig hdegre e o f interes t i n thes e rule s associate d wit hPTIO , Ohi o EP Aha s extende d th e
commen t perio d b ytw o weeks
. I n addition , Ohi o EP A plan s t o withdra wthes e rule s fro mJCAR R o n Monday , Augus t 13t hwit hth e intentio no f refilin g the ma t a late r date
.

T o b e include d i n th e officia l record , writte ncomment s mus t b e receive d b yOhi o EP Ab yth e clos e o f business , Friday , Augus t 24th , 2007
. Thes e comment s ma yb e fille dwit hme toda yo r e-maile d t o j ennifer.hunter@epa.state.oh.us
. Al l writte ncomment s submitte d fo r th e recor d receiv e th e sam e consideratio na s ora l testimon ygive ntoday
.

Jennifer' s contac t informatio ni s als o o n th e agend a that' s u p front
.

Writte nstatement s submitte d afte r Augus t 24t hma yb e considere d a s tim e an d circumstance s permit , bu t wouldn' t b e par t o f th e officia l recor d f o r thi s hearing
.

I f yo u d o wis ht o presen t ora l testimon ya t t h e hearin g toda yan d haven' t alread ysigne d i n a t th e registratio ntable , pleas e d o s o a t thi s time
. Th e shee t i s u p front
. I'l l cal l peopl e i n th e orde r tha t

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### the ysigne d in
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I f yo u don' t wan t t o pu t anythin g o n th e
recor dan d I cal l you r name , jus t say , "Pass. "

There' s n o cross-examinatio no f speaker s o r
o f Ohi o EP Arepresentative s i n publi c hearing s o f thi s type . Thi s give s yo u th e opportunit yt o provid e comment s o n th e officia l record
. Therefore , w e won' t b e abl e t o answe r an yquestion s durin g th e hearing
. I f yo u d o hav e an ycomment s tha t ar e questions , pleas e stat e the mdurin g th e hearing
. However , member s o f t h e pane l mayas k yo u a clarifyin g question s t o ensur e tha t you r testimon yi s a s clea r a s possible
.

I'l l g o ahea d an d rea d th e name s o f thos e wh o hav e registere d fo r th e hearin g s o far
. Again , i f yo u don' t wan t t o testif yan d I cal l you r name , jus t say , "Pass. " Whe n I cal l you r name , i f yo u d o wan t t o testify , pleas e stat e you r nam e an d spel l i t fo r th e
cour t reporter .

Th e firs t perso nt o sig ni n i s Ric k Sahli
. MR . SAHLI : Yes . MEDIATO R McCARRON : Woul d yo u lik e t o testify ? MR . SAHLI : Yes .

MEDIATO R McCARRON : Okay
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### stat e you r nam e an d spel l i t an d the n procee d wit h you r testimony
.

MR . SAHLI : Than k you , Ms . McCarron . M ynam e i s Richar dSahli , spelle dS-a-h-l-i
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### ma n attorne yrepresentin g Lega l an d Safet yEmploye r Research , Inc . It' s a nonprofi t organizatio ntha t researche s environmentall yhazardou s facilitie s acros s t h e country .

LASE R ha s examine d Ohi o ethano l plant s i n Coshocton , Lima , Sout hBloomingburg , Leipsic , Newark , Lancaste r an d Crestline ; ha s worke d wit hloca l citizen s i n thes e communitie s t o limi t th e ai r pollutant s fro mthes e plants ; an d ha s require d substantia l expertis e regardin g th e ai r pollutio n impact s o f ethano l plants
.

M ycomment s thi s mornin g ar e limite dt o th e increas e i n th e majo r sourc e threshol dfo r ethano l plant s i n thi s rule s proposal
.

Becaus e o f LASER ' S concer n fo r th e publi c health , w e are , o f course , oppose d t o th e unjustifie d increas e i n th e majo r sourc e threshol dfo r th e ethano l industr yi n thi s rule s package , an d w e urg e th e Stricklan dAdministratio nt o rejec t thi s rollbac k adopte d b yth e anti-environmen t a n anti-scienc e administratio no f Georg e W . Bush
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### Th e rul e chang e woul d undeniabl yrela xth e applicatio no f importan t ai r pollutio nprotection s fo r
a nindustr ytha t i s increasingl yaddin g t o th e ai r pollutio nproblem s o f Ohio
.

Th e bi g questio nraise db ythi s proposa l i s wh yi s Gover n Stricklan drubberstampin g a Georg e Bus h environmenta l rollbac k tha t increase s healt hhazard s f o r Ohioans ?

Doe s ou r ne wgoverno r reall ywan t t o follo w Georg e W . Bus han d Bo b Taf t int o disreput e o n environmenta l polic yan d tak e Ohi o o n a rac e t o th e botto mrestrictin g th e protection s give nit s citizen s t o favo r thi s heavil ysubsidize dindustry
.

I t i s undispute dtha t increasin g th e majo r
sourc e threshol dfo r ethano l plant s whil e ignorin g thei r fugitiv e emission s wil l increas e ai r pollutio n i nOhio
. Ethano l plant s emi t larg e quantitie s o f particulat e matter , nitrou s oxides , carbo n monoxide , a n dvolatil e organi c compound s whic hwil l increas e du e t o thi s propose d rul e change
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Eac ho f thes e pollutant s cause s lun g ailment s
suc ha s asthm a o r worse .

Ver yfe wrul e change s i n th e las t thre e decade s woul d brazenl yincreas e Ohio' s ai r pollutio n

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### a n d lun g diseas e lik e thi s rul e chang e surel ywill
.

Ther e i s n o lawfu l justificatio nfo r thi s backsliding
. Th e onl yjustificatio noffere d i n th e U S EP Arule-makin g orde r i s a vagu e desir e t o trea t th e ethano l beverag e an d fue l industrie s equally
. Thi s superficia l an d fals e rational e appear s t o hav e bee n take ndirectl yfro mth e Kar l Rov e playbook
.

Th e tw o industrie s ar e significantl y differen t wit hon e radicall yexpandin g whil e th e othe r h a s bee n stati c fo r decade s an d use s substantiall y differen t processes .

Unde r th e Clea nAi r Act , thi s rational e should , i f anything , lea d t o beverag e ethano l bein g
mor e tightl yregulate d rathe r tha njustifyin g backslidin g fo r th e fue l industry
.

I t i s als o manifes t tha t ther e i s n o vali d economi c justificatio nfo r th e rul e fo r th e simpl e fac t tha t th e ethano l industr yha s grow n b yleap s an d bound s ove r th e las t fe wyear s a t th e curren t permittin g threshold
. Ther e i s n o economi c nee d fo r increasin g th e existin g threshold , a s i t i s obviousl y
n o t a barrie r t o th e industry' s growth
.

Th e federa l rul e i s unde r appea l i n federa l

cour t an d w e believ e th e chance s o f tha t appea l succeedin g ar e strong . Ther e ar e thre e compellin g

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### reason s wh yth e federa l rul e wil l likel yb e struc k dow n an d thi s propose d rul e chang e wil l b e voide d a s a result
. First , ther e i s n o legal , technica l o r scientifi c justificatio nfo r no t considerin g ethano l plant s tha t produc e toxi c solvent s throug ha chemica l proces s fo r sal e i n a n industria l marke t t o b e anythin g othe r tha n a chemica l proces s plant
.

Incredibly , th e federa l rule-makin g orde r doe s no t eve n attemp t a lega l definitio no f th e ter m "chemica l proces s plant 1 1 

### consisten t wit hth e Clea n Ai r A c t an d als o doe s no t eve n compar e th e ne wexemp t ethano l plant s wit hothe r chemica l proces s plant s t o justif yth e disparat e treatment .

I ncontrast , th e productio n o f ethano l i s a basi c chemica l proces s tha t meet s th e commo n dictionar ydefinitio nfo r chemica l proces s plants
.

Fue l ethano l compete s i n th e sam e marke t wit h industria l chemical s fo r us e a s gasolin e additive s an d

canno t b e distinguishe dfro mthes e othe r chemica l proces s plants
.

I ncontrast , fue l ethano l doe s no t compet e wit hcorn-base d agricultura l product s lik e cor n syru p
o r whiskey
.

Th e propose d rule' s remova l o f ethano l fue l

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### productio nfro mth e chemica l productio ncategor yan d effectivel ycategorizin g i t a s a foo d productio n proces s canno t b e reconcile d wit hfue l ethanol 1 

### s productio nprocess , marke t use , o r wit hth e plai n languag e o f th e ter m"chemica l proces s plant. "

Congres s use d th e commo n an d ver ybroa d definitio no f "chemica l proces s plants " i n adoptin g t h e Clea nAi r Act . An d sinc e th e propose d rul e doe s
n o t provid e a basi s fo r singlin g ou t ethanol , i t i s inconsisten t wit hCongress' s intent
. Federa l an d stat e agencies , therefore , hav e n o discretio nt o exclud e thes e plant s fro mth e commo n definitio no f th e term . Second , th e federa l rule-makin g orde r completel yignore s th e effect s o f th e increas e i n ai r pollutio ni n clea r violatio no f th e basi c federa l rule-makin g doctrin e o f informe d decision-makin g base d

o na complet e record
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Whil e federa l court s recogniz e tha t a cos t benefi t analysi s o f a rule' s advantage s versu s it s disadvantage s i s fundamenta l t o lawfu l an d informe d decision-making , U S EP Aha s provide d n o suc hanalysi s f o r thi s rule
.

Th e U S EP Arule-makin g orde r simpl yignore d t h e increase d healt hrisk s cause d b yth e increas e i n

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### a i r pollutio ndirectl yresultin g fro mth e rul e chang e whil e indicatin g n o counterbalancin g justificatio nfo r thos e increase d risks
.

Th e supportin g rational e i s s o obviousl y underdevelope d i n th e rule-makin g orde r tha t on e mus t wonde r whethe r U S EP Awa s tryin g t o legall ysuppor t t h e rul e a t all
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Third , thi s rul e chang e constitute s impermissibl e backslidin g i n Ohio' s Stat e Implementatio n Pla n prohibite dunde r Section s 11 0 an d 19 3 o f th e Clea n Ai r Act , a s thes e increase d emission s
c a n affec t non-attainmen t area s i n Ohio
.

Thi s an d th e previou s irregularitie s I hav e cite dwil l caus e thi s rul e t o b e voide d unde r stat e rule-makin g requirement s applicabl e t o Ohi o EPA .

I nshort , an d als o i n conclusion , th e propose d rul e i s completel yinconsisten t wit hth e Clea n Ai r Ac t an d federa l rule-makin g requirements , b u t i t i s completel yconsisten t wit hth e tainte dBus h legac yo r regressive , corporate-controlle d environmenta l policy , it s contemp t fo r lega l norms , an d it s anti-scientifi c decision-making
.

I f yo u yo u ar e to o caugh t u p i n th e rac e t o t h e botto mt o rejec t thi s rul e entirely , w e urg e th e Stricklan dAdministratio nto , a t a minimum , withdra w

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### thi s rul e unti l th e federa l appea l i s decided
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Whywoul d yo u o r anyon e follo wGeorg e Bus h
ove r th e clif f whe n th e federa l court s hav e overturne d Bush' s environmenta l policie s ofte nan d wit hstron g rebuk e a s i n th e recen t globa l warming/carbo n dioxid e decisio nb yth e Suprem e Court ?

Tha t conclude s b ycomments . MEDIATO R McCARRON : Than k you . Ma yI submi t a cop yo f th e comment s fo r th e records , please ?

MEDIATO R McCARRON : Yes , please
. MR . SAHLI : Than k you , Mary . MEDIATO R McCARRON : Larr yAntosch ? MR . ANTOSCH : Yes . MEDIATO R McCARRON : Woul d yo u lik e t o submi t testimony ?

MR . ANTOSCH : Yes . MEDIATO R McCARRON : Okay
. I f yo u can , stat e you r nam e an d spel l i t fo r th e cour t reporter .

MR . ANTOSCH : It' s Larr yAntosch , A-n-t-o-s-c-h
.

Goo d morning
. I' mhere
. I' mth e Directo r o f Environmenta l Polic ywit hth e Ohi o Far mBurea u an d a m her e toda yt o expres s ou r suppor t fo r th e chang e i n definition s unde r Rul e 3745-77-01
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### Ohi o Far mBurea u bein g th e larges t far m organizatio nunde r th e Stat e o f Ohio , w e hav e member s i nal l o f Ohio' s 8 8 counties
. Ou r member s produc e virtuall yever ykin do f agricultura l commodity
.

An d a s a result , th e Ohi o Far mBurea u i s intereste di n Ohio' s environmenta l policie s an d th e potentia l impac t t o sustainin g a viabl e agbioresourc e industr yi n thi s state .

Ohi o Far mBurea u policie s suppor t th e developmen t o f program s tha t ar e scientificall ybased , economicall ysoun d and , wheneve r possible , ar e delivere di n a flexibl e an d voluntar ymanner .

Regardin g biofuel s specially , ou r policie s suppor t th e research , developmen t an d us e o f fue l alternative s an d enhancement s o f a g product s suc ha s biofuel s an d renewables ; encourag e th e us e o f agriculturall ybase d biofuel s an d renewable s t o benefi t th e environmen t an d enhanc e nationa l security ; suppor t expeditin g th e permittin g proces s fo r renewabl e fue l plants ; encourag e th e us e o f ethanol , biodiese l an d othe r biofuel s i n al l vehicle s a s distributio nsystem s improve ; an d suppor t th e constructio no f biofue l productio nplant s i n Ohi o du e t o availabilit yo f cor nan d livestock
.

Th e propose d amendment s wil l alig nOhio' s ai r

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### pollutio nrule s wit hth e recentl yrevise dfedera l rule s an d t o hel p wit hth e implementatio n o f th e federa l Clea n Ai r Act .

Consistenc ybetwee n stat e an d federa l regulation s wil l hel p expedit e th e permittin g proces s f o r futur e ethano l productio n facilitie s constructe d i nOhio
. A s a result , th e propose d amendment s ar e consisten t wit hOhi o Far mBurea u policie s an d w e suppor t th e adopte d - - th e propose d change s an d thei r adoptio n int o Ohio
.

MEDIATO R McCARRON : Than k you . MEDIATO R McCARRON : Staci e Cline ? MS . CLINE : Pass . MEDIATO R McCARRON : Okay
. Jef f Miller ? MR . MILLER : Pass . MEDIATO R McCARRON : Okay
. Tren t Dougherty ? MR . DOUGHERTY : Yes . MEDIATO R McCARRON : Okay
. MR . DOUGHERTY : It' s Tren t Dougherty , D-o-u-g-h-e-r-t-y , staf f attorne ywit hth e Ohi o Environmenta l Council
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Th e Ohi o Environmenta l Counci l represent s approximatel y11 5 environmenta l conservatio n organization s an d thousand s o f individua l member s

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### throughou t th e Stat e o f Ohio
.

W e ar e oppose d t o th e lowerin g o f th e threshol dfo r majo r sourc e ethano l plan t facilitie s unde r th e propose d rul e a s a paten t carv e ou t fo r on e industry
. An d w e se e thi s a s havin g resident s o f

rura l area s wher e thes e facilitie s wil l b e locate dt o bea r th e brun t o f vas t amount s o f ai r pollutio nfo r t h e creatio no f biofuel s tha t w e used , fro mwha t w e perceive , mainl yi n th e cities
.

We believ e tha t lowerin g thi s threshol d an d creatin g mor e pollutio ni n thes e area s i s no t onl ya detrimen t t o attainmen t an d non-attainmen t area s tha t

w e se e currently , bu t coul d creat e non-attainmen t
area s wher e i n th e pas t - - thes e rura l area s wher e th e a i r ha s been , fo r al l intent s an d purposes , fairl y clean
. I reiterat e Mr . Sahli' s urg e t o Governo r Stricklan dt o no t follo wwha t i s a bea r minimu mtha t t h e federa l standard s provide , no t onl yi s i t a bea r minimum , bu t a lac k o f science-base d rule s tha t th e Fed s hav e promulgate d that' s currentl yunde r appeal
.

We fee l tha t Ohi o ca n an d shoul d provid e th e protection s t o thes e rura l resident s a s the yd o wit h thos e i n th e citie s i n whic hothe r majo r source s ar e located
. Than k you .

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### MEDIATO R McCARRON : Than k you . Ann e Cook ? MS . COOK : N o than k you . MEDIATO R McCARRON : We'l l g o of f th e recor d f o r abou t fiv e minute s unti l 10:30
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# Articl e V I Respons e t o Comment s

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# OfeEFA Divisio n ofAi rPollutio n Contro l Respons e to Comment s Draf t Rul e Languag e Commen t Perio d
Rule : OA C Chapte r3745-35 , variou s rule s o fOA C Chapte r3745-3 1 an d OA C rul e 3745-15-0 3 - Implementatio n o fPTI O Progra m Agenc yContac t fo rthi s Packag e Divisio n Contact : Jennife rHunter , Divisio n o fAi rPollutio n Control , 614-657-6789 , Jennifer.hunter@epa.state.oh.u s Ohi o EP Aprovide d a 3 0 da ycommen tperiod , followe d b ya 1 7 da ycommen tperio d extension , whic h ende d o n Apri l 30 , 2007

. Thi s documen tsummarize s th e comment s an d question s receive d durin g th e associate d commen tperiod

. Ohi o EP Areviewe d an d considere d al l comment s receive d durin g th e publi ccommen t period

. B ylaw , Ohi o EP Aha s authorit yt o conside rspecifi cissue s relate d t o protectio n ofth e environmen t an d publi chealth

. I n a n effort t o hel p yo u revie wthi s document , th e question s ar e groupe d b ytopi can d organize d i n a consisten t format

. Th e nam e o fth e commente rfollow s th e commen ti n parentheses

.
General/Overal l Concern s Commen t 1 : Dominio n appreciate s th e opportunit yt o commen to n th e above
- reference d propose d PTI O progra m fo rNon-Titl e V facilities

. Dominio n facilitie s a tEas tOhi o Ga s (EOG ) an d Dominio n Transmission , In c(DTI ) wil l benefi tfro m thi s ne w program
. W e suppor tOhi o Environmenta l Protectio n Agency' s (OEPA ) effort s t o consolidat e th e Permit-to-lnstal l an d Permit-to-Operat e program s fo rNon-Titl e Vfacilities

. B y issuin g on e permi ttha t cover s bot h th e constructio n an d operatio n phase s o fa project , Ohi o EP Awil l eliminat e th e nee d fo ru s t o prepar e an d submi ttw o permi tapplication s fo r th e sam e facility

. Additionally , eliminatin g quarterl ydeviatio n report s an d replacin g the m wit h on e annua l Complianc e an d Deviatio n Repor t(CDR ) wil l sav e u s fro m submittin g thre e deviatio n report s annually

. Thes e changes , alon g wit h extensio n o fth e lifetim e o fth e permi tt o 1 0 year s rathe rtha n 5 , wil l reduc e th e staf ftim e an d paperwor k necessar yfo r permittin g ou rNon-Titl e Vfacilities

. W e strongl ysuppor t thes e propose d rul e changes

. (Pamel a F . Faggert , Dominion )Rule Package:

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B ycombinin g th e PT I an d PT O int o on e permit , th e PTI O progra m appear s t o alleviat e th e confusin g an d ofte n overlooke d requiremen tfo rcompanie s t o submi ta PT O applicatio n afte rhavin g receive d a PTI

. OCAP P believe s th e PTI O proces s wil l b e muc h easie rt o explai n t o smal l businesse s an d wil l eliminat e nearl yredundan tpermi t applications

. (Ric k Carleski , Ohi o EP AOffic e o fComplianc e Assistanc e an d Pollutio n Prevention ) Respons e 1 : Ohi o EPA , Divisio n o fAi rPollutio n Contro l (DAPC) , appreciate s you rsupport

. Commen t 2 : Th e distinctio n betwee n majo rsource s an d mino rsource s o f regulate d ai rpollutant s i s important

. Thi s distinctio n reflect s a balanc e struc k

b yCongres s i n th e Clea n Ai rAc twit h regar d t o principle s o ffederalism

. I tals o reflect s a commo n sens e polic ychoic e b yCongres s t o manag e resourc e burden s base d o n relativ e amount s o femissions

. Th e Clea n Ai rAc t purposefull ypreserve s a large rdegre e o fstat e discretio n an d autonom ywit h respec tt o th e regulatio n o f mino rsource s - particularl yth e procedura l an d administrativ e aspect s o fth e regulatio n o fmino rsource s - tha n fo rmajo rsources
. Thi s i s eviden ti n statement s mad e b yon e o fth e mai n sponsor s o fth e 197 7 Amendment s durin g th e congressiona l debates , wher e h e sai d th e state s shoul d retai n th e primar yresponsibilit yfo rregulatin g mino r sources : B yth e fac ttha t th e Federa l Governmen t ha s withdraw n fro m th e fiel d o f regulatio n o fcertai n kind s o flan d use relate d activities , an d certai n kind s o f mino remittin g sources , an d certai n kind s o fsmal l businesse s doe s no ti n an ywa ysugges ttha t decision s regardin g thes e facilitie s an d source s ca n b e ignored

. Ai rquality-relate d lan d us e decisions , regulatio n o fsmal l sources , vapo rrecover yfro m moderat e t o small-size d servic e station s al l continu e t o b e tool s i n th e Stat e an d loca l ai rpollutio n contro l bag

. Tha tthe y canno tb e impose d b yth e Federa l Governmen ti s onl ya recognitio n tha t th e manne rb ywhic h the yar e imposed ,Rule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 3 of 51 th e pac e a twhic h the yar e imposed , an d degre e t o whic h the yar e impose d shoul d b e mad e a s a par to fa loca l balancin g judgment

. 12 3 Cong

. Rec

. 2684 1 (1977 ) (comment s o fSen

. Muskie)

. Thi s i s ho wOhi o EP Aha s historicall y manage d th e ai rprogram
. Th e propose d PTI O program , b ydefinition , applie s onl yt o mino rsources
. Th e permittin g regime s fo rmino rsource s an d majo rsources , b yOhi o statutor yla w(consisten twit h federa l statutor yan d regulator ylaw) , ar e mutuall yexclusive

. S e e OR C Sectio n 3704.036(A) 1

. Th e Commenter s suppor t permittin g procedure s fo rmino rsource s tha t maximiz e simplicit yan d eas e o fadministration , whil e providin g transparency , consistency , an d predictabilit yo fgovernmen t action

. Th e mino rsourc e permittin g regim e shoul d b e mor e streamline d an d flexibl e tha n th e federally-mandate d (Titl e V ) an d Ne wSourc e Revie wpermittin g procedure s fo rmajo r sources
. W e suppor tth e eliminatio n o fneedles s paperwor k an d unnecessar yduplicatio n o fefforts

. Amino rsourc e permittin g proces s shoul d no tad d ne wsubstantiv e requirement s o n a case-by-cas e basis

. Amino rsourc e permittin g progra m shoul d no t"federalize " polic ypreference s tha t deriv e fro m Ohi o la wauthorit yan d tha t ar e no t mandate d b yth e federa l Clea n Ai rAct

. Th e Commenter s ar e mindfu l o fOhi o EPA' s backlo g o f permit-to-operat e (PTO ) initia l an d renewa l applications , an d th e inordinat e resource s tha t g o int o th e separat e processin g o fpermit-to-instal l (PTI ) an d PT O applications

. W e ca n suppor t a unified , singl e permi tcoverin g constructio n an d operatio n o fmino rsources , provide d th e progra m i s designe d i n a prope rmanne rtha t doe s no tmisallocat e resources , impos e unreasonabl e burdens , o rpu texistin g an d potentia l ne wbusines s investmen ti n Ohi o a ta competitiv e disadvantage

. Whil e w e suppor tth e concep to fa PTIO , i fth e progra m i s properl ydesigned , w e thin k th e recen tIntereste d Part y proposa l fo rth e PTI O progra m fail s t o accomplis h th e publi c

1 Titl e Vonl yapplie s t o "majo rsources, " wit h tw o exceptions : (1 ) source s meetin g th e definitio n o fa n "affecte d source " unde rTitl e I Vo fth e Ac t [Aci d Rai n Program ] an d (2 ) source s i n categorie s specificall ydesignate d b yth e Administrato ro fU S EP A[currently , certai n incinerators]

. See 3745-77-02(B)

.Rule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 4 of 51 interes t benefit s i tcoul d an d shoul d accomplish

. W e thin k Ohi o EP Aha s th e opportunit yt o provid e greate rsimplicity , clarity , an d eas e o fadministratio n o fth e mino rsourc e permittin g program , i n a manne rtha t wil l hel p t o moderniz e an d improv e Ohio' s econom yi n environmentall ybeneficia l ways
. W e thin k

greate rtransparency , consistency , an d predictabilit yo fth e permittin g proces s wil l no tonl yserv e th e economi cinterest s o fOhio , bu twil l als o improv e publi c understandin g an d participatio n i n th e permittin g process
. W e offe rbelo wsom e genera l an d specifi crecommendation s fo rimprovin g th e Intereste d Part yproposal

. I n additio n t o ou rencouragemen to ffirs t principle s t o guid e th e desig n o fth e PTI O proposa l (simplicity , clarity , eas e o f administration , flexibility , transparency , consistency , predictability) , w e hav e foun d certai n legal , technical , an d polic yoversight s o rweaknesse s i n th e Intereste d Part y proposal

. W e addres s thes e i n detai l i n ou rcomment s below

. (Kath yMilenkovski , o n behal fo fTh e Ohi o Chemistr y Technolog yCouncil , Th e Ohi o Chambe ro fCommerce , an d th e Nationa l Federatio n o fIndependen t Business/Ohio ) Respons e 2 : Ohi o EPA , DAP C appreciate s you rthoroug h revie wo fth e draf t rule s fo rimplementin g th e PTI O program
. W e als o appreciat e you rsuppor tfo ra mor e streamline d an d flexibl e program
. DAP C ha s take n grea tcar e i n developin g th e PTI O progra m t o achiev e a mor e streamline d an d flexibl e approac h t o permittin g mino rsource s i n Ohio

. W e hav e spen t man yyear s reviewin g variou s option s an d developin g wha t w e fee l i s th e bes tapproac h fo rOhio

. Th e remainin g comment s fro m thi s commenter , alon g wit h ou rresponses , ca n b e foun d throughou tth e bod yofthi s document

.
Commen t 3 : Developmen tan d implementatio n o fth e PTI O progra m wil l affec t ten s o fthousand s o fpermitte d source s i n Ohi o an d shoul d b e afforde d greate rprocess
. Th e Commenter s participate d i n Ohi o EPA' s publi c informatio n processe s tha t accompanie d th e Ne wSourc e Revie wRefor m rulemakings

. W e foun d tha t proces s o f dialogu e an d debat e helpfu l t o al l involved

. W e woul d lik e t o se e a simila rproces s implemente d here

. Ne wSourc e Revie wpermittin g affect s onl ya handfu l o fsource s eac h year ; th e PTI O progra m wil l affec tupward s o f70,000 , base dRule Package:

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o n estimate s Ohi o EP Aha s mad e o fth e numbe ro f permitte d source s i n Ohio

. Mos to fthos e 70,000 + source s ar e a t smal l facilitie s withou t th e benefi to rsuppor to ffull
tim e environmenta l managemen tstaffs

. Thus , i ti s eve n mor e importan ttha t Ohi o EP Areac h ou tt o th e peopl e an d facilitie s tha t ar e ultimatel ygoin g t o b e mos tdirectl yaffecte d b yth e ne wpermi tprogram
. W e encourag e Ohi o EP Ano tt o rus h thi s ne wprogra m bu tt o allo wfo ra ful l an d robus t discussio n o fi twit h th e regulate d community

. (Kath yMilenkovski , o n behal fo fTh e Ohi o Chemistr y Technolog yCouncil , Th e Ohi o Chambe ro fCommerce , an d th e Nationa l Federatio n o fIndependen t Business/Ohio ) Respons e 3 : W e hav e take n additiona l step s t o involv e th e publi can d variou s stakeholder s throughou tth e developmen tan d implementatio n process , beyon d tha t whic h i s require d fo r rulemakin g unde rth e Ohi o Revise d Cod e (ORC)

. I n 2003 , w e provide d informatio n an d a commen tproces s fo r participant s o fth e Permi tProcessin g Efficienc yCommitte e (PPEC) , th e Permi tAdvisor yGrou p (PAG ) an d th e genera l public

. W e receive d significan tfeedbac k fro m numerou s organizations , businesse s an d individual s tha t ca n b e foun d i n th e Decembe r11 , 200 3 repor tentitle d "Systemati c Permittin g Reorganizatio n an d Integratio n Tea m Report. " (http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dapc/permits/ptioreport.pdf ) Thi s feedbac k

wa s use d a s w e continue d th e proces s o f developin g th e PTI O program
. W e develope d a webpag e an d listser vdevote d t o keepin g th e publi ccurren to n th e progres s o fth e PTI O progra m (http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dapc/permits/ptio.html)

. I n Ma y o f200 5 w e develope d flo wchart s an d proces s description s whic h w e mad e availabl e fo rcommen ttha t describe d th e draf t procedure s fo rprocessin g PTIOs

. I n Januar y2006 , w e provide d a Fac tShee tidentifyin g ke ypoint s o fth e progra m an d method s o fpubli cparticipatio n (http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dapc/permits/PTIOfactsheet01
- 2006.pdf)

. I n Februar y200 6 draft s o fth e PTI O applicatio n an d instruction s a s wel l a s th e Permi tEvaluatio n Repor t (PER ) form , instruction s an d interna l revie wguidanc e wer e availabl e fo rcomment

. Als o i n Februar y2006 , w e provide d a pre-draf t o fth e rule s fo rimplementin g th e PTI O program
. W e agai n receive d feedbac k fro m numerou s stakeholder s durin g thi s process
. W e ar e no wi n th e officia l rulemakin g phas e o fth e PTI O progra m an d wil l follo wal l th e procedura l requirement s mandate d b yth e OR C t o continu e t o affor dRule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 6 of 51 individual s a n opportunit yt o participat e i n thi s importan t process
. Commen t 4 : Throughou tchapter , reference s ar e t o "th e Director , a thi s discretion. " Th e reference s shoul d eithe rread , "a thi s o rhe r discretion " o rshoul d b e rewritte n t o b e [gender] neutral

. Fo r instance , OA C 3745-31-03(A)(3 ) coul d b e writte n a s follows : (3 ) Discretionar yExemptions

. Th e followin g action s ma yb e exempte d a tth e Director' s discretion : (a ) th e installatio n an d operatio n o f (Kath yMilenkovski , o n behal fo fTh e Ohi o Chemistr y Technolog yCouncil , Th e Ohi o Chambe ro fCommerce , an d th e Nationa l Federatio n o fIndependen t Business/Ohio ) Respons e 4 : W e wil l revie wth e rule s prio rt o proposa l t o incorporat e gende rneutrality

. Rul e 3745-15-03 , "Submissio n o femissio n information " Comments : Base d o n th e languag e o fth e propose d regulation , th e Commente rinterpret s th e inten tt o b e exclud e registere d source s (unde rOA C rul e 3745-3 1 [includin g grandfathere d sources ] an d categoricall yexempte d source s includin g PBR s an d genera l permits ) fro m al l th e requirement s unde r propose d paragraph s C D an d E

. I n a nutshell , i fa facilit y ha d onl yregistere d an d exempte d source s n o reportin g i s require d unde rth e propose d change s and , i fa facilit ydoe s hav e "permitte d sources " (PT I o rPT O issued) , th e repor ti s no t require d t o includ e th e registere d o rexempte d source s (PB R an d genera l permits ) issue d t o th e facility

. I fthi s i s incorrec t Commente rsuggest s addin g languag e t o clarif yth e intent

. (Dav e Newsad , Sha wEnvironmenta l & Infastructure ) Respons e 5 : W e d o no tbeliev e th e additiona l languag e i s necessary
. Paragrap h (B ) clearl yidentifie s tha t th e periodi creportin g require d unde rth e draf t rul e i s onl yapplicabl e t o source s issue d a PTI , FEPTI O o rPTIO

. Paragrap h (C)(1 ) an d (D)(1 ) furthe rstate s tha t th e permit s identifie d abov e mus trequir e suc h report s (a s a ter m an d conditio n o fth e permi titself)

. Source s tha t ar e grandfathere d a s "registered " source s o r source s wit h olde rPTI s o rPTO s tha t d o no thav e suc h requirement s identifie d i n thei rpermit s wil l no tb e require d t oRule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 7 of 51 submi t suc h report s unti l suc h tim e tha t the yar e subsequentl yissue d a permi t tha t contain s th e requiremen t explicitly

. Source s tha t ar e exemp t unde rOA C rul e 3745
- 31-03 , includin g source s operatin g unde ra permit-by-rul e (PBR ) wil l als o no t b e require d t o submi t thes e report s unles s th e rul e languag e fo rth e exemptio n o rPB R specificall yidentifie s suc h a repor t mus t b e submitted

. Genera l Permit s ar e no t considere d "exempte d sources. " Genera l permit s ar e a for m o fPT I o rPTI O tha t i s issue d t o th e sourc e grantin g permissio n t o instal l and/o roperate

. Again , source s wit h olde rgenera l PTI s o rgenera l PTO s tha t d o no t hav e suc h requirement s identifie d i n thei rpermit s wil l no t b e require d t o submi t suc h report s unti l suc h tim e tha t the yar e subsequentl yissue d a genera l permit , o rothe r permit , tha t contain s th e requiremen t explicitly

. Commen t 6 : Th e publi cals o lose s a n opportunit yt o b e update d o n a quarterl ybasi s o n th e emissio n contro l an d complianc e i n ligh t o fth e mov e t o annua l reporting

. Thi s agai n i s contrar y t o a transparen t sens e o fgovernes s i fa communit ymus t wai t unti l th e en d o fth e yea rt o b e full yinforme d o fth e activitie s tha t carr yth e potentia l t o endange rthei rhealt h an d qualit yo flife

. Again , relianc e o n a complain t proces s tha t take s a minimu m o fsi xmonth s fo ra n investigatio n i s obviousl yno t th e answer
. Th e mai n issu e i s no t t o b e informe d i n orde rt o gathe rinformatio n t o su e th e regulate d part yo rth e regulatin g agency , bu t t o ensur e tha t th e healt h an d safet yo fa communit yi s bein g properl yprotected

. (Tren t A . Dougherty , Ohi o Environmenta l Council ) Respons e 6 : W e hav e propose d th e PTI O progra m requir e a n annua l Permi tEvaluatio n Repor t(PER " tha t woul d benefi t al l stakeholder s b yimprovin g complianc e assurance
. Permi t holder s woul d us e th e PE R t o repor t a facilitie s abilit yt o mee t th e obligation s o fthei rpermit , promptin g assistanc e and/o rpossibl e enforcemen t actio n fro m Ohi o EPA

. Ther e woul d b e a greate rresponsibilit yamon g permitte d facilitie s t o sel frepor t problems

. Additionally , Ohi o EP Astaf fwoul d conduc t regulator yoversigh t throug h revie wo fPE R dat a an d complianc e inspections

. Currently , no t al l permit s requir e quarterl ydeviatio n an d semi
- annua l reports

. Althoug h ther e woul d b e a reduce d reportin g frequenc yfo rthos e companie s tha t hav e quarterl y deviatio n an d semi-annua l reportin g requirements , i t i s anticipate d tha t th e companie s woul d b e muc h mor e diligen t abou t bot h th e timel ysubmissio n o fth e PE R an d th eRule Package:

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accurac yo fth e informatio n containe d i n th e reports

. Currently , man ycompanie s ar e inundate d wit h producin g quarterly , semi-annual , an d annua l report s an d trackin g thes e reports ; Ohi o EP Ai s equall ytaske d wit h trackin g an d reviewin g thes e reports

. Th e curren tsyste m i s comple xan d confusin g t o man ycompanies , resultin g i n man yreport s bein g complete d inaccuratel yo romitte d altogether

. A s a result , th e curren treportin g syste m i s no ta n effectiv e syste m fo rtrackin g a facility' s abilit yt o mee tth e obligation s o fthei r permit

. I t woul d b e muc h easie rfo rOhi o EP At o revie wan d trac k th e submissio n o fth e PER s tha n th e severa l differen t type s o freport s tha t ar e currentl yrequired

. A s a result , Ohi o E P Aexpect s t o fin d a tleas ta s many , an d probabl ymore , violation s throug h PE R reportin g tha n wit h th e curren t process
. A n additiona l benefi to fth e PE R i s increase d communicatio n wit h th e regulate d community

. Ther e currentl yi s n o syste m t o ensur e tha t smalle rfacilitie s wil l repor tchange s i n ownership , busines s shutdown s o rshutdown s o femission s units

. Th e PE R woul d achiev e thi s o n a n annua l basis

. Thi s woul d improv e th e accurac yo fdat a tha t i s passe d alon g t o th e public

. I n fact , i t i s envisione d tha t complianc e oversigh to fmino r source s woul d increas e onc e th e PE R requiremen ti s implemented

. Assurin g complianc e i s achieve d i n man y way s includin g on-sit e visits , complianc e inspections , complain t investigations , correspondenc e wit h th e facilit y an d th e revie wo freports

. Implementatio n o fth e PE R woul d consolidat e th e revie wo freport s an d ove rth e lon g term , shoul d fre e u p resource s an d staf ftim e t o conduc tothe r "hands-on " complianc e oversigh tactivitie s an d establis h a greate rOhi o EP Apresenc e i n th e field

. Agreate rOhi o EP A presenc e i n th e fiel d woul d increas e th e chanc e tha t a facilit y woul d b e inspecte d an d woul d likel yresul ti n a highe r percentag e o ffacilitie s operatin g i n complianc e wit h permi t requirements

. I t i s importan tt o not e tha t th e chang e i n reportin g frequenc y (fro m quarterl yt o annual ) woul d no tchang e th e frequenc yo f th e monitorin g an d recordkeepin g require d i n th e permit

. Thi s i s a n importan tpoin tt o not e sinc e th e frequenc yo f monitorin g a n emission s uni t (ai rcontaminan tsource ) ha s a muc h greate reffec to n actua l emissio n level s tha n doe s th e frequenc yo freportin g fo rtha t emission s unit

. Therefore , documentatio n o fa facilitie s abilit yt o mee tth e obligation s o fRule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 9 of 51 thei rpermi t woul d continu e t o b e availabl e fo rrevie wan d inspection , i n additio n t o reportin g unde rth e PER

. Sinc e th e chang e t o annua l PE R reportin g i s no texpecte d t o impac t emissions , an d a greate rOhi o EP Apresenc e i n th e fiel d woul d likel yincreas e complianc e wit h permi t requirements , th e propose d chang e ensure s tha t th e ai ri s kep t clea n an d huma n healt h i s protected

. Additionally , th e annua l repor twil l onl yb e applicabl e t o mino rsources
. Source s whic h requir e mor e frequen t reportin g unde rOA C rule s o rth e federa l program s wil l continu e t o repor ta tth e frequenc yrequire d unde rthos e regulations

. Fo rexample , OA C rul e 3745-15-0 6 require s companie s t o repor tmalfunction s o fequipmen tuse d t o contro l ai rpollution

. Thi s reportin g requiremen tremain s i n effec t an d require s a compan yt o repor tmalfunction s quickl y wit h a follow-u p writte n repor tconcernin g th e malfunction

. Finally , th e switc h t o annua l reportin g wil l no thampe rOhi o EPA' s abilit yt o pursu e enforcement

. Th e lengt h o ftim e betwee n th e occurrenc e o fa violatio n an d whe n i ti s reporte d o n th e PE R woul d b e wel l withi n th e tim e fram e i n whic h Ohi o EP Aca n pursu e enforcement

. Commen t 7 : PTI O Report s ar e to o muc h lik e Titl e V

. Th e PTI O progra m include s a proposa l fo rperiodi creportin g tha t i s simila ri n natur e t o Titl e Vdeviatio n reporting

. Accordin g t o propose d OA C 3745-15-03(B) , PTIs , FEPTIO s an d PTI O source s tha t subsequentl ybecom e subjec tt o Titl e Var e subjec tt o quarterl ydeviatio n report s virtuall y indistinguishabl e fro m Titl e Vreports

. PTI O source s ar e require d t o submi ta Permi tEvaluatio n Report , whic h i s basicall ya deviatio n repor ttha t i s submitte d o n a n annua l basis , an d whic h require s a n "affirmation " o ftrut h an d completeness

. Th e requiremen tt o conduc ta permi tevaluatio n an d t o submi t a repor t- b e i ta deviatio n repor to ra permi t evaluatio n repor t- i s a ne wrequiremen tfo rth e vas tmajorit y o fpermitte d source s i n Ohi o tha t carrie s significan tburden s an d liabilitie s an d tha t make s Ohi o les s competitiv e i n attractin g ne winvestment s an d jobs

. Certificatio n o f complianc e suc h a s tha t foun d i n th e proposa l carrie s significan t lega l obligation s an d liabilities

. Wherea s th e Titl e Vprogra m require s tha t complianc e certification s b e base dRule Package:

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o n "reasonabl e inquiry, " i n th e PTI O proposal , n o standar d i s identified

. Thus , i n som e respects , th e burde n o fth e PTI O certificatio n i s mor e onerous , a s i targuabl yrequire s absolut e affirmatio n o ftrut h an d completeness

. OR C Sectio n 3704.05(H ) make s i tunlawfu l t o "[f]alsif yan yplans , specifications , data , reports , records , o rothe rinformatio n require d t o b e kep to rsubmitte d t o th e Directo rb ythi s chapte ro rrule s adopte d unde rit. " Th e requiremen tt o submi t a permi tevaluatio n repor timpose s a ver ysubstantia l ne wliabilit yregim e wher e non e ha s existe d befor e o rbee n necessar yi n ove r3 5 year s o fsuccessfu l mino rsourc e ai r permittin g i n Ohio

. Titl e Vpermit s requir e complianc e certification , bu tb y definition , Titl e Vsource s ar e majo rsource s o femission s wit h greate rresource s availabl e t o them

. Holdin g mino r source s t o thi s sam e typ e o fstandar d - eve n i fi ti s les s frequen t tha n unde rTitl e V-impose s undu e burde n o n mino rsourc e operator s - man yo fwhic h ar e smal l businesse s tha t d o no thav e professiona l staf fresource s o r th e abilit yt o outsourc e a n unprecedente d paperwor k burden

. Thi s burde n wil l impos e significan tne wcost s o n Ohi o businesse s - cost s tha t othe rstate s d o no timpos e o n mino r sources
. Worse , th e resource s spen tt o develo p thi s paperwor k

wil l hav e n o practica l effec ti n reducin g ai r emission s i n th e state

. W e encourag e Ohi o EP At o delet e th e propose d requirement s i n OA C 3745-15-0 3 relate d t o quarterl yan d annua l report s b ymino rPTI O sources
. (Kath yMilenkovski , o n behal fo fTh e Ohi o Chemistr y Technolog yCouncil , Th e Ohi o Chambe ro fCommerce , an d th e Nationa l Federatio n o fIndependen t Business/Ohio )
Respons e 7 : Unde rexistin g Ohi o law , OR C 3704.03(1 ) provide s tha t th e Directo ro fenvironmenta l protectio n ma yrequir e th e perso n responsibl e fo ran yai rcontaminan tsourc e t o operat e monitorin g devices , maintai n records , an d fil e periodi c report s containin g an ypertinen tinformatio n th e Directo r prescribes

. Curren tda ypermit s (bot h PT I an d PTO ) issue d b yth e agenc yinclud e a requiremen tfo rquarterl yreportin g o fdeviations

. A s note d b yth e commenter , ther e ar e man y source s tha t d o no thav e thi s curren treportin g obligatio n becaus e thei rPT I wa s issue d prio rt o Ohi o EP Ainitiatin g th e quarterl yreportin g term s i n permit s an d du e t o th e backlo g o fPTO s (als o discusse d i n thi s document ) requirin g issuance

. Withou timplementatio n o fth e PTI O program ,Rule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 11 of 51 DAP C woul d continu e t o wor k o n th e backlo g o fPTO s tha t continu e t o requir e issuance

. Eac h o fthos e PTOs , an d an y P T O renewe d unde rth e curren tprogram , woul d includ e a requiremen tfo rquarterl ydeviatio n reporting

. A s mentione d above , Ohi o EP Abelieve s w e ca n improv e th e reportin g proces s fo rmino rsource s b yinstitutin g th e PE R repor t process
. W e note , a s note d b yothe rcommenters , tha t periodi creportin g o fa facility' s abilit yt o mee tth e obligation s o fthei rpermi ti s a n importan ttoo l fo rbot h Ohi o EP Aan d citizen s t o b e awar e o fpotentia l issue s tha t coul d endange r th e healt h an d qualit yo flif e o fOhio' s citizens

. Th e PE R i s a consolidate d collectio n o finformatio n abou t th e emission s unit s a ta facilit yfo ra give n year
. Facilitie s woul d b e provide d wit h a for m fo rreporting , develope d b y Ohi o EPA , t o eas e th e burde n ove rth e curren tprocess
. A s yo u ma yb e aware , Ohi o EP Adoe s no tcurrentl yrequir e an y particula rforma ti n reportin g th e statu s o fa facility' s abilit yt o mee t th e obligation s o fthei rpermit

. Thi s ha s advantage s an d disadvantages

. Th e advantag e i s tha t permittee s ar e lef t t o develo p interna l trackin g an d reportin g system s t o bes t sui t thei rneed s an d mes h wit h thei rinterna l procedure s an d practices

. Th e disadvantag e i s tha t man ypermittee s tha t woul d fal l int o th e PTI O populatio n hav e limite d resource s an d staf ft o dedicat e t o ensurin g prope rrecord s ar e kep tan d adequat e informatio n i s provide d regardin g permi t requirements

. Ohi o EP Aenvision s tha t a structure d reportin g regim e woul d len d consistenc yi n reporting , an d a bette r understandin g o fpermitte e recor d keepin g an d reportin g obligations

. Th e requiremen tfo rannua l PE R reportin g begin s afte ra PTI O i s issued

. Thus , existin g mino rsource s woul d becom e subjec t t o th e PE R requirement s a s th e renewa l permit s ar e processe d an d issue d a s a PTIO

. Therefore , i fa n emission s uni t doe s no thav e a PTIO , th e permitte e woul d no tb e require d t o submi ta PER

. Unde rOhi o rules , mos texistin g PTO s ar e stil l activ e an d effective , eve n thoug h Ohi o EP A ha s no t renewe d them

. Companie s mus tcontinu e t o compl y wit h thei rexistin g PTO s becaus e the yapplie d t o rene wth e permits

. Th e PE R i s no ta "line-by-line " complianc e repor ta s i s require d i n Titl e Vannua l complianc e certification s whereb y Titl e Vpermi tholder s mus tcertif ycomplianc e wit h eac h ter m an d conditio n i n th e permit

. Additionally , th e PER , unlik e th e authorit ygrante d fo rth e Titl e Vannua l certificatio n o fRule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 12 of 51 compliance , doe s no tprovid e a mechanis m fo rsubjectin g th e signator yo fth e repor tt o crimina l penaltie s fo r falsificatio n o freports

. Th e PE R doe s no tad d an ylega l liabilit yt o th e entit ytha t doe s no talread yexis tunde rcurren t law

. Th e PE R als o provide s a n avenu e fo rreportin g an yothe r pertinen t informatio n tha t ma yb e usefu l t o Ohi o EPA

. I ti s a n opportunit yfo rth e permitte e t o repor tproces s improvements , issue s an d projects

. I tca n ope n th e doo rfo r discussio n an d understandin g betwee n Ohi o EP Aan d th e facilit yconcernin g regulate d operations

. W e believ e bette r understandin g o ffacilit yoperation s an d project s woul d resul t i n greate rcomplianc e rates

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Rul e 3745-15-0 3 (B ) Commen t 8 : OA C 3745-15-0 3 i s bein g revise d t o includ e reportin g schedule s fo rPTIOs

. I tmigh tlea d t o confusio n sinc e thi s ver yimportan trequiremen ti s no tcontaine d i n th e sam e chapte ra s th e othe rPTI O requirements

. DAP C shoul d conside rincorporatin g thes e requirement s int o Chapte r31

. (Ric k Carleski , Ohi o EP AOffic e o fComplianc e Assistanc e an d Pollutio n Prevention ) Respons e 8 : W e hav e decide d t o retai n thi s requiremen ti n OA C rul e 3745-15-03

. Th e authorit yi s base d bot h o n th e OR C an d th e firs t paragrap h o fOA C rul e 3745-15-03

. Eac h permi t issue d unde rOA C Chapte r3745-3 1 wil l cit e th e requiremen t containe d i n OA C rul e 3745-15-03

. Rul e 3745-15-0 3 (D ) Commen t 9 : 15-03(D)(1 ) - Chec k referenc e o f(A)(2) , ther e i s n o (A)(2)

. I s (B)(2 ) th e correc treference ? (Christophe rClinefelter , RAPCA ) Erroneousl yreference s a non-existen tparagrap h (A)(2)

. Th e correc t referenc e shoul d b e (B)(2)

. (Kath yMilenkovski , o n behal fo fTh e Ohi o Chemistr y Technolog yCouncil , Th e Ohi o Chambe ro fCommerce , an d th e Nationa l Federatio n o fIndependen t Business/Ohio ) Respons e 9 : W e wil l mak e th e correctio n i n th e propose d rule

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 13 of 51 Commen t 10 : I t i s unclea rt o m e i fth e inten ti s tha t (An yCredibl e Evidenc e (ACE) ) i s t o b e utilize d i n reviewin g operation s fo rsubmittin g report s unde rth e PER

. A s yo u know , previou s lega l decision s hav e specifie d tha t source s regulate d unde r certai n federa l regulation s (Part s 51 , 52 , 60 , an d 61
- SIPs , NSPS , NESHAP s etc ) an d permitte d b ya stat e unde ra SI P ar e require d t o b e reviewe d fo rcomplianc e unde rAC E i n additio n t o term s an d condition s o fa permit

. I fi ti s th e inten t tha t AC E b e utilize d i n preparin g an d submittin g repor tI sugges taddin g languag e clarifyin g thi s s o tha t regulate d facilitie s ar e awar e o fthis , understan d thi s concep tan d conside rit s applicability

. (Dav e Newsad , Sha wEnvironmenta l & Infastructure ) Respons e 10 : I t i s no t th e intentio n o fOhi o EP At o appl yth e AC E concep t t o PTIO

. 4 0 CF R Par t7 0 an d th e associate d complianc e certificatio n provision s requir e Titl e Vpermittee s t o annuall y evaluat e complianc e wit h th e permi tterm s an d th e complianc e statu s o fth e sourc e relativ e t o an ycredibl e evidenc e tha t indicate s non-compliance

. Th e commente ri s correc t tha t AC E ca n b e applie d t o a numbe ro ffedera l regulation s (Part s 51 , 52 , 60 , an d 61
- SIPs , NSPS , NESHAP s etc)

. Althoug h som e mino r(i.e. , non-titl e V ) source s ar e subjec tt o regulation s identifie d above , th e PE R i s no t equivalen tt o th e Complianc e Certificatio n an d AC E doe s no t appl yt o thi s activity

. Th e PE R specificall yfocuse s o n th e existin g permi trequirement s an d an ydeviation s identifie d throug h evaluatio n o fth e dat a base d o n th e establishe d permi trequirements

. Commen t 11 : Th e languag e outlinin g th e Permi tEvaluatio n Repor t(PER ) implie s tha t onl ya n annua l repor ti s required

. Asingl e annua l repor twil l b e a benefi tt o smal l businesses

. However , i t i s ou runderstandin g tha t th e annua l PE R canno toverrid e an yquarterl yreportin g schedul e alread yspecifie d i n a n OA C rule , NSP S o rNESHA P requiremen to rothe rrequirement

. Fo rexample , OA C 3745-21-09(B ) require s quarterl y reportin g fo rsom e coatin g lines

. Fo rsuc h a coatin g lin e PTIO , wil l th e compan yb e require d t o continu e submittin g thes e quarterl yreport s i n additio n t o th e annua l PER ? Th e propose d rul e languag e doe s no tmak e thi s clear

. Th e PE R wil l b e use d t o updat e Ohi o EP Ao n equipmen ttha t ha s bee n removed/shutdow n o rnewl yinstalled

. Thi s wil l b e beneficia l i n keepin g th e company' s file s curren tan d ma y serv e t o avoi d futur e enforcemen taction s fo rinstallin g equipmen t withou ta permit

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 14 of 51 (Ric k Carleski , Ohi o EP AOffic e o fComplianc e Assistanc e an d Pollutio n Prevention ) Respons e 11 : Yes , an yothe rstat e o rfedera l rul e base d reportin g require d a t a greate rfrequenc ytha n annua l wil l stil l b e require d i n th e future

. W e ar e developin g a mechanis m fo rth e PE R repor t tha t wil l enabl e source s submittin g th e annua l repor t t o als o submi t an yothe rrepor t require d a t th e sam e tim e together

. However , Ohi o EP Adoe s no t hav e th e authorit yt o exten d th e reportin g frequenc yfo rothe rreport s currentl yrequire d t o b e submitte d mor e frequently

. Rule-3745-31-01 , "Definitions " Rul e 3745-31-0 1 (P ) Commen t 12 : Th e cros s referenc e i s incorrect

. I t shoul d rea d "paragrap h (000)(4 ) o fthi s rule. " (Kath yMilenkovski , o n behal fo fTh e Ohi o Chemistr y Technolog yCouncil , Th e Ohi o Chambe ro fCommerce , an d th e Nationa l Federatio n o fIndependen t Business/Ohio ) Respons e 12 : W e wil l mak e th e correctio n i n th e propose d rule

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Rul e 3745-31-0 1 (NN ) Commen t 13 : Thi s rul e state s tha t "expres s permit-to-install " o r"expres s PTIO " mean s a registratio n statu s permit-to-instal l o r registratio n statu s PTI O tha t i s registere d fo rexpres s processin g an d issuanc e pursuan t t o paragrap h (F ) o frul e 3745-31-0 5 o fth e Administrativ e Cod e an d pursuan t t o th e divisio n (A ) o fsectio n 3704.03 7 o fth e Revise d Code. " Th e reference s t o "registratio n status " withi n thi s definitio n ar e confusing

. A s Commenter s understan d th e rul e proposal , upo n implementation , n o ne wregistratio n statu s permit s wil l b e issued

. Source s currentl yo n registratio n statu s wil l remai n o n registratio n statu s indefinitely , unti l suc h tim e a s th e Directo rma yreques t tha t the ysubmi t a PTI O applicatio n an d ar e issue d a PTIO

. Th e ter m "registratio n status " thu s ha s n o meanin g an d i s confusin g i n th e contex t o fexpres s PTI s an d PTIOs , because , a s Commenter s understan d th e rule , expres s PT I an d PTI O permit s wil l actuall yb e issued

. Nothin g wil l b e o n "registration " anymore
. (Kath yMilenkovski , o n behal fo fTh e Ohi o Chemistr y Technolog yCouncil , Th e Ohi o Chambe ro fCommerce ,Rule Package:

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an d th e Nationa l Federatio n o fIndependen t Business/Ohio )
Respons e 13 : W e believ e th e commente ri s referrin g t o registratio n statu s PTO s whe n discussin g "registratio n statu s permits. " OA C rul e 3745-31-0 5 historically , an d currently , als o refer s t o registratio n statu s PTIs

. Registratio n statu s PTI s hav e alway s bee n PTI s tha t ar e place d o n a "rus h list " fo r expedite d processin g s o permissio n t o instal l coul d occu r quickl yunde rcertai n circumstances

. Currentl yOR C 3704.03. 7 require s a tiere d PT I an d PT O syste m tha t include s a t leas t "exemptions , registratio n status , permits-by
rul e an d genera l permits. " Wit h th e implementatio n o fPTIO , registratio n o fcertai n source s fo roperatin g purpose s wil l n o longe rb e necessar y(rendere d redundant)

. However , w e fee l i t i s stil l importan t t o retai n "rush " processing , no w terme d "express " processin g o fPTI s an d PTIOs , whic h ha s historicall ybee n terme d "registratio n status " PTIs

. I n orde r t o remai n consisten t wit h th e languag e o fth e OR C bu t mor e accuratel ydescrib e th e expres s PTI/PTI O proces s a s "express" , w e hav e remove d th e terminolog yi n OA C rul e 3745-31-0 5 fo r"registration " PTI s an d replace d i t wit h "express " processin g terminology

. Th e definitio n include d i n O A C rul e 3745-31-0 1 preserve s th e consistenc ywit h th e O R C terminolog yan d historica l us e o fregistratio n statu s PT I terminology

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Rul e 3745-31-0 1 (WW ) Commen t 14 : Th e definitio n o f"potentia l t o emit " shoul d no t b e modifie d Ohi o EP Aha s propose d addin g languag e t o Ohi o EPA' s curren t definitio n o f"potentia l t o emit " i n OA C 3745-31
- 0 1 (WW ) t o incorporat e additiona l languag e tha t appear s i n th e OA C Chapte r3745-3 5 definitio n o f"potentia l t o emit. " Ohi o EP Aexplain s tha t "[b]ot h definition s hav e bee n approve d a s par t o fOhio' s stat e implementatio n plan , on e t o addres s ne wsourc e review , an d th e othe rt o addres s federall yenforceabl e stat e operatin g permit s (FESOP). " See Ohi o EPA' s Synopsi s o fChange s tha t accompanie d th e PTI O proposa l (hereinafte r"Ohi o EPA' s Synopsis")

. Yet , i n th e ver ynex t sentence , Ohi o EP Aacknowledge s tha t "FESOP s wil l no t b e issue d unde rth e PTI O program , rathe r FEPTIO s (Federall yEnforceabl e Permit-to-instal l an d operate ) wil l b e issued. " I n ligh t o fth e fac t tha t FESOP s wil lRule Package:

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n o longe rb e a issue d b yOhi o EPA , th e Commenter s se e n o reaso n fo rincorporatin g languag e fro m th e Chapte r3745-3 5 definitio n o fpotentia l t o emi ttha t wa s mean tt o addres s suc h permits

. Th e Commenter s urg e Ohi o EP At o leav e th e curren t OA C Chapte r3745-3 1 definitio n a s is

. Th e additio n o fextr a languag e tha t appeare d i n th e OA C Chapte r3745
- 3 5 PT O rule s doe s nothin g t o clarif yo rimprov e th e existin g O A C 3745-3 1 definition , whic h i s consisten twit h U S EP A polic yan d i s federall yapprove d a s par to fOhio' s SIP

. (Kath yMilenkovski , o n behal fo fTh e Ohi o Chemistr y Technolog yCouncil , Th e Ohi o Chambe ro fCommerce , an d th e Nationa l Federatio n o fIndependen t Business/Ohio )
Respons e 14 : W e believ e th e definitio n o fpotential-to-emi t tha t ha s bee n drafte d wil l b e re-approve d b yUSEP Aa s par to fth e SI P unde rnorma l procedure s tha t occu rafte ra rul e i s amended

. I n ou rsynopsi s w e d o stat e "FESOP s wil l no tb e issue d unde rth e PTI O program , rathe rFEPTIO s (Federall y Enforceabl e Permit-to-instal l an d operate ) wil l b e issued. " Thi s i s becaus e th e PT O progra m i s bein g incorporate d int o th e PT I progra m a s th e "PTIO " program
. Permissio n t o operat e i s stil l require d unde rth e OR C unde rth e PTI O progra m jus t a s i twa s unde rth e PT O program
. Accordingly , th e FESO P progra m i s bein g incorporate d int o th e ne w progra m a s th e "FEPTIO " progra m an d th e sam e definitio n fo rpotential-to-emi ttha t wa s use d durin g th e FESO P proces s wil l b e use d durin g th e FEPTI O process
. Federa l enforceabilit yo fthes e type s o fpermit s wil l remai n unchange d i n th e future

. Permissio n t o operat e unde rwha t wa s previousl ycalle d a federall yenforceabl e "PTO " i s no w bein g grante d unde rth e federall yenforceabl e "PTIO " program
. W e ar e no teliminatin g FESOP s a s th e commente r implie s bu t rathe rgivin g i tne wterminolog yconsisten twit h th e ne wprogram
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Rul e 3745-31-0 1 (BBBBBBM2 ) Commen t 15 : Thi s sectio n reference s edition s o fpublication s tha t ar e no t ye t i n print , suc h a s th e Jul y1 , 200 7 Cod e o fFedera l Regulations

. (Kath yMilenkovski , o n behal fo fTh e Ohi o Chemistr y Technolog yCouncil , Th e Ohi o Chambe ro fCommerce , an d th e Nationa l Federatio n o fIndependen t Business/Ohio )Rule Package:

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Respons e 15 : A t th e tim e o fproposa l an d prio rt o th e effectiv e dat e o f thes e amendments , Jul y1 , 200 7 edition s wil l b e i n print

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Rul e 3745-31-02 , "Applicability , requirements , an d obligations " Rul e 3745-31-0 2 (A ) Commen t 16 : Implementatio n o fPTI O progra m Propose d OA C 3745-3 1 -02(A)(1 ) states : Excep ta s provide d i n rul e 3745-31-0 3 o fth e Administrativ e Code , n o perso n shal l cause , permit , o rallo wthe : (a ) Installatio n an d operatio n o fa ne wsourc e withou t firs t obtainin g a permit-to-instal l o r PTI O fro m th e Director ; o r (b ) Modificatio n an d operatio n o fa ne wsourc e withou t firs t obtainin g a permit-to-instal l o r PTI O fro m th e Director ; ... . W e believ e th e propose d rul e attempt s t o accomplis h to o muc h i n thes e tw o sentences , resultin g i n confusion

. Th e foregoin g provision s ar e mean tt o addres s installation , modificatio n an d operatio n o fbot h majo r(Titl e V ) an d mino r (PTO ) sources , som e o fwhic h wil l requir e bot h a PT I an d a Titl e Voperatin g permit , other s o fwhic h wil l requir e onl ya PTIO

. Nothin g i n propose d OA C 3745-31-0 2 explain s whe n a PT I i s require d versu s whe n a PTI O i s required , an d th e languag e quote d abov e indicate s tha t obtainin g eithe ra PT I o ra PTI O i s sufficien tauthorit yt o instal l o rmodif yan d operat e a source
. Thi s doe s no taccuratel yo rsufficientl y identif yth e differen tpermittin g obligation s fo rmajo ran d mino rsources
. Fo rexample , th e referenc e t o "obtainin g a PTI " i n th e foregoin g provision s shoul d onl yb e applicabl e t o majo rsources , whic h woul d als o nee d a Titl e Voperatin g permi t (o rth e submitta l o fa timel yTitl e Vpermi tapplication ) t o b e authorize d t o "operate. " Th e foregoin g provisio n doe s no t mak e thi s clear

. Moreover , a s currentl yproposed , OA C 3745-31-02(A ) coul d b e interprete d t o mak e i tillega l fo rsource s i n operatio n toda yi n accordanc e wit h a PT O o ra pendin g PT ORule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 18 of 51 applicatio n t o continu e t o operat e afte rth e effectiv e dat e o f th e propose d rul e withou tfirs t obtainin g a PTIO , a s nothin g i n th e propose d rul e tex t addresse s th e transitio n betwee n today' s syste m an d th e PTI O program
. I n othe rwords , nowher e d o th e propose d revision s t o OA C 3745-31-02(A ) addres s th e operatio n o fexistin g "ne wsources " (Le., source s buil tafte rJanuar y1 , 197 4 tha t ar e i n operatio n today ) tha t ar e no tTitl e Vsources
. Th e onl yreferenc e t o operatio n o fsuc h source s i s i n paragraph s (a ) an d (b) , above , whic h woul d mak e i tillega l t o operat e an ysource s buil t o rmodifie d afte rJanuar y1 , 197 4 withou tfirs t obtainin g a PTIO

. Thus , i fth e rul e i s finalize d i n it s curren tform , o n th e effectiv e dat e o fth e rule , virtuall yever ysourc e i n Ohi o woul d b e i n violatio n o fthi s requirement

. W e d o no tbeliev e thi s i s Ohi o EPA' s intent

. Th e rul e proposa l als o add s paragrap h (A)(1)(c) , whic h come s fro m th e curren tOA C 3745-35-0 5 an d i s intende d t o cove rpre-197 4 source s tha t wer e grandfathere d fro m th e PT I program
. W e believ e tha t th e propose d languag e i n (A)(1)(c ) i s to o broa d an d ill-define s th e authorit yth e Directo r ha s wit h respec tt o suc h sources
. Rathe rtha n th e vague , all-encompassin g languag e proposed , w e sugges ttha t th e rul e identif ywha tca n b e containe d i n suc h PTIO s wit h greate rspecificity

. W e sugges ttha t th e followin g revisions , base d o n th e curren t languag e o fOA C 3745-31-02 , wil l addres s th e foregoin g concern s (ou rpropose d addition s ar e CAPITALIZE D an d deletion s ar e striken : (A ) AFTE R TH E EFFECTIV E DAT E O F THI S RULE , A N D EXCEP TA S PROVIDE D I N RUL E 3745-31-0 3 O F TH E ADMINISTRATIV E CODE , (1 ) n o perso n shal l cause , permit , o rallo wth e installatio n o fa ne wsourc e o fai rpollutant s A T AMAJO R SOURC E A S DEFINE D I N OA C 3745-77-01 , o rcause , permit , o rallo wth e modificatio n o fa n ai rcontaminan tsourc e SUC H THA TTH E FACILIT YA TWHIC H TH E SOURC E I S LOCATE D BECOME S AMAJO R SOURC E A S DEFINE D I N OA C 3745-77-01 , withou tfirs t obtainin g a permit-to-instal l (PTI ) fro m th e Director

. SOURCE S SUBJEC TT O T H E REQUIREMENT S O F PARAGRAP H 3745-31-02(A)(1 ) SHAL LALS O B E SUBJEC TRule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 19 of 51 T O TH E REQUIREMEN TT O APPL YFO R A N D OBTAI N A N OPERATIN G PERMI T PURSUAN TT O OA C CHAPTE R 3745-77

. A PT I ISSUE D PURSUAN TT O THI S PARAGRAP H AUTHORIZE S ANE W SOURC E T O OPERAT E A S PROVIDE D I N O R C 3704.03(F)(2)

. (2 ) WHER E PARAGRAP H 3745-31-02(A)(1 ) I S NO TAPPLICABLE , n o perso n shal l cause , permit , o rallo wth e installatio n AN D SUBSEQUEN TOPERATIO N o fa ne wsourc e o fai rpollutants , o rcause , permit , o rallo wth e modificatio n AN D SUBSEQUEN T OPERATIO N o fa n ai rcontaminan tsourc e withou t firs t obtainin g a permit-to-instal l AN D OPERAT E (PTIO ) fro m th e Director

. (3 ) n o perso n shal l cause , permit , o rallo wth e operatio n o fan yai rcontaminan tsourc e no t define d a s a ne wsourc e unde rrul e 3745-31
- 0 1 o fth e Administrativ e Cod e an d no tsubjec t t o Chapte r3745-7 7 o fth e Administrativ e Cod e withou t firs t obtainin g authorit yt o operat e throug h issuanc e o fa PTI O fro m th e Director , I N ACCORDANC E WIT H PARAGRAP H (B ) O F THI S SECTION , whic h ma ySHAL LONL Y include : (a ) A N IDENTIFICATIO N O F AL L APPLICABL E EMISSION S LIMITATION S AN D OTHE R REQUIREMENT S FOUN D I N RULE S REGULATIN G AI R POLLUTIO N ADMINISTERE D B YTH E OHI O ENVIRONMENTA LPROTECTIO N AGENCY , ALON G WIT H AN Y MONITORING , RECORDKEEPIN G A N D REPORTIN G OBLIGATION S EXPRESSL YCONTAINE D I N SUC H RULES ; AN D (a ) Requirement s fo requippin g th e ai r contaminan tsourc e wit h instrumentatio n an d sensin g device s t o monito ran d record—emission—dat a and—othe rRule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 20 of 51 informatio n abou tth e operatio n o fth e ai rcontaminan tsource ; an d (b ) I N TH E EVEN TTHA TAPPLICABL E RULE S D O NO TPROVID E TESTIN G F O R DEMONSTRATIN G COMPLIANCE , requirement s fo r performanc e test s tha t demonstrat e tha t th e sourc e i s i n complianc e wit h applicabl e emissio n limitation s an d othe r applicabl e laws , a tth e applicant' s expense , i n accordanc e wit h method s prescribe d b yth e Ohi o environmenta l protectio n agency
. Th e Ohi o environmenta l protectio n agency , o rit s representative s ma yobserve , participat e in , o rconduc tan y performanc e tes trequired

. (B ) TRANSITIO N T O PTI O PROGRA M A n owne ro roperato rNO TSUBJEC TT O CHAPTE R 3745-7 7 O F TH E ADMINISTRATIV E COD E who , UPO N TH E EFFECTIV E DAT E O F THI S RULE , currentl yhold s a permit-to-instal l and/o rpermit-to
operat e fo ra n ai rcontaminan tsourc e tha t wa s issue d prio rt o th e effectiv e dat e o fthi s rul e ma yb e issue d I S HEREB YAUTHORIZE D T O CONTINU E T O OPERAT E PURSUAN TT O SUC H PERMIT-TO
INSTAL LO R PERMIT-TO-OPERATE , WHIC H SHALL , A S O F TH E EFFECTIV E DAT E O F THI S RULE , B E CONSIDERE D APTI O AN D SUBJEC TT O T H E REQUIREMENT S O F PTIO S UNDE R THI S CHAPTER

. TH E OWNE R O R OPERATO R O F SUC H A N AI R CONTAMINAN TSOURC E SHAL L APPL YFO R a PTI O fo rth e sam e ai rcontaminan t sourc e UPO N REQUES TB YTH E DIRECTOR

. Upo n fina l issuanc e o fth e PTIO , an ypermit-to-instal l and/o r permit-to-operat e fo rth e ai rcontaminan tsourc e wil l b e supersede d b yth e issuanc e o fth e PTIO

. Th e supersede d permit s wil l ceas e t o b e I N EFFEC TAN D enforceable

. (C ) APERMI TAPPLICAN TMA YREQUES TONE , T W O O R MOR E SEPARAT E PTIO S FO R ASINGL ERule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 21 of 51 PLAN TSITE , AN D TH E DIRECTO R SHAL LHONO R A L LSUC H REQUESTS

. Th e suggeste d revision s t o Ohi o EPA' s propose d paragrap h O A C 3745-31-02(A)(2) , show n abov e a s Commenters ' propose d OA C 3745-31-02(B) , woul d trea texistin g PTI s an d PTO s lik e PTIO s upo n th e effectiv e dat e o fth e rules , thu s authorizin g continue d operatio n o fsource s unde rcurren t permit s unti l suc h tim e a s a PTI O ca n b e issued

. Thi s i s particularl yimportan ti n th e contex to fFESOP s tha t wer e take n t o avoi d th e applicabilit yo fon e o rmor e additiona l requirements

. VVithou tth e inclusio n o fsuc h a provision , nothin g i n th e propose d rule s expressl yauthorize s continue d operatio n o fsource s currentl yi n existenc e betwee n th e effectiv e dat e o fth e PTI O progra m an d th e issuanc e o f PTIOs

. Additionally , withou tsuc h a provision , adoptio n o f th e PTI O progra m woul d no teliminat e th e curren tPT O backlog , a s Ohi o EP Awoul d stil l nee d t o issu e permit s t o thos e man ythousand s o fsource s wit h pendin g PT O applications

. (Kath yMilenkovski , o n behal fo fTh e Ohi o Chemistr y Technolog yCouncil , Th e Ohi o Chambe ro fCommerce , an d th e Nationa l Federatio n o fIndependen t Business/Ohio )
Respons e 16 : W e agre e tha t th e languag e i n subparagrap h (A)(1 ) shoul d b e clarifie d an d w e wil l b e proposin g th e following : (1 ) Excep ta s provide d i n rul e 3745-31-0 3 o fth e Administrativ e Code , n o perso n shal l cause , permit , o rallow : (a ) installatio n o rmodificatio n o fan yne w sourc e tha t i s par to fa facility , a s define d i n Chapte r3745-7 7 o fth e Administrativ e Code , an d tha t i s require d t o obtai n a Titl e Vpermi t unde rChapte r3745-7 7 o fth e Administrativ e Code , withou tfirs t obtainin g a permit-to-instal l fro m th e Director ; o r (b ) installatio n o rmodification , an d subsequen t operatio n o fan yne wsourc e tha t i s no tpar to f a facility , a s define d i n Chapte r3745-7 7 o fth e Administrativ e Code , an d tha t i s no trequire d t o obtai n a Titl e Vpermi tunde rChapte r3745-7 7Rule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 22 of 51

o fth e Administrativ e Code , withou tfirs t obtainin g a PTI O fro m th e Director ; o r [comment : paragrap h (A)(1)(b ) o fthi s rul e i s no tintende d t o prohibi tan yne w source , a s define d i n rul e 3745-31-0 1 o f th e Administrativ e Code , currentl y operatin g unde ra n effectiv e permit-to
instal l o rpermit-to-operat e fro m continuin g operatio n i n accordanc e wit h sai d permits

. No ri s i tintende d t o prohibi tan yne wsourc e currentl y operatin g unde ra n expire d permit-to
operate , wher e a timel yan d complet e applicatio n fo rrenewa l i s pendin g i n accordanc e wit h divisio n (C ) o fsectio n 119.0 6 o fth e revise d code , fro m continuin g operatio n i n accordanc e wit h th e expire d permit-to-operat e unti l suc h tim e a s a PTI O i s issued. ] (c ) operatio n o fan yai rcontaminan tsourc e no t define d a s a ne wsourc e unde rrul e 3745-31
- 0 1 o fth e Administrativ e Code , tha t i s no tpar t o fa facility , a s define d i n Chapte r3745-7 7 o f th e Administrativ e Code , an d tha t i s no t require d t o obtai n a Titl e Vpermi tunde r Chapte r3745-7 7 o fth e Administrativ e Code , withou tfirs t obtainin g authorit yt o operat e throug h issuanc e o fa PTI O fro m th e Director , whic h ma yinclud e W e ar e no tproposin g an yadditiona l change s t o paragrap h (A)(1)(c ) a s requeste d b yth e commenter

. Thi s languag e wa s take n fro m OA C rul e 3745-35-0 5 an d i ti s no tOhi o EPA' s inten ta tthi s tim e t o chang e th e curren trequirement s fo roperatio n o fsources , includin g pre-197 4 sources
. Th e purpos e o fthi s rulemakin g i s t o combin e ou rcurren tSI P approve d permittin g processe s int o th e PTI O program
.

Rul e 3745-31-0 2 (A)(1)(c ) Commen t 17 : I t appear s t o m e th e propose d revisio n t o OA C rul e 3745-31
- 0 2 (A)(1)(c ) need s t o b e amende d t o recogniz e th e ne w languag e propose d t o b e adde d fo r"grandfathered "Rule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 23 of 51 registratio n source s a s propose d unde r3745-31-08

. I tdoe s no t appea rt o m e thi s propose d sectio n currentl y acknowledge s thi s an d i tappear s t o m e thi s i s neede d t o cove rauthorizatio n t o operat e grandfathere d registratio n source s unde rthi s regulation

. (Dav e Newsad , Sha wEnvironmenta l &Infastructure ) Respons e 17 : W e agre e an d wil l amen d th e languag e a s such : (c ) Operatio n o fan yai rcontaminan tsource , excep t a s provide d i n rul e 3745-31-0 8 o fth e Administrativ e Code , no tdefine d a s a ne wsourc e unde rrul e 3745
- 31-0 1 o fth e Administrativ e Cod e an d no tsubjec tt o Chapte r3745-7 7 o fth e Administrativ e Cod e withou t firs t obtainin g authorit yt o operat e throug h issuanc e o f a PTI O fro m th e Director , whic h ma yinclude : (i ) Requirement s fo ran d (ii ) Requirement s required

.
Rul e 3745-31-0 2 (A)(2 ) Commen t 18 : Thi s provisio n allow s fo rth e conversio n o fexistin g PT I o r P T O t o a PTIO

. However , th e propose d rul e languag e doe s no t mak e i tclea rwhethe ra PTI O applicatio n i s neede d t o initiat e thi s conversio n process
. Doe s DAP C inten d t o requir e a n applicatio n fo rever yPTIO , o rca n existin g pendin g PT O application s b e used ? (Perhap s thi s i s a n implementatio n questio n fo rlate rpolic ydevelopment)

. I f DAP C elect s t o requir e PTI O application s t o replac e unprocesse d PT O applications , som e kin d o fnotic e shoul d b e sen t t o th e compan yt o aler tthe m o fthi s requirement

. Sinc e th e PTI O applicatio n i s differen tfro m th e PT O application , som e outreac h effort s shoul d b e coordinate d t o hel p th e regulate d communit yunderstan d th e ne wPTI O application

. (Ric k Carleski , Ohi o EP AOffic e o fComplianc e Assistanc e an d Pollutio n Prevention ) Respons e 18 : Ohi o EPA' s intentio n i s tha t a s existin g PTO s expire , renewa l PTIO s woul d b e issued

. I fa PT I ha s bee n issue d bu ta PT O ha s no t ye tbee n issued , the n a renewa l PTI O woul d b e issued

. I fa sourc e ha s a PT I issue d an d a pendin g PT O applicatio n tha t wa s submitte d previousl yan d warrant s updatin g du e t o th e ag e o fth e pendin g application , Ohi o E P Ama yreques tsupplementa l informatio n fro m th eRule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 24 of 51 permittee

. Thi s i s consisten twit h th e curren tproces s fo r issuin g PTO s fo rsource s tha t hav e spen ta significan ttim e o n th e PT O backlog

. Whethe rsupplementa l informatio n woul d b e neede d wil l hav e t o b e evaluate d o n a case-by
cas e basi s b yth e fiel d offic e wh o woul d wor k wit h th e permittee

. I n mor e rar e cases , Ohi o EP Aand/o ra permitte e tha t currentl yhold s a vali d PT I an d PT O fo ra sourc e ma ydesir e t o hav e the m re-issue d a s a PTI O whe n approve d b yOhi o EPA

. I n thos e cases , w e agre e a n update d applicatio n "may " b e necessar yan d wil l ad d languag e t o thi s paragrap h accordingly

. Fo rexample , i fa compan yspecificall yrequest s migratio n int o th e PTI O progra m prio rt o expiratio n o f existin g permit , the n Ohi o EP Aca n issu e a renewa l PTI O bu t i t ma yb e necessar yo rth e permitte e t o submi ta PTI O application

. I n thos e cases , Ohi o EP Awoul d notif yth e permitte e o n a case-by-cas e basi s tha t a n applicatio n i s necessary
.
Rul e 3745-31-0 2 (B)(1)(c ) Commen t 19 : Fo rclarification , ad d "TV" i n fron t o fpermi ti n th e firs t sentence

. (Christophe rClinefelter , RAPCA )
Respons e 19 : Th e us e o f"permit " i s no tspecifi ct o Titl e Vi n thi s reference

. I t ca n eithe rb e th e permi t(Titl e V ) require d unde r subparagrap h (B)(1)(a ) o rpermi t(PTI ) require d unde r subparagrap h (B)(1)(b)

. Rul e 3745-31-0 2 (B)(2 ) Commen t 20 : Propose d requirement s fo rsource s transitionin g betwee n majo r(i.e. , Titl e V ) an d mino rsourc e statu s improperl y subjec t source s t o tw o set s o frequirement s Propose d OA C 3745-31-02(B)(2 ) states : Th e followin g i s applicabl e t o a n owne ro roperato r wh o currentl yhold s a Titl e Vpermi twher e a chang e eliminate s th e applicabilit yo fChapte r3745-7 7 o fth e Administrativ e Cod e bu tth e chang e doe s no texemp t th e owne ro roperato rfro m requirement s t o obtai n a PTIO

.Rule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 25 of 51 (a ) Th e owne ro roperato rshal l submi tth e require d applicatio n an d obtai n a PTI O o r Federall yEnforceabl e PTI O (FEPTIO ) fro m th e Director , a s require d unde rthi s chapter

. (b ) Fina l issuanc e o fan ypermi trequire d unde r paragrap h (B)(2)(a ) o fthi s rul e doe s no t releas e th e owne ro roperato rfro m th e requirement s containe d i n Chapte r3745-7 7 o f th e Administrativ e Cod e o rth e owne ro r operator' s Titl e Vpermit , unles s expressl y identifie d a s suc h i n rul e o ra federall y enforceabl e permit

. Propose d paragrap h (B)(2)(b) , rea d literally , woul d mea n tha t th e sourc e i n questio n coul d b e subjec tt o bot h th e requirement s o fa PTI O an d a Titl e Vpermit , despit e th e fac t tha t th e tw o permittin g program s ar e mutuall yexclusive

. Ohi o EPA' s Synopsi s explain s tha t thi s languag e i s necessar ybecause : Ohi o EP Acurrentl ydoe s no thav e th e authorit y t o supersed e Titl e Vpermi tterm s & conditions

. Obtainin g a PTI O o rFEPTI O doe s no treliev e th e permitte e fro m th e requirement s o fthei r Titl e Vpermit

. An yrulemakin g tha t woul d includ e thi s woul d b e incorporate d int o Chapte r 3745-7 7 o ri n th e term s & condition s o fth e Titl e Vpermit

. However , ther e i s n o nee d fo ra PTI O t o supersed e anything

. Whe n a sourc e n o longe rmeet s th e definitio n o fa "majo r source " fo rpurpose s o fTitl e Van d ha s applie d fo ran d obtaine d a PTIO , i ti s n o longe rsubjec tt o th e Titl e Vpermi t program
. Paragrap h (B)(2)(b ) i s no tobjectionabl e i fth e inten t behin d i twa s tha t an yobligation s applicabl e t o th e sourc e fo rth e perio d o ftim e durin g whic h i twa s a Titl e V sourc e ar e fulfilled , eve n thoug h th e sourc e i s n o longe ra "Titl e V " source
. I n particular , w e believ e tha t th e onl yTitl e V requirement s tha t coul d continu e t o b e applicabl e t o a sourc e tha t ha s becom e mino rwoul d b e recordkeepin g an d reportin g obligations , suc h a s quarterl ydeviatio n report s an d a n annua l complianc e certificatio n coverin g thos e day s o fa give n yea rdurin g whic h th e sourc e wa s subjec tt o Titl e V

.Rule Package:

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to Comments July 3 , 2007 Page 26 of 51 Additionally , th e referenc e t o a FEPTI O i n paragrap h (B)(2)(a ) shoul d b e deleted

. A s w e discus s below , ther e i s n o reaso n fo rFEPTIO s t o exist

. Se e Sectio n 9 , below

. Give n th e foregoing , w e propos e th e followin g revision s t o paragrap h (B)(2) : Th e followin g i s applicabl e t o a n owne ro roperato r wh o currentl yhold s a Titl e Vpermi twher e a chang e eliminate s th e applicabilit yo fChapte r3745-7 7 o fth e Administrativ e Cod e bu tth e chang e doe s no texemp t th e owne ro roperato rfro m requirement s t o obtai n a PTIO

. (a ) Th e owne ro roperato rshal l submi tth e require d applicatio n an d obtai n a PTI O o r Federall yEnforcoabl o PTI O (FEPTIO ) fro m th e Director , a s require d unde rthi s chapter , WITHI N TWELV E MONTH S AFTE R SUC H CHANG E OCCURS

. (b ) Fina l issuanc e o fan ypermi trequire d unde r paragrap h (B)(2)(a ) o fthi s rul e doe s no treleas e th e owne ro roperato rfro m tb e AN YREPORTIN G O R RECORDKEEPIN G requirement s containe d i n Chapte r3745-7 7 o fth e Administrativ e Cod e o rth e owne ro roperator' s Titl e Vpermi tFO R TH E PERIO D O F TIM E DURIN G WHIC H TH E SOURC E WA S A TITL E VSOURCE. , unles s expressl yidentifie d a s suc h i n rul e o ra federall yenforceabl e permit

. (Kath yMilenkovski , o n behal fo fTh e Ohi o Chemistr y Technolog yCouncil , Th e Ohi o Chambe ro fCommerce , an d th e Nationa l Federatio n o fIndependen t Business/Ohio ) Respons e 20 : Ohi o EP Adoe s no tcurrentl yhav e a mechanis m t o revok e a Titl e Vpermi tprio rt o expiratio n fo rreason s othe rtha n thos e identifie d i n OA C rul e 3745-77-08(D)(1)(d)

. W e recogniz e thi s i s a shortcomin g o fth e Titl e Vprogra m an d w e ar e activel yworkin g o n a mechanis m t o correc tth e deficiency

. W e hav e develope d procedure s t o remov e al l requirement s i n a Titl e Vpermi texcep tcertai n reportin g requirements , a s note d b yth e commenter , whe n a sourc e i s n o longe rsubjec t t o th e Titl e Vprogra m du e t o a chang e tha t take s i tbelo w th e threshol d levels

. Th e draf t paragrap h (B)(2)(b ) simpl y state s tha t w e d o no thav e th e authorit yt o releas e th e owne r o fth e requirement s unde rChapte r7 7 throug h th e PTIO/FEPTI O program
. However , specifi clanguag e wa sRule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 27 of 51 adde d t o thi s paragrap h (i.e. , "unles s expressl yidentifie d a s suc h i n rul e o ra federall yenforceabl e permit" ) t o allo wu s t o continu e t o wor k

o n th e mechanis m t o correc t thi s deficiency

. Unti l suc h time , source s alway s hav e th e optio n t o continu e operatio n unde rth e Titl e Vprogra m unti l thei r curren t Titl e Vpermi texpire s an d a ttha t tim e transitio n int o th e PTIO/FEPTI O program
. Pleas e se e respons e #1 4 i n referenc e t o th e FEPTI O program
.
Rul e 3745-31-0 2 (C ) Commen t 21 : Onc e permanentl yshutdown , wil l thi s reliev e th e compan y fro m T Vreportin g requirement s i fwritte n s o i n th e genera l term s & conditions ? (Christophe rClinefelter , RAPCA )
Respons e 21 : Thi s paragrap h i s specificall yi n referenc e t o a PT I o rPTI O only

. An yauthorit yt o d o suc h a n activit yfo ra Titl e Vsourc e woul d hav e t o b e addresse d throug h th e Titl e Vprogra m and/o rrules

. Rul e 3745-31-0 2 (D ) Commen t 22 : Unde rwha t circumstance s ca n w e b e sur e tha t a compan y ma yi n th e futur e violat e applicabl e law ? (Christophe rClinefelter , RAPCA )
Respons e 22 : Fo rexample , i fa ne wapplicabl e requiremen ti s promulgate d an d th e source s curren toperation s fo rwhic h i ti s exempte d woul d violat e th e futur e applicabl e la w(e.g. , a MACT) , th e sourc e ma yn o lon g b e abl e t o b e exempt

. Commen t 23 : Propose d OA C 3745-31-02(D ) i s to o broa d Propose d OA C 3745-3 1 -02(D ) states : If , i n th e Director' s judgment , base d o n a revie wo fmas s emissio n tes tdata , visibl e emissio n readings , emissio n factors , mas s balanc e data , sourc e inspectio n information , o r othe rpertinen tinformation , a n ai rcontaminan t sourc e exempte d unde rrul e 3745-31-0 3 o fth eRule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 28 of 51 Administrativ e Code , ha s violated , ma y presentl yb e violating , o rma yi n th e futur e violat e applicabl e law , th e Directo rshal l notif y th e owne ro roperato ro fth e sourc e i n writin g tha t th e sourc e i s n o longe rexemp tpursuan tt o rul e 3745-31-0 3 o fth e Administrativ e Code

. Th e owne ro roperato rma ycontes tth e withdrawa l o fexemptio n b yfilin g wit h th e hearin g clerk , withi n thirt yday s o freceip to fth e writte n notification , a reques tfo radjudicatio n hearing

. A tth e clos e o fhearin g procedures , th e Directo rshal l restor e th e exemptio n i fth e owne ro roperato rha s demonstrate d tha t th e sourc e ha s no tviolated , i s no tpresentl y violating , an d wil l no ti n th e futur e violat e applicabl e law

. Nothin g i n thi s paragrap h shal l b e construe d a s t o abrogat e th e responsibilit y o fth e sourc e t o compl ywit h al l othe r applicabl e requirement s o rla wo fothe rpolitica l subdivision s o fth e Stat e o fOhi o o rwit h th e Clea n Ai rAct

. A s proposed , OA C 3745-31-02(D ) give s th e Directo rbroa d authorit yt o revok e permi t exemption s an d i n s o doing , t o revok e a n owne ro roperator' s authorit yt o operate , withou t adequat e procedura l du e process
. Ohi o EPA , i n it s Synopsis , claim s tha t thi s provisio n simpl yincorporate s th e requirement s o fto-be-delete d OA C 3745-35-05(A)(2 ) an d (A)(3)

. However , th e abilit yt o revok e a n owne ro roperator' s authorit yt o operat e i n OA C 3745-35-05(A)(2 ) an d (3 ) wa s limite d t o th e fou rexemption s identifie d i n 3745-35-05(A)(1 )

- namely , comfor tventilatin g systems , incinerator s locate d a t dwellings , residentia l fossil-fue l fire d boiler s an d heaters , an d gasolin e storag e tanks , grai n dryer s an d storag e silo s a t farms , al l o fwhic h ar e als o exemp tunde rOA C 3745-31-03

. B ysubstitutin g a referenc e t o OA C 3745-31-0 3 fo rOA C 3745-35-05(A)(2 ) an d (3 ) i n th e text , above , Ohi o EP Aha s significantl yexpande d th e scop e o fth e forme rprovisio n an d i s no t jus t incorporatin g requirement s i n th e existin g PT O rules

. Moreover , suc h unilatera l revocatio n b yth e Directo ro f permi t exemption s establishe d b yrul e violate s Chapte r11 9 ofth e Ohio

. Se e OR C Sectio n 119.03 , whic h establishe s th e mechanis m tha t mus tb e followe d t o modif yo rrescin d a rule

. Becaus e th e exemption s i n OA C 3745-31-0 3 ar e establishe d b yrule , a n actio n b yth e Directo rt o eliminat e an ysuc hRule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 29 of 51 exemptio n wher e i twoul d otherwis e b e applicabl e base d o n th e rul e tex t i s a n unlawfu l attemp tt o supersed e th e rul e o n a case-by-cas e basis , withou tfollowin g th e procedura l requirement s i n Chapte r119

. Eve n i fth e propose d provisio n wer e legall ysupportable , i ti s unreasonable , requirin g a demonstratio n tha t th e sourc e "wil l no t i n th e futur e violat e applicabl e law " i n orde rt o restor e a permi t exemption

. Rathe rtha n revokin g permi texemption s an d late rrestorin g the m o n th e basi s o fsuc h unreasonabl e criteria , th e rule s shoul d instea d provid e fo ra n expeditiou s hearin g first , t o b e followe d b yrevocatio n wher e appropriate

. Additionally , a s th e propose d rul e i s drafted , i tdoe s no t addres s th e timefram e fo ra n owne ro roperato rt o appl yfo r an d obtai n a PTI/PTI O followin g th e revocatio n o fa permi t exemption

. Withou tsuc h a provision , thi s rul e woul d mak e i t unlawfu l fo ra sourc e t o operat e i n th e interim

. Fo ral l o fth e foregoin g reasons , w e sugges tth e deletio n o f propose d OA C 3745-31-02(D)

. T o th e exten ttha t thi s languag e wa s intende d t o incorporat e languag e i n OA C 3745-35-05 , w e poin tou ttha t th e Chapte r3745-3 5 exemption s an d man ymor e alread yexiste d i n OA C 3745
- 31-03 , withou tsuc h a provision

. Adequat e enforcemen t mechanism s exis tt o addres s source s tha t violat e th e requirement s o frule-base d exemption s withou tth e nee d fo r Ohi o EP At o revok e rule-base d exemption s i n th e foregoin g unreasonabl e an d unlawfu l manner
. (Kath yMilenkovski , o n behal fo fTh e Ohi o Chemistr y Technolog yCouncil , Th e Ohi o Chambe ro fCommerce , an d th e Nationa l Federatio n o fIndependen t Business/Ohio )
Respons e 23 : Thi s languag e i s verbati m fro m OA C rul e 3745-35-05(A)(3)

. I t wa s no t Ohi o EPA s inten ta s par to fthi s rulemakin g t o chang e th e fundamenta l requirement s o fobtainin g an d maintainin g th e authorit yt o operat e i n Ohi o a s i tha s existe d fo ra numbe ro fyears
. A s suc h w e hav e mad e ever yattemp t t o transfe rth e languag e fro m OA C Chapte r35 , an d it s origina l intent , int o OA C Chapte r31

. Unde rOR C 3704.03 , th e Directo rha s th e authorit yt o develo p program s fo rth e prevention , control , an d abatemen to fai rpollution , includin g developmen to frule s requirin g operationa l permit s t o achiev e thi s goal

. Th e purpos e o fthi s paragrap h i s t o ensur e tha t source s exemp tfro m th e requirement s o fobtainin g permit s continu e t o operat e withi n th e confine s o fapplicabl eRule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 30 of 51 law , an d i fi ti s evidence d tha t the yar e i n violatio n o fa n applicabl e law , ensur e tha t th e sourc e i s notifie d an d provide d a n opportunit yt o contes tan yallegation s o fth e Ohi o EP Aotherwise

. W e believ e du e proces s i s accounte d fo ri n thi s historica l rul e language

. I ti s consisten twit h th e requirement s i n OR C 3704.03(G ) tha t afford s th e Directo r th e authorit yt o revok e a permi t du e t o violations , providin g du e notic e o fth e reason..
. "N o applicatio n shal l b e denie d o rpermi t revoke d o r modifie d withou t a writte n orde rstatin g th e finding s upo n whic h denial , revocation , o rmodificatio n i s based

. Acop yo fth e orde rshal l b e sen tt o th e applican to rpermi t holde rb ycertifie d mail. " Whil e w e agre e th e origina l languag e i n OA C rul e 3745-35
- 05(A)(3 ) wa s onl yapplicabl e t o th e liste d exemption s i n OA C rul e 3745-05(A)(1) , w e believ e th e provision s shoul d b e extende d t o al l source s an d activitie s tha t ar e no wexplicitl y identifie d fo rexemptio n fro m BOT H installatio n an d operatio n unde rOA C rul e 3745-31-03

. Thes e exemption s wer e no t specificall yliste d i n th e origina l OA C rul e 3745-35
- 05(A)(3 ) althoug h the ywer e reference d a s exemp tfro m obtainin g operationa l permit s throug h OA C rul e 3745-35
- 02(A)(2)

. W e believ e thi s provisio n i s stil l consisten twit h th e Director' s authorit yt o develo p program s fo rth e prevention , control , an d abatemen to fai rpollution , includin g developmen to f rule s fo roperationa l permit s t o achiev e thi s goal

. An y sourc e o ractivity , no tjus t a smal l subset , tha t ha s bee n exempte d fro m obtainin g a n installatio n an d operationa l permi t tha t late roperate s i n a manne rtha t violate s th e origina l exemptio n and/o rapplicabl e law , shoul d no tb e afforde d th e abilit yt o continu e operatin g unde rth e violate d exemption , bu trathe rb e require d t o obtai n th e appropriat e permi t grantin g authorit yt o operat e consisten twit h th e ORC

. Rul e 3745-31-0 2 (G ) Commen t 24 : OA C 3745-31-02(G ) shoul d provid e a Permi tShiel d A s proposed , OA C 3745-31-02(G ) state s tha t "[t]h e approva l t o construc tand/o roperat e unde rthi s chapte rshal l no t reliev e an yowne ro roperato ro fa stationar ysourc e o fth e responsibilit yt o compl yfull ywit h applicabl e provision s o fthi s chapte ran d an yothe rrequirement s unde rlocal , stat e o rRule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 31 of 51 federa l law. " I n othe rwords , ther e i s n o "permi tshield " fo r complianc e wit h permi tterm s tha t bot h th e permi tholde ran d th e agenc ybeliev e t o b e accurat e an d prope ra tth e tim e o f permi t issuance

. W e propos e tha t Ohi o EP Areplac e thi s paragrap h wit h languag e simila rt o tha t use d i n Titl e V : "Complianc e wit h th e term s an d condition s o fthi s permi t shal l b e deeme d complianc e wit h th e applicabl e requirement s identifie d an d addresse d i n thi s permi ta s o f th e dat e o fpermi tissuance. " Amino rsourc e shoul d a ta minimu m b e afforde d th e sam e protection s tha t Titl e V source s have

. (Kath yMilenkovski , o n behal fo fTh e Ohi o Chemistr y Technolog yCouncil , Th e Ohi o Chambe ro fCommerce , an d th e Nationa l Federatio n o fIndependen t Business/Ohio )
Respons e 24 : W e d o no t believ e i twoul d b e appropriat e t o appl ya Titl e V typ e permi t shiel d t o th e stat e onl yprogram , no rd o w e anticipat e w e hav e th e authorit yunde rth e Ohi o Revise d Code

. Suc h a provision , a s suggeste d b yth e commentor , whic h woul d fin d "complianc e wit h th e term s an d condition s o fth e permi tshal l b e deeme d complianc e wit h th e applicabl e requirement s identifie d an d addresse d i n thi s permi t a s o fth e dat e o fpermi tissuance, " i s mor e narrowl y applie d unde rth e Clea n Ai rAct

. Wit h respec tt o Titl e V , i ti s intende d t o provid e "source s wit h greate rcertaint ya s t o thei rlega l obligation s unde rth e Ac tt o provid e tha t complianc e wit h th e permi tshal l b e deeme d complianc e wit h al l othe rapplicabl e provision s o f th e Act , i fth e applicabl e requirement s o fsuc h provision s ar e include d i n th e permit , o ri fth e permittin g authority , i n actin g o n th e permit , determine s tha t suc h othe rprovision s (whic h shal l b e referre d t o i n suc h determinations ) ar e no t applicable

. Thi s determinatio n o ra concis e summar y thereo fmus tb e include d i n th e permit. " Further , USEP A "intend s t o prohibi tus e o fth e shiel d i n case s wher e th e sourc e initiate s change s tha t resul ti n requirement s becomin g applicabl e t o th e sourc e beyon d thos e containe d i n th e permi t(unti l suc h change s ar e late rincorporate d int o th e permit)

. Source s seekin g t o obtai n o rrene wa par t7 0 permi t canno tb e shielde d fro m enforcemen taction s allegin g violation s o fan yapplicabl e requirement s (includin g order s an d consen tdecrees ) tha t occurre d before , o ra tth e tim e of , permi t issuance

. I n addition , source s ma yno tb e shielde d fro m request s fo rinformatio n pursuan tt o sectio n 11 4 o fth eRule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 32 of 51 Act. " An d lastly , USEP Adoe s no texten d th e shiel d t o permi t action s whic h ar e no tafforde d publi ccommen tdurin g th e permittin g process
. I n practice , i fOhi o EP Achange s a regulation , o ri fa federa l regulatio n i s change d o rnewl ypromulgate d tha t i s applicabl e t o th e source , w e woul d modif yth e affecte d permits

. I n accordanc e wit h th e paragrap h th e commente r referenced , i tremain s th e responsibilit yo fth e permitte e t o b e i n complianc e wit h al l applicabl e requirement s regardles s o fwhethe ri ti s expressl yidentifie d i n a mino rsourc e stat e permit

. Ohi o EP Adoe s no thav e th e authorit yt o dee m a sourc e i n complianc e wit h a requirement , especiall ya Clea n Ai rAc t requirement , tha t i s identifie d i n a permi tan d the n subsequentl ychange d throug h a regulator yprocess , bu tth e chang e i s no tye taddresse d i n th e permit

. Also , th e commenter' s wordin g doesn' taddres s applicabl e requirement s tha t shoul d hav e bee n include d i n th e permit , but , fo rsom e reason , wer e not

. Furthermore , Ohi o EPA' s publi cparticipatio n proces s fo rmino rsource s differ s fro m th e publi cparticipatio n proces s fo rmajo rsources , an d a ta minimum , an ypermi tshiel d consideration s woul d likel yb e consisten t wit h th e federa l permi tshiel d considerations , i n tha t a publi ccommen tproces s woul d hav e t o b e afforde d t o al l action s give n a permi tshield

. W e d o no tbeliev e th e regulate d communit ywoul d fin d thi s acceptabl e give n th e controversia l natur e o fth e Titl e Vpermi tshield

. Numerou s regulate d entitie s hav e expresse d disappointmen ti n th e applicatio n o fth e permi tshiel d unde rTitl e Van d i fan ytru e "shield " i s reall yprovide d a s i ti s implemente d withi n tha t program
. A s w e hav e note d before , i ti s no tOhi o EPA' s inten t a s par t o fthi s rulemakin g t o chang e th e fundamental s o fou r operatin g an d installatio n programs , bu trathe rt o combin e the m t o increas e efficienc yi n th e Agenc yan d eas e th e regulator yburden , whil e maintainin g th e goal s ofth e Directo r i n protectin g th e environment

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Rul e 3745-31-03 , "Exemptions " Rul e 3745-31-03(A)(5 )

Commen t 25 : Thi s muc h neede d additio n clarifie s tha t d e minimi s source s ar e exemp t fro m Chapte r3 1 permittin g requirements

. (Ric k Carleski , Ohi o EP AOffic e o fComplianc e Assistanc e an d Pollutio n Prevention ) Respons e 25 : W e agree
.
Rul e 3745-31-05 , "Criteri a fo rdecisio n b vth e Director " Rul e 3745-31-05(A ) Commen t 26 : BA Tterm s shoul d b e clearl yidentifie d i n PTIO s an d shoul d no t b e revisite d upo n PTI O renewa l I n th e curren tpermittin g system , i n effec tsinc e 1974 , BA Ti s establishe d i n a PT I a tth e tim e o finstallatio n o rmodificatio n o fa source
. Becaus e PTI s hav e bee n deeme d t o liv e forever , thos e BA Tdetermination s hav e live d foreve ran d hav e no t bee n subjec tt o modificatio n unles s th e sourc e itsel f wa s bein g modifie d o rth e owner/operato rapplie d fo ra correctio n o rrevisio n o fth e determination

. Commenter s wan t t o ensur e tha t a s par to fth e transitio n fro m a "live s forever " PT I t o a 10-yea ro rshorte rPTIO , pas tBA T determination s ar e no trevisite d ever ytim e a PTI O i s renewed

. W e believ e th e rule s shoul d includ e a statemen t tha t PTI O renewa l doe s no tauthoriz e th e Directo rt o alte r BA Tterms , excep ta s requeste d b yth e permitee

. Propose d OA C 3745-31-05(A)(3 ) state s tha t "[a]n ypreviou s BA Tdeterminatio n shal l b e complie d wit h durin g operatio n o f th e ai rcontaminan tsourc e unti l a modificatio n result s i n a ne wdeterminatio n o fBA Tfo rth e ai rcontaminan tsource. " Ohi o EPA' s Synopsi s explain s thi s ne wrequiremen ta s "[ajddin g las tsentenc e t o clarif yrequiremen tt o continu e t o compl ywit h existin g BA Tunti l a 'modification ' a s define d i n O A C 3745-31-0 1 trigger s th e nee d fo ra ne wdetermination

. Thi s i s no ta chang e fro m curren trequirements. " Commenter s wis h t o poin tou ttha t thi s explanatio n woul d prohibi t an ytyp e o fpermi thygien e tha t woul d no tmee tth e definitio n o fa modification

. Thi s i s no treasonable

. I n th eRule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 34 of 51 past , man ything s hav e bee n labele d BA Ttha t wer e no t technicall ypar to fth e BA Tdeterminatio n an d tha t didn' t mee tth e lega l requirement s o fBAT

. Th e PTI O rule s shoul d no tprohibi tth e remova l o fsuc h permi tterm s upo n issuanc e o fa PTI O wher e a "modification " ha s no toccurre d - i f anything , th e rule s shoul d encourag e suc h permi t improvements

. Th e permite e shoul d b e abl e t o propos e equivalen talternativ e BAT , o rt o correc tpas tBA T determinations , whic h th e Directo rshoul d approv e t o th e fulles texten tpermissibl e unde rapplicabl e statute s an d regulations

. (Kath yMilenkovski , o n behal fo fTh e Ohi o Chemistr y Technolog yCouncil , Th e Ohi o Chambe ro fCommerce , an d th e Nationa l Federatio n o fIndependen t Business/Ohio )
Respons e 26 : W e d o no tinten d fo rthi s languag e t o "prohibi tan ytyp e o f permi thygien e tha t woul d no tmee tth e definitio n o fa modification. " Makin g correction s t o a previousl ydetermine d B A Tshoul d no tb e prohibite d b ythi s language

. W e agre e th e permite e shoul d b e abl e t o propos e equivalen t alternativ e BAT , o rt o correc tpas tBA Tdeterminations , whic h th e Directo rshoul d approv e t o th e fulles texten t permissibl e unde rapplicabl e statute s an d regulations

. Thes e type s o fchange s woul d simpl ybecom e a ne wBA T determinatio n tha t mus tb e complie d withi n durin g operatio n unti l anothe rne wBA Tdeterminatio n i s required

. W e als o agre e tha t renewa l o fa PTI O doe s no ttrigge rth e abilit yt o re-evaluat e BA Trequirements

. W e agre e tha t usin g th e terminolog y"unti l a modification " coul d b e interprete d t o limi t this

. W e wil l amen d th e language

. Rul e 3745-31-05(B ) Commen t 27 : Conditiona l PTIO s O R C Sectio n 3704.03(G ) expressl yrequire s tha t th e Directo r adop trule s t o provid e fo rth e issuanc e o fconditiona l operatin g permits , i n recognitio n o fth e fac ttha t a sourc e tha t i s constructe d o rmodifie d i n accordanc e wit h installatio n permi trequirement s ma ynee d "t o mak e adjustment s o r modification s necessar yt o enabl e th e ne wai rcontaminan t sourc e t o compl ywit h applicabl e emissio n standard s an d othe rrules. " W e appreciat e Ohi o EPA' s attempt s t o creat e aRule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 35 of 51 usefu l mechanis m fo rmeetin g thi s statutor ydirective

. However , w e continu e t o hav e concern s wit h th e approac h Ohi o EP Aha s include d i n th e propose d rules

. Fo rinstance , th e proposa l require s a sourc e tha t obtain s a PTI O an d discover s problem s upo n startu p t o appl yfo ran d obtai n a Conditiona l PTIO , ye ti tdoesn' taddres s th e timin g fo r issuanc e o fsuc h a Conditiona l PTI O o rth e statu s o fth e sourc e durin g th e pendenc yo ftha t application

. I fth e sourc e wil l b e considere d i n violatio n unti l Ohi o EP Aissue s a Conditiona l PTIO , an d i fth e issuanc e o fa Conditiona l PTI O take s a s lon g a s a regula rPTIO , th e proposa l doe s littl e t o addres s th e immediat e concern s o fpermittee s wh o discove r tha t the ycanno tmee tinstallatio n permi tlimit s o rothe rterm s establishe d i n advanc e o freliable , post-shakedow n operatin g data

. W e believ e a bette rapproac h i s t o provid e tha t al l permit s includ e a si xmont h shakedow n period

. Th e shakedow n perio d shoul d accommodat e debuggin g an d provid e rea l worl d dat a o n sourc e an d contro l equipmen tperformance

. An yterm s o rlimit s relatin g t o proces s uni t o rcontro l devic e operatin g parameter s shoul d b e initiall yestablishe d o r adjuste d a s appropriat e onl yafte ra representativ e perio d o f norma l operation

. Tentativ e limit s o rrequirement s ca n b e establishe d i n a n addendu m t o th e permit , suc h tha t th e permi t itsel fnee d no tb e reopened

. If , a ten d o fth e six
mont h shakedow n period , th e facilit ystil l can' tcompl ywit h th e initia l permi tlimits , a conditiona l PTIO , containin g a complianc e plan , shal l b e issued

. Thi s approac h i s consisten twit h wha tsom e othe rstate s do

. See , fo rexample , Michiga n R

. 336.1201 , whic h authorize s "tria l operation " o fequipmen tunti l th e Michiga n DE Q act s o n th e permi t t o operate

. Suc h tria l operatio n woul d indicat e whethe roperationa l limit s coul d b e achieve d o rwhethe rth e operatin g permi twoul d requir e differen trequirement s o ra complianc e plan

. (Kath yMilenkovski , o n behal fo fTh e Ohi o Chemistr y Technolog yCouncil , Th e Ohi o Chambe ro fCommerce , an d th e Nationa l Federatio n o fIndependen t Business/Ohio )
Respons e 27 : W e realiz e thi s i s a difficult ywit h th e curren tsyste m an d futur e system

. Unde rcurren tda yPTIs , operationa l term s ar e incorporate d a s require d b yOR C 3704.03(F)(2) :Rule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 36 of 51 "Installatio n permit s shal l includ e th e authorizatio n t o operat e source s installe d an d operate d i n accordanc e wit h term s an d condition s o fth e installatio n permit s fo ra perio d no t t o excee d on e yea rfro m commencemen to foperation , whic h authorizatio n shal l constitut e a n operatin g permi t unde rdivisio n (G ) o fthi s sectio n an d rule s adopte d unde rit"

. Th e sam e concer n yo u stat e i s applicabl e toda yan d i t wil l b e unde rPTIO

. Languag e fo rconditiona l PTO s exist s unde r th e curren t rule s an d i s bein g transferre d int o th e ne w syste m a s require d unde rOR C 3704.03(G)

. Th e curren t metho d o fwritin g permit s doe s no t normall y requir e tha t th e term s b e modifie d fro m th e origina l PT I afte r th e "shake-down " period

. I n fact , th e curren t PTI s ofte n functio n a s th e first PT O fo rth e initia l operatin g period

. I f change s ar e necessar yafte rth e "shakedown " period , the n i n man ycase s a n administrativ e modificatio n o fth e permi t woul d b e processed

. Fo rinstance , sometime s stac k testin g show s tha t a n allowabl e emissio n limitatio n i n th e permi t shoul d b e changed

. Unde rth e existin g system , Ohi o EP A woul d proces s a n administrativ e modificatio n t o correc t th e limitation

. I n th e future , Ohi o EP Awoul d proces s a n administrativ e modificatio n o fth e PTI O t o chang e th e limitation

. Th e curren t modificatio n procedure s use d t o addres s "shakedown " afte ra PT I i s issue d woul d als o b e use d unde rth e PTI O program
. Rul e 3745-31-05( 0

Commen t 28 : Strik e "PTI O and/or " fro m th e 4t h lin e [of subparagraph

(1)]. (Christophe rClinefelter , RAPCA ) Respons e 28 : W e believ e i t i s stil l appropriat e t o retai n "PTIO " i n thi s case
. Pleas e se e th e respons e #2 9 fo rmor e discussion

.
Commen t 29 : Unde rthi s paragraph , wouldn' t syntheti cmino remissio n uni t term s issue d i n a PTI O ultimatel ymak e th e PTI O a FEPTIO ? (Christophe rClinefelter , RAPCA ) Ther e i s n o nee d fo ra "Federall yEnforceable " PTIO

. Propose d OA C 3745-31-05(C ) reference s a mechanis m fo r issuin g a "federall yenforceabl e permi t t o instal l an dRule Package:

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. W e believ e tha t ther e i s n o nee d fo r suc h a permit

. Accordin g t o U S EPA' s Decembe r20 , 199 9 memorandu m entitle d "Thir d Extensio n o fJanuar y25 , 199 5 Potentia l t o Emi tTransitio n Policy, " authore d b yJoh n S

. Seit z an d Eri cV

. Schaeffer , "[t]h e state-enforceabl e provisio n o fth e [Januar y25 , 199 5 Potentia l t o Emit ] transitio n policy , whic h allow s a sourc e t o rel yo n a practicall yenforceable , state-enforceabl e limi t t o restric tit s PTE , wil l remai n i n effec tunti l EP Aha s complete d it s rulemakin g o n th e ter m 'potentia l t o emit.' " Thi s guidanc e followe d a serie s o ffedera l cour truling s whic h foun d tha t state-enforceabl e limit s ar e sufficien tt o limi t potentia l t o emi t i fthe yar e practicall yenforceable

. A s th e Seitz/Schaeffe r mem o acknowledges , U S EP Ai s suppose d t o undertak e rulemakin g t o clarif ythis , bu tha s no tdon e s o t o date

. I n th e absenc e o fsuc h rulemaking , thi s polic yha s bee n th e la w sinc e 1995

. Consequently , Commenter s urg e Ohi o EP At o delet e al l reference s t o FEPTIOs , a s ther e i s n o nee d fo r Ohi o EP At o eve rissu e a FEPTI O - a stat e an d practicall y enforceabl e PTI O accomplishe s th e sam e thing

. I fth e "federall yenforceable " PTI O i s t o remai n i n th e proposal , Ohi o EP Ashoul d clarif ywha ttype s o fpermi tterm s ar e sufficien tt o satisf ythi s requirement

. A s th e proposa l i s currentl yworded , i n orde rt o b e federall yenforceable , a limitatio n o n th e potentia l t o emi to fa n ai rcontaminan t sourc e o rstationar ysourc e mus tspecif ybot h a shor tter m limi t o n emission s an d a shor tter m productio n o roperatio n limit

. See

OA C 3745-31-05(C)(2)(b)

. However , wher e ther e ar e continuou s emissio n monitor s i n place , U S EP Aha s indicate d tha t th e us e o fthos e monitors , togethe rwit h a n emissio n limit , wil l suffice

. Regardles s o fwhethe rth e final rule s provid e fo ra FEPTI O o rnot , PTI s an d PTIO s issue d pursuan tt o thes e rule s shoul d clearl yidentif ywhic h term s ar e federall yenforceabl e an d whic h ar e state-only

. (Kath yMilenkovski , o n behal fo fTh e Ohi o Chemistr y Technolog yCouncil , Th e Ohi o Chambe ro fCommerce , an d th e Nationa l Federatio n o fIndependen t Business/Ohio )
Respons e 29 : Ther e ma yb e case s wher e syntheti cmino rterm s an d condition s woul d no tb e incorporate d int o a FEPTI O bu t rathe rint o a PTIO

. Fo rexample , whe n specia l term s an dRule Package:

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. W e shoul d retai n th e optio n t o incorporat e suc h requirement s i n a PTIO

. Ohio' s curren tFESO P progra m i s a n approve d par to fou r SIP

. W e inten d t o transfe rtha t sam e progra m int o th e PTI O progra m a s a n FEPTI O (se e respons e #1 4 fo radditiona l discussion ) an d re-submittin g fo rSI P approval

. I n th e future , i fUSEP Aundertake s rulemakin g t o clarif yfedera l vs
. stat e an d practica l enforceability , Ohi o EP Awil l amen d thei rrule s a s appropriate

. A s t o th e questio n o fOhi o EP Aclarifyin g wha ttype s o f permi t term s ar e sufficien tt o satisf yth e requirements , agai n w e inten d t o transfe rth e currentl ySI P approve d FESO P progra m int o th e FEPTI O progra m withou tmakin g change

. Th e purpos e o fthi s rulemakin g i s t o combin e ou rpermittin g processe s bu tno tt o re-evaluat e and/o rre-negotiat e th e procedure s fo rissuin g federall yenforceabl e stat e permit s wit h USEPA

.
Rul e 3745-31-05(D )

Commen t 30 : Strik e "o rFEPTIO " fro m th e las tline , a s a stat e onl y enforceabl e limitatio n can' tb e federall yenforceable

. (Christophe rClinefelter , RAPCA ) Respons e 30 : State-onl yenforceabl e requirement s ca n b e include d i n a n FEPTI O i fthe yar e designate d a s suc h i n th e permit

.
Rul e 3745-31-05(F)(1 )

Commen t 31 : OA C 3745-31-05(F)(1)(a ) an d (b ) ar e redundant

. Delet e (a)

. Additionally , i n paragrap h (F)(1)(d) , th e rul e shoul d clarif y tha t th e 5 to n emissio n threshol d fo rexpres s PTI O statu s i s pe rpollutant , an d no t5 ton s total

. (Kath yMilenkovski , o n behal fo fTh e Ohi o Chemistr y Technolog yCouncil , Th e Ohi o Chambe ro fCommerce , an d th e Nationa l Federatio n o fIndependen t Business/Ohio ) Respons e 31 : W e d o no tbeliev e subparagraph s (1)(a ) an d (1)(b ) ar e redundant

. Th e procedur e i s t o firs t appl yfo rth e PT I o rRule Package:

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. A s t o th e questio n regardin g th e 5 to n threshold , w e wil l clarif yth e languag e t o rea d "les s tha n fiv e ton s pe rpollutan t pe reac h yea rfor... " Rul e 3745-31-06 , "Completenes s determinations , processin g requirements , publi cparticipation , publi cnotice , an d issuance " Commen t 32 : First , on e o fth e goal s o fth e PTI O proces s shoul d b e t o shorte n th e tim e i ttake s t o appl yfo ra permi t an d obtai n approva l t o construc ta manufacturin g proces s wit h on e o r mor e emission s units

. Th e tim e frame s allowe d b yth e propose d rul e t o appl yfo ran d obtai n a n approve d PTIO , i f take n t o eac h endpoint , ad d u p t o 300-33 0 day s (6 0 day s fo r completenes s determination , 3 0 day s t o reques ttha t th e completenes s determinatio n b e completed , 18 0 day s t o issu e th e PTIO , an d 30-6 0 day s fo rth e publi c notice/commen tperiod)

. Thi s i s unacceptabl e fo rmos ttype s o fpermi t application s (th e exceptio n migh t b e a permi t fo ra majo rsource)

. OEP Ashoul d hav e a "tiered " approac h t o PTI O approval , suc h as : 1

. Express-entir e proces s shoul d tak e 30-6 0 days

. 2

. Non-Major-entir e proces s shoul d tak e 60-9 0 days

. 3

. Major-entir e proces s shoul d tak e 180-27 0 days

. I ftimin g i s a n issu e becaus e o fmanpower , OEP A need s th e capacit yt o temporaril yutilize/hire/pa yfo r additiona l resource s t o avoi d a length yapprova l process
. Th e cos to fth e application/approva l proces s shoul d b e born e b yth e use r(applicant ) vi a a use rfee-th e mor e length y an d comple xth e application , th e highe rth e use rfe e th e applican tshoul d pa y(fo ra timel yreview)

. Ause rfe e coul d b e developed , sa y$50/hr , o ra bas e fe e coul d b e charged , base d o n typ e o fapplication-$50 0 fo rExpress , $150 0 fo r Non-Major , an d $5,00 0 fo rMajor , fo rexample

. (Stephe n J . Evans , Modin e Manufacturin g Company ) Respons e 32 : Al l th e timeframe s discusse d b yth e commente rar e mandate d b yth e ORC

. Ohi o EP Aha s no tlengthene d th e processin g time s fo rpermit s unde rth e PTI O program
. W e currentl ystriv e t o issu e al l permit s withi n 18 0 days

. Ther e ar e case s wher e a n applicatio n i s deficien tan d i ti s necessar yfo radditiona l informatio n t o b e collecte d fro m th e applicant

. A ttha t poin t th e applican ti s i n contro l o fho w muc h tim e i s take n t o complet e th e applicatio n s o tha t Ohi o E P Aca n continu e t o proces s th e permit

. Ohi o EP Adoe s no tRule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 40 of 51 hav e th e authorit yt o contro l ho wquickl yth e applican t responds

. W e appreciat e th e concern s o fth e commente ran d th e idea s expresse d fo rimprovin g permi tprocessing

. W e hav e activel yworke d wit h variou s stakeholder s an d develope d variou s workgroup s t o continuall yfin d way s t o improv e ou r processes
. Th e PTI O i s on e suc h process
. Ou rhop e i s tha t implementatio n o fth e PTI O progra m wil l hel p t o reduc e th e permittin g burde n an d processin g burde n fel t b ybot h th e DAP C an d th e regulate d community

. Commen t 33 : Whil e w e suppor tth e concept s reporte d t o b e addresse d b y thi s rul e packag e suc h a s increase d compliance , an d understan d th e desir e fo rcleare ran d bette rstreamline d permitting , w e wis h t o stres s tha t th e en d resul tcanno tb e a compromis e o fth e basi crequirement s an d mandate s o fth e Clea n Ai rAct

. Amajo raspec to fth e Clea n Ai rAc ti s publi cparticipation

. Currently , ther e ar e tw o opportunitie s fo rth e communit yt o commen t o n non - Titl e Vpermits

. Man ything s ca n chang e concernin g a facilit ybetwee n th e time s whe n a facilit yi s i n preconstructio n t o whe n i tbegin s operation

. Man yo fthes e change s coul d b e characterize d b yth e Agenc ya s "Administrativ e Modifications " o reve n a Revisio n t o th e permi t tha t woul d no trequir e ne wpermits

. Suc h change s an d contingencie s coul d b e communicate d t o an d full y addresse d b yth e impacte d communit yan d publi cdurin g th e P T O notic e an d commen tperiod / publi chearing

. I tappear s now , wit h onl yon e permi tan d on e commen tperio d tha t th e publi cwoul d hav e t o forese e al l contingencie s tha t ma y occu rfro m th e poin to fconstructio n unti l operation

. Also , an y"Administrativ e Modifications " o rRevision s ca n b e deal t wit h betwee n th e Agenc yan d th e regulate d party , outsid e o f th e publi cprocess
. Thi s i s contrar yt o th e theor yo fa transparen tgovernmen ttha t th e ne wAdministratio n ha s ensure d u s wa s a n importan tpar to fprope rregulation

. I n th e Agency' s PTI O Questio n an d Answe rdocument , th e OEP Astate s tha t i fth e publi cha s an yissue s concernin g a facilit ygrante d a PTI O afte rissuanc e o fth e permi to rafte r operation , the yma yus e th e verifie d complain tproces s an d th e Agenc ywil l investigate

. Muc h o fwha ti s accomplishe d b y publi ccommen tan d publi chearing s i s i n th e for m o f education

. Th e regulate d party , th e community , an d th e regulator s educat e an d ar e educate d b yeac h othe ro n th eRule Package:

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. Thi s educatio n eithe rclear s u p an y misconception s o rprovide s th e opportunit yt o remed ya proble m outsid e o fth e lega l proces s an d befor e i tactuall y jeopardize s healt h o rqualit yo flife

. However , unde rthi s PTI O system , th e educatio n an d understandin g i s los tbu tfo r on e commen tperio d hel d befor e th e facilit yi s installed

. Also , relyin g o n a complain tproces s i s a n inadequat e replacemen tfo rpubli cparticipation

. Complaint s ar e fo r enforcemen to fregulation s o renforcemen to fpermits

. Publi cparticipatio n i n th e for m o fcomment s o rhearin g durin g th e fina l issuanc e o fa permi tca n addres s concern s i n permit s tha t ca n b e amende d befor e th e facilit yi s i n operation , thu s limitin g th e nee d fo rcitizen s t o "complain. " Therefore , relianc e o n complaint s i s inadequat e t o supplan t publi cparticipation

. W e encourag e th e OEP At o revisi tth e publi cparticipatio n section s o fthi s rul e packag e o ra tleas tclarif yho wth e propose d rul e protect s th e publi can d keep s communitie s full yinforme d an d involved

. Also , i n thi s an d furthe r rulemaking s promulgate d unde rth e guis e o fstreamlinin g th e permittin g process , th e OEP Amus tguarante e tha t spee d o f permittin g no tsupersed e monitoring , emissio n contro l an d protectio n o fhuma n an d environmenta l health

. (Tren t A . Dougherty , Ohi o Environmenta l Council ) Respons e 33 : W e agre e tha t spee d o fpermittin g shoul d no tsupersed e monitoring , emissio n contro l an d protectio n o fhuma n an d environmenta l healt h an d hav e mad e ever yattemp t t o preserv e this , i fno tincreas e it , throug h th e PTI O proposal

. Unde rth e propose d PTI O permi tsystem , th e permi t issuanc e an d publi cnotic e syste m woul d remai n nearl y identica l t o th e curren tPT I system

. I ti s importan tt o note , a s mandate d b yOR C 3704.03(F) , al l PTI s mus tcontai n operatin g requirement s tha t affor d th e applican tth e abilit yt o operat e fo ron e yea runde rth e PTI

. Unde rth e propose d PTI O system , th e term s an d condition s regardin g th e installatio n an d operatio n o fa n emission s uni t ar e containe d withi n a singl e permit

. Th e publi cnotic e woul d b e advertise d i n th e loca l pape ran d woul d offe ra 30-da ypubli ccommen t period

. I n addition , a publi cmeetin g ma yals o b e schedule d befor e a fina l actio n i s take n o n th e permit

. Durin g thi s publi c commen t period , th e publi cma ycommen to n th e entir e permi t (bot h th e installatio n an d operatio n term s an d condition s o fa permit ) a tth e sam e time

. Thi s shoul d resul ti nRule Package:

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a mor e comprehensiv e revie wan d earl yidentificatio n o fal l issue s befor e a sourc e i s built

. Citizen s woul d continu e t o hav e th e opportunit yt o provid e factua l informatio n tha t coul d affec t th e PTI O term s an d conditions

. I fan yconcern s aris e afte rconstructio n an d operatio n o fa source , citizen s shoul d contac t Ohi o EPA , an d ou rstaf fwil l investigat e th e concerns
. I fwarranted , appropriat e enforcemen taction s woul d b e take n t o addres s an ycomplianc e issues

. Thi s complain t investigatio n proces s exist s no wfo rfacilitie s wit h fina l permits , an d woul d no tchang e unde rth e PTI O program
. I t i s Ohi o EPA' s intentio n t o full yan d fairl yevaluat e publi c interes t i n an yenvironmenta l permi t intende d t o b e issue d t o a facility

. Th e purpos e o fth e publi ccommen tperio d i s t o notify , infor m an d involv e th e publi ci n suc h environmenta l matters

. Therefore , i ti s importan t fo rth e publi ct o communicat e (eithe rorall yo ri n writing ) t o th e Agenc ydurin g th e publi ccommen tperio d s o th e Agenc yca n accuratel y evaluat e publi cinterest

. Elevate d publi cinteres ti n a facilit y i s a n indicatio n tha t a publi cmeetin g shoul d b e scheduled

. Commen t 34 : Expres s PTI O proces s i s no tver yexpress
. Th e propose d rule s provid e fo ra n "expres s PTI " an d "expres s PTIO, " whic h ar e mean tt o replac e th e curren t "registratio n status " permits

. Thes e expres s permit s appea r t o b e n o differen t tha n a regula rPT I o rPTI O wit h th e exceptio n tha t a n expres s PT I o rPTI O applican tma y commenc e constructio n 6 0 day s afte rsubmittin g a n application

. I n al l othe rrespects , th e expres s PTI s an d expres s PTIO s appea rsubjec tt o th e sam e timin g obligation s a s regula rPTI/PTI O application s (e.g. , th e Directo rha s 18 0 day s t o issu e a n expres s PTIO)

. Moreover , th e proposa l onl yaddresse s installatio n an d doe s no tclarif ywhethe r expres s PTI O applicant s ma yals o commenc e operatio n whil e awaitin g th e issuanc e o fa n expres s permit

. (Commenter s believ e tha t operatio n shoul d b e allowe d i fth e sourc e ha s complete d constructio n an d th e Directo rha s no t ye t acte d upo n th e permi t application. ) I ti s imperativ e tha t th e rule s provid e absolut e clarit yi n term s o fwhic h pre-permi t issuanc e action s ar e permissibl e an d whic h ar e not

. I n addition , ther e i s a nee d fo ra muc h shorte rprocessin g perio d fo rexpres s permits

. Commenter s believ e tha t 9 0 day s shoul d b e mor e tha n sufficien ttim e t o issu e a n expres s permi t t o thes e mos tmino ro fsources
. Allowin g hal fa yea r fo rth e agenc yt o finaliz e a permi t fo rthes e smal l source s i nRule Package:

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. (Kath yMilenkovski , o n behal fo fTh e Ohi o Chemistr y Technolog yCouncil , Th e Ohi o Chambe ro fCommerce , an d th e Nationa l Federatio n o fIndependen t Business/Ohio ) Respons e 34 : Th e purpos e o fthi s rulemakin g i s t o combin e ou rpermittin g processe s int o th e PTI O process
. W e hav e mad e n o change s t o th e curren tproces s regardin g th e expres s processin g o fpermits

. W e wil l continu e t o striv e t o proces s expres s permit s a s quickl ya s possible

. A s mentione d previously , w e hav e activel yworke d wit h variou s stakeholder s an d develope d variou s workgroup s t o continuall yfin d way s t o improv e ou rprocesses
. Th e PTI O i s on e suc h process
. Ou rhop e i s tha t implementatio n o fth e PTI O progra m wil l hel p t o reduc e th e permittin g burde n an d processin g burde n fel t b ybot h th e DAP C an d th e regulate d communit yan d w e shoul d al l se e th e benefit s i n th e future

. W e wil l als o continu e t o identif ymethod s t o improv e efficienc yan d develo p thos e i n th e future

. Whil e w e appreciat e th e commenter' s desir e t o begi n operatio n o fth e sourc e i fth e sourc e ha s complete d constructio n an d th e Directo rha s no tye tacte d upo n th e permi t application , thi s woul d no tb e approvable

.
Rul e 3745-31-06(E)(6 ) Commen t 35 : PTI O Renewa l Al l PTIO s shoul d clearl yidentif ythos e term s tha t constitut e th e "installation " portio n o fth e permi t(whic h wil l surviv e a s a PT I shoul d th e sourc e becom e a majo rsourc e subjec tt o Titl e V ) an d thos e term s tha t gover n th e "operation " o fth e source
. Th e rule s shoul d clearl ystat e tha t o n renewa l o fa PTIO , onl yth e operatin g term s o fth e permi tar e subjec tt o revisio n b yth e Director , absen ta reques tb yth e permi t holde rt o th e contrar y(suc h a s a reques tt o establis h equivalen t alternativ e limit s fo rBA To rotherwis e revis e an y ofth e installatio n permi trequirements.)

. (Kath yMilenkovski , o n behal fo fTh e Ohi o Chemistr y Technolog yCouncil , Th e Ohi o Chambe ro fCommerce , an d th e Nationa l Federatio n o fIndependen t Business/Ohio )Rule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 44 of 51 Respons e 35 : Ou rinten t durin g renewa l i s t o onl yamen d an yappropriat e term s relate d t o th e operationa l portio n o fth e permit , jus t a s th e curren t proces s requires

. BA Twil l no tb e revisite d upo n renewal

. Are-evaluatio n o fBA Tca n onl yoccu rwhe n triggere d b yth e applicabl e rule(s)

. Rul e 3745-31-07 , "Termination , revocation , expiration , renewal , revisio n an d transfer " Commen t 36 : OCAP P support s th e ten-yea rter m o fmos tPTIOs

. Thi s wil l reduc e workload s an d enabl e Ohi o EP At o b e mor e vigilan t i n processin g renewa l PTI O application s an d conductin g inspections

. (Ric k Carleski , Ohi o EP AOffic e o fComplianc e Assistanc e an d Pollutio n Prevention ) Th e proposa l fo ra 10-yea rPTI O fo rmino rsource s conflict s wit h th e statutor ymaximu m operatin g permi t ter m o f5 year s i n OR C Sectio n 3704.03(G)

. Accordin g t o OR C Sectio n 3704.03(G) , th e Directo ro fOhi o E P Amay : Adopt , modify , suspend , an d rescin d rule s prohibitin g th e operatio n o rothe rus e o fan y new , modified , o rexistin g ai rcontaminan t sourc e unles s a n operatin g permi t ha s bee n obtaine d fro m th e Directo ro rth e Director' s authorize d representative , o rth e ai r contaminan tsourc e i s bein g operate d i n complianc e wit h th e condition s o fa varianc e issue d pursuan tt o divisio n (H ) o fthi s section

. Application s fo roperatin g permit s shal l b e accompanie d b ysuc h plans , specifications , an d othe rpertinen tinformatio n a s th e Directo r ma yrequire

. Operatin g permit s ma vb e issue d fo ra perio d determine d b vth e Directo rno tt o excee d fiv e years , ar e renewable , an d ar e transferable...

. (Emphasi s added )

Whil e Commenter s agre e i twoul d b e sensibl e t o hav e PTIO s b e vali d fo ra perio d o fu p t o te n years , thi s violate s th e statutor yauthorit ygive n t o th e Directo rb yth e Genera l Assembl yan d woul d requir e legislativ e actio n t o amen d O R C Sectio n 3704.03(G)

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 45 of 51 (Kath yMilenkovski , o n behal fo fTh e Ohi o Chemistr y Technolog yCouncil , Th e Ohi o Chambe ro fCommerce , an d th e Nationa l Federatio n o fIndependen t Business/Ohio ) Respons e 36 : W e appreciat e you rsupport

. Ou rinten ti s t o als o amen d th e statutor ylanguag e identifie d b yth e commenter

. However , timin g i s a consideratio n an d therefor e w e hav e decide d t o amen d th e rul e languag e t o requir e renewal s b e schedule d i n accordanc e wit h th e requirement s o fth e ORC

. Unti l suc h tim e tha t th e OR C i s amende d t o contai n a te n yea rrenewa l period , Ohi o EP Awil l continu e t o proces s renewal s withi n th e limit s o fth e ORC

. W e anticipat e thi s wil l b e accomplishe d prio rt o implementatio n ofth e PTI O program
.
Rul e 3745-31-07( 0 Commen t 37 : Need s a n additiona l entr yindicatin g tha t a PT I doe s no t expire , unles s i ti s supersede d b ya subsequentl yissue d PTIO

. I n addition , ther e i s n o legitimat e reaso n fo rprecludin g th e renewa l o fa conditiona l PTI O (se e OA C 3745-31
- 07(C)(1)(a))

. Whil e i tshoul d b e unlikel ytha t renewa l o fa conditiona l PTI O shoul d b e necessary , circumstance s ma y exis t i n whic h extraordinar yproblem s woul d dictat e tha t a n extensio n i s warranted

. Ther e i s n o reaso n t o foreclos e th e abilit yt o gran tsuc h a n extensio n i n th e rules

. (Kath yMilenkovski , o n behal fo fTh e Ohi o Chemistr y Technolog yCouncil , Th e Ohi o Chambe ro fCommerce , an d th e Nationa l Federatio n o fIndependen t Business/Ohio )
Respons e 37 : W e wil l ad d additiona l languag e clarifyin g tha t a PT I doe s no t expir e an d i s no trenewable

. OR C 3704.03(G ) afford s th e Directo rdiscretio n t o "provid e fo rth e issuanc e o f conditiona l operatin g permit s fo rsuc h reasonabl e period s a s th e Directo rma ydetermine. " W e d o no tagre e a conditiona l permi t shoul d b e renewable

. W e hav e remaine d consisten t wit h th e curren trequirement s unde rOA C Chapte r3745-3 5 tha t conditiona l permit s ca n onl yb e issue d fo ra perio d no tt o excee d si xmonth s an d thi s shoul d b e ampl e tim e t o remed y th e source s abilit yt o compl ywit h thei rpermi tterm s an d conditions

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Rul e 3745-31-08 , "Registratio n statu s permit-to-operate " Commen t 38 : On e o fth e mos t significan t impact s o fth e PTI O progra m o n smal l businesse s i s th e eliminatio n o fPT O registratio n status

. Whil e paragrap h (C ) doe s contai n a "grandfather " provisio n allowin g source s t o remai n o n registratio n status , man ysmal l companie s ma yb e totall yunawar e tha t the y hav e source s o n registratio n statu s sinc e n o regula r reportin g o n thes e source s wa s required

. I t appear s th e inten t o fth e rul e i s t o onl yinitiat e a chang e fro m registratio n status , eithe rrevocatio n o rconversio n t o PTIO , upo n reques t o fth e company
. OCAP P suggest s th e rul e languag e clarif ytha t th e PTI O rule s plac e n o ne wrequirement s o n existin g registratio n statu s sources
. (Ric k Carleski , Ohi o EP AOffic e o fComplianc e Assistanc e an d Pollutio n Prevention )
Respons e 38 : Pleas e se e Commen t an d Respons e #1 7 fo radditiona l change s bein g include d t o clarif yth e grandfatherin g o f registere d sources
. W e agre e tha t n o additiona l requirement s ar e bein g impose d o n thes e sources
. W e identif yi n thi s ne wrul e tha t thos e source s place d o n registratio n statu s wil l remai n a s suc h unles s remove d vi a paragraph s (D ) o r(E)

. I fi t i s foun d a sourc e shoul d b e remove d fro m registratio n statu s vi a paragraph s (D ) o r(E) , Ohi o EP Afiel d offic e staf fwil l wor k wit h th e appropriat e facilit ythroug h th e process
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Rul e 3745-31-09 , "Variance s o n operation " Rul e 3745-31-09(B)(1 ) Commen t 39 : Th e wor d "thereo fshoul d b e "therein. " (Kath yMilenkovski , o n behal fo fTh e Ohi o Chemistr y Technolog yCouncil , Th e Ohi o Chambe ro fCommerce , an d th e Nationa l Federatio n o fIndependen t Business/Ohio ) Respons e 39 : W e wil l mak e th e change

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 47 of 51 Commen t 40 : Shoul d rea d "A n applicatio n tha t seek s a varianc e pursuan t t o thi s rul e t o allo wa n applicant... " I s a varianc e applicatio n a PTI/PTI O application , o ri s i ta separat e application ? Th e varianc e applicatio n proces s i s no t addresse d i n OA C 3745-31-04 , whic h identifie s th e requirement s fo rvariou s applications

. (Kath yMilenkovski , o n behal fo fTh e Ohi o Chemistr y Technolog yCouncil , Th e Ohi o Chambe ro fCommerce , an d th e Nationa l Federatio n o fIndependen t Business/Ohio ) Respons e 40 : W e wil l mak e th e change

. Pleas e not e application s fo r variance s ar e addresse d unde rparagrap h (B ) ofthi s rule

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Rul e 3745-31-09(C)(2)(d ) Commen t 41 : Shoul d includ e PTI s a s wel l a s PTIO s i n th e bubbl e concep t discussion

. (Kath yMilenkovski , o n behal fo fTh e Ohi o Chemistr y Technolog yCouncil , Th e Ohi o Chambe ro fCommerce , an d th e Nationa l Federatio n o fIndependen t Business/Ohio )
Respons e 41 : W e disagree

. Variance s o n operatio n o fexistin g source s ca n occu runde rthi s rul e fo rsource s no tsubjec tt o OA C Chapte r3745-7 7 (Titl e V)

. An yvariance s o n operatio n fo r source s subjec tt o Titl e V , an d therefor e receivin g PTIs , woul d hav e t o b e addresse d throug h th e Titl e Vprogram
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Comment s Unrelate d t o Draf t Rul e Languag e bu tRelate d t o Implementatio n o f th e PTI O Progra m Commen t 42 : Additionally , th e rul e i n it s curren tfor m doe s nothin g t o eliminat e th e curren tPT O backlog , whic h Ohi o EP Aha s indicate d wa s a majo rdrivin g facto ri n developin g a PTI O program
. Whil e th e PTI O syste m will , goin g forward , eliminat e on e permi tprocessin g ste p fo rth e majorit yo f permitte d source d i n Ohi o (i.e., non-Titl e Vsources) , source s tha t hav e bee n waitin g fo rth e issuanc e o finitia l o rrenewa l PTO s mus teithe robtai n a PTI O o rth e rule s mus tprovid e som e othe rmechanis m fo rauthorizin g operation

. I fOhi o E P Ai s require d t o issu e a PTI O fo rever ypendin g PT O permi t application , thousand s o fpermit s wil l stil l nee d t o b eRule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 48 of 51 issue d an d th e backlo g i s i n n o wa yreduce d o reliminate d throug h th e implementatio n o fth e PTI O program
. Th e Commenter s believ e tha t ther e need s t o b e a mechanis m adde d t o th e proposa l t o eliminat e th e PT O backlo g an d t o allo wOhi o EP At o implemen tth e PTI O progra m goin g forward , unencumbere d b ya decade-lon g backlo g o fpermi t applications

. (Kath yMilenkovski , o n behal fo fTh e Ohi o Chemistr y Technolog yCouncil , Th e Ohi o Chambe ro fCommerce , an d th e Nationa l Federatio n o fIndependen t Business/Ohio )
Respons e 42 : Th e continuin g growt h o fa PT O backlo g i s a majo rdrivin g forc e fo rimplementin g th e PTI O program ; however , repairin g th e alread yexistin g backlo g i s a separat e issue

. Th e propose d progra m fo rmino rai rpollutio n source s woul d suppor t Ohi o EPA' s goa l o freducin g th e backlo g b y eliminatin g duplicativ e permitting

. PT O processin g ha s falle n behin d becaus e o fincrease d employe e obligation s an d U.S

. EPA' s emphasi s o n high-priorit yfacilities

. Currently , ove r 17,00 0 emission s unit s nee d a PT O an d PTI s fo rne w emission s unit s ar e constantl ybein g issue d a ta rat e tha t exceed s PT O issuanc e rates

. Thus , th e PT O backlo g i s eve r expanding

. B ycombinin g th e permi tprocess , ther e shoul d b e a stead yreductio n i n th e rat e o fgrowt h o fth e backlog

. A n additiona l benefi tw e hop e t o see , becaus e o f implementin g PTI O an d th e gaine d efficiency , i s tha t resource s ca n b e directe d towar d reducin g th e backlo g ove r a long-ter m basis

. Unti l thi s i s accomplished , source s whic h hav e no t bee n issue d a PTO , o rsource s whic h hav e a n expire d PTO , ca n continu e t o operat e unde rth e term s an d condition s o fthei rexistin g permits , a s i s th e curren tpractice

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Commen t 43 : Applicatio n an d Permi tFor m Th e permi t applicatio n an d th e for m o fth e ultimat e PTI O permi t ar e jus t a s importan tt o th e succes s o fth e PTI O progra m a s th e rule s tha t gover n it

. Ohi o EP Aha s alread y provide d fo rrevie wan d commen to n certai n preliminar ydraf t PTI O application s an d instructions , a s wel l a s th e Permi t Evaluatio n Repor tfor m an d instructions

. W e believ e i twa s prematur e fo rOhi o EP At o see k commen to n th e form s befor e proposin g th e rule s an d tha t th e rule s an d th e form sRule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 49 of 51 shoul d b e develope d an d reviewe d i n conjunctio n wit h on e another

. Th e propose d rule s shoul d specif ywha ti s require d t o b e i n a permi tapplicatio n an d wha tma yappea ri n th e fina l permit , an d an ydifference s betwee n existin g permi t application s an d permi tconten tfro m th e curren t longstandin g PT O progra m shoul d b e share d wit h thos e subjec t t o regulation , wit h a statemen to fbasi s an d purpose
. A s w e sa wwit h th e Titl e Vprogram , ho wth e rule s ar e interprete d i s subjec tt o change , especiall ywher e U S EP A wil l presumabl yb e reviewin g PTIO s o rma yclai m tha t many , i fno t all , o fth e PTIO' s requirement s ar e federall y enforceable , a s i tha s don e wit h PTIs , insignifican temission s units , an d othe rTitl e Vpermi tterms

. Withou tclarit yi n th e rules , th e PTI O progra m run s th e ris k o fbein g expande d an d o ffederalizin g obligation s tha t ar e state-only

. Thi s woul d mea n a los s o fflexibilit yan d stat e autonomy , an d a hug e increas e i n complexity

. (Kath yMilenkovski , o n behal fo fTh e Ohi o Chemistr y Technolog yCouncil , Th e Ohi o Chambe ro fCommerce , an d th e Nationa l Federatio n o fIndependen t Business/Ohio ) I t woul d b e helpfu l i fOEP Acoul d provid e a lis to fspecifi c item s tha t mus tb e include d i n th e PTI O applicatio n fo ri tt o b e considere d complete

. Thi s migh tavoi d th e los s o fsom e tim e a t th e fron t en d o fth e process
. (Stephe n J . Evans , Modin e Manufacturin g Company )
Respons e 43 : A s note d previously , w e hav e provide d th e form s alon g wit h a preliminar ydraf t o fth e rule s fo rpubli ccomment

. Numerou s stakeholder s provide d feedbac k durin g thi s process
. Th e proces s tha t i s occurrin g no wrelate d t o rulemakin g i s require d unde rth e ORC

. Th e form s discusse d above , an d th e permit s themselves , ar e no tcontaine d withi n th e rul e languag e an d therefor e ar e no tsubjec tt o additiona l revie wa t thi s time

. W e d o no tfee l i twoul d b e beneficia l t o incorporat e suc h voluminou s forms , etc. , directl yint o rul e language

. Thi s add s a complexit yt o bein g abl e t o mak e necessar ychange s i n th e futur e tha t improv e efficienc yan d allo wu s t o readil yrespon d t o th e need s o fstakeholder s regardin g th e informatio n requeste d i n thes e documents

. Ohi o EP Awil l continu e t o involv e th e publi ci n change s t o th e forms , etc. , tha t w e generat e i n th e agenc ythroug h variou s outreac h efforts

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 50 of 51 A s t o th e questio n o fspecifi citem s necessar yt o determin e th e completenes s o fa n application : Ohi o EP Aha s bee n activel yreviewin g an d amendin g th e applicatio n for m an d instruction s i n orde rt o enhanc e understandin g b yth e regulate d community

. Alon g wit h implementatio n o fth e PTI O program , Ohi o EP Awil l b e providin g a we b base d progra m fo ral l applicant s t o us e tha t shoul d greatl yincreas e th e abilit yt o submi tapplications

. I fcertai n field s o fth e onlin e applicatio n ar e missin g o rcontai n insufficien tinformation , th e use rwil l b e alerted

. W e hop e tha t change s suc h a s thi s wil l hel p th e regulate d communit ywit h preparin g applications

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Commen t 44 : O n th e DAP C website , th e PTI O Commo n Questio n sectio n states : "Al l PTIO s a ta facilit ywil l hav e a consisten trenewa l date

. Fo rmos tfacilities , PTIO s wil l b e renewe d ever y1 0 years
. Currentl yeac h ai rcontaminan tsourc e a ta facilit y coul d hav e a differen t5 yea rrenewa l date. " I' m confuse d abou t th e consisten trenewa l date

. Ou rfacilit ycurrentl yha s 5 PTIs * fo r5 ai remissio n sources
. Whe n I transitio n t o th e PTI O progra m i n 2008 , al l 5 PTIO s wil l b e renewe d i n 201 8 an d ever y1 0 year s afterward

. No wi fI submi ta PTI O i n 200 9 fo ra n emissio n source , wil l tha t PTI O b e renewe d i n 201 8 o r2019 ? * PT O application s hav e bee n reviewe d b y OEPA , bu t n o PTO s hav e bee n submitte d du e t o backlo g a t OEPA

. W e hav e permissio n t o operat e i n accordanc e wit h ou rFina l PTIs

. (Sandr a Muehling , Guardia n Millbur yCorp. )
Respons e 44 : You rfacilit ywoul d continu e t o operat e i n accordanc e wit h th e PTI s unti l th e PTIO s ar e issued

. Yo u woul d no tnee d t o resubmi t PTI O application s fo rthos e source s wher e yo u hav e alread ysubmitte d PT O applications

. Th e PTI O wil l b e develppe d usin g th e applicatio n previousl ysubmitted

. I f additiona l informatio n i s neede d yo u wil l b e contacte d a ttha t time

. Whe n you rfirs t PTI O i s issued , th e expiratio n dat e wil l b e set

. Fo rexample , i fPTIO s fo r4 o fth e source s wer e issue d i n 2009 , the n th e expiratio n woul d b e 201 9 fo rthos e sources
. I fth e PTI O fo rth e 5t h sourc e wa s no tissue d unti l 201 0 th e expiratio n dat e fo rtha t sourc e woul d als o b e se tfo r 2019

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 51 of 51 Let' s sa yyo u woul d lik e t o instal l a 6t h sourc e a t th e facility

. Yo u woul d submi t a PTI O applicatio n fo rit

. I fth e PTI O i s issue d befor e th e expiratio n dat e tha t wa s se t i n 2019 , i t wil l b e give n tha t expiratio n dat e a s well

. Simila rt o ho wPTO s wor k today , a s lon g a s a renewa l applicatio n fo rth e source s i s submitte d befor e th e expiratio n dat e i n 201 9 yo u woul d b e abl e t o continu e t o operat e i n accordanc e wit h thos e PTIOs

. Th e expiratio n dat e fo rth e nex t roun d woul d b e se t a t th e tim e th e renewa l PTI O i s issued

. I n othe rwords , th e secon d roun d woul d no t automaticall yexpir e i n 2029 , the ywoul d expir e 1 0 year s fro m th e dat e th e renewa l PTI O i s issued

. Commen t 45 : I fI submi t a PT I applicatio n i n Fal l 2007 , wil l I nee d t o submi t a PTI O rathe rtha n a PT O application ? (Sandr a Muehling , Guardia n Millbur yCorp. )
Respons e 45 : Unti l th e PTI O progra m i s implemented , an d ne wform s ar e posted , continu e t o us e th e PT I an d PT O form s tha t ar e available

. I fan ychange s ar e mad e t o thos e form s o rtha t procedur e w e wil l pos t i t t o th e we b page s an d sen d a messag e t o th e PTI O e-mai l list

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Commen t 46 : Hav e yo u considere d a n interne t reportin g softwar e syste m fo rth e annua l Permi t Evaluatio n Reports ? I hav e submitte d report s t o OEP Ausin g SWIMwar e an d Tie r2 Submi t an d foun d th e system s a tim e saver
. I t i s als o comfortin g t o receiv e instan t confirmatio n th e report s hav e bee n received

. (Sandr a Muehling , Guardia n Millbur yCorp. )
Respons e 46 : Th e annua l PE R wil l b e abl e t o b e submitte d throug h ou r ne wwe b base d software

. Yo u wil l als o b e abl e t o submi t PTI O application s an d th e biannua l non-Titl e Vfe e emission s report

. Th e softwar e wil l b e web-base d an d release d a t th e sam e tim e th e PTI O progra m i s implemented

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# OTfeEFft Divisio n ofAi rPollutio n Contro l Respons e to Comment s Propose d Rul e Languag e Commen t Perio d Rule : OA C Chapte r3745-35 , variou s rule s o fOA C Chapte r3745-3 1 an d OA C rul e 3745-15-0 3 - Implementatio n o fPTI O Progra m AgencyContac

t fo rthi s Packag e Divisio n Contact : Jennife rHunter , Divisio n o fAi rPollutio n Control , 614-644-3696 , Jennifer.hunter@epa.state.oh.u s Ohi o EP Aprovide d a 3 0 da ycommen t period , followe d b ya 1 4 da ycommen t perio d extension , whic h ende d o n Augus t 24 , 2007

. Thi s documen t summarize s th e comment s an d question s receive d durin g th e associate d commen t period

. Ohi o EP Areviewe d an d considere d al l comment s receive d durin g th e publi ccommen t period

. B ylaw , Ohi o EP Aha s authorit yt o conside rspecifi cissue s relate d t o protectio n ofth e environmen t an d publi chealth

. I n a n effor t t o hel p yo u revie wthi s document , th e question s ar e groupe d b ytopi can d organize d i n a consisten t format

. Th e nam e o fth e commente rfollow s th e commen t i n parentheses

. General/Overal l Concern s Commen t 1 : Th e PTI O progra m woul d appl yt o mino rai rcontaminan t

emissio n source s require d t o hav e preconstructio n and/o r operatin g permit s i n Ohio , an d woul d appl yt o ne wo r modifie d emission s unit s locate d a tTitl e Vmajo rsource s tha t currentl yrequir e a Permit-to-lnstal l (PTI)

. (Robert Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s & Arthu rLLP 1 ) Respons e 1 : Pleas e not e tha t Titl e Vmajo rsource s wil l stil l receive s PTI s

an d wil l no t b e a partofth e PTI O program
. Commen t 2 : Th e Commenter s commen d Ohi o EP Afo rinnovatin g way s

t o improv e th e mino rsourc e permittin g program s i n Ohi o despit e th e absenc e o fan yfedera l o rOhi o statutory mandat e o rdeadlin e fo rdoin g so
. Th e PTI O proposa l i s th e

Submittin g comment s o n behal fofth e followin g entities : Th e Nationa l Federatio n o f Independen t Busines s - Ohio ; Th e Ohi o Chambe ro fCommerce ; Th e Ohi o Manufacturers ' Association ; Th e Ohi o Chemistr yTechnolog yCouncil ; Th e Ohi o Cas tMetal s Association ; an d Th e Ohi o Petroleu m Council

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 2 of 72 firs t chang e o fit s kin d i n mino rsourc e ai rpermittin g sinc e th e curren t PT I rule s wen t int o effec t i n 1974

. A s Ohi o EP A consider s histori cchange s t o it s mino rsourc e permittin g programs , th e Agenc yshoul d tak e int o accoun tit s decade s o fexperienc e i n permittin g mino rsources , th e curren t administrativ e burden s an d workloa d demand s o n th e Agency , an d th e condition s o fOhio' s econom y(includin g th e eve rincreasin g nationa l an d internationa l competitiv e pressure s o n Ohi o businesses)

. Ohi o EP Ashoul d seiz e th e opportunit yupdat e an d refor m mino rsourc e permittin g an d t o hel p moderniz e an d strengthe n Ohio' s economy
. (Robert Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s &Arthu rLLP ) Respons e 2 : Ohi o EPA , Divisio n o fAi rPollutio n Contro l (DAPC) ,

appreciate s you rsupport

. Commen t 3 : W e hav e indicate d tha t w e ar e i n suppor t o fa PTI O program ,

i fproperl ydesigne d an d implemented

. However , th e propose d PTI O rules , lik e th e Intereste d Part yPTI O proposal , fai l t o com e t o grip s wit h ou rmos t seriou s misgiving s abou t inappropriat e feature s i n th e proposal

. I n al l thre e set s o fpreviou s comments , i n 2002 , 2006 , an d Apri l 2007 , w e emphasize d th e sam e thre e overarchin g issues : 1

. Impositio n o fa coerciv e annua l complianc e certificatio n obligatio n o n mino rsource s (eve n i f rename d a "Performanc e Evaluatio n Report" ) i s unreasonabl e an d unauthorized ; 2

. Acombine d PTI O progra m mus t provid e reasonabl e tim e fo rshakedow n o rdebuggin g o fne wequipmen t an d processes , an d a timel ymechanis m fo rcorrectin g constructio n relate d (PTI ) term s an d condition s demonstrate d t o b e inappropriat e base d upo n actua l operatin g experience ; an d 3

. PTO-typ e term s an d condition s an d certai n PT I term s an d condition s tha t deriv e fro m Stat e polic y preference s rathe rtha n federa l Clea n Ai rAc t mandate s shoul d no t becom e federall yenforceabl e a s a consequenc e o fcombinin g th e PT I an d PT O program s int o a singl e PTIO

. T o date , thes e hig h priorit yconcern s wit h th e propose d PTI O progra m hav e ye t t o b e meaningfull yengage d b yth e Agency

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 3 of 72 I additio n t o thes e thre e mai n issues , th e Commenter s hav e significan t concern s wit h th e substanc e o fsevera l provision s an d with draftin g flaw s (that w e assum e ar e unintended ) i n th e Jul y3 , 200 7 proposal , a s se tfort h mor e full ybelow

. W e als o believ e tha t th e nature , basis , an d purpos e o fke y implementatio n policie s fo rth e ne wPTI O progra m nee d t o b e explaine d an d resolve d i n contex t wit h PTI O rul e changes

. W e suppor t furthe rcollaboratio n an d cooperatio n i n furtheranc e o fa hig h qualit yPTI O progra m tha t appropriatel ystreamline s an d simplifie s mino rsourc e permittin g an d tha t doe s no tundul ydisadvantag e th e competitivenes s o fOhi o businesses

. Ohi o EPA' s PTI' s an d PTO' s hav e graduall ybu t persistentl y increase d i n length , complexity , an d detai l ove rtime , t o th e poin t wher e today' s permit s over-regulat e mino rsource s an d equat e the m wit h Titl e Vmajo rsourc e permit s t o a larg e degree

. Th e feature s o fth e PTI O proposa l t o whic h th e Commenter s tak e exceptio n woul d exacerbat e th e over regulatio n o fmino rsource s an d ad d ne wburden s unprecedente d i n Ohi o an d i n state s i n competitio n wit h Ohi o fo rbusines s an d investment

. W e understan d tha t th e PTI O progra m woul d appl yt o ten s o fthousand s o fmino rsource s i n Ohi o EPA' s permi t system , includin g som e 18,00 0 backlogge d PT O applications

. Thes e numerou s an d divers e mino rsource s ten d t o b e owne d an d operate d predominantl y b ysmal l businesses

. Smal l businesse s ten d t o b e th e engine s o feconomi cgrowth

. W e urg e Ohi o EP At o refin e it s PTI O proposa l i n a wa ytha t give s smal l businesse s an d othe rowner s o fmino rsource s i n Ohi o a competitiv e advantag e rathe rtha n a competitiv e disadvantage , an d tha t focuse s Ohi o EPA' s resource s wher e the yca n d o th e mos t goo d fo rth e environmen tan d mor e faithfull ycarr you t statutorydirectives

. W e appreciat e an d applau d Ohi o EPA' s respons e t o ou r comment s o n th e Intereste d Part yproposa l o n th e wordin g o fRul e OA C 3745-31-05(A ) wit h regar d t o permi t hygien e an d othe rcorrection s o rupdatin g o fBA Tterm s atth e reques t o fa n applican t(an d no t unilaterall yb yOhi o EP Aa s PTIO' s ar e renewed)

. Se e Commen t2 6 an d Respons e o n pp
. 33-3 4 o fOhi o EPA' s Respons e t o Comment s o n th e Intereste d Part yPTI O proposal

. However , mos to fou rothe r significan t concern s wit h th e Intereste d Part yPTI O proposa l hav e bee n dismissed , an d w e restat e an d incorporat e ou r Apri l 2007 , Apri l 2006 , an d Novembe r200 2 comment s fo rRule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 4 of 72 reconsideratio n b yOhi o EPA

. (Robert Brubaker , Porte r Wrigh t Morri s & Arthu rLLP ) Respons e 3 : Ohi o EPA , DAP C appreciate s you rsupport , you rthoroug h

revie wo fth e variou s rul e draft s fo rimplementin g th e PTI O progra m an d you rcontinue d participatio n i n th e rulemakin g process
. DAP C ha s take n grea t car e i n developin g th e PTI O progra m t o achiev e a mor e streamline d an d flexibl e approac h t o permittin g mino rsource s i n Ohio

. W e hav e spen t man yyear s reviewin g variou s option s an d developin g wha t w e fee l i s th e bes t approac h fo rOhio

. Detaile d response s t o th e commenter s concern s alon g wit h th e remainin g comment s fro m thi s commente ran d ou r responses , ca n b e foun d throughou t th e bod yo fthi s document

. Copie s o fth e previou s comment s an d response s reference d b yth e commente rar e availabl e upo n request

. Commen t 4 : Polic yaction s o rdecision s no t disclose d i n th e propose d

rule s tha t ar e integra l t o th e intende d implementatio n o fth e PTI O program
. Polic ydecision s tha t ar e tantamoun tt o rule s appea rt o hav e bee n develope d i n paralle l with th e PTI O proposal , bu toutsid e o fth e propose d rule s an d outsid e o f th e notic e an d commen t process
. Thing s lik e th e "PE R Instructio n Manual, " th e Permi t Term s an d Condition s Library , an d ne w"STARS2"compute rsoftwar e t o replac e th e "STARSHIP " an d "STARS " program s ca n b e bindin g a s a practica l matte ran d hav e ver ysignifican timpact s o n permi t applicant s an d fina l permits

. Th e Agenc yha s don e a goo d jo b o fprovidin g publi cnotic e o fpart s o fth e propose d PTI O program , bu tno t o fal l th e importan t parts

. Sectio n 3745.3 0 o fth e Ohi o Revise d Cod e prohibit s rulemakin g circumvention , o rregulatio n b ypolicy

. Policie s outsid e th e rule s that are intertwine d wit h th e propose d PTI O progra m Th e Commenter s ar e als o concerne d tha t th e agenc yi s establishin g significan tPTI O progra m component s tha t ar e no t expresse d i n th e propose d rules , bu t whic h wil l nevertheles s b e bindin g upo n PTI O permi t holders , an d therefor e tantamoun t t o rule-base d requirements

. Thi s i s contrar yt o OR C Sectio n 3745.30 , whic h provide s tha t "policies " d o no t"hav e th e forc e o flaw, " mus t tak e th e for m o fdocument s tha t ar e publicl yavailabl e an d labele d a s no t havin g th e forc e o flaw , an d mus tb e periodicall yreviewe d an d updated

. Th e PTI O program , however , ha s a t leas t tw o suc h "policies " tha t ar e intende d t o b e impose d upo n ever yRule Package:

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. Th e firs t i s a se to f"Standar d Term s an d Conditions " fo r PTIO' s tha t hav e bee n develope d fo rinclusio n i n al l PTIO's

. Thes e consis to fsixtee n condition s tha t wil l consum e (dependin g upo n printin g format ) a tleas tthre e page s o f single-spac e type

. T o ou rknowledge , thes e condition s hav e no t bee n share d wit h th e publi ci n an yorganize d fashion , an d publi ccommen t o n the m ha s no t b e solicited

. Th e Condition s ar e nevertheles s ver ysignificant , and , i n certai n respects , contrar yt o la wo rotherwis e undesirable

. I fthe y ar e use d a s permi t boilerplate , the yar e tantamoun tt o rule s o fstatewid e applicability

. Conditio n 1 , fo rexample , provide s tha t "Al l Standar d Term s an d Condition s ar e federall yenforceable , wit h th e exceptio n o fthos e liste d below, " whic h lis t consist s o fonl yo fConditio n 8 regardin g transfe ro fa PTI O t o a ne wsourc e owner/operato ran d Conditio n 1 6 regardin g paymen to f permi t fees

. Al l othe rcondition s ar e deeme d federall y enforceable , includin g al l reportin g obligations , record
keeping , nuisanc e prevention , an d employmen t o fbes t availabl e technology

. Makin g al l o fthos e condition s federall yenforceabl e i s directl ycontrar yt o OR C Sectio n 3704.03(G) , whic h state s tha t onl yterm s i n permit s t o operat e tha t restric t potentia l t o emi t ma yb e federall y enforceable

. (Although , a s note d above , eve n tha t i s no t require d b yfedera l law. ) "I n al l othe rrespects , operatin g permit s issue d pursuan t t o thi s divisio n ar e enforceabl e a s stat e la wonly. " OR C Sectio n 3704.03(G)

. Thus , Conditio n 1 shoul d stat e tha t al l condition s ar e no t federall yenforceable , excep t fo rthos e listed , whic h shoul d b e onl ythos e require d t o b e federall yenforceabl e b yfedera l law

. Anothe rexampl e i s Conditio n 15 , stating , "al l ne wsource s mus t emplo yBes tAvailabl e Technolog y(BAT). " Tha t i s simpl yuntrue

. OR C Sectio n 3704.03(T ) exempt s fro m BA T newsource s wit h a controlle d potentia l t o emi t o fles s tha n te n ton s pe ryea ro fa criteri a pollutant

. Also , tha t sectio n exempt s al l ne wsource s fo rwhic h a permi t t o instal l applicatio n i s file d afte rAugus t 3 , 2009 , excep tthos e source s fo rwhic h th e agenc yha s adopte d a rul e imposin g BA Trequirements

. Thi s conditio n i s thu s fundamentall y contraryt o law

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Th e othe rconditions , especiall yth e length yConditio n 1 1 regardin g terminatio n o fth e permit , als o contai n languag e tha t i s problematic

. Ou rpoin ther e i s tha t non e o fthes e "standard " conditions , intende d t o b e place d i n ever yPTIO , shoul d exis tunles s se tfort h verbati m i n th e PTI O rule s i n orde rt o properl yestablis h the m a s law

. Th e Commenter s ar e als o concerne d abou tth e "PE R Instruction Manual " tha t ha s bee n develope d an d wil l b e provide d t o ever yPTI O permi tholder

. A s note d above , w e objec tt o thi s ne wannua l reportin g requiremen ta s unlawful , unnecessary , an d undul yburdensom e fo rmino rsources
. Th e "manual " confirm s ou rconcerns
. Th e document , with appendice s an d forms , consist s o ftwent ypages
. Thi s canno tpossibl yb e consisten twit h th e goa l o festablishin g a mino rsourc e permittin g progra m tha t i s efficient , transparent , an d eas yfo rpermi tholders , especiall ysmal l businesses , t o compl ywith

. Rather , an yne wreportin g requiremen ttha t require s length yexplanatio n i n a "manual, " i fno teliminate d altogether , shoul d b e rethough tan d significantl yreduce d i n scope
. Ther e ar e tw o othe rprogra m component s tha t wil l b e systematicall yapplie d t o PTIO's , an d ar e therefor e tantamoun tt o law , bu td o no tappea ri n th e rules

. Th e firs t i s th e extensiv e "library " o fterm s an d conditions , whic h i s a electroni ccollectio n o fterm s an d condition s fro m whic h a permi twrite ri s t o selec tcondition s th e write rfeel s ar e appropriat e fo ra specifi cPTIO

. Commenter s understan d th e agency' s desir e t o establis h suc h a "library " t o expedit e promp tproductio n o fpermi tdocuments

. However , b y establishin g suc h unifor m languag e o fconditions , th e agenc yhas , i n effect , establishe d a bod yo fla wtha t shoul d b e created , i fa tall , i n th e for m o frules

. Onl yi n tha t fashio n wil l th e publi cb e provide d it s righ t t o commen to n th e conditions , an d hav e lega l recours e t o challeng e unifor m condition s though tt o b e unlawfu l o rfactuall yflawed

. Th e secon d componen ti s th e ne wcompute rsoftwar e (apparentl ylabele d "Star s 2" ) tha t wil l b e use d fo relectroni c PTI O application s an d t o produc e th e permi tdocument

. Th e publi cha s no tbee n involve d i n th e proces s o fdevelopin g th e software , an d ye tth e softwar e ma yhav e th e effec to f imposin g substantiv e constraint s upo n applicant s an d permi t writer s a s effectivel ya s i fsuc h constraint s wer e i n statute s o rrules

. Wil l th e electroni capplicatio n form s requir e onl yRule Package:

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. (Robert Brubaker , Porte r Wrigh t Morri s &Arthu rLLP ) Respons e 4 : Implementatio n o fth e PTI O progra m doe s no tconflic twit h

OR C 3745.30

. Currentl y"genera l term s an d conditions " ar e containe d i n PTI s an d PTO s issue d b yth e agency
. Upo n implementatio n o fth e PTI O progra m the yar e bein g rename d a s "standar d term s an d conditions. " Thes e condition s hav e bee n i n permit s issue d b yDAP C fo rman yyears
. I n developin g th e standar d term s an d conditions , th e Agenc yi s merel yputtin g int o th e for m o fa permi tconditio n o rrequirement , a requiremen ttha t i s alread ya parto fexistin g statutoryo rrul e requirements

. Th e Agenc yi s no timposin g ne w requirement s o fgeneral , statewid e application , an d i s therefor e no tengagin g i n unlawfu l rulemaking

. Moreover , a s t o notic e give n t o th e regulate d communit yabou tthes e term s an d conditions , whe n DAP C develope d thes e term s an d condition s the ywer e provide d t o th e Permi tAdvisor y Grou p (PAG ) prio rt o implementatio n an d al l comment s wer e considered

. Wheneve rDAP C identifie s a chang e i s necessar yi n thes e standar d term s an d conditions , th e PA G i s agai n provide d a n opportunit yt o revie wth e changes

. Ther e ma yals o b e case s wher e thes e term s coul d requir e a permi tspecifi cchange

. Ohi o EP Aneed s th e flexibilit yt o chang e thes e terms , jus t lik e th e emission s uni t specifi c term s o fa permit , o n a case-by-cas e sit e specifi cbasi s throug h th e permittin g process
. Th e commente rreference s "sixtee n conditions " tha t hav e "no tbee n share d with th e public. " W e disagree

. Th e majorit yo fthes e condition s remai n unchange d ove rth e condition s currentl yi n use
. Th e commente ri s priv yt o a cop yo fthes e condition s an d ne w format , whic h wa s identifie d a s a "draft, " provide d durin g a presentatio n t o th e publi cdurin g a permittin g conference

. A t th e tim e o fthi s presentation , DAP C wa s continuin g t o wor k o n th e ne wdraf t forma tan d genera l term s an d condition s wit h th e intentio n o fprovidin g a complete d draf t t o th e PA G throug h th e norma l process
. Th e commente rsite s a fe wspecifi cdraf t standar d term s an d conditions

. Draf tConditio n 1 attempt s t o clearl yidentif y whic h term s an d condition s i n a permi tar e federall y enforceabl e an d whic h ar e state-onl yenforceabl e (pleas eRule Package:

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se e Respons e 3 6 fo rmor e discussio n o n thi s topic)

. Again , thi s wa s a draf t provide d t o th e publi cdurin g a conferenc e fo rth e purpos e o fidentifyin g th e ne wforma tunde rPTI O fo r organizin g al l term s an d condition s i n a permit , no tjus t th e genera l term s an d conditions

. DAP C ha d no tye t full ylooke d a t th e variou s genera l term s an d condition s t o identif y federall yvs
. stat e onl yenforceable

. Thi s draf t wa s i n th e ver yearl ystage s o fcompletion

. Th e commente rals o raise s issu e with draf t Conditio n 1 5 wit h respec tt o BAT

. Althoug h re-worde d i n thi s draft , thi s ter m an d conditio n currentl y exist s i n permits

. W e agre e th e condition s need s updatin g du e t o recen tchange s i n la wregardin g th e te n to n pe ryea r threshold

. Again , thi s draf t wa s i n th e ver yearl ystage s o f completio n an d wa s no tbein g provide d fo rcommen t purpose s atth e tim e o fpresentatio n a ta conference , bu t rathe rfo rillustrativ e purpose s o fho wth e ne wforma twoul d b e organize d unde rth e PTI O program
. W e als o disagre e tha t th e PE R Instructio n Manua l i s a n illega l rulemaking

. Thi s manua l ha s bee n writte n a s a servic e t o ou rpermi t holders

. I n n o wa yi s th e us e o fth e manua l mandatory

. I ti s Ohi o EPA' s goa l t o provid e excellen t custome rservic e an d placin g int o rul e ever yfac t shee to rdocumen ttha t th e agenc yprepare s t o assis t th e regulate d communit ywoul d no t onl ygreatl yexpan d ou rrule s an d furthe rburde n industry , bu t woul d als o direc t valuabl e resource s awa yfro m improvin g operations

. Th e permi t term s an d condition s libraryha s existed , an d evolved , fo rman yyear s withi n DAPC

. Thi s i s no t a ne w concep tt o PTIO

. Th e libraryi s a compilatio n o fter m an d condition s fo rvariou s type s o fsource s tha t hav e bee n issue d i n permit s ove rth e years
. Th e libraryi s a ver y valuabl e too l t o th e permi twrite ra s i tgive s the m a startin g poin t fo rdraftin g term s an d condition s fo ra specifi csourc e typ e upo n receip t o fa n application

. It no t onl yallow s fo r mor e efficien tdevelopmen to fpermits

. B yn o mean s ar e th e libraryterm s an d condition s use d t o establis h unifor m term s an d condition s fo rsource s acros s Ohi o i n an yautomate d manner
. Ever ypermi t mus tb e writte n an d reviewe d fo r accurac yan d applicabilit yt o th e specifi csourc e an d an y term s an d condition s containe d i n th e librarytha t ma yb e applicabl e t o th e sourc e typ e ar e reviewed , an d amende d a s necessary , b ya n experienc e permi t write rt o appl yt o th e specifi csource
. Permi t term s an d condition s requir e muc h flexibilit yi n thei rdevelopmen t du e t o sit e specifi cconditions

. A s th e regulate d communit yknows , term s an d condition sRule Package:

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ar e a compilatio n o fth e rule s an d law s a sourc e mus t compl ywit h whe n installin g an d operatin g a source
. Th e term s an d condition s themselve s d o no t establis h th e bod y o frul e an d la wbu trathe rprovid e th e regulate d entit ywit h a singl e documen t tha t clearl yidentifie s th e requirement s containe d i n th e variou s rule s an d law s fo rwhic h the ymus t comply

. Furthermore , ever ysourc e whic h applie s fo ra permi t i s afforde d a n opportunit yt o challeng e th e permi t i n accordanc e wit h la wan d OA C Chapte r3745-47

. Man y source s eve n choos e t o participat e b yreviewin g term s an d condition s prio rt o issuanc e eve n whe n a draf t o rpropose d actio n i s no trequire d unde rla wo rrule

. Implementatio n o f th e PTI O progra m wil l no t alte rthes e procedura l rules

. Th e commente rals o raise d concern s regardin g th e ne w compute rsoftware , STARS2 , tha t wil l replac e th e existin g STAR S syste m use d i n th e agenc yb ypermi twriter s an d use d externall yb yTitl e Vfacilities

. Th e ne wsyste m wil l b e expande d t o allo wnon-Titl e Vfacilitie s t o als o us e a n electroni csyste m fo rsubmitta l o fdocuments , includin g applications

. However , thi s i s no t a requiremen t bu trathe r a n optio n fo rthes e facilities

. Therefore , w e disagre e tha t i t wil l impos e "substantiv e constraint s upo n applicants. " W e believ e tha t facilitie s wil l fin d th e ne welectroni csyste m convenien t an d easie rtha n th e pape rsystem

. Internally , th e ne wsyste m wil l replac e tw o olde rsystem s an d creat e a mor e functiona l syste m fo rpermi twriters

. Currentl ytw o separat e system s ar e use d b ypermi twriter s t o creat e an d stor e permittin g document s (PT I an d PTO)

. Wit h implementatio n o fSTARS 2 onl yon e syste m wil l b e used

. It i s importan t t o not e tha t permit s wil l no tb e "produce d b yth e software " bu twil l continu e t o b e produce d b ypermi twriter s usin g wor d processin g softwar e (Microsof t Word)

. Iti s als o importan t t o not e tha t w e hav e provide d a n opportunit yfo r th e publi ct o revie wan d commen t o n component s o fth e ne w system , suc h a s proces s flo wdiagrams

. Comments : I n respons e t o comment s o n th e Intereste d Part yPTI O

proposal , Ohi o EP Arepeatedl ystate s tha t "[t]h e purpos e o f thi s rulemakin g i s t o combin e ou rpermittin g processe s int o th e PTI O process " withou t makin g an ychange s t o existin g procedures

. See , e.g. , Respons e t o Comment s a tpag e 43

. W e thin k

th e Agenc yha s overstate d th e "sameness " o fth e propose d PTI O progra m compare d t o th e statu s qu o PT I an d PT O programs
. Ohi o EP Aals o skew s th e "sameness " b y comparin g PTIO' s t o recen t PTI's , rathe rtha n t o th e vas t majorit yo fmino rsourc e permit s (bot h PTI' s an d PTO's )Rule Package:

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. Asimplisti cmerge ro fth e existin g languag e o fChapter s 15 , 31 , an d 3 5 o fth e Ohi o Administrativ e Cod e doe s no tresul ti n "sameness " o r "neutrality, " bu t rathe rresult s i n som e significan t substantiv e change s fro m curren t law , hidde n pitfalls , an d unintende d consequence s (a s explaine d mor e full yi n th e comment s below)

. Apar t fro m th e inaccurac yo fth e "sameness " characterizatio n o fth e PTI O "merger " o fexistin g languag e i n PT I an d PT O rules , th e goa l o fmino rsourc e permittin g refor m shoul d no tb e t o preserv e th e statu s quo
. Rather , Ohi o EP Ashoul d refor m it s mino rsourc e permittin g progra m i n th e bes t way s possible , i n accordanc e wit h firs t principle s o fgoo d government

. Ohi o EP Ashoul d d o al l i t ca n t o mak e th e mino rsourc e permittin g progra m easie rt o administer , mor e efficient , les s wastefu l o fresource s tha t d o no t contribut e t o meaningfu l environmenta l results , an d mor e advantageou s t o Ohi o businesses , especiall ysmal l businesses , face d wit h historicall yhig h an d ever-increasin g competitiv e pressures
. Th e mino rsourc e permittin g progra m i s fundamentall y differen t fro m th e Titl e Vpermittin g progra m require d b y federa l la wfo rmajo rsources
. Th e vas t majorit yo fsource s i n Ohi o - probabl ymor e tha n 95 % - ar e mino rsources
. Many , i fno t most , o fthes e mino rsource s ar e owne d an d operate d b ysmal l businesses

. Man yo fth e mino rsource s ar e commonplac e an d produc e innocuou s an d ubiquitou s emissions , like : dus t fro m roadway s an d parkin g lots ; erosio n fro m storag e pile s o fdirt , sand , o rmulch ; inherentl ylo w emission s fro m natura l gas-fire d boilers , furnaces , an d ovens ; an d tank s fo rholdin g liquid s lik e fue l oil

. Ohi o EP A shoul d b e reducing , no tincreasing , th e permittin g burden s o n thes e type s o fmino rsource s a t smal l businesses

. W e urg e Ohi o EP At o d o mor e tha n jus t attemp t t o "merge " tex t fro m th e PT O an d PT I rule s originall yadopte d i n th e earl y 1970s , an d instea d t o analyz e an d evaluat e wha t i s th e bes t polic yi n 200 7 fo rOhio

. Ohi o EP Ashoul d ai m fo ra n exemplar yPTI O progra m tha t eliminate s unnecessar y paperwork , delays , an d outdated , redundant , o rexcessiv e requirement s fo rmino rsources
. Th e Commenter s suppor t a n expedite d proces s t o develo p consensu s wit h respec t t o clearly-defined , appropriate , an d balance d annua l reportin g obligation s fo rmino rsources
. (Robert Brubaker , Porte r Wrigh t Morri s &Arthu rLLP )Rule Package:

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Ohi o EP Ai s implementin g t o mak e th e mino rsourc e permittin g progra m easie rt o administer , mor e efficien tan d les s wastefu l o fbot h agenc yan d th e regulate d communit y resources
. W e trul ybeliev e implementatio n o fPTI O wil l furthe rthes e goal s an d decrease , no tincrease , th e permittin g burden s o n mino rsource s at smal l businesses

. It i s tru e w e hav e mad e ever yattemp t t o integrat e th e PTI O progra m int o th e curren tstructur e withou t makin g an y change s t o existin g federall yapprove d stat e implementatio n progra m (SIP ) requirements

. I twil l b e necessar yfo rOhi o EP At o resubmi t th e rescissio n o fOA C Chapte r3745-3 5 an d amendment s t o OA C Chapte r3745-3 1 a s revision s o fth e SIP

. Ohi o EP Adoe s no t wis h t o jeopardiz e approvabilit yo f thi s importan t chang e b ytryin g t o encompas s mor e proces s change s tha n thos e tha t wer e i n th e scop e o fth e PTI O program
. W e agre e tha t Ohi o EP Ashoul d continu e t o mak e proces s improvement s i n th e permittin g program
. I n th e pas tw e hav e implemente d man yothe rproces s improvements , suc h a s expandin g th e permit-by-rule s an d creatin g genera l permits , t o continu e t o improv e i n thes e areas
. W e recogniz e tha t ther e ca n alway s b e continue d improvement s mad e an d w e ar e dedicate d at th e agenc yt o continuin g thes e type s o f effort s i n th e future

. Ohi o EP Aha s responde d t o th e commenter s concern s (a s explaine d mor e full yi n th e comments ) below

. Commen t 6 : Th e amendment' s objectiv e i s t o reduc e paperwor k an d increas e efficiency

. Iti s als o designe d t o increas e complianc e an d reduc e ai remissions

. Combinin g th e PT I an d PT O proces s fo rnon-Titl e Vcompanie s i s a n excellen t ide a an d doin g s o wil l increas e efficienc yb yeliminatin g duplicat e processe s an d paperwork

. Th e reductio n i n th e numbe ro freportin g cycle s (annuall yv s quarterl yan d 1 0 year s v s 5 years ) wil l als o decreas e paperwor k bu tI fea ra t th e pric e o fincrease d ai remission s a s reportin g requirement s provid e transparenc yan d th e abilit yfo r oversight

. Thi s fea rwoul d b e eliminate d i fth e ne w amendmen tinclude s a mandatory , unannounce d visi t b yth e EP Ao rlocal , third-part yoversigh tofficia l t o th e non-Titl e V facilit yever ysi xmonths

. Makin g thes e visit s mandator yb y la wwoul d provid e necessit yfo rcontinue d federa l fundin g int o thi s muc h neede d EP Aprogram
. (Jennife rMesaros , o n behal fofth e Gree n Environmenta l Coalition , Dayto n Ohio )Rule Package:

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. Ohi o EPA , unde rth e

Ohi o Revise d Cod e (ORC) , alway s ha s th e authorit yt o ente r ont o th e premise s o fperson s wit h ai rcontaminan t source s t o perfor m inspections

. Unfortunatel yfedera l fundin g doe s no t provid e fo rthes e type s o finspection s o fsource s tha t ar e no t major

. Th e Ohi o EP Acurrentl yconduct s inspection s o fTitl e Vsource s onc e ever ytw o year s an d Syntheti cMino r source s onc e ever yfiv e years
. Thes e inspection s ar e a thoroug h revie wo fal l ai rpollutio n complianc e obligation s an d ar e extremel ycomprehensive

. Inspection s o fmino r source s ma yb e conducte d fo ra variet yo freason s including : i n respons e t o dus t o rodo rcomplaints , base d upo n type s o f ai rcontaminan t sources , problem s i n deviatio n o r complianc e reports , i n respons e t o a permittin g request , an d othe rrelevan t reasons
. Ohi o EP Astrongl ybelieve s tha t b yreducin g paperwor k throug h implementatio n o fth e PTI O program , Ohi o EPA' s tim e an d resource s ca n b e redirecte d t o increas e complianc e assistance

. Rul e 3745-15-03 , "Submissio n o femissio n information " Commen t 7 : OA C 3745-15-03(C)(2)

. Th e wor d "postmarked " shoul d b e

change d t o "submitted. " "Postmarked " i s a ter m tha t implie s tha t us e o fth e U.S

. mai l syste m i s required

. I n many , i fno t mos t cases , report s wil l b e submitte d electronically

. (Robert Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s &Arthu rLLP ) Respons e 7 : Th e wor d "postmarked " wa s a n agree d upo n ter m a s a resul t

o fcomment s an d concern s raise d b ymember s o fth e permi t advisor ygroup
. However , w e agre e clarificatio n i s necessar yfo rwhe n th e mai l syste m i s no tused

. W e wil l incorporat e "submitted " an d provid e a commen ti n th e rul e languag e t o identif yappropriat e submitta l technique s an d ho wthe yaffec t th e submitte d date

. Commen t 8 : OA C 3745-15-03(C)(4)

. Th e wor d "may " i n th e firs t sentenc e

shoul d b e change d t o "shal l b e deeme d to. " Otherwis e i t woul d b e impossibl e t o know , especiall yi n advance , whethe r quarterl yreportin g unde rChapte r7 7 (Titl e V ) woul d satisf y th e quarterl yreportin g require d unde rChapte r15

. (Robert Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s &Arthu rLLP ) Respons e 8 : W e wil l incorporat e th e change

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OA C 3745-15-03(C)(1)

. Th e amoun to fquarterl yreportin g require d b ythi s propose d rul e i s excessive

. Fo rPTI' s fo r unit s a t Titl e Vfacilities , th e standar d genera l ter m an d conditio n include d i n ever yPT I issue d fo ra sourc e a ta Titl e Vfacilit yalread yrequire s quarterl yreportin g an d need s n o supplementatio n (indeed , th e Agenc yshoul d conside r scalin g bac k

th e scop e o fquarterl yreportin g fo rTitl e V facilities)

. Non-Titl e Vfacilitie s shoul d no t b e burdene d wit h thes e requirement s a s a matte ro fcourse , i n th e absenc e o f a specifi capplicabl e requiremen t tha t mandate s quarterl y reportin g (i n whic h case , suc h specifi crequiremen tneed s n o supplementation)

. I n general , quarterl yreportin g shoul d b e require d selectivel yan d relativel yrarely , i fa t all , i fther e i s n o underlyin g requiremen tfo rsuc h report s establishe d b yrule

. Subparagrap h (C)(1)(a ) refer s t o "any " "deviation s (excursions). " Iti s unwis e an d unreasonabl e t o mandat e quarterl yreportin g o f"an yan d all " deviation s fro m th e kind s o fpermi t term s liste d i n th e subparagraph

. Permi t writers , workin g togethe rwit h applicants , shoul d appl yreasone d discretio n a s t o whethe rterm s ar e o fsuc h a natur e an d significanc e a s t o requir e deviatio n reporting , an d i fso , whethe rt o requir e suc h reportin g mor e frequentl ytha n annuall y(o rsemi-annuall yi n th e cas e o fmonitorin g term s at Titl e Vfacilities)

. Th e term s "deviations " an d "excursions " use d i n th e propose d rul e hav e precis e define d meaning s fo r purpose s o fth e Titl e VComplianc e Assuranc e Monitorin g (CAM ) rules , bu tw e ar e no t awar e o fan yOhi o statut e o r regulatio n definin g thes e terms

. "Deviations " an d "excursions " hav e differen tmeaning s i n th e CA M rules

. Th e wor d "excursions " appear s onl yi n parenthese s i n th e firs t sentenc e o fthi s paragraph , an d i s no t repeate d eac h tim e th e wor d "deviations " i s repeate d i n th e sam e paragraph , whic h create s ambiguit yan d confusion

. Subparagraph s (d ) throug h (f) shoul d b e delete d becaus e thi s i s to o muc h detai l fo reac h an d ever ydeviatio n a t a mino rsourc e o fth e broadly-define d term s an d condition s subjec tt o deviatio n reporting

. (Robert Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s & Arthu rLLP ) Respons e 9 : I t appear s th e commente ri s confuse d a s t o whic h type s o f

source s wil l requir e quarterl yreportin g versu s reportin g unde rth e Permi tEvaluatio n Repor t (PER)

. W e wil l revie w th e propose d rul e languag e an d ensur e ther e i s clarity

. Th e quarterl yreportin g requirement s containe d i n th e propose d rul e wil l b e applicabl e t o Titl e Vfacilitie s an d onl ythos eRule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 14 of 72 federall yenforceabl e term s containe d i n a n FEPTI O associate d with a limitatio n o n th e potentia l t o emi tfo rth e purpos e o favoidin g a federa l requirement

. Thi s rul e i s consisten t with th e standar d genera l ter m an d conditio n include d i n ever yPT I issue d fo ra sourc e a ta Titl e Vfacilit y whic h alread yrequire s quarterl yreporting

. Fo rove rte n year s PTI s issue d b ythi s agenc yhav e include d a requiremen t i n th e genera l term s an d condition s fo rquarterl y reportin g o fdeviation s fo rbot h mino ran d majo rsources
. Therefore , thi s i s no ta ne wrequiremen t o ra supplement , bu t th e sam e requirement

. Quarterl yreport s submitte d i n accordanc e wit h a Titl e Vpermi tar e sufficien t t o fulfil l th e requirement s o fquarterl yreportin g unde ra PT I issue d t o a Titl e Vsource
. However , fo rth e perio d o ftim e betwee n issuanc e o fa PT I an d issuanc e (o rmodification ) o fa Titl e V permit , quarterl yreportin g unde rth e PT I wil l b e necessary
. W e wil l b e removin g th e referenc e t o excursion

. Pleas e se e Respons e #1 0 fo radditiona l informatio n regardin g reporting

. Commen t 10 : Annua l complianc e certification s fo rmino rsources
. Th e

propose d "Permi tEvaluatio n Report " (PER ) i s a n unprecedente d requiremen t fo rmino rsource s tha t require s a swor n statemen ti n al l practica l respect s simila rt o a Titl e V annua l complianc e certification

. Th e propose d PE R expand s liabilit yfo rwha tsmal l businesse s an d othe rmino r sourc e owner/operator s disclos e an d fai l t o disclose

. Th e disproportionalit yo fthi s liabilit yan d self-policin g obligatio n i s compounde d b yth e over-regulatio n o fmino rsources
. W e respectfull ysubmi t tha t th e Genera l Assembl yha s no t contemplate d o rauthorize d suc h heavy-handednes s i n regulatin g smal l businesse s an d mino rsources
. Permi t Evaluatio n Report Th e propose d Permi tEvaluatio n Reports , whic h i n effec t woul d b e ver ysimila rt o Titl e Vannua l complianc e certifications , hav e neve rbefor e bee n require d i n PTI' s o r PTO' s fo rmino rsource s i n Ohio

. Th e requiremen tfo rsuc h sel fpolicin g an d swor n statements , an d th e scop e o fsuc h reports , expand s liabilit ywel l beyon d wha t ha s existe d ove r th e pas t 3 5 year s o fmino rsourc e permittin g i n Ohio

. Th e mor e length yan d complicate d mino rsourc e permi tterm s an d condition s become , th e mor e onerou s an d intrusiv e th e PER-relate d liabilit ybecomes

. Thi s entirel yne wan d heav yRule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 15 of 72 hande d obligatio n i s no timpose d b yth e federa l Clea n Ai r Ac to rb yothe rstate s with whic h Ohi o compete s fo r business

. Itwil l creat e a disincentiv e fo rcompanie s t o instal l o roperat e mino rsource s i n Ohi o i fthe yca n d o s o elsewher e (o rsimpl ydiscontinu e o rforg o th e busines s activity)

. Excessiv e monitorin g o rrecordkeepin g an d excessiv e liabilit yfo rminutiae , redundancies , o rpaperwor k lapse s i s th e opposit e o fwha t Ohi o need s t o progressivel ymoderniz e an d strengthe n it s econom ywhil e continuin g t o reduc e emission s an d improv e ai rquality

. I n respons e t o ou rconcern s abou tth e PTI O proposal' s requiremen tfo ra Permi t Evaluatio n Report , Ohi o EP A claim s tha t OR C § 3704.03(1 ) provide s th e directo rwit h th e requisit e authorit yt o requir e suc h a report

. Whil e OR C § 3704.03(1 ) authorize s th e directo rt o requir e th e filin g o f periodi creports , nothin g i n OR C § 3704.03(1 ) authorize s th e directo rt o requir e self-policin g an d self-determination s o f complianc e statu s wit h respec t t o extensiv e permi t terms , o r swor n "affirmations " o fa negative , i.e. , statement s unde r oat h tha t n o deviation s fro m permi t requirement s occurre d ove ra yea rlon g period

. OR C § 3704.03(1 ) i s nothin g lik e th e deliberat e an d extensiv e statutoryan d regulatory underpinnin g fo rannua l complianc e certification s require d o f Titl e Vpermi t holders

. Commenter s respectfull ydisagre e tha t th e la wauthorize s thes e reports

. Bu t eve n i fth e agenc y i s authorize d t o requir e thes e reports , i ti s no t require d t o d o so , an d shoul d no t d o so , fo rth e reason s se t fort h i n thes e Comments

. Th e Commenter s agre e tha t quarterl ydeviatio n report s require d i n recently-issue d PTI' s t o mino rsource s bury permittee s an d Ohi o EP Aan d loca l ai ragencie s wit h voluminou s paperwor k tha t doe s nothin g t o reduc e emissions , an d a s a practica l matte rca n no t al l b e read , muc h les s evaluated , b yqualifie d Ohi o EP Astaff

. W e agre e tha t reportin g b ymino rsourc e permittee s mor e frequentl y tha n onc e a yea ri s unreasonabl e an d ofte n counterproductive

. Whil e annua l rathe rtha n mor e frequen treportin g i s a n improvemen tove rrecen tpractice , th e propose d Permi t Evaluatio n Repor ti s to o broa d a s currentl ycontemplated

. I t treat s al l emissio n units , al l emissio n limit s an d operationa l restrictions , al l opacit ylimits , al l boilerplat e terms , an d al l monitoring , recordkeeping , an d reportin g requirement s a s equall ysignificant

. I trequire s informatio n beyon dRule Package:

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. Th e Commenter s urg e Ohi o EP At o engag e i n a collaborativ e an d cooperativ e dialo g t o tryt o reac h consensu s o n reasonabl e annua l reportin g b ymino rsourc e permi t holders

. Suc h reportin g shoul d avoi d coerciv e admission s o flega l liabilit yo rcertification s o r"affirmations " o fnoncomplianc e o r violation s (no t eve n Titl e Vrequire s that)

. Require d annua l reportin g shoul d b e limite d t o significan t an d specifically
identifie d emissio n limit s o rcontro l obligations , suc h a s syntheti cmino rcap s o n 12-mont h rollin g averag e emissions

. An yknowledgeabl e perso n shoul d b e abl e t o fil e suc h reports , an d instea d o frequirin g a n "affirmation " th e reportin g for m shoul d simpl ystat e tha t th e signe ri s awar e tha t Ohi o la wforbid s th e knowin g falsificatio n o finformatio n require d b ystatut e o rrul e t o b e submitte d t o Ohi o EP A(se e O R C § 3704.03(H)(1))

. (Robert Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s & Arthu rLLP ) Th e propose d "Permi t Evaluatio n Report " (PER ) i s a n unprecedente d requiremen tfo rmino rsources
. I t require s a swor n statemen t i n al l practica l respect s simila rt o a Titl e V annua l complianc e certification

. Th e propose d PE R expand s liabilit yfo rwha t smal l businesse s an d othe rmino r sourc e owner/operator s disclos e an d fai l t o disclose

. I ti s ou runderstandin g tha t thi s typ e o fcertificatio n ha s neve r bee n require d fo rpreviou s PTI' s o rPTO's , s o wha t i s th e compellin g argumen tt o requir e thi s overburdensom e certificatio n unde ra progra m tha t ha s bee n describe d a s on e tha t woul d reduc e th e regulator yburde n fo rmino rsources ? Th e objectiv e o fthi s rul e shoul d b e t o reduc e regulator y burden , no t increas e it

. Althoug h OCM Aha s a numbe ro fcorporat e member s suc h a s Genera l Motor s Powertrain-Defiance , For d Moto r Company , an d Hond a o fAmeric a Mfg. , Inc. , the yar e th e exceptions

. Mos to fou rmember s ar e smal l o rmedium
size d businesses , ofte n family-owne d wit h les s tha n 100-20 0 employees

. Mos t o fthes e companie s d o no t hav e a n environmenta l professiona l o n staf fwhos e onl ytas k i s t o monito renvironmenta l activitie s an d prepar e reports

. Generally , especiall yi n smalle rcompanies , th e perso n "wearin g th e environmenta l hat " als o ha s th e responsibilit y fo rworker s comp , healt h & safety , an d sometime s huma n resources
. Th e PTI O proposa l a s writte n woul d forc e thes e smal l businesse s t o hir e a n environmenta l consultan t t oRule Package:

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assur e complianc e with th e PE R an d t o limi t thei rliability

. Thi s i s surel yno twha t th e Ohi o Genera l Assembl y anticipate s whe n i t come s t o regulatio n o fsmal l businesse s an d mino rsources
. Th e PE R proposa l shoul d b e revisite d an d significantl yaltere d t o remov e thi s unnecessar y regulatoryburden

. (Rus s Murray , Executiv e Director , Ohi o Cas t Meta l Association ) Respons e 10 : Stat e government s bea rmuc h o fth e responsibilit yfo r

ensurin g complianc e with environmenta l standard s tha t protec t publi chealth , an d Ohi o EP Ai s no t th e onl ystat e tha t require s reportin g unde rthei rnon-Tit| e Vpermittin g programs
. W e note , a s note d b ypreviou s commenters , tha t periodi creportin g o fa facility' s abilit yt o mee tth e obligation s o fthei rpermi t i s a n importan ttoo l fo rbot h Ohi o EP Aan d citizen s t o b e awar e o fpotentia l issue s tha t coul d endange r th e healt h an d qualit yo flif e o fOhio' s citizens

. Numerou s studie s hav e foun d tha t self-reportin g ha s a positiv e impac t o n th e environment , specificall yo n emissions

. W e believ e monitoring , recordkeepin g an d reportin g i s a n essentia l componen t o fensurin g complianc e wit h stat e an d federa l requirements

. W e d o no tbeliev e i t i s unlawfu l o runreasonabl e fo r permittee s t o b e awar e o fth e complianc e statu s with thei r permit s an d reportsuc h facts

. Additionally , w e d o no tconcu r tha t th e annua l reportin g o ffact s a s the yhav e transpire d ove rth e precedin g calenda ryea rconstitute s additiona l complianc e liabilities

. Complianc e oversight , an d correspondin g enforcemen t action s remai n th e responsibilit y o fth e Director

. Cas e i n point ; unlik e th e Titl e Vannua l complianc e certification , th e PE R doe s no t requir e th e submitte rt o identif ya complianc e pla n o rdetai l remedia l action s take n t o resolv e th e reporte d deviation(s)

. Exceedance s o femissio n limit s o rothe rpermi trequirement s ar e matter s o ffact

. T o sugges t annua l reporting , o rothe r suc h reportin g o fsuc h fact s expose s additiona l liabilit y suggest s tha t permittee s ar e shielde d i n som e fashio n unti l th e violation s ar e brough tt o ligh t throug h inspection s o r "discovered " i n som e othe rmanner
. Iti s contrar yt o th e basi c underpinnin g o fai rpollutio n la wi n Ohi o tha t th e protectio n o f Ohi o citizen s i s delaye d i n som e fashio n unde ra schem e wher e reportin g i s non-existen t o rles s frequent

. Suc h delay s pu t th e healt h an d safet yo fOhi o citizen s an d th e environmen t a trisk

. Additionally , a reductio n i n recordkeepin g an d reportin g obligations , a s suggeste d b y th e commentor , coul d resul ti n extende d period s o fnon -Rule Package:

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. Finally , a reductio n i n recordkeepin g an d reportin g obligations , a s suggeste d b y th e commentor , coul d exten d th e perio d unde rwhic h complian t Ohi o facilitie s operat e a t a disadvantag e a s the y appl yresource s t o complianc e activitie s tha t a noncomplian t facilit ydoe s no t apply

. Ohi o EP Ai s awar e o fth e resourc e burden s place d o n smal l facilitie s i n maintainin g an d reportin g informatio n o n th e ai rpollutio n complianc e statu s at th e facilities

. Likewise , Ohi o la wprovide s th e Directo r long-standin g broa d discretio n t o requir e recor d keepin g an d reportin g i n a balance d manne rtha t protect s th e healt h an d environmen t o fOhioans

. Ohi o EP Abelieve s th e propose d P E R structur e strike s a n appropriate , lawfu l balanc e betwee n existin g quarterl yreportin g obligation s an d reasonabl e applicatio n o ffacilit yresource s t o ensur e awarenes s an d complianc e with ai rpollutio n permi t requirements

. Fo rove rte n year s PTI s an d PTO s issue d b ythi s agenc y hav e include d a requiremen t i n th e genera l term s an d condition s fo rquarterl yreportin g o fdeviations

. Prio rt o that , man ypermit s containe d periodi creportin g requirement s fo r specifi cterm s an d condition s o fth e permit

. Ther e ar e man y source s tha t d o no thav e thi s curren treportin g obligatio n becaus e thei rPT I wa s issue d prio rt o Ohi o EP Ainitiatin g th e quarterl yreportin g term s i n permit s an d du e t o th e backlo g o fPTO s requirin g issuance

. Withou timplementatio n ofth e PTI O program , DAP C woul d continu e t o wor k o n th e backlo g o fPTO s tha t continu e t o requir e issuance

. Eac h o fthos e PTOs , an d an yPT O renewe d unde rth e curren t program , woul d includ e a requiremen t fo rquarterl ydeviatio n reporting

. Ohi o EP Abelieve s w e ca n improv e th e reportin g proces s fo r mino rsource s b yinstitutin g th e PE R report process
. Th e PE R i s a consolidate d collectio n o finformatio n abou t th e ai rcontaminan tsource s ata facilit yfo ra give n year
. Facilitie s woul d b e provide d wit h a for m fo rreporting , develope d b yOhi o EPA , t o eas e th e burde n ove rth e curren t process
. Muc h o fth e for m wil l b e pre-populate d wit h basi c informatio n t o eas e th e reportin g burden

. A s yo u ma yb e aware , Ohi o EP Adoe s no tcurrentl yrequir e an yparticula r forma t i n reportin g th e statu s o fa facility' s abilit yt o mee t th e obligation s o fthei rpermit

. Thi s ha s advantage s an d disadvantages

. Th e advantag e i s tha t permittee s ar e left t o develo p interna l trackin g an d reportin g system s t o bes t sui t thei rneed s an d mes h wit h thei rinterna l procedure s an dRule Package:

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. Th e disadvantag e i s tha t man ypermittee s tha t woul d fal l int o th e PTI O populatio n hav e limite d resource s an d staf ft o dedicat e t o ensurin g prope rrecord s ar e kep t an d adequat e informatio n i s provide d regardin g permi t requirements

. A s a n example , Ohi o EP Awa s aske d b y smalle rTitl e Vfacilitie s t o develo p deviatio n reportin g for m fo rreportin g quarterl yan d semi-annua l deviatio n report s require d b yTitl e V

. Ohi o EP Aresponde d b ydevelopin g a for m tha t i s no wuse d b yman ypermittees

. Ohi o EP A envision s tha t a structure d reportin g regim e woul d len d consistenc yi n reporting , an d a bette runderstandin g o f permitte e recor d keepin g an d reportin g obligations

. Th e draf t o fth e PE R reviewe d b yth e commente ri s structure d int o tw o parts

. Th e firs t partprovide s basi c informatio n abou t th e facilit yincludin g contac tidentificatio n an d a lis t o fal l ai rcontaminan t source s issue d a PTIO

. Thi s informatio n i s populate d b yOhi o EP Aan d provide s a n avenu e t o ensur e th e permitte e an d Ohi o EP Ahav e a commo n understandin g o fwha ti s regulate d a tth e facility , wh o th e contac tis , etc. , an d th e opportunit yt o correc to r updat e incorrec t informatio n store d i n Ohi o EP Adat a files

. Ther e i s als o a questio n fo rth e permitte e tha t provide s a n avenu e fo rreportin g an yothe rpertinen tinformatio n tha t ma y b e usefu l t o Ohi o EP A(e.g. , identifyin g a pendin g transfe ro f ownership)

. Iti s a n opportunit yfo rth e permitte e t o report ai r contaminan t sourc e shutdowns , proces s improvements , issue s an d project s s o tha t Ohi o EP Adat a remain s curren t an d accurate

. Conveyin g informatio n vi a thi s sectio n o fth e PE R ca n ope n th e doo rfo rdiscussio n an d understandin g betwee n Ohi o EP Aan d th e facilit yconcernin g regulate d operations

. Thi s firs t partconclude d wit h a n affirmatio n statemen t an d signatur e sectio n tha t states : "Th e signatur e shal l constitut e persona l affirmatio n tha t al l statement s o rassertion s o ffac t mad e i n th e reportar e tru e an d complete , compl yfull ywit h applicabl e stat e requirements , an d shal l subjec tth e signator yt o liabilit yunde rapplicabl e stat e law s forbiddin g fals e o rmisleadin g statements. " Th e secon d part o fth e for m i s specifi ct o th e ai rcontaminan t sourc e an d woul d b e complete d fo reac h ai rcontaminan t sourc e issue d a PTIO

. It contain s a serie s o ffiv e yes/n o questions

. Tw o o fth e question s ar e consisten twit h curren t quarterl ydeviatio n requirement s an d requir e i fdeviation s di d occu ra n attachmen t identifyin g th e natur e o fth e deviatio n i sRule Package:

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. Again , thi s i s consisten t wit h th e curren t requirement s i n th e genera l term s an d condition s o fPTI s an d PTO s issue d b yOhi o EP Atoda yan d reduce s permitte e administrativ e burden s b yrequirin g onl yon e submissio n rathe rtha n fou rquarterl ysubmissions

. Th e remainin g thre e yes/n o question s intende d t o provid e valuabl e informatio n t o Ohi o EP Anecessar yt o accuratel ytrac k certai n specifi c change s a t a facilit yan d include : 1-di d th e ai rcontaminan t sourc e operate ; 2-wa s th e ai rcontaminan tsourc e permanentl yshu tdow n and ; 3
- wa s ther e a modificatio n o f th e ai rcontaminan t source
. Thi s informatio n ha s no t bee n formall ycollecte d i n th e past

. Mos tnotably , shutdow n source s hav e onl ybee n identifie d durin g periodi cinspection s o rinforma l notification s fro m owners
. Accurat e trackin g o f shutdow n source s i s a ver yimportan ttoo l fo rth e agenc yan d benefit s th e permitte e i n variou s ways
. Primarily , i t keep s agenc yrecord s up-to-dat e an d accurate

. Secondly , som e shu t dow n operation s ca n benefi t a permitte e b yfreein g u p credit s unde rth e emission s bankin g progra m bein g established

. Finally , w e believ e requestin g thi s informatio n durin g th e yearl yreporti s sufficien tnotic e t o allo wu s t o updat e record s an d maintai n a n accurat e representatio n o f th e source s operatin g i n Ohio

. W e d o no tbeliev e i ti s necessar yt o requir e mor e frequen tnotification

. Requestin g confirmatio n a s t o whethe roperatio n o fth e sourc e occurre d i s helpfu l whe n evaluatin g whethe ro rno tdeviation s a tth e sourc e occurred

. Deviation s ca n b e commo n a t a facilit y an d whe n fiel d offic e staf frevie wreport s tha t identif yn o deviation s ar e occurring , understandin g tha t th e sourc e di d no t operat e durin g th e reportin g perio d i s ver yusefu l information

. A n ai rcontaminan t tha t wa s no t operate d durin g th e reportin g perio d doe s no t impl yth e sourc e wa s shutdow n an d wil l no tb e identifie d a s suc h i n Ohi o EP Arecords

. An d lastly , identifyin g i fmodification s ma yhav e occurre d help s Ohi o EP Aidentif yi fa sourc e ma ynee d a permit

. Ohi o EP A believe s tha t i fa chang e occurre d durin g th e reportin g perio d that , i n fact , require d a permi t o rpermi t modification , i t i s bette rt o addres s th e issu e expeditiousl yrathe rtha n dela y addressin g th e issu e unti l a n inspectio n occurs
. Change s t o ai rcontaminan tsource s rarel yoccu ri n a vacuum
. Reportin g suc h changes , an d addressin g permi tapplicatio n obligation s earl yma ylea d t o les s inadverten tnoncomplianc e whe n futur e change s occur
. A s allude d t o b yth e commenter , smalle rsource s ofte n d o no t full yunderstan d ne wsourc e revie wpermittin g obligations

. Thi s questio n allow s th e permitte e t o onc e a yea rreflec t o n an ychange s tha t ma y hav e occurre d a tthei rfacilit yan d evaluat e i fa permi tRule Package:

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. Thi s allow s source s t o mor e quickl yobtai n appropriat e permit s the yma yhav e mistakenl yneglecte d t o appl yfor

. A t a minimum , i tallow s th e Agenc yt o assis ti n thi s revie wproces s i n orde rt o avoi d futur e inadverten tnoncompliance

. Ohi o EPA' s mai n objective s i n thes e question s ar e t o maintai n a n accurat e representatio n o fai rcontaminan tsource s a ta facilit ytha t requir e permit s an d t o assis tpermittee s i n maintainin g complianc e wit h regulations

. W e believ e a bette r understandin g o ffacilit yoperation s an d project s woul d resul t i n greate rcomplianc e rate s an d environmenta l benefit

. B y havin g a n avenu e t o collec tthi s data , facilit ydat a i s self
correctin g ove rtime

. Ohi o EP Ai s bette rabl e t o develo p programs , monitorin g regimes , SI P development , etc. , wit h th e mor e accurat e dat a regardin g facilitie s operatin g i n Ohio

. However , becaus e o fconcern s raise d b yth e regulate d community , Ohi o EP Awil l b e revisin g th e PE R for m t o remov e th e thre e question s o n th e emission s uni t specifi c for m discusse d unde rthi s paragraph

. Rathe rtha n as k th e yes/n o question s a tth e emission s uni t level , Ohi o EP Awil l b e requestin g an yinformatio n relevan tt o thes e question s b e identifie d unde rth e firs t parto fth e for m tha t provide s a n avenu e fo rreportin g an yothe rpertinen tinformatio n tha t ma y b e usefu l t o Ohi o EPA

. Th e questio n state s specificall yi n th e draf t PER : Additiona l Information/Corrections : Pleas e lis tbelo wan yadditiona l informatio n yo u wis h t o communicat e with Ohi o EP Aincludin g permanentl y shutdow n EU s wit h associate d shutdow n date(s),EU(s ) tha t wil l no t b e installe d o rmodified , ne wEU s tha t di d no t receiv e a PTIO , modification s o f EU s an d associate d Permi t Number(s) , i fapplicable , etc

. Th e PE R i s no tth e "line-by-line " complianc e reportrequire d fo rTitl e Vannua l complianc e certifications

. Titl e Vpermi t holder s mus tcertif ycomplianc e wit h eac h ter m an d conditio n i n th e permit

. Contrar yt o assertion s b yth e commenter , th e PE R doe s no trequir e line-by-lin e certificatio n o fcomplianc e wit h eac h PTI O permi t term

. W e disagre e tha t th e PE R expand s liabilit ywel l beyon d wha tha s existe d unde rcurren tstat e law

. Th e PE R doe s no tad d an y lega l liabilit yt o th e entit ytha t doe s no t alread yexis t unde r curren t la wprohibitin g falsificatio n o frecords

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 22 of 72 Suc h la wi s no tenforceabl e b yUSEP Aan d i s no t federalize d "b yextension " a s asserte d b yth e commenter

. Unde rexistin g Ohi o law , OR C 3704.03(1 ) provide s tha t th e Directo ro fenvironmenta l protectio n ma yrequir e th e perso n responsibl e fo ran yai rcontaminan t sourc e t o operat e monitorin g devices , maintai n records , an d fil e periodi c report s containin g an ypertinen t informatio n th e Directo r prescribes

. OR C 3704.05(D ) provide s tha t n o perso n shal l fai l t o instal l an d maintai n monitorin g device s o rt o submi t report s o rothe rinformatio n a s ma yb e require d unde rOR C 3704.03(1 ) an d tha t n o perso n n o perso n shal l falsif yan y plans , specifications , data , reports , records , o rothe r informatio n require d t o b e kep t o rsubmitte d t o th e directo r (3704.05(H)(1))

. W e understan d th e commenter' s concer n regardin g th e lega l ramification s o fsignin g a n affirmatio n i n th e PE R wher e n o explici taffirmatio n currentl yexist s i n th e quarterl ydeviatio n reportin g requirements

. However , i t i s importan t t o not e tha t regardles s o fth e absenc e o fa n explici t affirmatio n i n quarterl ydeviatio n reporting , th e sam e implication s an d potentia l ramification s exis t unde rth e curren t syste m a s woul d exis tunde rth e PE R proposal

. Wit h respec tt o reportin g require d b yth e director , OR C 3704.06(C ) provide s tha t prosecutio n o fan yperso n wh o violate s OR C 3704.0 5 ma yoccur , includin g impositio n o f civi l penaltie s o fu p t o $25,00 0 pe rda ype rviolation

. Lastly , OR C 3704.09(A ) provide s tha t an yreckles s violatio n o fOR C 3704.05(D ) ma yb e fine d u p t o $25,00 0 pe rda yo rfac e imprisonmen to fn o mor e tha n on e yea rpe rviolation

. Thes e penaltie s ar e wit h respec tt o failin g t o submi treports

. OR C 3704.09(B ) provide s tha t an yperso n wh o knowingl yviolate s OR C 3704.05(H ) ma yb e fine d u p t o $25,00 0 pe rda ype r violation

. Thi s penalt yi s wit h respec tt o falsifyin g reports

. Therefore , unde rOhi o la wan yperso n wh o fail s t o submi t require d reportin g ca n fac e monetar ypenaltie s o r imprisonmen twhil e an yperso n wh o knowingl ysubmit s fals e informatio n i n a report ca n fac e monetar ypenalties

. Thes e lega l ramification s ar e unchange d b yth e PE R proposal

. Man ysmal l facilit yoperator s ar e likel yunawar e o fthi s existin g liability

. Ohi o EP Abelieve s i ti s beneficia l fo rsuc h liabilit yt o b e transparen t t o th e permitte e a t th e tim e th e report i s submitted

. Tha t said , t o alleviat e th e concern s o fth e regulate d community , Ohi o EP Awil l b e revisin g th e signator y requirement s o fth e PER , a s the yar e identifie d i n thi s rule

. Ohi o EP Awil l includ e a statemen t o fth e existin g liabilit ya sRule Package:

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Commen t 11 :

Respons e 11 : Commen t 12 :

Respons e 12 : reference d i n th e OR C o n th e form ; however , a signatur e wil l

no tb e required

. Permi tEvaluatio n Report s Fo rth e reason s give n i n ou rAugus t10 , 200 7 comments , w e thin k th e propose d "Permi tEvaluatio n Reports " fo rmino r source s ar e no tauthorize d b ystatute , an d ar e unreasonabl e a s a matte ro fpolic yeve n i fther e wa s statutorydiscretio n t o impos e suc h requirements

. Withou tconcedin g th e Agency' s authorit yt o requir e th e propose d "Permi tEvaluatio n Reports, " i fth e Agenc yreject s ou rposition , w e respectfull y sugges ttha t th e languag e o fOA C 3745-15-03(D ) shoul d b e modifie d t o reduc e th e amoun to finformatio n t o b e reported , an d 15-03(E ) shoul d b e revise d t o reformulat e th e assuranc e o faccurac yprovide d b yth e perso n submittin g th e reports o tha t i ti s consisten twit h an d no tmor e demandin g o r burdensom e tha n th e assuranc e provide d i n th e Titl e V permi tprogram
. (Robert Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s &Arthu rLLP ) Pleas e se e Respons e #10

. OA C 3745-15-03(D)(1 ) shoul d read : (D ) Permi tevaluatio n report

. (1 ) Pursuan tt o paragrap h (A ) o fthi s rule , eac h permi t describe d unde rparagrap h (B)(2 ) o fthi s rul e shal l requir e th e owne ro roperato rT O submi ta permi tevaluatio n report , i n a for m an d manne rprescribe d b yth e director , whic h identifies , ata minimum : [Comment : th e phras e "a ta minimum " shoul d b e deleted , becaus e i tconnote s unbounde d discretion , an d defeat s th e purpos e o fnotic e an d commen trulemaking

. I n th e contex to fthi s rule , th e phras e "a ta minimum " wil l produc e uncertaint yan d a hig h probabilit yo fconflict s ove rsecre tla wan d regulatio n b y polic ywit h regar d t o expectation s an d requirement s beyon d th e "minimum."] : (Robert Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s &Arthu rLLP ) Ohi o EP Awil l incorporat e th e "TO " suggeste d b yth e commenter

. Wit h respec tt o th e "ata minimum " languag e i n th e rule , Ohi o EP Adoe s no tbeliev e i tproduce s uncertainty

. W e stat e i n th e rul e languag e tha t i twil l b e submitte d i n a for m an d manne rprescribe d b yth e director

. Thi s i s consisten twit h OR C 3704.03(1 ) whic h provide s tha tRule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 24 of 72 th e Directo rma yrequir e periodi creport s "containin g an y pertinen t informatio n th e Directo rprescribes. " A s identifie d i n Respons e #10 , w e ar e creatin g a for m tha t wil l b e specifi c removin g an yambiguit yan d providin g uniformit yfo ral l sources
. Thi s rul e provide s th e majo relement s tha t wil l b e i n th e reportfor m create d unde rth e Director' s authority

. Commen t 13 : OA C 3745-15 -03(D)(1)(a) shoul d read :

(a ) Alis t o fal l ai rcontaminan tsource s tha t hav e be e issue d TH E permi t O R PERMIT S FO R WHIC H TH E REPOR TI S SUBMITTE D describe d unde rparagrap h (B)(2 ) o fthi s rule ; AN D [Comment : Thi s subparagrap h shoul d b e revise d t o refe rt o onl yth e particula rPTI O o rPTIO' s fo rwhic h th e Permi t Evaluatio n Repor ti s bein g file d becaus e ther e i s n o goo d reaso n fo ra n owne ro roperato rt o b e obligate d t o inventoryal l o fit s (B)(2 ) PTIs , FEPTIOs , an d PTIO s (anywher e i n Ohio ) eac h yea ra n annua l Permi t Evaluatio n Repor ti s submitted

. Th e owne ro roperato rshoul d hav e th e option , bu tno tth e duty , t o submi t on e reportfo rmultipl e PTIO's , provide d tha t eac h PTI O covere d b yth e reporti s identifie d i n th e report

. Th e permi twil l lis tth e ai r contaminan tsource s t o whic h i tapplies , an d ther e i s n o nee d fo rth e applican t t o extrac tthi s informatio n fro m th e permi t ever yyear
. Th e referenc e t o "all " ai rcontaminan t source s "describe d unde rparagrap h (B)(2 ) o rthi s rule " i s indefinit e an d no treasonabl yascertainable

. Th e propose d text woul d requir e th e submissio n o fon e Permi t Evaluatio n Repor tfo rever yPTI , FEPTIO , an d PTI O sourc e i n Ohi o wit h th e sam e owne ro roperator

. Eve n i fpropose d paragrap h (C)(1 ) i s intende d t o appl yjus t t o al l th e source s describe d i n paragrap h (B)(1 ) tha t ar e locate d a tth e sam e premis e o r facility , ther e ma yb e differen tpeopl e involve d i n th e operation , supervision , o rmanagemen t o fvariou s ai r contaminan t source s co-locate d a tth e sam e premis e suc h tha t collectiv e reportin g i s inappropriat e o rundesirable

. I n thi s regard , OR C sectio n 3704.03(G ) give s Titl e Vpermi t applicant s th e statutoryoptio n o fgroupin g multipl e unit s a t th e sam e Titl e Vfacilit yint o tw o o rmor e Titl e Vpermits , a s bes t serve s th e busines s need s o fth e applicant. ] (Robert Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s &Arthu rLLP ) Respons e 13 : A s mentione d i n Respons e #10 , th e for m Ohi o EP Ai s

creatin g wil l hav e tw o parts

. Th e firs t partprovide s basi c informatio n abou t th e facilit yincludin g a lis t o fal l ai r contaminan t source s issue d a PTIO

. Thi s informatio n i s pre populate d b yOhi o EP Aan d provide s a n avenu e t o ensur eRule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 25 of 72 th e permitte e an d Ohi o EP Ahav e a commo n understandin g o fwha t i s regulate d a tth e facilit yan d th e opportunit yt o correc t o rupdat e incorrec t informatio n store d i n Ohi o EP A dat a files

. A s th e PE R i s onl yapplicabl e t o PTIO s (whethe r i t i s a PTI O o rfederall yenforceabl e PTI O (FEPTIO)) , thi s woul d no t b e applicabl e t o an ypreviou s PTI s (o rPTOs ) tha t wer e historicall yissue d t o th e owne ro roperato ra s th e commente reluded

. Th e permitte e wil l submi t on e report , o n th e annua l du e date , fo ral l th e PTIO' s issue d t o a facility

. Again , th e PE R i s comprise d o ftw o parts , a facilit ywid e sectio n wit h basi c informatio n an d a n emission s uni t specifi csection

. Multipl e emission s uni t specifi csection s wil l b e attache d fo reac h sourc e issue d a PTIO

. Therefore , i twil l b e ver yeas yfo r eac h perso n responsibl e fo rth e variou s source s a t a facilit y t o complet e th e emission s uni t specifi csectio n applicabl e t o them , s o tha t "differen t peopl e involve d i n th e operation , supervision , o rmanagemen to fvariou s ai rcontaminan t source s co-locate d a tth e sam e premise " ca n assis ti n compilin g th e complet e report

. Ther e ma yb e case s wher e th e report doe s no t identif yeac h emission s uni t issue d a PTI O an d t o b e covere d b yth e report

. Fo rexample , i fth e report wa s maile d t o th e recipien t b yOhi o EP Aan d a PTI O wa s issue d afte rth e mailin g date

. It i s stil l th e responsibilit yo fth e permi tholde rt o identif ytha t ther e i s a source , no tidentifie d i n th e pre-populate d table , tha t i s subjec tt o th e PTI O reportin g requirements , an d submi t th e applicabl e informatio n i n th e report

. W e ar e unclea ro n th e commenter s assertio n tha t "ther e i s n o goo d reaso n fo ra n owne ro roperato rt o b e obligate d t o inventoryal l o fit s (B)(2 ) PTIs , FEPTIOs , an d PTIO s (anywher e i n Ohio ) eac h yea ra n annua l Permi tEvaluatio n Repor ti s submitted. " W e believe , onl ythroug h a n accurat e inventoryo fpermit s issued , ca n a permite e understan d it s reportin g obligation

. A t a minimum , w e hop e tha t al l permittee s ar e knowledgabl e enoug h o fthei rpermi t content s t o b e abl e t o effectivel yreport o n a n annua l basis

. W e ar e no t sur e wha tth e concer n i s with regard s t o "anywher e i n Ohio"

. Afacilit yi s issue d a n Ohi o EP Aidentificatio n numbe r upo n creatio n a s a facility

. Th e annua l reportwil l b e applicabl e t o al l PTIO s unde rtha t facilit yidentificatio n number

. W e d o understan d th e commenter s concer n regardin g th e languag e implyin g tha t a n owne ro roperato r wit h multipl e facilitie s withi n Ohi o submittin g on e reportfo ral lRule Package:

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. Tha t i s no t th e inten t o fth e PE R program
. W e wil l amen d th e languag e unde r(B)(1 ) an d (B)(2 ) t o read : "..

. .shal l b e applicabl e t o a nowner or operator o f afacility... " Commen t 14 : OA C 3745-15-03(D)(1)(b ) shoul d read : (b ) Additiona l informatio n o rcorrection s t o identifie d i n th e permi t evaluatio n permit , suc h as : permanentl yshu t dow n ai r contaminan tsources , ai rcontaminan t source s tha t wil l no t b e installe d o rmodifiod , ne wai rcontaminan tsource s tha t di d no t receiv e a permi tdescribe d unde rparagrap h (B)(2 ) o f thi s rulo , o rmodification s o fai rcontaminan tsource s issue d a permi t describe d unde rparagrap h (B)(2 ) o fthi s rule ; [Comment : Thi s subparagrap h shoul d b e delete d becaus e i t i s no t german e t o complianc e with ai rpollutio n contro l performanc e obligation s impose d b ya permit

. I t ask s fo ra nuance d judgmen to n a matte ro fconsiderabl e lega l an d factua l complexity

. Mino rsourc e owner/operator s (an d particularl ysmal l businesses ) shoul d no t b e place d i n a positio n o funknowingl ysurrenderin g permi t right s o r emissio n reductio n credit s fo rsource s tha t ma yb e returne d t o servic e base d o n unforesee n o runexpecte d busines s conditio n change s I n addition , a s presentl yworded , th e requiremen ti s ope n ende d - th e phras e "additiona l informatio n o rcorrection s t o ai rcontaminan tsource s identifie d i n th e permi t evaluatio n permi t (sic)" - i s simpl yto o vagu e an d indefinite

. (Rober t Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s & Arthu rLLP ) Respons e 14 : W e believ e thi s questio n i s o fth e upmos timportanc e fo ral l

th e reason s identifie d i n ou rRespons e #10

. Havin g a n accurat e inventor yan d providin g a simplifie d rout e fo r presentin g tha t informatio n t o Ohi o EP Ai s paramoun tt o Ohi o EP Abein g abl e t o accuratel yreflec t th e source s operatin g i n Ohio

. W e disagre e tha t thi s questio n implie s surrenderin g o fpermi t rights

. Apermi t i s "surrendered" , o rn o longe renforceable , onl ywhe n a n emission s uni t i s permanentl yshutdown

. Thi s ca n onl yb e accomplishe d b y receip t o fa certifie d reques tfro m th e authorize d representativ e o fth e emission s unit

. Ohi o EP Awil l provid e a mechanis m fo rth e permitte e t o d o thi s throug h th e PE R report wit h clea rinstructions

. W e believ e thi s i s a benefi t t o th e PE R report

. W e wil l b e amendin g th e rul e languag e t o remov e th e "suc h as " example s an d wil l identif ythes e example s i n th e PE R FAQs/Instruction s document

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 27 of 72 Commen t 15 : OA C 3745-15-03(D)(1)(c ) shoul d read :

(c ) Any—^Deviation s (excursions)—DURIN G TH E REPORTIN G PERIO D fro m TH E emissio n limitations , operationa l restrictions , an d contro l devic e operatin g paramete rlimitation s THA TAR E DESIGNATE D I N TH E PERMI TA S SUBJEC TT O ANNUA LPERFORMANC E EVALUATIO N REPORTIN G AN D tha t hav e bee n detecte d b yth e testing , monitoring , an d record-keepin g requirement s specifie d i n th e permit

. [Comment : Th e term s "deviations " an d "excursions " hav e precis e define d meaning s fo r purpose s o fth e Titl e VComplianc e Assuranc e Monitorin g (CAM ) rules , bu tw e ar e no t awar e o fan yOhi o statut e o r regulatio n definin g thes e terms

. "Deviations " an d "excursions " hav e differen tmeaning s i n th e CA M rules

. Th e wor d "excursions " appear s onl yi n parenthese s i n th e firs t sentenc e o fthi s paragraph , an d i s no trepeate d eac h tim e th e wor d "deviations " i s repeate d i n th e sam e paragraph , whic h create s ambiguity

. Th e annua l Permi t Evaluatio n Repor tshoul d no t automaticall yappl yt o eac h an d ever y emission s limitation , operationa l restriction , an d contro l devic e operatin g paramete ri n a mino rsourc e permit , n o matte rwha t th e circumstances

. Commo n sens e woul d dictat e tha t no tal l source s an d al l permi tterm s ar e equal , an d tha t annua l accountin g fo rcertai n source s an d certai n permi t term s i s particularl yunreasonabl e an d unnecessary. ] (D)(1)(d ) throug h (f) , delete

. [Comment : subparagraph s (d) , (e) , an d (f) shoul d b e delete d becaus e thi s i s to o muc h detai l fo reac h an d ever ydeviatio n a ta mino rsourc e o fth e broadly-define d term s an d condition s subjec tt o deviatio n reporting. ] (Robert Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s & Arthu rLLP ) Respons e 15 : W e wil l b e removin g th e referenc e t o excursion

.

Pleas e se e Respons e #1 0 fo radditiona l informatio n regardin g reporting

. Commen t 16 : OA C 3745-15-03(D)(2)(a) , delet e "a t a minimum " i n th e firs t

sentence

. Standardles s discretio n t o requir e Permi t Evaluatio n Report s mor e ofte n tha n annuall ycreate s undu e an d undesirabl e uncertainty , an d i s to o susceptibl e t o abuse

. (Rober t Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s & Arthu rLLP )Rule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 28 of 72 Respons e 16 : W e disagree

. Ther e ma yb e case s wher e i ti s appropriate ,

fo rexampl e du e t o enforcemen tissues , fo rmor e frequen t tha n annua l reporting

. Commen t 17 : OA C 3745-15-03(E ) shoul d read :

(E ) Eac h reportsubmitte d i n accordanc e with thi s rul e shal l b e signe d b yth e authorize d reprosontative , a s define d i n paragrap h (B ) o frul e 3745-31-0 4 ofth e Administrativ e Cod e APERSO N WH O HA S CONDUCTE D AREASONABL E INQUIR YINT O TH E FACT S SE TFORT H I N TH E REPORT

. Th e signatur e shal l constitut e persona l affirmatio n that , BASE D UPO N INFORMATIO N AN D BELIE F FORME D AFTE R AREASONABL E INQUIRY , TH E PERSO N BELIEVE S THA Tal l statement s o rassertion s o ffac t mad e i n th e report ar e tru e an d complete , compl yfull ywit h applicable—state—requirements,—and—sbaW—subject—th e signator yt o liabilit yunde rapplicabl e stat e law s forbiddin g fals e an d misleadin g statement s AN D THA TTH E PERSO N I S AWAR E THA TOHI O LA WFORBID S TH E KNOWIN G FALSIFICATIO N O F INFORMATIO N REQUIRE D T O B E SUBMITTE D T O TH E DIRECTO R B YCHAPTE R 370 4 O F TH E OHI O REVISE D COD E O R RULE S ADOPTE D UNDE R IT

. [Comment : Unles s th e propose d certificatio n languag e i s changed , i t woul d deman d a n absolut e guarante e o faccuracy , whic h i s a n unrealisti cobligatio n t o plac e o n smal l businesse s an d mino rsourc e owner s o r operators

. W e understan d tha t th e propose d text wa s take n verbati m fro m th e permi t applicatio n certificatio n provisio n i n OA C Rul e 3745-31-04(D)

. However , th e applicatio n i s a n entirel ydifferen t contex t fro m a n annua l complianc e o r deviation/non-deviatio n affirmatio n (an d th e natur e o fth e affirmatio n i s undul ydemandin g eve n fo rtoday' s extensiv e conten t o fa permi t application , i n an yevent)

. Th e applicatio n certificatio n pertain s t o a close d se to frelevan t fact s a s pu tfort h b yth e applicant

. Th e annua l deviation/non-deviatio n report involve s fa rmor e tha n facts

. It involve s judgment , mixe d question s o fla wan d fact , extensiv e recordkeepin g system s an d reviews , an d a reasonabl e inquiryint o eac h relevan t ter m ove ra n entir e year-lon g period

. Moreover , i t i s unrealisti ct o requir e tha t onl ya n "authorize d representative, " a s define d i n OA C Rul e 3745-31-04(B) , ca n sig n a n annua l Permi t Evaluatio n Report

. Fo rmos t smal l businesse s an d mino rsources , th e define d "authorize d representative " woul d no t hav e firs t han d knowledg e o fai rpermi trequirement s an d deviations. ] (Rober t Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s & Arthu rLLP )Rule Package:

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signator yrequirement s o fth e PER , a s the yar e identifie d i n thi s rule

. Ohi o EP Awil l includ e a statemen to fth e existin g liabilit ya s reference d i n th e OR C o n th e form ; however , a signatur e wil l no t b e required

. Commen t 18 : Th e ne wamendmen tlengthen s reportin g requirement s fo r

non-malfunctio n an d deviatio n fro m emissio n limit s fro m quarterl yt o annually

. (Immediat e malfunctio n reportin g i s stil l required. ) Th e quarterl yrequiremen tshoul d remai n thu s providin g mor e timel yoversigh tshoul d correctiv e actio n b e necessary
. It i s safe rt o correc t irreversibl e ai remissio n error s and/o romission s o n a quarterl yversu s annua l basis

. (Jennife rMesaros , o n behal fofth e Gree n Environmenta l Coalition , Dayto n Ohio ) Respons e 18 : W e hav e propose d th e PTI O progra m requir e a n annua l

PE R tha t woul d benefi tal l stakeholder s b yimprovin g complianc e assurance
. Permi tholder s woul d us e th e PE R t o report a facilitie s abilit yt o mee tth e obligation s o fthei r permit , promptin g assistanc e and/o rpossibl e enforcemen t actio n fro m Ohi o EPA

. Ther e woul d b e a greate r responsibilit yamon g permitted facilitie s t o sel freport problems

. Additionally , Ohi o EP Astaf fwoul d conduc t regulatoryoversigh tthroug h revie wo fPE R dat a an d complianc e inspections

. Currently , no t al l permit s requir e quarterl ydeviatio n an d semi
- annua l reports

. Althoug h ther e woul d b e a reduce d reportin g frequenc yfo rthos e companie s tha t hav e quarterl y deviatio n an d semi-annua l reportin g requirements , i t i s anticipate d tha t th e companie s woul d b e muc h mor e diligen t abou t bot h th e timel ysubmissio n o fth e PE R an d th e accurac yo fth e informatio n containe d i n th e reports

. Currently , man ycompanie s ar e inundate d wit h producin g quarterly , semi-annual , an d annua l report s an d trackin g thes e reports ; Ohi o EP Ai s equall ytaske d with trackin g an d reviewin g thes e reports

. Th e curren t syste m i s comple xan d confusin g t o man ycompanies , resultin g i n man yreport s bein g complete d inaccuratel yo romitte d altogether

. A s a result , th e curren treportin g syste m i s no t a n effectiv e syste m fo rtrackin g a facility' s abilit yt o mee tth e obligation s o fthei r permit

. It woul d b e muc h easie rfo rOhi o EP At o revie wan d trac k th e submissio n o fth e PER s tha n th e severa l differen t type s o freport s tha t ar e currentl yrequired

. A s a result , Ohi o EP Aexpect s t o fin d at leas ta s many , an d probabl ymore ,Rule Package:

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. A n additiona l benefi t o fth e PE R i s increase d communicatio n with th e regulate d community

. Ther e currentl yi s n o syste m t o ensur e tha t smalle rfacilitie s wil l reportchange s i n ownership , busines s shutdown s o rshutdown s o femission s units

. Th e PE R woul d achiev e thi s o n a n annua l basis

. Thi s woul d improv e th e accurac yo fdat a tha t i s passe d alon g t o th e public

. I n fact , i t i s envisione d tha t complianc e oversigh to fmino r source s woul d increas e onc e th e PE R requiremen t i s implemented

. Assurin g complianc e i s achieve d i n man y way s includin g on-sit e visits , complianc e inspections , complain t investigations , correspondenc e wit h th e facilit y an d th e revie wo freports

. Implementatio n o fth e PE R woul d consolidat e th e revie wo freport s an d ove rth e lon g term , shoul d fre e u p resource s an d staf ftim e t o conduc tothe r "hands-on " complianc e oversigh tactivitie s an d establis h a greate rOhi o EP Apresenc e i n th e field

. Agreate rOhi o EP A presenc e i n th e fiel d woul d increas e th e chanc e tha t a facilit y woul d b e inspecte d an d woul d likel yresul ti n a highe r percentag e o ffacilitie s operatin g i n complianc e wit h permi t requirements

. I t i s importan t t o not e tha t th e chang e i n reportin g frequenc y (fro m quarterl yt o annual ) woul d no tchang e th e frequenc yo f th e monitorin g an d recordkeepin g require d i n th e permit

. Thi s i s a n importan t poin tt o not e sinc e th e frequenc yo f monitorin g a n emission s uni t (ai rcontaminan t source ) ha s a muc h greate reffec t o n actua l emissio n level s tha n doe s th e frequenc yo freportin g fo rtha t emission s unit

. Therefore , documentatio n o fa facilitie s abilit yt o mee t th e obligation s o f thei rpermi t woul d continu e t o b e availabl e fo rrevie wan d inspection , i n additio n t o reportin g unde rth e PER

. Sinc e th e chang e t o annua l PE R reportin g i s no texpecte d t o impac t emissions , an d a greate rOhi o EP Apresenc e i n th e fiel d woul d likel yincreas e complianc e wit h permi t requirements , th e propose d chang e ensure s tha t th e ai ri s kep t clea n an d huma n healt h i s protected

. Additionally , th e annua l reportwil l onl yb e applicabl e t o mino rsources
. Source s whic h requir e mor e frequen t reportin g unde rOA C rule s o rth e federa l program s wil l continu e t o reporta t th e frequenc yrequire d unde rthos eRule Package:

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. Fo rexample , OA C rul e 3745-15-0 6 require s companie s t o report malfunction s o fequipmen t use d t o contro l ai rpollution

. Thi s reportin g requiremen tremain s i n effec t an d require s a compan yt o reportmalfunction s quickl y wit h a follow-u p writte n report concernin g th e malfunction

. Finally , th e switc h t o annua l reportin g wil l no thampe rOhi o EPA s abilit yt o pursu e enforcement

. Th e lengt h o ftim e betwee n th e occurrenc e o fa violatio n an d whe n i ti s reporte d o n th e PE R woul d b e wel l withi n th e tim e fram e i n whic h Ohi o EP Aca n pursu e enforcement

. Rul e 3745-31-01 , "Definitions " Rul e 3745-31-0 1 (WW ) Commen t 19 : Th e propose d additio n o fa ne wsentenc e atth e en d o fth e

definitio n o f"potentia l t o emit " i n 31-0 1 (WW ) make s n o sense
. Ther e i s n o wa yt o kno wth e differenc e betwee n th e purpose s o fth e definitio n give n an d "othe rpurpose s unde r th e Clea n Ai rAct. " Moreover , i twoul d no tb e legall ypossibl e fo rth e OA C 3745-31-0 1 (WW ) definitio n o f"potentia l t o emit " t o "alte ro raffect " a differen tter m - "capacit yfactor " - a s use d i n th e Clea n Ai rAc t o rth e regulation s promulgate d thereunder

. (Robert Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s & Arthu rLLP ) Respons e 19 : Thi s languag e existe d unde rth e federall yapprove d

definitio n o fpotentia l t o emi ti n OA C rul e 3745-35-07

. Afte r furthe rrevie wo fhistorica l rulemakin g document s relevan tt o thi s definition , w e d o no tbeliev e removin g th e languag e wil l hinde rou rabilit yt o regai n approva l o fth e federall y enforceabl e operatin g permi t program ; therefore , w e wil l delet e th e las t sentence

. Rul e 3745-31-0 1 (BBBBB ) Commen t 20 : Th e definitio n o f"PTIO " i n propose d OA C 3745-31
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0 1 (BBBBB) , b yusin g "and/or, " equate s a "PTIO " with a "PTI. " Thos e tw o type s o fpermit s becom e mutuall y exclusiv e unde rth e PTI O proposal

. Th e 7or " shoul d b e delete d afte r"permit-to-instal l and"

. Also , PTIO' s appl yt o ai r contaminan t source s o rprojects , no t t o "facilities. " Th e wor d "facilities " shoul d therefor e b e change d i n th e propose d definitio n o f"PTIO"

. (Rober t Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s & Arthu rLLP )Rule Package:

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. Afte r

implementatio n ofth e PTI O program , PTOs , a s historicall y known , wil l n o longe rb e issued

. However , ther e ma yb e a sourc e tha t i s issue d a PTI O whic h subsequentl ybecome s subjec t t o th e Titl e Vprogram
. Ohi o EP Awil l no t revok e thei rPTI O an d issu e a PT I bu t rathe rwil l supersed e th e n o longe rapplicabl e "operating " requirement s fro m th e PTI O s o i t ca n serv e a s onl ya n installatio n permi t(PTI ) fo rth e ne w Titl e Vsource
. However , w e believ e th e us e o fand/o ri s no t necessar yan d upo n furthe rrevie wo fth e rule s affecte d b y thi s change , w e wil l b e makin g th e followin g change s t o addres s th e commenter' s concern : OA C rul e 3745-31-0 1 (BBBBB ) "PTIO " o r"permit-to-instal l an d operate " mean s a permit-to-instal l and /o ra permit-to-operat e applicabl e t o ai rcontaminan t source(s ) not locate d a t facilitie s not subjec t t o Chapte r3745-7 7 o fth e Administrativ e Code

. OA C rul e 3745-31-02(B)( 1 )(c ) Upo n fina l issuanc e o fth e permi t require d unde r paragrap h (B)(1)(a ) o fthi s rule , and , i fapplicable , unde rparagrap h (B)(1)(b ) o fthi s rule , an ypermit-to
operat e and/o ran yterm s an d condition s specificall y identifie d i n th e standar d term s an d condition s o fa PTI O a s n o longe renforceabl e unde rthi s scenari o wil l b e supersede d b yth e issuanc e o fth e Titl e V permi t require d unde rparagrap h (B)(1)(a ) o fthi s rule , and , i fapplicable , th e permit-to-instal l require d unde r paragrap h (B)(1)(b ) o fthi s rule

. Whe n applicable , al l supersede d permits-to-operat e wil l terminat e an d ceas e t o b e enforceable

. Whe n applicable , specificall yand -supersede d term s an d condition s o f an yPTI O wil l ceas e t o b e enforceabl e an d th e PTI O wil l functio n a s th e permit-to-install . Rul e 3745-31-0 1 (AAAAAA ) Commen t 21 : Wholesal e Incorporatio n b vReferenc e o fLength y

Document s Th e propose d amendment s t o OA C 3745-31-0 1 includ e change s t o wha t i s no wlabele d paragrap h (AAAAAA) , "Incorporatio n b yReference"

. Althoug h onl ya fe wchange s t o thi s length y(thirtee n page ) lis t o fincorporate d document s o rothe rmaterial s (suc h a s federa l statute s an d regulations )Rule Package:

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ar e proposed , Commenter s conten d tha t thi s entir e paragrap h shoul d b e deleted

. Th e principa l proble m wit h th e paragrap h i s tha t i t i s unclea rwhethe ral l o fth e content s o f th e incorporate d document s o rlega l material s ar e no wa n enforceabl e part o fOA C Chapte r3745-31 , o rwhethe ronl y th e portio n tha t pertain s t o th e subjec t bein g addresse d a t th e locatio n o fth e rul e wher e th e documen to rmaterial s ar e referenced

. Th e sentence , "Th e material s ar e hereb ymad e a part o fth e regulation s i n thi s chapter " i n th e initia l languag e i n (AAAAAA ) create s tha t uncertainty

. Afa rbette rapproac h i s t o limi t incorporatio n b yreferenc e onl yt o a specifie d portio n o fth e documen t o rmaterial s tha t pertain t o th e subjec tbein g addresse d b yth e rul e tha t reference s th e documen t o rmaterials , an d t o incorporat e tha t specifie d portio n o fth e documen t o rmaterial s attha t locatio n i n th e tex t o fth e rule

. Tha tapproac h eliminate s th e wholesal e an d confusin g incorporatio n o fentir e document s an d material s tha t occur s i n (AAAAAA)

. Also , informatio n o n wher e th e reade rma yobtai n a cop yo fth e documen t o r material s shoul d b e place d wher e th e referenc e t o th e documen t o rmaterial s occur s i n th e rul e text , rathe rtha n a separat e paragrap h i n th e definition s rule

. Anothe rapproac h woul d b e t o remov e altogethe rth e legall y significan t phras e "incorporatio n b yreference, " an d instea d describ e th e liste d material s a s potentiall yrelate d reference s an d resources
. (Rober t Brubaker , Porte r Wrigh t Morri s &Arthu rLLP ) Respons e 21 : Ohi o EP Ai s require d b ySectio n 121.7 2 o fth e Ohi o Revise d

Cod e (ORC ) t o provid e potentiall yaffecte d partie s wit h informatio n regardin g item s tha t hav e bee n incorporate d b y referenc e withi n ou rrules

. T o fulfil l thes e requirements , Ohi o EP Aha s include d informatio n o n th e availabilit y(ho wt o obtai n copies ) an d th e date , edition , o rversio n o fth e ite m referenced

. Thi s paragrap h fulfill s thi s requiremen t fo rth e entir e chapte ran d i s consisten twith procedure s use d b y DAP C an d othe ragencies

. A s Ohi o EP Ai s require d t o compl ywit h OR C 121.72 , w e canno tdelet e thi s paragrap h o f thi s rule

. W e believ e ther e i s n o ambiguit ycreated

. W e believ e tha t th e contex t o feac h instanc e i n whic h outsid e material s ar e reference d mak e clea rth e exten to fth e incorporation

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Rul e 3745-31-02 , "Applicability , requirements , an d obligations " fComment l Commen t 22 : OA C 3745-31-02

. I n th e "comment " provisio n tha t precede s

propose d rul e 31-02 , lin e 8 shoul d hav e "a tfacilities " inserte d afte r"sources " an d befor e "which, " an d "o rwil l be " inserte d afte r"are " an d befor e "subject, " s o th e sentenc e reads : "Thi s chapte rals o provide s requirement s fo r installatio n an d modificatio n o fai rcontaminan tsource s A T FACILITIE S whic h ar e O R WIL LB E subjec tt o Chapte r 3745-7 7 o fth e Administrativ e Code. " Lin e 1 3 o fth e secon d "comment " shoul d hav e "permits-to-install " inserte d afte r "status, " s o th e sentenc e reads : "Update d requirement s fo r registratio n statu s PERMITS-TO-INSTALL , no wdefine d a s expres s permit-to-instal l o rexpres s PTIOs , ar e incorporate d int o rul e 3745-31-0 5 o fth e Administrativ e Code

. (Robert Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s &Arthu rLLP ) Respons e 22 : Ohi o EP Awil l incorporat e th e clarification s excep tadditio n o f

"permits-to-install " afte rregistratio n status

. Th e update d requirement s ar e no wapplicable , an d i n lieu , o fregistratio n statu s tha t existe d unde rOA C Chapte r3745-3 5 an d 3745
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.
Rul e 3745-31-0 2 (A ) Commen t 23 : I n th e firs t sentenc e o fpropose d rul e 31-02(A)(1)(b) , th e

word s "a s define d in " shoul d b e replace d wit h th e word s "subjec t t o th e requirement s of. " Al l ai rcontaminan tsource s ar e part o fa "facility " a s define d i n Chapte r3745-77 , s o th e sentenc e a s writte n refer s t o a nonexisten tcategor yo f sources
. Th e sam e chang e need s t o b e mad e i n th e firs t sentenc e o fpropose d rul e 31-02(A)(1)(c) , fo rth e sam e reason
. (Robert Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s & Arthu r LLP ) Respons e 23 : W e inten d fo rth e languag e t o refe rth e reade rt o th e

definitio n o f"facility " unde rOA C Chapte r3745-77

. However , w e understan d wha t w e believ e th e commenter' s concer n t o be , tha t ne wsource s no tye tinstalle d ar e nonexisten t i n th e facilit yunti l installed

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 35 of 72 b yaddin g th e following : "....an yne wsourc e tha t is , o rwil l be , part o fa facility.... " t o paragrap h (A)(1)(a)

. Commen t 24 : Commenter s als o not e draftin g difficultie s i n tw o regulations ,

an d sugges tth e followin g changes

. Bot h subparagraph s OA C 3745-31-02(A)(1)(b ) an d (c ) contai n languag e t o confin e issuanc e o fPTIO' s t o source s atnon-Titl e V facilities

. However , bot h hav e a negativ e tha t shoul d b e removed

. Fo rexample , (b ) refer s t o a n emissio n uni t "tha t i s no t part o fa facility , a s define d i n Chapte r3745-7 7 o fth e Administrativ e Code , an d tha t i s no t require d t o obtai n a Titl e Vpermit"

. Thi s doubl e negativ e i s confusin g an d inappropriate

. Thi s passage , an d a lik e passag e i n (c) , shoul d read , "tha t i s no tpart o fa facilit ytha t i s require d t o obtai n a Titl e Vpermi t unde rChapte r3745-7 7 o fth e Administrativ e Code"

. (Rober t Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s & Arthu rLLP ) Respons e 24 : W e believ e whe n subparagrap h (a) , (b ) an d (c ) ar e rea d

togethe rth e requirement s ar e unmistakable

. Iti s necessar y t o identif ytha t th e ai rcontaminan t sourc e i s no t part o fa Titl e V"facility " becaus e Titl e Vpermit s ar e issue d t o facilitie s an d no tb ysource , a s PT I an d PTIO s are
. W e ar e establishin g i n thi s paragrap h tha t PTI s ar e issue d t o a "facility " require d t o obtai n a Titl e Vpermi twhil e PTIO s ar e issue d t o facilitie s no tpart o fth e Titl e Vprogram
. I ti s necessar yt o defin e th e ter m facility , throug h referenc e o fth e Titl e Vrules

. It i s als o necessar yt o mak e i t clea rtha t operatio n i s als o regulate d unde rthi s rul e fo rnon-Titl e V facilities , whil e operatio n o fTitl e Vfacilitie s i s no t regulate d unde rOA C Chapte r3745-31

. Rul e 3745-31-0 2 (B ) Commen t 25 : Ther e i s a draftin g fla wi n th e firs t sentenc e o fpropose d rul e

OA C 3745-31-02(B)

. Th e referenc e t o "chang e i n a source' s applicability " make s n o sense
. A"source " doe s no t hav e "applicability. " Th e inten t appear s t o b e t o refe rt o a chang e i n fact s o rla wtha t chang e th e applicabilit yo fon e o rmor e requirement s t o a particula rai rcontaminan tsource
. Whateve rth e intent , th e propose d rul e tex t shoul d b e writte n s o tha t i t ca n b e understoo d consisten twit h it s intent

. Subparagrap h (B)(1 ) als o ha s draftin g flaws

. Ther e ar e singula ran d plura l reference s mixe d ("th e following " i s juxtapose d wit h thre e separat e subparagraph s (a ) throug h (c) , an d "a n owne ro roperato rwho " i s paire d wit h "them")

. It i s unclea rwhe n th e application s require d b ysubparagraph sRule Package:

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. Subparagrap h (B)(1)(b ) refer s t o a "permit-to-install, " bu t "permits-to-install " woul d b e replace d b yPTIO' s unde rth e proposal

. (Rober

t Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s & Arthu rLLP ) Respons e 25 : W e wil l clarif yth e text

. Wit h respec tt o th e clarit yo fwhe n t o

submi t a Titl e Vapplicatio n (subparagrap h (a)) , thos e requirement s ar e identifie d i n OA C Chapte r3745-77

. Paragrap h (A ) o fthi s rul e identifie s tha t installatio n o r modificatio n o fa "ne wsource " canno toccu rwithou t "firs t obtaining " a PTIO

. Th e owne ro roperato rca n submi ta n applicatio n wheneve rthe ywoul d lik e dependin g upo n thei r schedul e fo rinstallation/modificatio n (subparagrap h (b))

. Pleas e note , PTI s ar e no treplace d b yPTIO s unde rthi s chapter

. PTI s wil l stil l b e applicabl e t o Titl e Vsources
. Rul e 3745-31-0 2 (B)(2) Commen t 25 : Unnecessar ydela yi n changin g fro m majo rt o mino rsourc e

status

. Th e PTI O proposa l unnecessaril yprevent s a permittin g chang e fro m "major " t o "minor " sourc e statu s unti l afte rth e expiratio n o f5-yea rTitl e Vpermits , an d unlawfull y subject s suc h source s t o bot h PTI O an d Titl e Vpermi t obligations

. However , onc e a sourc e i s properl ypermitte d a s a mino rsource , i t b ydefinitio n ha s reduce d it s potentia l t o emi t an d n o longe rmeet s th e Titl e Vapplicabilit ycriteri a i n OA C Rul e 3745-77-02

. Ohi o EP Ashoul d encourage , no t discourage , reduction s i n allowabl e emission s tha t ar e inheren t i n th e chang e fro m majo rt o mino rsourc e status

. Chang e fro m Majo rt o Mino rSourc e Statu s Th e Commenter s believ e tha t Ohi o EP Ai s misinterpretin g th e mutua l exclusivit yo fTitl e Van d non-Titl e Voperatin g permit s (se e OR C § 3704.036(A) ) an d th e Titl e V applicabilit ycriteria , OA C Rul e 3745-77-02)

. Ohi o EP A maintain s tha t a majo rsourc e tha t become s mino rmus t continu e t o posses s an d compl ywit h a Titl e Vpermi t unti l i t expires , becaus e th e Agenc ydoe s no t hav e th e authorit yt o revok e a Titl e Vpermi tfo rreason s othe rtha n thos e identifie d i n OA C 3745-77-08(D)( 1 )(d)

. Firs to fall , OA C 3745-77-08(D ) deal s with reopenin g fo rcaus e an d th e abilit y t o revok e a permi t fo rnoncompliance

. Tha ti s a completel y separat e issu e fro m th e on e raise d b yCommenter s o fa sourc e tha t change s it s operation s suc h tha t it s emission s dro p belo wmajo rsourc e thresholds

. Perhap s th e ter mRule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 37 of 72 "revoke " i s confusin g th e issu e an d som e othe rter m coul d b e use d t o dra wa distinctio n betwee n permit s tha t ar e "revoked " fo rfailur e o fth e permitte e t o compl ywit h th e permi t requirement s an d permit s tha t ceas e t o b e applicabl e becaus e th e permitte d facilit yn o longe rmeet s th e criteri a t o b e subjec t t o Titl e V

. Onc e a sourc e change s it s operation s suc h tha t it s emission s ar e belo wth e majo rsourc e emissio n thresholds , an d i t ha s a mino rsourc e operatin g permit , i t fail s t o satisf yth e applicabilit ycriteri a fo rTitl e Vand , b y definition , i s no tsubjec t t o Titl e V

. See OA C 3745-77-02(B)

. Th e fac t tha t a Titl e Vpermi t ha d bee n issue d fo rth e sourc e whe n i t operate d i n a differen t manne ran d me t th e definitio n o fa "majo rsource " i s irrelevant

. Tha tsource' s Titl e Vpermi t shoul d ceas e t o b e enforceabl e upo n issuanc e o fa mino r sourc e operatin g permi ttha t supersede s it

. Ohi o EP Aha s n o authorit yt o continu e t o subjec ta non-majo rsourc e tha t doesn' t mee tan yo fth e OA C 3745-77-02(B ) criteri a t o Titl e V

. Ohi o EP Acanno thav e source s subjec tt o bot h Titl e V an d PTI O permits , a s th e PTI O proposa l woul d hav e happen

. Thi s i s no t onl yunreasonable , i ti s unlawful

. See OR C § 3704.036(A) , whic h instruct s tha t "[a] sourc e tha t obtain s a Titl e Vpermi tshal l no tb e require d t o obtai n an y othe roperatin g permi tunde rthi s chapte ran d rule s adopte d unde rit. " W e urg e Ohi o EP At o mak e i ta s eas ya s possibl e fo rsource s t o reduc e thei rallowabl e emission s suc h tha t the yar e mino rrathe rtha n major , an d t o no tcontinu e Titl e V operatin g permi t requirement s fo rmino rsource s tha t hav e bee n issue d a PT O o rPTI O tha t supersede s a formerl y require d Titl e Vpermit

. (Rober t Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s & Arthu rLLP ) Respons e 25 : Ohi o EP Abeliev e th e commenter s raisin g concern s

associate d with th e provisio n i n paragrap h (B)(2 ) whic h states : (2 ) Th e followin g i s applicabl e t o a n owne ro roperato r wh o currentl yhold s a Titl e Vpermi t wher e a chang e eliminate s th e applicabilit yo fChapte r3745-7 7 o fth e Administrativ e Cod e bu t th e chang e doe s no t exemp t th e owne ro roperato rfro m requirement s t o obtai n a PTIO

. (a ) Th e owne ro roperato rshal l submi tth e require d applicatio n an d obtai n a PTI O o r Federall yEnforceabl e PTI O (FEPTIO ) fro m th e director , a s require d unde rthi s chapter

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 38 of 72 (b ) Fina l issuanc e o fan ypermi trequire d unde r paragrap h (B)(2)(a ) o fthi s rul e doe s no t releas e th e owne ro roperato rfro m th e requirement s containe d i n Chapte r3745-7 7 o f th e Administrativ e Cod e o rth e owne ro r operator' s Titl e Vpermit , unles s expressl y identifie d a s suc h i n rul e o ra federall y enforceabl e permit

. Th e Commente rassert s tha t i t i s unlawfu l t o requir e th e holde ro fa Titl e Vpermi tt o obtai n a PTIO , citin g t o R.C

. 3704.036(A)

. W e d o no tdisagree

. Th e contex t o fpropose d Rul e 3745-31-02(B)(2 ) i s mean tt o involv e thos e case s i n wer e ther e wa s a proces s chang e tha t woul d caus e a holde r o fa PTI O t o wan tt o submi ta PTI O application

. Ou rinten t wa s no t t o requir e bot h a PTI O an d Titl e V

. W e ar e therefor e revisin g paragrap h (B)(2)(a ) t o provid e tha t th e owne ro roperato r"may " submi ta PTI O application , rathe r tha n "shall " submi t suc h a n application

. Th e Commenter' s overridin g poin t i s tha t issuanc e o fa PTI O makin g a sourc e a non-Titl e Vsourc e make s th e Titl e V permi t immediatel yan d automaticall yinapplicable

. W e believ e tha t ther e wil l b e transitio n issue s betwee n a Titl e V permi t an d PTI O tha t prevent s th e automati creleas e fro m al l Titl e Vpermi trequirements

. Fo rexample , i fa PTI O i s issue d i n th e middl e o fa Titl e Vreportin g perio d th e operato r shoul d stil l fil e report s fo rth e tim e th e sourc e wa s a Titl e V source
. Th e Agenc ytherefor e believe s tha t th e exten tan d manne ro fa releas e fro m Titl e Vpermi t requirement s shoul d b e specificall ystate d eithe ri n a rule , a federall yenforceabl e permit , o ra n orde ro fth e Director

. However , th e Ohi o EP A agree s wit h th e Commente rtha t th e Titl e Vpermi t shoul d no t b e applicabl e unti l i t expire s a tth e en d o fa five-yea rpermi t term , eve n i ftha t expiratio n ma yb e month s o ryear s afte r issuanc e ofth e PTI O makin g th e sourc e a non-titl e Vsource
. I n respons e t o th e comments , w e wil l b e incorporatin g th e followin g chang e int o th e rule : (2 ) Th e followin g i s applicabl e t o a n owne ro roperato r wh o currentl yhold s a Titl e Vpermi t wher e a chang e eliminate s th e applicabilit yo fChapte r3745-7 7 o fth e Administrativ e Cod e bu t th e chang e doe s no t exemp t th e owne ro roperato rfro m requirement s t o obtai n a PTIO

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 39 of 72 (a ) Th e owne ro roperato rs&allma vsubmi tth e require d applicatio n an d obtai n a PTI O o r Federall yEnforceabl e PTI O (FEPTIO ) fro m th e director , a s require d unde rthi s chapter

. [Comment : A n owne ro roperato rwit h authorit y t o operat e unde ra Titl e Vpermi twhic h subsequentl ymake s a chang e atth e facilit y tha t eliminate s th e applicabilit yo fChapte r 3745-7 7 o fth e Administrativ e Cod e i s no t obligate d t o obtai n a PTI O o rFEPTI O i fth e owne ro roperato relect s t o continu e t o b e permitte d unde rth e Titl e Vpermit. ] (b ) Fina l issuanc e o fan ypermi t require d unde r paragrap h (B)(2)(a ) o fthi s rul e doe s no t releas e th e owne ro roperato rfro m th e requirement s containe d i n Chapte r3745-7 7 o f th e Administrativ e Cod e o rth e owne ro r operator' s activ e Titl e Vpermit , unles s excep t a s expressl yidentifie d a s suc h release d i n rule^ b vorde ro fth e director , o ri n a federall y enforceabl e permit

. Ohi o i s currentl ydraftin g propose d amendment s o fOhio' s "Titl e V " rule s i n OA C Chapte r3745-7 7 tha t wil l identif yho w th e provision s o fth e Titl e Vpermi t wil l b e terminated

. Th e Agenc yhope s t o hav e thos e rule s i n plac e withi n month s afte rthes e PTI O rule s ar e i n place

. Ohi o EP Awil l als o activel ydiscus s thes e issue s with USEP At o ensur e the y hav e n o objection

. Eve n priort o amendmen to fth e Ohi o Titl e Vrules , paragrap h (B)(2)(b ) woul d allo wth e Directo rt o issu e a rule , director s orde ro rdraf t a permi tconditio n t o addres s th e issue

. Rul e 3745-31-0 2 (C ) Commen t 26 : Th e firs t sentenc e i n propose d OA C 3745-31-02(C ) i s

difficul t t o understand

. I tshoul d b e reworde d a s follows : "Whe n expressl yidentifie d PROVIDE D i n th e term s an d condition s o fa permit-to-instal l o rPTIO , th e owne ro r operato ro fa permanentl yshutdow n A N ai rcontaminan t sourc e THA TI S PERMANENTL YSHU TDOW N SHALLfRa y b e relieve d fro m eertaiftPROSPECTIV E requirement s o fth e permit-to-instal l o rPTI O THA TWOUL D OTHERWIS E APPL YT O SUC H SHU TDOW N SOURCE , withou t obtainin g a modificatio n o radministrativ e modification , upo nRule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 40 of 72 meetin g th e requirement s SPECIFIE D fo rpermanentl y shutdow n ai rcontaminan tsource s containe d i n th e standar d term s an d condition s o fth e permit. " Th e secon d sentenc e i n propose d OA C 3745-31-02(C ) i s als o difficul t t o understand

. I t i s unclea rwhic h term s an d condition s th e wor d "said " refer s to

. (Rober t Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s & Arthu rLLP ) Respons e 26 : W e wil l clarif yth e languag e consisten twit h th e abov e

comment s excep tfo rretainin g th e languag e "ma yb e relieve d fro m certai n requirement s o fth e permit-to-instal l o r PTIO. " Ohi o EP Awil l retai n th e optio n t o revie wth e reques t an d permi t term s t o ensur e th e reques tdoe s no t conflic twit h requirement s tha t wil l remai n applicabl e t o th e source
. Th e permitte e wil l alway s retai n th e opportunit yt o compl ywith al l condition s o fth e permi tan d submi t a reques tfo ra n administrativ e modificatio n t o remov e th e term s an d condition s fo rpermanentl yshutdow n source s fro m th e permit

. Thi s provisio n i s intende d t o provid e som e flexibilit y fo rthes e mino rsources
. Rul e 3745-31-0 2 (D ) Commen t 27 : Case-bv-cas e revocatio n o frule-base d permittin g

exemptions

. Th e PTI O proposa l woul d giv e th e Directo r unprecedente d an d broa d discretio n t o revok e som e 4 2 longstandin g rule-base d permittin g exemption s o n a case by-cas e basis

. Suc h discretio n invite s excessiv e uncertaint y an d inconsistenc yan d defeat s th e purpos e o frulemakin g an d th e extensiv e though tan d effort tha t wen tint o th e exemption s liste d i n OA C Rule s 3745-31-0 3 an d 3745-35
- 02(A)(2)

. Case-by-cas e revocatio n o rrule-base d permittin g exemption s Propose d OA C 3745-31-02(D ) set s fort h th e criteri a fo r revokin g permi texemptions

. A s Commenter s pointe d ou ti n ou rpreviou s comments , th e propose d rul e tex t i s to o broa d an d authorize s th e Directo rt o revok e exemption s o n th e basi s o farbitrarycriteria , suc h a s a belie ftha t a sourc e "may , i n th e future , violat e applicabl e law. " Moreover , thi s i s anothe rexampl e o finappropriat e "merging " o ftext fro m th e curren t PT O rule s i n a wa ytha t cause s drasti cchang e i n th e curren t law

. Th e curren tOA C Rul e 3745-35-05(A ) authorize s revocatio n o fa n exemptio n fro m th e requiremen t t o obtai n a PT O fo ronl yfou rnarro wcategorie s o fsources
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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 41 of 72 Th e curren tOA C Rule s 3745-31-0 3 an d 3745-35-02(B)(2) , o n th e othe rhand , provid e fo rnumerou s exemption s - man y o fwhic h ar e fo rbroa d categorie s o fsource s - bu td o no t provid e discretio n t o revok e thos e exemption s o n a case-by
cas e basis

. B y"merging " th e ol d PT O rul e fro m th e 1970' s wit h th e mor e recen texistin g PT I an d PT O rule-base d exemptions , Ohi o EP Awoul d drasticall ychang e th e existin g rules

. Suc h a chang e woul d b e unreasonable , an d woul d diminis h th e transparenc yan d predictabilit yo fregulatory requirements

. Th e Commenter s questio n wh yOhi o EP Ai s incline d t o significantl ychang e th e scop e o fth e origina l rul e text i n thi s instance , whe n i n othe rareas , wher e th e propose d rule s coul d b e significantl yimprove d b ymakin g changes , Ohi o EP Aha s bee n unwillin g t o d o anythin g othe r tha n combin e th e existin g PT I an d PT O provision s int o on e ne wrule

. Moreover , ther e i s simpl yn o nee d fo rth e languag e authorizin g Ohi o EP At o revok e a permi t exemptio n wher e a sourc e "ma yi n th e futur e violat e a n applicabl e law. " I fan d whe n a sourc e actuall yviolate s a n applicabl e law , th e Directo rca n dea l with i ta s necessar yi n accordanc e with th e Director' s ampl e enforcemen tauthorit yan d applicabl e procedura l safeguards

. However , authorizin g th e Directo rt o revok e a n exemptio n toda ybecaus e a sourc e "may, " i n th e future , "violat e a n applicabl e law " i s unreasonabl yboundles s an d standardles s discretion , an d i s neithe rnecessar yno r lawful

. (Robert Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s &Arthu r LLP ) Case-bv-Cas e Revocatio n o fRule-Base d Permittin g Exemption s Languag e i n curren tOA C 3745-35-05(A)(3 ) givin g th e Directo rbroa d discretionar yauthorit yt o revok e a n exemptio n o ffou rsourc e categorie s fro m th e requiremen tt o obtai n a PT O ha s bee n move d t o propose d OA C 3745-31
- 02(D)

. Tha tauthority , however , i fi tremain s i n th e propose d rule , no wwoul d appl yt o th e muc h longe rlis to fsourc e categorie s tha t appear s i n OA C 3745-31-03(A ) tha t unde r th e curren trul e i s exempte d fro m th e requiremen tt o obtai n a PTI

. Currently , ther e i s n o suc h revocatio n authorit y applicabl e t o tha t lis to fPT I exemptions

. Thus , thi s i s a majo rsubstantiv e chang e tha t i s ver ydisadvantageou s t o thos e sourc e categories

. Thi s propose d authorit yt o revok e permi t exemption s i s unnecessar ydu e th e Director' s authorit yt o enforc e substantiv e emissio n standard sRule Package:

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. I fi t i s retained , i t shoul d b e narrowe d onl yt o th e fou rcategorie s o f source s t o whic h i t applie s unde rth e curren t Chapte r3745
- 3 5 rules

. (Rober

t Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s &Arthu r LLP ) Respons e 27 : Th e commenter s concern s ar e raise d regardin g th e followin g

provision : (D ) If , i n th e director' s judgment , base d o n a revie wo f mas s emissio n tes tdata , visibl e emissio n readings , emissio n factors , mas s balanc e data , sourc e inspectio n information , o rothe rpertinen t information , a n ai rcontaminan tsourc e exempte d unde rrul e 3745
- 31-0 3 ofth e Administrativ e Code , ha s violated , ma y presentl yb e violating , o rma yi n th e futur e violat e applicabl e law , th e directo rshal l notif yth e owne ro r operato ro fth e sourc e i n writin g tha t th e sourc e i s n o longe rexemp tpursuan t t o rul e 3745-31-0 3 o fth e Administrativ e Code

. Th e owne ro roperato rma y contes tth e withdrawa l o fexemptio n b yfilin g wit h th e hearin g clerk , withi n thirt yday s o freceip to fth e writte n notification , a reques tfo radjudicatio n hearing

. A t th e clos e o fhearin g procedures , th e directo rshal l restor e th e exemptio n i fth e owne ro roperato rha s demonstrate d tha t th e sourc e ha s no tviolated , i s no t presentl yviolating , an d wil l no t i n th e futur e violat e applicabl e law

. Nothin g i n thi s paragrap h shal l b e construe d a s t o abrogat e th e responsibilit yo fth e sourc e t o compl ywit h al l othe rapplicabl e requirement s o rla wo fothe rpolitica l subdivision s o f th e Stat e o fOhi o o rwith th e Clea n Ai rAct

. Thi s languag e i s verbati m fro m OA C rul e 3745-35-05(A)(3)

. Upo n furthe rrevie wo fth e propose d rul e language , i tha s bee n determine d tha t th e paragrap h i s ou t o fdat e an d al l requirement s containe d withi n th e paragrap h ar e duplicate d an d require d withi n ne wparagrap h (E ) o fthi s rul e (whic h wa s ol d paragrap h (B ) o fth e existin g rule)

. Therefore , thi s paragrap h i s bein g deleted

. Rul e 3745-31-0 2 (G ) Commen t 28 : Propose d OA C 3745-31-02(G ) shoul d b e deleted

. It doe s

no t ad d o rsubtrac t requirements , i t onl yadd s confusion

. T o th e exten t tha t issue s o ffact , interpretation , o rapplicabilit y ar e properl yraise d i n th e permittin g process , ther e shoul dRule Package:

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no t b e liabilit yfo rcomplyin g wit h a permi t tha t someon e late r think s shoul d hav e bee n writte n o rinterprete d differentl y (afte rth e permi t i s issue d a s final)

. OA C 3745-31-02(G ) i s als o inconsisten t wit h th e criteri a applicabl e t o th e Director' s issuanc e o fa PT I o rPTI O unde rpropose d rul e OA C 3745
- 31-05(A)(4) , discusse d below

. (Robert Brubaker , Porte r Wrigh t Morri s & Arthu rLLP ) Respons e 28 : Th e provisio n th e commente ri s referrin g t o states : "(G ) Th e

approva l t o construc tand/o roperat e unde rthi s chapte rshal l no t reliev e an yowne ro roperato ro fa stationar ysourc e o f th e responsibilit yt o compl yfull ywit h applicabl e provision s o f thi s chapte ran d an yothe rrequirement s unde rlocal , stat e o r federa l law. " Thi s languag e exist s unde rth e curren tPT I (OA C rul e 3745-31-10(A) ) an d PT O (OA C rul e 3745-35
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. W e d o no t believ e i tconflict s wit h OA C rul e 3745-31-05(A)(4 ) whic h require s a n owne ro roperato rt o b e i n complianc e wit h applicabl e requirement s an d law s a tth e tim e o fpermi t issuanc e unles s the yar e subjec t t o a complianc e plan

. W e believ e th e languag e i s appropriat e an d disagre e tha t i tadd s confusion

. Iti s th e obligatio n o fth e owne ro roperato rt o compl ywit h an yapplicabl e requirement s t o th e sourc e regardles s o fa permi t providin g fo rinstallation/modification

. Issuanc e o fa permi t t o instal l (an d operate ) a sourc e unde rth e ai rprogra m doe s no t remov e th e responsibilit yt o compl ywit h requirement s applicabl e t o th e sourc e tha t ma yno tb e identifie d i n th e specifi cpermi t issued

. Rul e 3745-31-03 , "Exemptions " Rul e 3745-31-03(A)(4)(b ) Commen t 29 : AE P i s requestin g th e consideratio n o fth e OEP Afo rth e

remova l o fth e wor d "firefighting " fro m thi s paragrap h i n OA C rul e 3745-31-03

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(4) Permit-by-rule

exemptions (b) Emergency

electrical

generators, emergency firefighting water pumps, or

emergency

air compressors

powered

by internal combustion

engines

greater than fifty horsepower (37.3 Kilowatts)

where each engine operates

at any one facility for no more than five hundred

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liquid petroleum

gas and that maintains

the following

records: (i) Monthly

records

that contain the rollingtwelvemonth hours of operation;

and (ii) Records

that show the type of fuel used and the sulfur content (in per cent by weight) of any distillate oil used. Th e paragrap h woul d the n rea d "...(b ) Emergenc yelectrica l generators , emergenc ywate rpumps , o remergenc yai r compressor s powere d b yinterna l combustio n engine s greate rtha n fift yhorsepowe r(37. 3 Kilowatts ) wher e eac h engin e operate s a tan yon e facilit yfo rn o mor e tha n fiv e hundre d hour s pe rrollin g twelve-mont h perio d etc. " Droppin g th e wor d "firefighting " fro m thi s paragrap h wil l allo w industryt o instal l diese l powere d emergenc ywate rpumpin g equipmen t whic h i s intermitten t an d infrequentl yuse d t o providin g critica l coolin g o rquenc h wate rt o guarante e th e saf e operatio n o findustrial/utilit ysystems

. Thes e emergenc ybac k

u p wate rpumpin g system s ar e frequentl y installe d an d critica l t o th e saf e operatio n o findustria l equipment , providin g emergenc ycoolin g wate rflo wo r suppl yi n tim e o fa n emergenc yupset , an d ar e no troutinel y characterize d a s "firefighting " pumps
. Fo rexample , th e pum p ma ywel l provid e a "deluge " o fwate rt o coo l a n industria l proces s o rga s flow , thu s preventin g damag e t o equipmen t o rpreventin g a "fire " withou t actuall ybein g characterize d a s a "firefighting " wate rpump
. Droppin g th e ter m "firefighting " fro m th e exemptio n language , wil l provid e industryadditiona l flexibilit yt o instal l critica l industria l proces s equipmen twhe n foun d necessar yt o protec t system s o roperation s withou t an ydetrimen t t o th e environmen t o rinten t t o circumven tthi s rule

. Thi s flexibilit y i s importan tt o ou rfacilit ycommitmen t t o environmenta l complianc e an d saf e operation

. (J.C . Lytle , AEP ) Respons e 29 : W e agre e an d wil l remov e th e referenc e t o "firefighting"

. Rul e 3745-31-05 , "Criteri a fo rdecisio n b vth e Director " Rul e 3745-31-05(A)(1 ) an d (2 ) Commen t 30 : I n bot h OA C 3745-31-05(A)(1 ) an d (2) , languag e appear s

statin g tha t th e applicatio n mus tdemonstrat e tha t th e sourc e "doe s not , o rshal l not " interfer e with NAAQ S attainmen t an d violat e applicabl e requirements

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. Tha tpreviou s phras e shoul d b e retained

. Application s fo rbot h PTI' s an d PTIO' s ar e bot h forwar d looking , i.e. , the ybot h authoriz e installatio n and/o r operatio n o fth e sourc e afte rissuanc e o fth e permit , an d therefor e th e futur e tens e "wil l not " i s preferable

. Also , "doe s not " i s inapplicabl e t o a ne wsourc e tha t doe s no tpresentl y exist , an d "shal l not " i s mor e appropriat e i n languag e mandatin g refrainin g fro m certai n conduct , rathe rtha n referrin g t o a n applicatio n fo ra permit

. Thus , th e ne w languag e shoul d b e delete d i n favo ro fth e current , mor e appropriat e an d familia rphras e "wil l not"

. (Rober t Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s &Arthu rLLP ) Respons e 30 : W e wil l incorporat e th e commenter' s change

. Rul e 3745-31-05(A)(3 ) Commen t 31 : Change s t o OA C 3745-31-05(A)(3 ) Regardin g BA T

Paragrap h OA C 3745-31-05(A)(3 ) impose s th e requiremen t tha t a sourc e "shal l emplo yBAT"

. Ther e ar e thre e problem s with thi s paragrap h tha t shoul d b e corrected

. First , th e phras e "shal l employ " shoul d b e "wil l employ " fo rth e sam e reason s a s note d i n ou rcommen t o n 31-05(A)(1 ) an d (2)

. Second , becaus e PTIO' s ma yb e issue d t o source s installe d o rmodifie d priort o Januar y1 , 1974 , whic h ar e therefor e no t "ne wsources " a s define d a tOA C 3745-31-0 1 (TTT ) (relettere d t o (UUU ) i n th e propose d rule) , suc h source s ar e no t subjec t t o th e requiremen t t o emplo yBAT

. Thus , i n th e firs t lin e o fth e paragraph , "th e ai rcontaminan tsource " shoul d rea d " a ne wai rcontaminan t source"

. Third , ther e shoul d b e languag e reflectin g OR C 3704.03(T)' s provision s regardin g BA Ti n permit s issue d afte rAugus t3 , 2009

. Thus , a ne wparagrap h (3)(c ) shoul d b e adde d tha t track s th e statutor ylanguage , a s follows : "Wit h respec tt o permits-to-instal l o rPTIO' s issue d o n o rafte rAugus t3 , 2009 , BA Tfo rai rcontaminan t source s an d ai rcontaminant s emitte d b ythos e source s tha t ar e subjec tt o standard s adopte d unde r sectio n 112 , Par t C o ftitl e I , an d Par tD o fTitl e I o fth e federa l Clea n Ai rAc t shal l b e equivalen t t o an d n o mor e stringen t tha n thos e standards

. Fo ra n ai r contaminan to rprecurso ro fa n ai rcontaminan tfo r whic h a nationa l ambien tai rqualit ystandar d ha sRule Package:

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. (Robert Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s &Arthu rLLP ) Respons e 31 : W e wil l incorporat e th e commenter' s reques twith respec tt o

us e o f"will " rathe rtha n "shall. " Wit h respec tt o th e secon d point , w e wil l b e makin g severa l change s t o thi s paragrap h t o clearl yidentif ywhe n BA Trequirement s ar e applicabl e an d allo wfo rchange s t o BA Tt o occu routsid e o fa modificatio n base d o n th e dat e o finitia l installatio n o rmodification

. Thi s wil l provid e clarit ywhen , fo rexample , a permitte e want s t o reques ta re-evaluatio n o fBA Twithou t a modificatio n triggerin g th e evaluation

. Wit h respec tt o th e thir d point , a ta futur e dat e w e wil l mak e necessar yrul e languag e change s neede d t o implemen tth e futur e change s t o th e BA T requirements

. Rul e 3745-31-05(A)(4 ) Commen t 32 : Draftin g an d Permi tShiel d Issue s i n OA C 3745-31-05(A)(4 )

Propose d rul e OA C 3745-31-05(A)(4 ) use s th e ter m "applicabl e requirements. " W e believ e th e ter m "applicabl e requirements " ma yals o b e use d elsewher e i n propose d change s t o Chapte r31 , ye ti ti s no ton e o fth e 13 1 term s define d i n OA C 3745-31-01

. "Applicabl e requirements " i s a ter m define d fo rpurpose s o fth e Titl e Vpermi tprogra m i n OR C sectio n 3704.036(B)(1 ) an d i n OA C 3745-77-01

. I n th e Titl e Vcontext , "applicabl e requirements " i s a lega l ter m o f art , an d i s a ter m o flimitatio n (i tlimit s th e scop e o ffedera l Titl e Vpermi tprovision s t o 1 2 enumerate d type s o f standard s o rothe rrequirement s impose d unde rth e Clea n Ai rAct)

. Commenter s doub ttha t Ohi o EP Aintend s t o limi t th e propose d provision s o fChapte r3 1 t o "applicabl e requirements " a s define d fo rpurpose s o fth e Titl e Vpermi t program
. I ftha t i s no tOhi o EPA' s intention , th e us e i n Chapte r3 1 o fa n identica l ter m define d an d use d elsewher e i n OA C 374 5 ai rrule s create s confusio n an d a likelihoo d o f misunderstanding

. Anothe rissu e wit h propose d rul e OA C 3745-31-05(A)(4 ) i s it s incongruit ywit h th e unlimite d liabilit yfo rPT I an d PTI O permi tholders , notwithstandin g th e permittin g action s o fth e Director , i n propose d rul e OA C 3745-31-02(G ) ["Th e approva l t o construc tand/o roperat e unde rthi s chapte rshal lRule Package:

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no t reliev e an yowne ro roperato ro fa stationar ysourc e o f th e responsibilit yt o compl yfull ywit h applicabl e provision s o f thi s chapte ran d an yothe rrequirement s unde rlocal , stat e o r federa l law"]

. Give n tha t on e o fth e criteri a se tfort h i n OA C 3745-31-05(A)(4 ) fo rth e Director' s issuanc e o fa PT I o r PTI O i s tha t th e permitte d sourc e wil l "b e i n complianc e wit h applicabl e requirement s an d law s a t th e tim e o fpermi t issuance " o ri n complianc e with a n "approvabl e complianc e plan, " ther e shoul d b e a permi t shiel d i n effec t fo rth e requirement s an d law s withi n th e scop e o fth e Director' s adherenc e t o OA C 3745-31-05(A)(4)

. Apermi tshiel d i s th e opposit e o fth e provisio n i n propose d rul e OA C 3745-31
- 02(G ) - instea d o fcreatin g independen tliabilit ya s i fth e permi t di d no t exist , a permi tshiel d provide s tha t th e Director' s conclusio n tha t th e applican tha s me t th e criteri a o fOA C 3745-31-05(A)(4 ) "shields " th e permi t holde rfro m contrar yconclusion s o rinterpretation s afte rth e permi ti s issued

. Mino rsource s shoul d certainl yhav e n o les s o fa permi t shiel d i n PTIO' s fo r"requirement s identifie d an d addresse d i n th e permi t a s o fth e dat e o fpermi t issuance " tha n Titl e Vsource s ar e give n i n OA C 3745-77-07(F)

. (Rober t Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s & Arthu rLLP ) Respons e 32 : W e wil l remov e th e referenc e t o "applicabl e requirements "

an d refe rt o "applicabl e rule s an d laws"

. Wit h respec t t o th e commenter' s reques t fo ra permi t shield , w e reiterat e ou rpreviou s respons e t o a reques tfo ra permi t shiel d unde rth e intereste d part ycommen t perio d responsiv e summary
. W e d o no t believ e i t woul d b e appropriat e t o appl ya Titl e Vtyp e permi t shiel d t o th e stat e onl yprogram , no rd o w e anticipat e w e hav e th e authorit yunde rth e Ohi o Revise d Code

. Rul e 3745-31-05(B ) Commen t 33 : Conditiona l operatin g authorit yfo rshakedown/debuggin g o f

ne weguipmen t an d processes
. Th e PTI O proposa l doe s no t adequatel yaccommodat e th e shakedow n o rdebuggin g neede d fo rnewly-permitte d equipmen tan d processes
. Ohi o EP Ahas , b yrule , undul ynarrowe d it s statutoryauthorit yi n (B ) t o tak e ou t6 mont h perio d an d expiratio n altogether

. Adde d languag e t o requir e th e owne ro roperato rprovid e sufficien t informatio n t o demonstrat e th e requirement s fo r conditiona l permits

. Amende d 31-08(C ) t o provid e fo r"reasonabl e periods " a tRule Package:

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. D o no tinclud e renewa l optio n b/ci t coul d pos e problem s fo rsource s afforde d th e applicatio n shiel d i fdirecto rbelieve s renewa l o fa conditiona l permi t i s no t appropriate

. However , di d includ e languag e t o allow s u s t o exten d th e perio d s o lon g a s i t doesn' t excee d th e statutorylengt h allowe d (1 0 years).

. Instea d o fa "reasonable " time , OA C Rul e 3745-35-02(H ) limit s conditiona l operatin g authorit yt o no tmor e tha n si xmonths , wit h n o possibilit yo frenewal

. Th e conditiona l operatin g permi t authorit yshoul d b e use d t o provid e adequat e tim e t o fi xan yoperationa l and/o rdesig n problem s wit h ne w equipmen t an d processes , an d t o properl ymatc h operatin g performanc e requirement s incorporate d int o operatin g permit s with representativ e rea l worl d operatin g information

. Th e nee d fo radequat e conditiona l operatin g permi t authorit y i s accentuate d b yth e combinatio n o fPTI' s an d PTO' s an d b yfederalizatio n o fcertai n term s an d condition s tha t i n pas t an d curren t PTO' s hav e neve rbee n federall yenforceable

. Conditiona l Permit s t o Operat e Ohi o Rev

. Cod e §3704.03(G ) provide s fo rth e adoptio n o f rule s fo roperatin g permits , whic h "shal l provid e fo rth e issuanc e o fconditiona l operatin g permit s fo rsuc h reasonabl e period s a s th e directo rma ydetermin e t o allo w th e holde ro fa n installatio n permit , wh o ha s constructed , installed , located , o rmodifie d a ne wai rcontaminan tsourc e i n accordanc e wit h th e provision s o fa n installatio n permit , t o mak e adjustment s o rmodification s necessar yt o enabl e th e ne wai rcontaminan tsourc e t o compl ywith applicabl e emissio n standard s an d othe rrules. " Th e statut e doe s no t impos e restriction s o n th e duratio n o fa conditiona l operatin g permit , bu trathe rauthorize s suc h permit s fo rwhateve r perio d i s "reasonable " a s determine d b yth e Director

. Despit e this , Ohi o EPA' s propose d PTI O rule s wil l restric t th e duratio n o fa Conditiona l PTI O t o onl y6 months , withou t possibilit yo frenewal

. Ohi o EP Adoe s s o becaus e i t has , again , chose n t o "remai n consistent " with th e curren t requirement s i n OA C Chapte r3745-3 5 rathe rtha n evaluatin g wha t make s th e mos tsens e an d bes t serve s th e inten t o fth e statute

. W e encourag e Ohi o EP At o no t jus t borro wlanguag e fro m th e ol d PT O rule s t o creat e th e PTI O program , bu trathe rt o adop ta rul e consisten t wit h th e statutorylanguag e i n OR C §3704.03(G) , whic h woul d allo w th e Directo rt o issu e Conditiona l PTIO s o fwhateve rduratio n i s deeme d "reasonable " fo ra give n situation

. Th e conditiona l operatin g permi t authorit ytake s o n muc h greate rRule Package:

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. Also , th e greate rlikelihoo d o ffederalizin g term s i n PTI O permit s tha t woul d no t hav e bee n federalize d i n a separat e PT O a s tha t progra m ha s bee n implemente d ove rth e pas t 3 5 year s make s th e conditiona l operatin g permi tauthorit yal l th e mor e important

. Owner s an d operator s o fne wo rmodifie d unit s hav e a paramoun tan d legitimat e nee d t o b e abl e t o shakedown , debug , an d tes t th e unit s i n actua l representativ e operation

. I n th e perio d afte rinitia l startup , owner s an d operator s nee d a reasonabl e tim e t o rectif y problem s wit h equipmen to rprocesse s tha t d o no t operat e a s designe d an d intended , withou t violatin g permi t terms

. I n som e cases , term s ar e prematurel ywritte n i n permit s base d o n estimate s o ffutur e performanc e characteristics , i n th e absenc e o frea l worl d data

. I t i s i n Ohi o EPA' s interes t t o avoi d guessin g a t performanc e characteristic s an d parameter s suc h tha t permit s nee d t o b e revise d soo n afte r the yar e issued , ofte n mor e tha n once
. Thes e problem s ca n easil yb e solve d wit h reasonabl e conditiona l operatin g authorit yfo rreasonabl e period s o ftime , consisten t wit h statutoryla wan d commo n sense
. (Robert Brubaker , Porte r Wrigh t Morri s & Arthu rLLP ) Becaus e OR C 3704.03(G ) allow s a conditiona l operatin g permi t t o b e issue d t o a ne wsourc e fo ra "reasonable " perio d t o allo wfo rdebuggin g th e source , OA C 3745-31
- 05(B ) shoul d b e changed

. Th e phras e "fo ra perio d no tt o excee d si xmonths " i n th e sixt h lin e shoul d b e change d t o "fo ra perio d o fsi xmonths , o rsuc h longe rperio d a s th e applican t request s an d th e directo rdetermine s t o b e reasonabl e unde rth e circumstances. " (Rober t Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s & Arthu rLLP ) Regardin g conditiona l permit s t o operate , Ohi o EP Ai s proposin g tha t fo rmino rsource s thes e permit s ar e limite d t o si xmonth s withou t th e possibilit yo fa renewal

. W e d o no t understan d th e reasonin g fo rthes e changes

. Th e statut e provide s fo ra reasonabl e tim e t o operat e an d debu g ne w equipmen t t o fine-tun e operatio n an d assur e complianc e with a n operatin g permit

. Althoug h a six-mont h permi tma y b e adequat e fo rsom e type s o foperationa l o requipmen t changes , fo rother s i t ma yno t be

. Wh ycreat e thi s restrictio n whe n th e statutorylanguag e doe s no trequir e it ?Rule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 50 of 72 Thi s propose d rul e coul d hav e a muc h greate rimpac tupo n smal l compan yoperation s tha n anticipated

. Thes e companie s ofte n rel yupo n thei rvendor s t o hel p the m debu g operations

. A s smal l operations , i tma yb e ver ydifficul t t o schedul e timel yvendo rvisit s t o wor k throug h an y operationa l difficulties

. Additionally , th e propose d rul e doe s no t tak e int o consideratio n th e fac t tha t i n manufacturing , busines s condition s ca n chang e quickl yan d newl y purchase d equipmen tma yhav e t o si t idl e unti l busines s condition s improve

. Th e abilit yt o rene wa conditiona l permi t woul d allo wth e compan yt o debu g th e equipmen twhe n busines s condition s permit

. Finally , unde rth e previou s PT I an d PT O proces s th e compan ygenerall yha d on e yea ro foperatio n unde rth e PT I befor e a PT O wa s issued

. Unde rth e PTI O proposa l thi s operatin g perio d i s limite d t o si xmonth s withou t renewal

. W e d o no t understan d th e reasonin g behin d thi s proposa l an d urg e th e Ohi o EP At o revisi tthi s issue

. (Rus s Murray , Executiv e Director , Ohi o Cas t Meta l Association ) Respons e 33 : Th e languag e regardin g a 6-mont h perio d fo rconditiona l

PTO s existe d unde rth e curren tPT O rule s sinc e Februar y 15 , 197 2 whil e th e languag e regardin g n o renewa l opportunit yha s existe d sinc e Jul y5 , 1973

. Bot h wer e transferre d int o th e ne wPTI O rule s withou t an ychange s bein g made

. Ohi o EP Awa s no t attemptin g t o impos e an y requirement s tha t di d no talread yexist

. Aconditiona l operatin g permit , whethe ra PT O o rPTIO , i s issue d fo ra shor t perio d o ftim e t o allo wth e holde ro fa n installatio n permit , wh o ha s constructed , installed , located , o rmodifie d a ne wai rcontaminan tsourc e i n accordanc e wit h th e provision s o fa n installatio n permit , t o mak e adjustment s o r modification s necessar yt o enabl e th e ne wai rcontaminan t sourc e t o compl ywit h applicabl e emissio n standard s an d othe rrules

. Th e one-yea roperationa l perio d afforde d unde r PTI s i s no t considere d a conditiona l operatin g permi tunde r th e law

. Th e one-yea roperationa l perio d include d i n PTI s i s a requiremen t unde rth e OR C t o allo woperatio n o fth e source , i n accordanc e wit h th e operationa l requirement s unde rth e PTI , fo ra perio d o ftim e unti l th e PT O i s issue d t o th e facility

. Conditiona l operatin g permit s ar e intende d t o b e issue d t o a sourc e whic h canno tcompl ywit h th e requirement s o fth e term s o fthei rinstallatio n permi t fo ra perio d o ftim e t o allo wthe m t o com e int o compliance

. W e realiz e "shakedown " i s a difficult ywit h th e curren tsyste mRule Package:

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an d th e futur e system

. Unde rcurren t da yPTIs , operationa l term s ar e incorporate d a s require d b yOR C 3704.03(F)(2) : "Installatio n permit s shal l includ e th e authorizatio n t o operat e source s installe d an d operate d i n accordanc e wit h term s an d condition s o fth e installatio n permit s fo ra perio d no t t o excee d on e yea rfro m commencemen to foperation , whic h authorizatio n shal l constitut e a n operatin g permi t unde rdivisio n (G ) o fthi s sectio n an d rule s adopte d unde rit"

. Th e sam e concer n tha t commenter s hav e expresse d regardin g th e abilit yt o mak e necessar ychange s durin g th e "shakedown " perio d i s applicabl e toda yan d i t wil l b e unde r PTIO

. Th e curren t metho d o fwritin g permit s doe s no t normall y requir e tha t th e term s b e modifie d fro m th e origina l PT I afte r th e "shakedown " period

. I n fact , th e curren t PTI s ofte n functio n a s th e firs t PT O fo rth e initia l operatin g period

. I f change s ar e necessar yafte rth e "shakedown " period , the n i n man ycase s a n administrativ e modificatio n o fth e permi t woul d b e processed

. Fo rinstance , sometime s stac k testin g show s tha t a n allowabl e emissio n limitatio n i n th e permi t shoul d b e changed

. Unde rth e existin g system , Ohi o EP A woul d proces s a n administrativ e modificatio n t o correc t th e limitation

. I n th e future , Ohi o EP Awoul d proces s a n administrativ e modificatio n o fth e PTI O t o chang e th e limitation

. Th e curren t modificatio n procedure s use d t o addres s "shakedown " afte ra PT I i s issue d woul d als o b e use d unde rth e PTI O program
. I fa conditiona l PTI O i s issued , jus t a s a conditiona l PT O woul d b e unde rtoday' s system , i t woul d expir e afte rth e shakedow n perio d i s complete

. Ohi o EP Ai s the n require d t o issu e a ne wPTI O (o r PT O unde rth e curren t system ) t o allo wcontinue d operation

. Unde reithe rscenario , a permittin g actio n i s necessar y althoug h Ohi o EP Aha s foun d th e administrativ e modificatio n proces s fo rcorrectin g term s resultin g fro m "shakedown " period s i s les s burdensom e t o bot h th e permitte e an d Ohi o EP Acompare d t o expiratio n o fa conditiona l permi t an d issuanc e o fa ne wpermit

. I n mos t cases , Ohi o EP Abelieve s th e conditiona l operatin g permi t i s no t necessary
. However , t o addres s th e commenter s concern , Ohi o EP Awil l b e amendin g th e rul e languag e t o allo wth e ful l flexibilit y afforde d unde rOR C 3704.03(G ) whic h provide s tha t th e directo rca n develo p rule s whic h identif yconditiona l operatin g permit s ca n b e issue d "fo rsuc h reasonabl eRule Package:

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. W e wil l incorporat e rul e languag e (se e ne wOA C rul e 3745-31-05(C)(1)(a) ) tha t allow s th e directo r th e abilit yt o exten d th e expiratio n dat e s o lon g a s th e entir e effectiv e perio d i s withi n th e effectiv e perio d allowe d unde r th e OR C (i.e. , 1 0 years)

. Rul e 3745-31-05( 0 Commen t 34 : Also , severa l draftin g problem s appea ri n OA C 3745-31
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05(C)(1)

. A n erro rappear s i n th e thir d line

. "Ther e under " shoul d b e "thereunder. " Also , inappropriat e languag e appear s i n th e followin g passage , "belo wmajo rsiz e cutoffs , belo wcutoff s fo rothe rClea n Ai rAc trequirements , o rplac e othe rrestriction s o n a n ai rcontaminan tsourc e o rstationar y sourc e i n orde rt o avoi d a Clea n Ai rAc t requirement(s). " Th e ter m "cutoffs " i s colloquia l an d inappropriat e fo rforma l rules

. "Thresholds " i s a bette rterm

. "Majo rsize " shoul d b e "majo rsource. " Lastly , th e phras e "t o avoi d Clea n Ai rAc t requirement(s) " i s inappropriatel ypejorative

. Abette rphras e woul d b e "i n orde rt o mak e alternativ e Clea n Ai rAc t requirement s applicabl e t o th e source"

. (Rober t Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s & Arthu rLLP ) Respons e 34 : W e wil l incorporat e th e abov e requeste d change s excep tth e

reques t t o remov e th e languag e "t o avoi d Clea n Ai rAc t requirement(s). " Thi s terminolog yi s widel yuse d an d easil y understoo d b yth e regulate d community

. Commen t 35 : Over-federalizatio n o fmino rsourc e permi tterms

. Th e PTI O

proposa l wil l resul t i n al l o rvirtuall yal l mino rsourc e permi t term s bein g federall yenforceable , creatin g unnecessar y confusio n an d second-guessing , an d diminishin g Ohi o EPA' s autonom yove rmino rsourc e permitting

. First , th e PTI O proposa l wil l a s a practica l matte rover-federaliz e permi t term s tha t restric t th e "potentia l t o emit " o fa source
. APTI O ca n d o everythin g a FEPTI O i s expecte d t o d o wit h respec t t o limitin g "potentia l t o emit. " Eve n i fth e permi tapplican t an d Ohi o EP Adetermin e tha t i t i s appropriat e an d desirabl e t o us e federally-enforceabl e term s t o limi t "potentia l t o emit, " i t i s no t necessar yfo rth e permi t itsel ft o b e labele d "federally-enforceable. " Mor e importantly , th e repeate d reference s t o FEPTIO' s giv e th e impressio n tha t "federally
enforceable " permit s ar e th e exclusiv e o rexpecte d wa yt o restric t "potentia l t o emit. " W e als o objec t t o carryin g ove r int o Chapte r3 1 th e extraneou s tex t fro m th e Chapte r3 5Rule Package:

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. EP A guidance , an d Ohio' s approve d PT I rule s d o no trequir e FESOP s o rFEPTIO s t o reduc e th e potentia l t o emi ti f practicall yenforceabl e stat e limit s appl yt o th e source
. Second , PT O term s generall yhav e no t bee n considere d federall yenforceabl e wherea s PT I term s hav e recentl ybee n presume d t o b e federall yenforceable

. Mino rsourc e operation-relate d term s tha t historicall yoriginate d i n PTO' s an d tha t ar e no t considere d federally-enforceabl e ar e likel y t o b e deeme d federally-enforceabl e whe n the yarguabl y originat e i n a PT I (o rth e PT I parto fa PTIO)

. Federalizatio n o fmino rsourc e permi tterm s t o a n exten tsimila rt o Titl e V permi t term s an d th e term s i n th e recen tGenera l Permits , Permits-by-Rule , an d PTI' s woul d b e a drasti can d inappropriat e chang e i n mino rsourc e permitting

. T o th e exten t tha t Ohi o EP Aconclude s tha t certai n o ral l mino r sourc e permi tterm s mus tb e federall yenforceable , tha t i s al l th e mor e reaso n t o streamlin e an d minimiz e th e term s an d condition s i n mino rsourc e permits

. Potentia l t o Emi t an d FEPTIO s I n ou rcomment s o n th e Intereste d Part yproposal , w e indicate d tha t ther e wa s n o nee d fo ra "federall yenforceable " PTIO , a s propose d i n OA C 3745-31-05(C) , becaus e stat e an d practicall yenforceabl e term s suffic e t o limi t potentia l t o emit

. Ohi o EP Arespond s tha t i t "intend s t o transfe rtha t sam e progra m int o th e PTI O progra m a s a n FEPTI O

.. . an d resubmit [ ] fo rSI P approval

. I n th e future , i fUSEP A undertake s rulemakin g t o clarif yfedera l vs
. stat e an d practica l enforceability , Ohi o EP Awil l amen d thei rrule s a s appropriate. " See

Respons e t o Comments , pag e 3 8 (emphasi s added)

. Thi s respons e ignore s th e fac ttha t th e la wtoda yo n potentia l t o emi ti s tha t federa l enforceabilit yi s no t a requiremen t t o creat e a syntheti cminor

. See National Mining Association

v. EPA, 5 9 F.3 d 135 1 (D.C

. Cir

. 1995) ; Chemical

Manufacturers

Ass'n v. EPA, No

. 89-151 4 (D.C

. Cir

. Sept

. 15 0 1995) ; an d Clean Air Implementation

Project v. EPA, No

. 96-122 4 (D.C

. Cir

. Jun e 28 , 1996))

. It als o ignore s th e fac ttha t Ohi o EP Aha s recognize d tha t stat e an d practicall yenforceabl e limit s suffic e i n it s curren tSI P approve d definition s o fpotentia l t o emi ti n bot h Chapter s 3745-3 1 an d 3745-77

. Ohi o EP Aclaim s tha t "[t]h e purpos e o fthi s rulemakin g i s t o combin e ou rpermittin g processe s bu t no t t o re-evaluat e and/o rre-negotiat e th e procedure s fo r issuin g federall yenforceabl e stat e permit s wit h U S EPA. " See Respons e t o Comment s a t pag e 38

. However , ther e i sRule Package:

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n o nee d fo rOhi o EP At o "re-evaluate " o r"re-negotiate " anythin g wit h U.S

. EP Ai n connectio n wit h th e definitio n o f "potentia l t o emit " o rth e nee d fo ra "federall yenforceable " restrictions

. Ohi o ha s a SI P approve d mechanis m t o limi t "potentia l t o emit " withou t "federall yenforceable " restrictions , i n OA C Rul e 3745-31-02(A)(2) , an d a SIP-approve d definitio n o f"potentia l t o emit " tha t doe s no trequir e federa l enforceability , i n OA C Rul e 3745-31-0 1 (UUUU)

. Tha t mechanis m i s availabl e t o th e "owne ro roperato ro fany ai r contaminan tsource, " i s full yapprove d no wb yU.S

. EPA , an d ca n b e use d i n an yPTI O t o properl yreduc e allowabl e an d potentia l t o emit

. Betwee n 199 5 an d 1996 , thre e separat e federa l cour t decision s eac h hel d tha t U.S

. EP Aha d no t adequatel y explaine d wh yonl yfederall yenforceabl e measure s shoul d b e considere d a s limit s o n a source' s potentia l t o emit

. Th e decision s vacate d o rremande d th e definitio n o fpotentia l t o emi t unde rSectio n 11 2 (Se e National Mining Association

v. EPA, 5 9 F.3 d 135 1 (D.C

. Cir

. 1995) , PS D an d nonattainmen t NS R (Se e Chemical

Manufacturers

Ass'n v. EPA, No

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- 151 4 (D.C

. Cir

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. 15 0 1995) , an d Titl e V(Se e Clean Air Implementation

Project v. EPA, No

. 96-122 4 (D.C

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. Jun e 28 , 1996))

. A s a resul t o fthes e decisions , EP Aannounced , throug h guidance , tha t th e ter m "federall yenforceable " shoul d b e rea d t o mea n "federall yenforceabl e o rlegall yan d practicabl yenforceabl e b va Stat e o rloca l ai rpollutio n contro l agency " pendin g an yadditiona l rulemakin g b yU S EPA

. See, e.g., Interi m Polic yo n Federa l Enforceabilit yo f Limitation s o n Potentia l t o Emi t (Januar y1996 ) (emphasi s added) ; see

also, Extensio n o fJanuar y25 , 199 5 Potentia l t o Emi t Transitio n Polic y(Augus t27 , 1996) ; Secon d Extensio n o fJanuar y25 , 199 5 Potentia l t o Emi tTransitio n Polic yan d Clarificatio n o fInteri m Polic y(Jul y10 , 1998) ; an d Thir d Extensio n o fJanuar y25 , 199 5 Potentia l t o Emi tTransitio n Policy , (Decembe r20 , 1999)

. Th e thir d an d fina l extensio n o fth e Transitio n Polic yexplain s tha t "[t]h e PT E transitio n polic yi s currentl yse tt o expir e o n Decembe r31 , 1999

. Th e state-enforceabl e provisio n o fth e transitio n policy , whic h allow s a sourc e t o rel yo n a practicall yenforceable , state-enforceabl e limi t t o restric tit s PTE , wil l remai n i n effec tunti l EP Aha s complete d it s rulemakin g o n th e ter m 'potentia l t o emit.' " (emphasi s added)

. T o date , U S EP Astil l ha s no t proposed , le talon e finalized , an ysuc h rulemaking

. Thus , th e abilit yunde rU.S

. EPA' s Transitio n Polic yt o rel yo n state-enforceabl e limit s t oRule Package:

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. Accordingly , practicall yenforceabl e stat e limit s ar e a legall ypermissibl e an d appropriat e mechanis m fo rlimitin g potentia l t o emit

. Apar t fro m th e federa l cas e la wan d EP Atransitio n polic y requirin g recognitio n o fstat e enforceabl e restriction s i n determinin g "potentia l t o emit, " U.S

. EP Aha s approve d th e definitio n o f"potentia l t o emit " i n OA C Rul e 3745-31
- 01(UUUU ) unde rwhic h restriction s tha t ar e "legall yan d practicall yenforceabl e b yth e state " ar e take n int o account

. W e urg e Ohi o EP At o delet e al l reference s t o FEPTIO s fro m th e PTI O proposal , an d t o rel yupo n th e federall yapprove d provision s i n OA C Rule s 3745-31-0 1 (UUUU ) an d 3745-31
- 02(A)(2 ) fo rsyntheti cmino rpermit s tha t limi t a source' s potentia l t o emit

. I n addition , w e urg e Ohi o EP Ano t t o amen d th e definitio n o f "potentia l t o emit " i n OA C 3745-31-01

. Ohi o EP Aclaim s tha t i t i s amendin g th e definitio n i n Chapte r3745-3 1 t o incorporat e languag e tha t wa s foun d i n th e Chapte r3745-3 5 definitio n o f"potentia l t o emit. " Th e Commenter s submi ttha t suc h revision s ar e unlawful , unreasonable , an d unnecessary
. Ther e i s n o reaso n fo rOhi o EP At o hav e varyin g definition s o fth e sam e ter m i n differen tchapter s o f th e ai rprogra m rules

. Th e current , SI P approve d definitio n o f"potentia l t o emit " i n OA C 3745
- 31-0 1 (UUUU ) i s identica l t o tha t i n OA C 3745-77-0 1 (BB)

. Ohi o EP Ashoul d no t amen d th e definitio n i n OA C Chapte r3745-3 1 t o ad d extraneou s languag e tha t wil l mak e th e definition s different , jus t becaus e tha t languag e existe d i n th e ol d OA C Chapte r 3745-3 5 definition

. Lastly , OA C 3745-31-05(C)(5 ) require s th e regiona l administrato rt o approv e "thi s rule " befor e permi tterm s ma y b e federall yenforceable

. Thi s provisio n shoul d b e deleted , since , a s note d above , federa l enforceabilit yi s unnecessar y t o creat e a syntheti cminor

. Also , i ffedera l enforceabilit yi s require d o rdesirable , wh yconditio n i to n approva l ofth e rul e b yth e regiona l administrator ? If , a s th e agenc ycontends , PT I term s ar e currentl yfederall yenforceable , ther e i s n o nee d fo rthi s overla yo fregiona l approva l i n orde rt o accomplis h that

. Moreover , dela yan d confusio n wil l resul ti f regiona l approva l i s denied , delayed , o rconditional

. Thi s provisio n i s undesirabl e an d unnecessary
. Ifth e PTI O rule s canno t b e relie d upo n unti l the yar e approve d b yU.S

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o fsuc h fina l approval. (Rober t Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s & Arthu rLLP ) Th e curren t definitio n o f"potentia l t o emit " i n OA C 3745-31
- 0 1 (UUUU ) i s th e sam e a s i n OA C 3745-77-0 1 (BB)

. Bot h hav e bee n approve d b yUSEPA , an d th e propose d chang e i s no t needed

. Also , becaus e limitation s o n potentia l t o emi t nee d no t b e federally-enforceabl e t o b e effectiv e i n creatin g syntheti cminors , al l reference s t o FEPTIO' s shoul d b e deleted

. See , fo rexample , OA C 3745-31-05(C)(1 ) an d (D)

. Further , ther e i s n o nee d t o submi tPTI O condition s t o USEP Afo rapproval , a s provide d b yOA C 3745-31
- 05(C)(2)(e)

. Also , th e rul e itsel fnee d no tb e approve d b y USEPA , a s provide d b yOA C 3745-31-05(C)(5)

. Thos e provision s shoul d b e deleted

. (Rober t Brubaker , Porte r Wrigh t Morri s &Arthu rLLP ) Respons e 35 : A n FEPTI O i s a for m o fa PTI O wher e certai n term s an d

condition s ar e federall yenforceabl e throug h issuanc e o fth e permi t i n draf t an d fina l forms

. Thi s i s consisten twit h ho w FESOP s ar e issue d unde rth e curren tprogra m fo rth e sam e type s o fterm s an d conditions

. USEP Aapprove d ou rprogra m fo rfederall yenforceabl e stat e operatin g permit s i n 5 9 F R 53586 , Octobe r25 , 1994 , (a s revise d i n 6 0 F R 55200 , Octobe r30 , 1995)

. Therefore , Ohi o EP Acurrentl yha s a federall yapprove d progra m fo r federall yenforceabl e operatin g permits , whethe ri n a FESO P o rFEPTIO

. A s state d i n th e federa l registe rnotice : "Th e operatin g permi t provision s i n titl e Vo fth e Clea n Ai rAc t Amendment s o f199 0 hav e create d interes t i n mechanism s fo rlimitin g sources 1 potentia l t o emit , thereb yallowin g th e source s t o avoi d bein g define d a s "major " wit h respec tt o titl e Voperatin g permi t programs
. Ake ymechanis m fo rsuc h limitation s i s th e us e o ffederall yenforceabl e Stat e operatin g permit s (FESOPs)

. USEP Aissue d guidanc e o n FESOP s i n th e Federa l Registe ro fJun e 28 , 198 9 (5 4 F R 27274)

. O n Apri l 20 , 1994 , Ohi o submitte d it s newl yadopte d Rul e 3745-35-0 7 t o provid e fo rFESOP s i n Ohio

. Thi s rul e woul d supplemen tth e pre-existin g mechanism s fo r establishin g federall yenforceabl e limitation s o n potentia l t o emi t (i.e. , Stat e rules , administrativ e orders , an d i n som e case s ne wsourc e permits). "Rule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 57 of 72 Ohi o EP Ai s implementin g a mechanis m whereb yal l term s an d condition s tha t ar e federall yenforceabl e an d thos e tha t ar e state-onl yenforceabl e ar e expressl ydesignate d u s suc h i n th e PTI O documen t(o rFEPTI O document)

. An ysourc e tha t require s a limi t o n PT E t o avoi d federa l requirement s wil l b e designate d a s suc h i n a n FEPTIO , a s the yar e currentl y require d unde ra FESOP , an d issue d a s a draf t an d fina l action

. Thi s i s consisten t wit h Ohi o EPA' s curren tSI P approve d progra m tha t provide s u s with th e authorit yt o issu e federall yenforceabl e stat e operatin g permit s i n lie u o f Titl e Vpermit s fo rsource s whic h opt-ou t o fTitl e Vpermittin g vi a federall yenforceabl e limitations

. Thi s doe s no t preclud e Ohi o EP Afro m specificall ydesignatin g an yappropriat e term s o fa n FEPTI O a s state-onl yenforceable

. W e d o no t believ e labelin g th e permi t a s "federall yenforceable " ha s an y lega l implicatio n whe n th e permi t clearl yidentifie s th e federall yenforceabl e provision s an d th e state-onl y enforceabl e provisions

. W e believe , a tthi s time , th e onl ymechanis m fo rlimitin g PT E t o avoi d federa l requirement s i s throug h federall y enforceabl e terms

. Thi s i s consisten twith th e curren t requirement s i n bot h th e PT I rule s (OA C Chapte r3745-31 ) an d th e PT O rule s (OA C Chapte r3745-35) , bot h o fwhic h ar e approve d i n Ohio' s SIP

. Whil e th e commente rha s cite d severa l cour tcase s an d federa l guidanc e regardin g federa l enforceabilit yo fPT E an d USEPA' s curren t position , USEP A ha s als o bee n clea ri n statin g tha t th e courtdecision s onl y "vacate d th e requirement s i n th e nationwid e rules " an d "th e decision , however , di d no taddres s th e ter m federall y enforceabl e a s use d i n SIPs , becaus e tha t issu e wa s no t befor e th e court. " [6 7 F R 251 , pag e 80191 ] USEP Ai s clea r i n thei rJanuar y22 , 199 6 mem o (reference d b ycommenter ) tha t "EP Ainterpret s th e orde rvacatin g certai n provision s o f EP Aregulation s a s no taffectin g th e provision s o fan y curren t SIP , o ro fan ypermi t issue d unde ran ycurren t SIP

. Thus , previousl yissue d federall yenforceabl e permits , suc h a s ..."FESOPS " remai n i n effect

. Likewise....PS D an d NS R SI P approve d rule s requirin g ....restriction s limitin g PT E t o b e federall yenforceabl e remai n i n place... " The yals o stat e "second , a ne wo rmodifie d sources....limitin g it s PT E t o achiev e syntheti cmino rstatu s mus tstil l obtai n
... a "minor " NSR...permit

. Ever ySI P contain s a mino rNS R progra m ....permit s unde rsuc h progra m are , lik e al l othe rSI P measures , federall yenforceable. " Therefore , i t i s USEPA' s positio n tha t stat e rule s approve d a s part o fth e SI P tha t requir e federa l enforceabilit yar e stil l applicable

. I n th e sam eRule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 58 of 72 document , USEP Astate s "state s conceivabl ymigh tno w see k t o reduc e th e scop e o fSIP-approve d mino rNS R program s wher e the yar e presentl ybroade rtha n minimu m federa l requirements , an d t o substitut e state-enforceabl e mechanisms...EP Adoe s no texpec tstate s t o see k suc h change s pendin g th e outcom e o fEP Arulemaking....i t i s unlikel ytha t state s woul d hav e th e lega l abilit yt o exclud e suc h program s transaction s tha t ar e intrinsi ct o th e avoidanc e o fmajo rNS R permittin g requirements. " A tthi s time , Ohi o EP Adoe s no twis h t o jeopardiz e implementatio n o fth e PTI O progra m i n orde rt o negotiat e alternativ e PT E definition s fro m thos e tha t exis ti n ou rcurren tSIP

. Bu ta s state d previously , i fUSEP Aundertake s rulemakin g applicabl e t o th e definitio n o fPTE , Ohi o EP Awil l amen d thei rrule s an d ou rSI P a s appropriate

. Th e commenter s als o object s t o Ohi o EP Acarryin g ove r extraneou s tex t fro m OA C Chapte r3745-3 5 (curren tFESO P rule s an d definitio n fo rPTE ) int o th e PT I rule s o fOA C Chapte r3745-31

. Th e commente rstate s th e approve d PT I rule s d o no trequir e federall yenforceabl e permit s t o reduc e th e PT E i fpracticall yenforceabl e stat e limit s appl yt o th e source
. Th e curren tSI P approve d definitio n fo rPT E i n OA C rul e 3745-31-0 1 (UUUU ) require s th e limitatio n b e "federall y enforceabl e o rlegall yan d practicabl yenforceabl e b yth e state. " Thi s languag e i s unchange d i n th e draf t languag e necessar yt o implemen tPTIO ; therefor e n o extraneou s tex t applicabl e t o enforceabilit ywa s incorporate d int o th e rul e language

. Th e currentl yapprove d SI P languag e regardin g syntheti cmino rlimit s necessar yt o limi t PT E i n PTI s i s containe d i n OA C rul e 3745-31-05(C)

. Itstate s tha t suc h condition s shal l b e "federall yenforceabl e an d designate d a s suc h i n th e PTI. " Unde rth e curren tprogra m thes e PTI s ar e alway s issue d a s draf t an d fina l actions

. Th e curren t requirement s fo rlimitin g PT E t o avoi d federa l requirement s throug h a FESO P containe d i n OA C rul e 3745-35-05(B ) require s suc h limit s b e designate d i n eithe ra PT I o r" a fina l permi tt o operate..

. provide d tha t onl ythos e term s an d condition s necessar yt o limi t th e PT E o fth e sourc e an d expressl ydesignate d a s federall yenforceabl e shal l b e federall yenforceable , an d provide d furthe rtha t th e permi t wa s firs t issue d a s a draf t o rpropose d action. " Unde rth e curren tsystem , an ycondition s necessar yt o limi t th e PT E t o avoi d federa l requirement s ar e federall yenforceabl e throug h a federall yenforceabl e PT O (FESOP ) contrar yt o th e commenter s statemen ttha t PT O term s generall yhav e no t bee n considere d federall yenforceable

. Thes eRule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 59 of 72 procedures/requirement s remai n unchange d unde rth e PTI O program
. W e hav e neve rasserte d tha t al l permi t term s mus tb e federall yenforceable

. A s describe d above , Ohi o EP Ai s implementin g a mechanis m whereb yal l term s an d condition s tha t ar e federall yenforceabl e an d thos e tha t ar e state-onl yenforceabl e ar e expressl ydesignate d u s suc h i n th e PTI O documen t(o rFEPTI O document)

. Unde rth e curren t program , ever ysourc e require d t o b e issue d a PT I woul d subsequentl yb e require d t o obtai n a PTO

. Th e commente rargue s tha t PT O term s generall yhav e no t bee n considere d federall yenforceabl e wherea s PT I term s hav e recentl ybee n presume d t o b e federall yenforceabl e an d i s concerne d tha t operationa l term s originate d fro m PTO s tha t wil l no wb e incorporate d int o PTIO s wil l no wb e subjec t t o federa l enforceability

. USEP Aha s historicall ydeclare d tha t al l PTI s issue d b yOhi o EP Aar e federall yenforceabl e du e t o th e rule s requirin g PTI s bein g incorporate d int o th e stat e SIP

. I n a Februar y3 , 199 7 mem o fro m USEP At o Bo b Hodanbosi , USEP Astate d "unles s constructio n permit s clarif ywhic h o fthei rcondition s ar e no t federall yenforceable , al l o fth e condition s wil l b e considere d t o b e federall y enforceable. " Als o importan t t o conside ri s tha t an yrul e tha t regulate s emission s an d i s containe d i n th e SI P i s considere d federall yenforceable

. Thi s include s th e vas t majorit yo fOhi o EPA' s rule s governin g ai remissions , no t jus t th e rule s requirin g a PTI

. Therefore , man yo fth e term s an d condition s originatin g fro m Ohi o EP Arul e base d requirements , fo rexampl e limitation s o n VO C emission s fro m coatin g operation s containe d i n OA C Chapte r3745-21 , ar e federall yenforceabl e whethe rissue d i n a PT I o rPTO

. It i s als o importan t t o conside rho wth e curren t syste m functions

. Asourc e i s issue d a PT I fo rne wo rmodifie d operations

. Thi s PT I contain s operatin g term s an d condition s necessar yt o implemen tth e requirement s o fOR C 3704.03(F ) whic h state s installatio n permit s shal l "includ e th e authorizatio n t o operat e source s installe d an d operate d i n accordanc e wit h term s an d condition s o fth e installatio n permit s fo ra perio d no t t o excee d on e yea rfro m commencemen t o foperation , whic h authorizatio n shal l constitut e a n operatin g permi t unde rdivisio n (G). " Afte rthi s year' s period , Ohi o EP Ai s obligate d t o issu e a PT O t o th e sourc e t o affor d operatio n beyon d thi s on e yea rperiod

. Therefore , a s th e commente rpoint s out , al l installatio n an d operatin g term s incorporate d int o a PT I ar e federall y enforceabl e (du e t o th e SI P approva l o fth e PT I rules) ,Rule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 60 of 72 unles s expressl ydesignate d otherwise

. I t become s irrelevan t a s t o whethe rther e i s a n argumen ta s t o th e federa l enforceabilit yo fth e sam e term s whe n the yar e transferre d int o th e PT O documen tbecaus e the yremai n federall yenforceabl e unde rth e PTI

. Again , recall , federa l enforceabilit yo fspecifi crequirement s i s als o dictate d b yth e specifi climitation s require d i n a permi t vi a th e SI P approve d rules

. Ohi o EPA , a s note d above , wil l b e explicitl yidentifyin g federall yan d state-onl yenforceabl e term s i n PTIO s whic h i s a ne wfeatur e o fth e PTI O progra m tha t w e believ e wil l provid e fo radditiona l clarit yb yal l stakeholders

. W e d o no t believ e implementatio n o fth e PTI O progra m ha s a direc t affec t o n th e issue s raise d b yth e commenter

. W e ar e continuin g t o wor k

o n federa l enforceabilit yissue s raise d b y commenter s regardin g term s an d condition s containe d i n permits , whethe rthos e permit s ar e PTIs , PTOs , FESOPs , PTIO s o rFEPTIOs

. Wit h respec tt o th e fina l commen tregardin g paragrap h (C)(5) , thi s provisio n originate s fro m th e origina l agree d upon , an d SI P approved , languag e containe d i n OA C Chapte r3745-35

. USEP Arequire d Ohi o EP At o incorporat e a provisio n tha t require d approva l o fou rfederall y enforceabl e stat e operatin g permi t rule s a s part o fth e SI P prio rt o federa l enforceabilit yo fthes e type s o fpermits

. USEP Aapprove d thi s progra m i n 5 9 F R 53586 , Octobe r25 , 1994 , (a s revise d i n 6 0 F R 55200 , Octobe r30 , 1995)

. Therefore , Ohi o EP Acurrentl yha s a federall yapprove d progra m fo rfederall yenforceabl e operatin g permits , whethe r i n a FESO P o rFEPTIO

. USEP Awil l stil l requir e thes e provisions , no wunde rth e "FEPTIO " program , b e incorporate d int o th e SI P a s a replacement

. W e d o no t believ e USEP Awil l argu e tha t FEPTIO s canno tb e federall y enforceabl e unti l th e replacemen trule s ar e SI P approve d considerin g thi s wa s a progra m approva l an d th e rule s implementin g th e progra m wer e transferre d int o thi s rul e verbatim

. Th e OA C Chapte r3745-3 5 federall yenforceabl e stat e operatin g permit s provision s wil l remai n i n effec t a s part o fth e SI P unti l th e ne wrul e locatio n i s approve d i n thei r place

. W e wil l b e addin g clarifyin g languag e i n plac e o fth e paragrap h (C)(5 ) a s such : [Comment : I n 5 9 F R 53586 , Octobe r25 , 1994 , (a s revise d i n 6 0 F R 55200 , Octobe r30 , 1995) , th e Unite d state s environmenta l protectio n agenc y approve d rul e languag e providin g fo rth e creatio n o fa progra m fo rissuin g federall yenforceabl e stat eRule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 61 of 72 operatin g permits

. Se e forme rrul e 3745-35-0 7 o fth e Administrativ e Code

. Tha t approve d rul e languag e ha s bee n incorporate d i n paragraph s (C)(1 ) t o (C)(4 ) o fthi s rule

. Consequently , suc h designate d term s an d condition s impose d i n a n FEPTI O unde rth e approve d progra m element s containe d i n th e languag e o fparagraph s (C)(1 ) t o (C)(4 ) o fthi s rul e wil l b e considere d federall yenforceabl e a s o fth e effectiv e dat e o fthi s rule , unles s an d unti l th e Unite d State s environmenta l protectio n agenc ylate r disapprove s th e language. ] Commen t 36 : Change s t o OA C 3745-31-05(D ) t o Confor m t o OR C

3704.03(G ) OA C 3745-31-05(D) , a s proposed , doe s no tconfor m t o OR C 3704.03(G) , whic h provide s that , i n permit s t o operate , onl y condition s designe d t o limi t potentia l t o emi t ma yb e federall y enforceable , an d furthe rprovides , "I n othe rrespects , operatin g permit s issue d pursuan t t o thi s divisio n ar e enforceabl e a s stat e la wonly. " Thus , onl ylimitation s o n PT E ma yb e federall yenforceabl e i n PTIO's

. Thus , 31
- 05(D ) shoul d rea d i n it s entirety : "Th e Directo rma yimpos e term s an d condition s necessar yt o ensur e complianc e wit h applicabl e requirement s o fth e federa l Clea n Ai rAct , Chapte r 370 4 o fth e Revise d Code , an d rule s adopte d thereunde rb yth e Administrato ran d th e Director

. Excep tfo rterm s an d condition s impose d unde r paragrap h (C ) o fthi s rule , term s an d condition s appearin g i n PTIO' s ar e enforceabl e a s stat e la w only. " (Robert Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s & Arthu rLLP ) Respons e 36 : OA C rul e 3745-31-05(D) , a s writte n doe s confor m t o th e

requirement s o fOR C 3704.03(G)

. A s proposed , i tstates : (D ) State-onl yenforceabl e limitation s Th e directo rma yimpos e term s an d condition s necessar yt o ensur e complianc e wit h an yprovision s o fth e statute s o rregulation s o fth e stat e o fOhi o tha t ar e no tmandate d b yth e Clea n Ai rAc to rregulation s adopte d b yth e administrato rthereunder , bu tsuc h term s an d condition s shal l b e enforceabl e a s stat eRule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 62 of 72 la wonly , an d shal l b e designate d a s suc h i n th e permit-to-install , PTI O o rFEPTIO

. Paragrap h (D ) thu s identifie s term s an d condition s impose d solel yt o enforc e stat e la wa s state-onl yenforceabl e limitations

. Itdoe s no t stat e tha t thes e ar e th e onl ytyp e o f term s an d condition s tha t ma yb e stat e onl yenforceable

. Rul e 3745-31-05(F ) Commen t 37 : Restoratio n o fLanguag e i n OA C 3745-31-05(F ) Allowin g

Installatio n an d Operatio n o fa Sourc e Eligibl e fo ra n Expres s Permi tt o Instal l o rPTI O Sixt yDay s afte r Submissio n o fa Regues t fo ra n Expres s PT I o rPTI O OA C 3745-31-05(F) , a s proposed , delete s existin g languag e allowin g a n owne ro roperato rt o instal l an d operat e a sourc e sixt yday s afte rsubmissio n o fa reques tfo ra n expres s PT I o rPTI O fo rth e source , i fb ytha t dat e th e owne ro roperato r ha s no t bee n notifie d b yth e Directo ro fth e source' s eligibilit y fo rsuc h a permit

. Thi s languag e shoul d b e retaine d a s facilitatin g timel yinstallatio n o fver ysmal l source s tha t wil l hav e negligibl e impact , i fany , o n ambien t ai rquality

. (Rober t Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s & Arthu rLLP ) Respons e 37 : Ohi o EP Adi d no tremov e thi s language

. A s indicate d i n th e

synopsi s o fchanges , th e languag e wa s relocate d t o ne w OA C 3745-31-06 , Completenes s determinations , processin g requirements , publi cparticipation , publi cnotice , an d issuance , unde rparagrap h (E)(4)(a)

. Rul e 3745-31-05(H ) Commen t 38 : "Consideration " o fsocial , economic , o rothe rfactor s i n

actin g o n permi t application s OA C 3745-31-05(H ) provide s tha t th e Directo r"ma ytak e int o consideratio n th e socia l an d economi cimpac to fth e ai r contaminants , wate rpollutants , o rothe radvers e environmenta l impact " whe n "decidin g
.. . t o gran to rdeny " a PT I o rPTIO

. Thi s provisio n shoul d b e delete d fo rsevera l reasons
. First , ther e i s n o statutoryauthorit yt o gran to r den yai rpermit s fo rreason s outsid e th e ambi to fai rpollutio n regulator yrequirements

. Second , th e factor s t o b e considere d ar e broa d an d vague , givin g th e Directo r unbounde d discretio n t o den yapplication s fo rvirtuall yan y reaso n h e o rsh e wishes , whic h make s th e ai rpermittin gRule Package:

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. Third , th e Directo r canno t lawfull yus e thes e factor s t o "grant " a n applicatio n tha t doe s no t demonstrat e complianc e wit h applicabl e ai r pollutio n regulator yrequirements

. Thus , th e factor s ca n onl y b e use d t o den ya n application

. I n all , thi s provisio n i s unlawfu l an d ver yundesirable

. Fo rth e ai rprogra m t o b e efficientl yadministered , predictable , an d transparent , application s shoul d b e grante d o rdenie d base d solel yupo n whethe rth e applicatio n demonstrate s complianc e with clear , objectiv e ai rregulator yrequirements

. (Rober t Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s &Arthu rLLP ) Respons e 38 : Thi s languag e originall yexiste d i n paragrap h (B ) o fthi s rul e

an d i s no t a n amendmen tmad e b yOhi o EP Adurin g thi s rulemaking

. Thi s languag e ha s bee n origina l t o th e rul e sinc e inceptio n o fOhi o EP A(EP-30-05 , effectiv e Januar y1 , 1974)

. It als o existe d i n th e forme rregulation s adopte d Jul y 24 , 197 2 (AP-9-0 1 throug h AP-9-02 ) unde rth e Ohi o Departmen to fHealth

. Sinc e tha t tim e ther e ha s neve rbee n a n amendmen tt o th e languag e identifyin g th e directo r"may " tak e int o consideratio n "th e socia l an d economi cimpact " o fa grantin g o rdenyin g a PTI

. W e disagre e tha t ther e i s n o authorit yt o gran t o rden yai r permit s fo rreason s outsid e th e ambi t o fai rpollutio n regulatoryrequirements

. OR C 3704.02(A ) state s on e o fth e purpose s o fth e chapte r[ai rpollutio n control ] i s t o "protec t an d enhanc e th e qualit yo fth e state' s ai rresource s s o a s t o promot e th e publi chealth , welfare , economi cvitality , an d productiv e capacit yo fth e peopl e o fth e state " an d "al l rule s adopte d

.. . an d al l permits..

. issue d unde ri t shal l

.. . promot e th e purpose s o fthi s chapter. " Th e OR C recognize s consideratio n t o health , welfare , economic s an d th e productiv e capacit yo fth e peopl e shoul d b e considere d alon g wit h ai rpollutio n requirements

. Rul e 3745-31-05(1 ) Commen t 39 : "Coordination " wit h Othe rOhi o EP ADivision s

OA C 3745-31-05(1 ) retain s languag e previousl yappearin g i n 31-05(H) , providin g tha t th e Directo r"shal l coordinate " revie wan d issuanc e o fPTI' s wit h othe rprogram s administere d b yOhi o EPA

. "Coordination " i s no t defined , bu t appear s t o contemplat e delayin g actio n o n ai rPTI' s unti l al l program s tha t mus t issu e a PT I fo ra ne wo rexpande d facilit yar e prepare d t o ac t o n application s file d wit h thos eRule Package:

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. Insofa ra s thi s paragrap h authorize s th e Directo r t o emplo ycriteri a applicabl e t o non-ai rPTI' s i n th e denia l o f a n ai rPTI , i t i s unlawful

. It i s als o unlawfu l an d unreasonabl e insofa ra s i tpurport s t o authoriz e th e Directo r t o dela ya n ai rPT I beyon d th e 18 0 da yrevie wperio d prescribe d b yrule

. I n addition , Commenter s se e n o valu e t o delayin g actio n o n a n ai rPT I i n orde rt o tak e actio n o n severa l PTI' s simultaneously

. A n applican ttha t ha s applie d fo rsevera l PTI' s recognize s th e nee d t o obtai n al l require d PTI's , an d thu s simultaneou s issuanc e serve s n o purpose
. Lastly , i t i s inappropriat e t o lis tothe rdivision s o fth e agenc y i n a rule , thereb ycodifyin g th e curren t divisio n name s an d tabl e o forganizatio n int o law

. I fi ti s lawfu l an d desirabl e t o refe rt o othe rprograms , tha t shoul d b e don e b yreferenc e t o th e applicabl e statute s an d rules

. Fo rthes e reasons , thi s paragrap h shoul d b e deleted

. (Rober t Brubaker , Porte r Wrigh t Morri s & Arthu rLLP ) Respons e 39 : OA C rul e 3745-31-05(1 ) wa s amende d Octobe r17 , 2003 ,

alon g wit h th e entir e OA C Chapte r3745-3 1 t o allo wth e chapte rt o b e separate d int o thre e distinc t chapter s correspondin g t o thre e Ohi o EP Aprogra m area s (surfac e water , soli d wast e an d air)

. A tthi s time , eac h o fth e ne w chapter s incorporate d th e content s o fparagrap h (I ) t o specificall yenumerat e whic h permi tapplication s nee d multi
medi a reviews

. Iti s th e inten t o fthes e change s t o foste r bette rinterna l coordinatio n whic h wil l resul t i n mor e efficien t permi t processing

. Thi s revisio n wil l als o eliminate d unnecessar yreview s o fpermi t application s tha t don' t necessitat e coordinatio n tha t wa s inferre d b yth e courtfo ral l permits

. Th e Agenc ydoe s no t inten t thi s languag e t o b e a basi s fo rexceedin g statutorydeadline s o n permi t review

. Rul e 3745-31-06 , "Completenes s determinations , processin g requirements ,

publi cparticipation , publi cnotice , an d issuance " Commen t 40 : PTI O Permi t Processin g Time s

OA C 3745-31-06

. Th e Agenc yha s propose d a 60-da ytim e perio d fo rdeterminin g whethe ra PT I o rPTI O applicatio n i s "substantiall ycomplet e o rmateriall ydeficient. " Sixt yday s i s to o muc h tim e fo ra PT I o rmino rsourc e permi t applicatio n completenes s review

. Currently , Ohi o EP Amake s PT I applicatio n completenes s review s withi n 1 4 days

. Ohi o EP A shoul d no tb e lengthenin g th e tim e fo rapplicatio n completenes s reviews

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. Ohi o EP Apropose s i n OA C 3745-31-06(E)(2)(a ) t o kee p th e curren t18 0 da yperio d fo rprocessin g application s fo rPTI' s an d initia l constructio n PTIO's

. However , whe n adde d t o th e 6 0 da yapplicatio n completenes s revie wperiod , th e 18 0 da ypermi t processin g tim e effectivel ybecome s 24 0 days

. Give n th e substantia l decreas e i n th e numbe ro fPT I application s Ohi o EP Aha s bee n receivin g annuall y(dow n fro m approximatel y1,800
- 2,00 0 pe ryea ri n th e 1980's , t o 1,66 9 i n 1997 , t o 1,04 0 i n 2002 , an d t o 81 3 i n 2006) , an d th e workloa d reduction s an d efficiencie s afforde d b yGenera l Permits , Permits-by-Rule , an d th e upcomin g STARS 2 permi t processin g software , Ohi o EP Ashoul d b e shortening , no tlengthening , th e 18 0 da ypermi t processin g tim e limi t originall yestablishe d i n th e earl y1970's

. I n today' s competitiv e economy , 18 0 day s i s to o lon g t o wai t fo ra PT I o rinitia l constructio n PTI O fo r man ytime-urgen tbusines s opportunities

. (Rober t Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s & Arthu rLLP ) Spee d t o marke ti s essentia l t o busines s competitivenes s i n th e 21 s tCentury

. I fbusines s planner s an d investor s ca n no t hav e stron g assurance s tha t a permi t necessar yt o start constructio n o n ne wo rexpande d productio n capacit yca n b e obtaine d faste rtha n 18 0 days , an d muc h faste rtha n 30 0 days , Ohi o wil l mis s ou to n countles s opportunitie s fo r economi cmodernizatio n an d growth

. PTI' s an d PTIO' s fo rne wmino rsource s (includin g syntheti c mino rsources ) shoul d no ttak e mor e tha n 9 0 day s t o process
. Th e combinatio n o fadvance d compute r technology , 3 5 year s o fpermittin g experience , th e upcomin g STARS 2 software , Permits-by-Rule , Genera l Permits , permi t exemptions , S B 26 5 reform s (includin g th e 1 0 ton s pe ryea r BA Texemptio n an d th e eliminatio n b yAugus t 200 9 o f ponderou s case-by-cas e BA Tdeterminations) , togethe rwit h a polic ycommitmen t t o writin g streamlined , short , an d eas y t o understan d an d administe rmino rsourc e permits , shoul d collectivel yresul ti n muc h faste ran d bette rmino rsourc e permits

. (Rober

t Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s &Arthu r LLP ) Propose d rul e OA C 3745-31-06(F ) woul d provid e th e Directo rdiscretio n t o exten d th e 18 0 da y(afte ra completenes s determination ) processin g tim e fo rPTI' s an d initia l constructio n PTIO' s b ya n additiona l 6 0 day s "i fa publi cmeetin g o rpubli chearin g wa s held. " Thu s a PT I o rRule Package:

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. (Robert Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s & Arthu rLLP ) Respons e 40 : Ohi o EP Aha s no tmad e an yproposa l o fchange s t o permi t

issuanc e timeframes

. Al l th e timeframe s discusse d b yth e commente roriginall yexiste d i n th e rule s an d ar e mandate d b yth e ORC

. Ohi o EP Aha s no tlengthene d th e processin g time s fo rpermit s unde rth e PTI O program
. Th e commente r refer s t o Ohi o EP Amakin g "PT I applicatio n completenes s review s withi n 1 4 days. " Wha t th e commente ri s referrin g t o i s Ohi o EPA' s ow n interna l goa l fo r"preliminar y completenes s reviews " o fal l application s received

. Thi s goa l ha s neve rexiste d i n rul e o rla wan d wil l b e th e continue d goa l fo r"preliminary " completenes s review s unde r th e PTI O program
. W e currentl ystriv e t o issu e al l permit s withi n 18 0 days

. Ther e ar e case s wher e a n applicatio n i s deficien t an d i t i s necessar yfo radditiona l informatio n t o b e collecte d fro m th e applicant

. A ttha t poin t th e applican t i s i n contro l o fho w muc h tim e i s take n t o complet e th e applicatio n s o tha t Ohi o EP Aca n continu e t o proces s th e permit

. Ohi o EP Adoe s no t hav e th e authorit yt o contro l ho wquickl yth e applican t responds

. W e appreciat e th e concern s o fth e commente ran d th e idea s expresse d fo rimprovin g permi t processing

. W e hav e activel yworke d wit h variou s stakeholder s an d develope d variou s workgroup s t o continuall yfin d way s t o improv e ou r processes
. Th e PTI O i s on e suc h process
. Ou rhop e i s tha t implementatio n o fth e PTI O progra m wil l hel p t o reduc e th e permittin g burde n an d processin g burde n fel t b ybot h th e DAP C an d th e regulate d community

. Rul e 3745-31-06(E)(3 ) Commen t 41 : Propose d rul e OA C 3745-31-06(E)(3 ) woul d impos e n o

specifi ctim e limi t a tal l fo rprocessin g a PTI O applicatio n fo r ai rcontaminan t source s currentl yregulate d unde ra permit
to-install

. Instead , th e propose d rul e require s tha t th e Directo rissu e o rden yo r"propose " actio n o n suc h application s "a s expeditiousl ya s practicable. " Thi s rul e ma y no t b e a proble m wher e th e PT I currentl yi n effec ti s correctl y writte n an d acceptabl e t o th e owne ran d operator , bu t i nRule Package:

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man yinstance s ther e ar e significan tproblem s tha t com e t o ligh t onl yafte ra PT I ha s bee n issued , suc h tha t th e PT I need s t o b e correcte d o rrevised

. I n thos e case s wher e PT I correction s o rrevision s ar e urgentl yneeded , th e rule s shoul d provid e fo rtimel yactio n o n PTI O application s submitte d t o accomplis h suc h PT I correction s o rrevisions

. Th e sam e nee d exist s fo ractin g o n application s t o correc t o r revis e futur e PTIO' s issue d fo rconstructio n o fne wo r modifie d mino rsources
. (Rober t Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s & Arthu rLLP ) Respons e 41 : Ohi o EP Aagree s tha t certai n changes , no t triggere d b ya

modification , ma yrequir e promp tchange s t o a permit

. Thes e type s o fchange s ar e ofte n accomplishe d b yth e mor e expedite d administrativ e modificatio n procedur e becaus e the yar e no t require d t o b e processe d unde rth e modificatio n procedure

. Thi s specifi cprovisio n wa s incorporate d t o addres s issuanc e o fPTIO s fo rsource s alread yoperatin g unde ra vali d PTI

. Thi s i s intende d t o addres s th e transitio n o fal l existin g source s operatin g unde rvali d permit s int o th e PTI O program
. Therefore , ther e i s no ta n urgenc yfo rthi s typ e o fsourc e t o obtai n th e PTI O i n orde rt o construc to r modif ya source
. Ifth e owne ro roperato ro fa sourc e ha s a significan t proble m wit h a PT I (o rPTI O i n th e future ) tha t ha s previousl ybee n issued , the yshoul d contac t th e appropriat e fiel d offic e an d discus s th e neede d changes , wh ythe yar e needed , an d ho wquickl ythe yar e needed

. Ohi o EP Awil l the n b e abl e t o prioritiz e thos e change s t o th e existin g PTI/PTIO , no ttriggere d b ya modification , alon g wit h PTIs/PTIO s tha t ar e necessar yt o b e issue d quickl yfo r source s wantin g t o instal l o rmodify

. W e d o no tbeliev e i t woul d b e appropriat e t o requir e a n issuanc e deadlin e fo r change s covere d unde rthi s provisio n (unrelate d t o th e nee d t o instal l o rmodif ya source ) whic h coul d potentiall yaffec t th e processin g time s o fthos e needin g PTIO s fo rproject s t o b e completed

. Rul e 3745-31-07( 0 Commen t 42 : Th e ne wamendmen t lengthen s th e permi t renewa l perio d

fro m 5 year s t o 1 0 years
. Th e 5 yea rrenewa l perio d shoul d remain

. Thi s provide s a n opportunit yt o provid e a comprehensiv e revie wo fth e polluter' s practice s an d procedures

. (Jennife rMesaros , o n behal fofth e Gree n Environmenta l Coalition , Dayto n Ohio )Rule Package:

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renewal s wil l b e consisten twith "th e requirement s o f paragrap h (F ) o fsectio n 3704.0 3 o fth e Revise d Code. " Ther e wa s a n erro ri n citin g (F ) an d i twil l b e change d t o (G)

. Am

. Sub

. H.B

. 11 9 ("budge t bill" ) becam e effectiv e Jun e 30 , 2007 , extendin g th e renewa l perio d fo roperationa l permit s fro m fiv e t o "u p to " te n year s i n th e stat e law

. Thi s affect s th e renewa l period s fo rPTIO s bu tno tFEPTIOs

. Ohi o EP A i s retainin g a fiv e yea rrenewa l perio d fo rFEPTIOs

.
Rul e 3745-31-09 , Variance s o n operatio n Commen t 43 : Variance s fo ral l source s

Sinc e a tleas ta s earl ya s 1982 , Ohi o EP Aha s ha d a SI P approve d mechanis m fo rissuin g variances

. I texist s i n OA C Rul e 3745-35-0 3 an d ha s historicall yapplie d t o al l source s - majo ran d minor

. Th e applicabilit yo fth e varianc e provision s t o majo rsource s ha s apparentl ybecom e confuse d afte rth e Titl e Vprogra m wen tint o effect

. Clearly , i twa s neve rth e inten t o fTitl e Vo rth e Genera l Assembl yt o eliminat e th e SI P approve d varianc e proces s tha t applie d t o al l source s i n Ohio

. See , e.g. , OR C § 3704.036(M ) ("Th e directo rshal l develo p procedure s fo rth e Titl e Vpermi tprogra m suc h tha t th e progra m shal l minimiz e procedura l burden s an d maximiz e operationa l flexibilit yt o th e exten tconsisten twith th e federa l Clea n Ai rAct" ) an d OR C § 3704.036(H ) ("Th e directo rshal l includ e i n a Titl e Vpermi tal l operatin g scenario s an d anticipate d change s i n emission s fo rwhic h a n applicatio n ha s bee n mad e unles s th e operatin g scenario s o r emission s ar e prohibite d b yfederall yenforceabl e requirements")

. Th e curren tPTI O proposa l authorize s th e creatio n o f variance s onl yfo rmino rsource s tha t wil l obtai n a PTIO

. Fo r majo rsource s subjec tt o Titl e Vpermits , n o varianc e mechanis m i s spelle d ou ti n th e propose d rule

. Thus , th e proposa l take s awa yth e varianc e provisio n tha t i s i n th e curren tSI P fo rmajo rsources
. Eve n i fa varianc e applicabl e t o al l source s didn' talread y exis ta s parto fOhi o EPA' s approve d SIP , Ohi o EP Ashoul d creat e on e a s parto fthi s PTI O proposal

. Ther e i s n o reaso n wh yemission s unit s a tmajo rsource s shoul d no tb e afforde d th e sam e flexibilit ya s emission s unit s a tmino rsources
. Ohi o EP Aindicate s tha t propose d OA C 3745-3 1 -09(C)(2)(d )Rule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 69 of 72 onl yauthorize s variance s o n operatio n fo rmino rsource s becaus e variance s o n operatio n o fmajo rsource s subjec tt o Titl e Vwoul d hav e t o b e addresse d throug h th e Titl e V program
. Yet , th e Titl e Vrule s sa ytha t th e mechanis m fo r creatin g alternativ e limit s i n Titl e Vmus t exis toutsid e o fth e Titl e Vrules , i n th e approve d SIP

. Specifically , th e Titl e V rul e governin g permi t content , OA C 3745-77-07(A) , provides : (1 ) Emissio n limitation s an d standards

. Th e permi t shal l includ e emissio n limitation s an d standards , includin g thos e operationa l requirement s an d limitation s tha t assur e complianc e wit h al l applicabl e requirement s a tth e tim e o fissuance

. (a ) Th e Titl e Vpermi tshal l specif y authorit yfo reac h ter m o rcondition , an d identif yan ydifferenc e i n for m a s compare d t o th e applicabl e requiremen t upo n whic h th e ter m o r conditio n i s based

. (b ) Th e Titl e Vpermi tshal l stat e that , wher e a n applicabl e requiremen to fth e ac t i s mor e stringen t tha n a n applicabl e requiremen t o fregulation s promulgate d unde rTitl e I Vo fth e act , bot h provision s shal l b e incorporate d int o th e permi t an d shal l b e federall yenforceable

. (c ) I fth e applicabl e implementatio n pla n s o provides , upo n a n applicant' s request , pursuan t t o divisio n (E ) o f sectio n 3704.0 3 an d divisio n (K ) o f sectio n 3704.03 6 ofth e Revise d Code , tha t a n alternativ e limi t o rmean s o f complianc e b e specifie d i n th e Titl e V permit , an d suc h alternativ e limi t satisfie s th e criteri a se t fort h i n divisio n (E ) o fsectio n 3704.0 3 an d divisio n (K ) o fsectio n 3704.03 6 ofth e Revise d Code , suc h a n alternativ e emissio n limi t o rmean s o fcomplianc e shal l b e include d i n th e permi t upo n a showin g satisfactor yt o th e directo rtha t i t i s Quantifiable , accountable , enforceable , an d base d o n replicabl e procedures

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. (Emphasi s added)

. A s indicate d above , Ohi o EPA' s approve d implementatio n pla n contain s suc h a provisio n tha t authorize s th e creatio n o f variance s an d tha t ha s historicall yapplie d equall yt o emission s unit s a t majo ran d mino rsources
. Becaus e th e adoptio n o fOA C Chapte r3745-7 7 ha s confuse d th e matte r an d mad e i t appea ra s thoug h th e varianc e provisio n i n OA C Rul e 3745-35-0 3 i s n o longe rapplicabl e t o majo rsources , Ohi o EP Ashoul d remov e thi s confusio n an d ensur e th e maximu m flexibilit yfo rsource s i n operatio n i n Ohi o b y includin g a varianc e mechanis m tha t woul d allo wTitl e V source s t o tak e advantag e o fth e provisio n i n OA C 3745-77
- 0 7 allowin g alternativ e emissio n limit s t o b e include d int o Titl e Vpermits

. Thi s approac h woul d b e consisten t with th e statutorydirective s i n OR C § 3704.036

. Th e mos tlogica l plac e t o continu e suc h authorit yfo rmajo rsources , give n th e creatio n o fa ne wPTI O program , i s i n th e part o fth e PTI O rule s tha t appl yt o Titl e Vsources
. Creatin g a PTI O varianc e mechanis m fo rTitl e Vsource s woul d no tb e creatin g a "new " variance

. Rather , i twoul d b e continuin g th e SI P approve d varianc e provisio n tha t existe d befor e Titl e V , whe n OA C Rul e 3745-35-0 3 wa s clearl yapplicabl e t o bot h majo ran d mino rsources
. (Robert Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s & Arthu rLLP ) T o clarif ytha t bot h majo ran d mino rsource s ar e eligibl e t o receiv e variances , OA C 3745-31-09(A ) shoul d b e amende d a s follows : (A ) Avarianc e ma yb e applie d fo ran d obtaine d fro m th e directo rtha t allow s operatio n o rothe rus e o fa n ai r contaminan tsource , WHETHE R O R NO TTH E SOURC E I S PAR TO F AFACILIT YSUBJEC TT O CHAPTE R 3745-7 7 O F TH E ADMINISTRATIV E CODE , tha t emit s " (Rober t Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s &Arthu rLLP ) Respons e 43 : A s t o th e varianc e rule , ou rpurpos e i s merel yt o incorporat e

th e existin g provision s fro m rul e 3745-35-0 3 int o th e OA C Chapte r3745-3 1 rules

. I n th e interes to flimitin g th e numbe r o fissue s raise d b yunifyin g PT I an d PT O rule s i n th e propose d PTI O rules , ou rinten t i s no tt o consider , i n thi sRule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 71 of 72 rulemaking , revision s t o th e applicabilit yo fth e varianc e provision s a s the ypresentl yexis ti n rul e 3745-35-03

. Afte r carefu l revie wo fth e propose d rules , w e d o not e tha t ther e wa s languag e place d i n a commen tunde rOA C rul e 3745
- 31-0 2 tha t stated : "Rul e 3745-31-0 9 o f

th eAdministrativ e Cod e provide s fo r operatio no r

other us eo f a nai r contaminan t

sourc e that emit s an y ai r

pollutan t

i nviolatio no f

an y applicabl e la w fo r source s no t

subjec t t o Chapte r

3745-7 7 o f

th e Administrativ e Code. " W e wil l b e amendin g thi s languag e t o read : Rul e 3745-31-0 9 ofth e Administrativ e Cod e provide s fo r operatio no r

othe r us eo f a nai r contaminan t

sourc e that emit s an y ai r

pollutan t

i nviolatio no f

an y applicabl e la w unde r a varianc e for-soHr -ees^et-stibjectt o Chapte r 3745-7 7 ofth e Administrativ e Code

. Thi s provisio nwa s previousl y establishe di nth eno w rescinde drul e 3745-35

- 0 3 ofth e Administrativ e Code

. Comment s Unrelate d t o Draf t Rul e Languag e bu tRelate d t o Implementatio n o f th e PTI O Progra m Commen t 44 : CROMER R Deadlin e Extensio n

W e not e tha t o n Augus t3 , 2007 , U.S

. EP Aextende d th e Cross-Medi a Electroni cReportin g Rul e (CROMERR ) deadlin e fro m Octobe r13 , 200 7 t o Octobe r13 , 2008

. See ; 7 2 Fed

. Reg

. 4316 5 (Aug

. 3 , 2007)

. T o th e exten ttha t th e CROMER R deadlin e ma yhav e bee n influencin g th e schedul e fo rfinalizin g th e PTI O progra m rules , th e on e yea r extensio n o fth e CROMER R deadlin e provide s mor e tha n sufficien ttim e fo rOhi o EP At o mak e appropriat e improvement s an d correction s t o th e PTI O rule s propose d o n Jul y3 , 2007

. (Robert Brubaker , Porte rWrigh t Morri s & Arthu rLLP ) Respons e 44 : USEP Aha s issue d th e CROMER R requirement s tha t appl y

t o al l o fth e majo rprogram s a tOhi o EPA

. Conformanc e wit h thi s standar d i s bein g handle d b yth e Informatio n Technolog yServic e (ITS ) divisio n o fth e Agenc yan d doe s no thav e a direc timpac to n th e developmen to fPTIO

. Ohi o EP Adoe s no twan t t o dela yth e efficienc ygain s o n th e partRule Package:

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to Comments July 3, 2007 Page 72 of 72
o fOhi o EP Aan d th e regulate d communit ytha t wil l occu r with PTI O whil e waitin g o n som e futur e actio n o fUSEPA

.

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