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MRS JUDITH A ENCK REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR US EPA

- REGION II 290 BROADWAY 25TIl 

### FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10007-1866


### RE: Amendments definition VOC's and other minor review Regulation for the Control ofAtmospheric Air Pollutants
DearMrs. Enck:
Pursuant to sections 110(1) of the Clean Air 

### Act (CAA), the Government ofPuerto Rico is submitting a Revision to its State Implementation Plan (SIP). The Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board (PREQB) amend its Regulations for the Control of Atmospheric Air 

### Pollution and developed a Final Analysis of Small Business Administrative Flexibility pursuant to the approved amendment
Attached are the following documents:
1. 

### Approved Amendments to the Regulations for the Control of Atmospheric Air 

### Pollution (RCAA). 2. Copy of the first page of the amendments in spanish with the Rule number assigned by the Department ofstate. 3. Letter to the Department ofState with the submission ofthe amendments and 4. Final Analysis ofSmall Business Administrative Flexibility 5. PR Ombudsman Office (Small Business Ombudsman), letter of consent regards amendments ofthe RCCA. 6. Hearing Examiner Report

- Amendments to the Regulations for the Control of Atmospheric Air 

### Pollution 7. Public Hearing report

EnVironmental Agencies Building Cruz A. Matos 1375 Ponce de Leon Avenue, San Juan, PR**00926~2604** P.O. Box 11488, Santurce, PR00910 Phone 787-767-8181 Fax 787-767-2592

### MRS. JUDITH A. 

### ENCK 

## June 28, 2011 Amendments definition VOC's and other minor review Reguh.tion for the Control ofAtmospheric Air Pollutants Page 2 

### Please feel free to contact me at [787) 767-8056. if you have any questions regarding these recommendations, or call Eng. Luis R Sierra, Manager of the Air 

### Quality Area, at [787) 767-8181 extension 3267. Cordially,

# 74~' Pedro T(Nieves

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c: George Pavlou Carl Soderberg

## Puerto Rico Government Office ofthe Governor Environmental Quality Board

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# Amendments for the Rules 102, 111, 115, 116, 609 and Appendix A ofthe Regulation for the Control of Atmospheric 

# Air Pollution Regulation No. 5300, as amendedTitle ofRegulation:
Date ofapproV':u: Officials ,,,hom approved: SUPPLETORY SHEET Regulation for the Control ofAtmospheric Pollution
Novembe.t 3, 2010 R-10-39-5). EQB GovernmentBoard. composed by:
Mr. Re)'naldo Motos Associate l'b.nber Edwin A. Irizany Lugo, Esq \/ice-President

Date ofPublic Notice:

.Office where approved:

Reference ofthe legal authorit)' to promulgate this reguhtion:
Regulation Numbe:c
Date ofFiling:
Date ofeffectiyeness:

Reference to all oth6: Regulations which has been amended by the adoption ofthis regulation: Pedro].**Nie~Tes** rdiranda, Esq. Chairman Jul), 31, 2010 EIVocere and Prim""

.. Hora. Environmental Quality Board Gove.."1lment ofPuerto Rico EnvironmenmlAgenciesBuilding Cruz i\.. }datos SanJose Industrial Park 1375 Ponce de Leon Ave; SanJuan, Puerto Rico 00926-2604
Law. No 416 ofSeptember 22, 2004. as -amended, known as Public Policy EmrironmenwlAcr.

Thirt)' (30) da),s aftex filing this regulation in the State Department Regulation for the Conttol ofAanospheric Pollution (Regulation No. 5300)

CERTIFICATION I certify th..'lt the pmcedures followed for the mn.e.."'ldments ofthis regulation where perfo.rmed in accordMce ,,-ith the provisions ofthe PuertO Rico Uniform Administrative procedure Act) Lmv. No 170 ofliUgusr 12, 1988) zs amended, 3 LPR.,.,\ §1121 d seq. and the regulation object ofthis Suppletory Sheet has bee.'1 duly revie'\ved and does not contain an}' substantive) typogrllphic Otclerical en:o.:s. 

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### Rule 102
Rule 111
Rule 115
Rule 116
Rule 609 AppendL"\:A INDEX

Definitions 

### 1 Applications, Public Hearings and Public Notice 2
Penalties : , 2
Public Nuisance 

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PermitReview 2
Section 112 2RULE 102 DEFINITIONS

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) Any chemical substance which contains compound of carbon, excluding carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, carbonic acid, metallic carbides or carbonates, and ammonium carbonate, deteJ.nllned to have photochemical reactivity. This includes any such organic compound other than the following, which haye been detelnllned to haYe negligible photochemical reactiyity: methane; ethane; methylene chloride (dichloromethane); 1,1,I-trichloroethane (methyl chloroform); 1,1,2-trichloro1,2,2-trifluoroethane (CFC-113); trichlorofluoromethane (CFC-ll); dichlorodifluorometlune (CFC-12); chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22); trifluoromethane (HFC-23); 1,2-dichloro 1,1,2,2- tetrafluoroethane (CFC-114); chloropentafluoroethane (CFC-115); 1,1,I-trifluoro 2,2- dichloroethane (HCFC-123); 1,1,1,2-tetra£luoroetlune (HFC-134a);**1,I~dicbloro** I-fluoroethane (HCFC-141b); l-chloro 1,I-difluoroethane (HCFC-142b); 2-chloro-l,I,I,2-tetrafluoroethane (HCFC-124); pentafluoroethane (HFC-125); 1,1,2,2-tctrafluoroethane (F.F"C-134); 1,1,1- trifluoroethane (HFC-143a); 1,I-difluoroetlune (HFC-152a); parachlorobenzotrifluoride (pCBTF); cyclic, branched, or linear completely methylated siloxanes; acetone; perchloroethylene (tetracluoroethylene); 3,3-dichloro-l,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane (HCFC-225ca); 1,3-dichloro1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoIOpropane (HCFC-225cb); .1,1,1,2,3,4,4,5,5,5-decafluoropentane (HFC 43- 10mee); difluoromethane (HFC-32); ethylfluoride (HFC-161); 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane (HFC-236fa); 1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane (HFC-245ca); 1,1,2,3,3-pentafluoropropane (HFC245ea); 1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoropropane (HFC-245eb); 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane (HFC-245fa); 1,1,1,2,3,3-hc..,afluoropropane (HFC-236ea); 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane (HFC-365mfc); chlorofluoromethane (HCFC-31); 1 chloro-l-fluoIOethane (HCFC-151a); 1,2-dichloro-l,1,2- trifluoroethane (HCFC-123a); 1,1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4-nonafluoro-4-metho".-y-butane (C4F90CH30r BFE7100); 2-(difluoromethoxymethyl)-1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane «CF3)2CFCF20CH3); 1- etho:ry-l,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,4-nonafluorobutane (C4F90C2H50r HFE-7200); 2-(etho"-ydifluoromed1yl)- 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane «CF3)2CFCF20C2H5); methyl acetate, 1,1,1,2,2,3,3-heptafluoro3-methoxy-pmpane (n-C3F70CH3, HFE-7000), 3-etho»y-l,1,1,2,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,6-dodecafluoro-2- (trifluoromethyJ) hexane (HFE-7500), 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane (HFC 227ea), methyl fonnate (HCOOCH3), (1) 1,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,S-decafluoro-3-methoxl'-4-trifluoromethyl-pentane (HFE-7300); propylene carbonate; dimethyl carbonate; and perfluorocarbon compounds which fall into these classes: (i) Cyclic, branched, orlinear, completely fluorinated alkanes; 

### (il) Cyclic, branched, orlinear, completely fluOlmated ethers with no unsaturations; (iii) Cyclic, branched, orlinear, completely fluorinated tertiary amines with no unsaturations; and (iv) Sulfur containing perJ;luorocarbons with no unsaturations and with sulfur bonds only to carbon and fluorine. Applicable Rule and Regulation.
All rules and regulations promulgated under the Enyironmental Public Policy Act Law No. 416, September 22, 2004, as amended and dle "Clean Air Act" for the control ofatmospheric pollution, including but notlimited to:RULE 111 APPLICATIONS, PUBLIC HEARINGS AND PUBLIC NOTICE A) Applications (4) Decision and Notification ofApplications 

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... (b) The Board may refrain from issuing a final decision pertaining to any application filed with the Board, if the provisions of Article (B)(3) of the " Public Policy Environmental Act" Law No. 416 of September 22, 2004, as amended have not been satisfied.
RULE 115 PENALTIES Any violation of this Regulation 

### will constitute a misdemeanor, and will be subject to the penalty establishedin the "EO'ITironmenralPublic Policy**~aw** ofPuerto Rico" Law No. 416 ofSeptember22, 2004, as amended. (,,[oreover, the Board may, in the case ofinfraction ofany ofthe applicable roles and regulations, suspend, modify, or revoke any relevant pennit, approval, variance or other authorization issued under this Regulation.
RULE 

### 116 PUBLIC NUISANCE Nothing in this Regulation shall be consUlle to authorize orlegalize the creation OJ: maintenance ofa public nuisance as defined in Article 277 ofthe Civil Prosecution Code ofPUeJ.'to Rico.

RULE 609 PEfu\1IT REVIEW 

### (j) Confidential info.trnation (l)As providedinArticle 17 (Confidential Documents) ofPuerto Rico's Law No. 416, supra, material thatmay be designated as confidentialincludes anyinformation:

APPENDIX A Hazardous AirPollutants

- Section 112 (b) ofthe Clean AirAct

Chemical Name Acetaldehyde Acemmide Acetonitrile Acetophenone 2-Acetylaminofluorene Acrolein ACl'J'lamide Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) Number 75070 60355 75058 98862 53963 107028 79061

2Chemical Name Acrylic acid ACl)'looitrile Allyl chloride 4-Arninobiphenyl Aniline
0-Aoisidine Asbestos Benzene (mcluding benzene from gasoline) Benzidine Benzotrichloride Benzyl chloride Biphenyl Bis (2-ethylhe:>.-yI)phthalate (DEHP) Bis (chloromethyl)ether Bromoform 1,3- Butadiene Calcium cyanamide Captan Carb:L.-y1 Carbon disulfide Carbon tetrachloride Carbonyl sulfide Catechol Chloramben Chlordane Chlorine Chloroaceric acid 2-Cluoroacetophenone Chlorobenzene ChloIObenzilate Chloroform Chloromethyl methyl ether Chloroprene Cresols/Cresylic acid (1somers and mL'illlre) o-Cresol m-Cresol p-Cresol ChemicalAbstract Service (CAS) Number 79107 107131 107051 92671 62533 90040 1332214 71432 92875 98077 100447 92524 117817 542881 75252 106990 156627 133062 63252 75150 56235 463581 120809 133904 57749 7782505 79118 532274 108907 510156 67663 107302 126998 1319773 95487 108394 106445

3Chemical Name Cumene 2,4-D, salts and esters DDE Diazomethane Dibenzofurans 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane Diburylphthalate 1,4-Dichlorobenzene(p) 3,3-Dichlorobenzidene Dichloroethyl ether (Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether) 1,3-Dichloropropene Dichlorvos Diethanolamine N,N-Diethyl aniline (N,N-Dimethylaniline) Diethyl sulfate 3,3-Dimetho:-,:ybenzidine Dimethyl aminoazobenzene 3,3'-Dimethyl benzidine Dimethyl carbamoyl chloride Dimethyl formamide 1,I-Dimethyl hydrazine Dimethyl phthalate Dimethyl sulfate 4,6-Dinitro-o-cresol, and salts 2,4-Dinitrophenol 2,4-Dinitrotoluene 1,4-Dioxane (l,4-Diethyleneoxide) 1,2-Diphenylhydrazine Epichlorohydrin (l-Chloro-2,3-epoxypropane) 1,2-Epoxybutane Ethyl acrylate Ethyl benzene Ethyl carbamate (Urethane) Ethyl chloride (Chloroethane) Ethylene dibwmide (Dibromoethane) Ethylene dichloride (1,2-Dichloroethane) Ethylene glycol Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) Number 98828 94757 3547044 334883 132649 96128 84742 106467 91941 111444 542756 62737 111422 121697 64675 119904 60117 119937 79447 68122 57147 131113 77781 534521 51285 121142 123911 122667 106898 106887 140885 100414 51796 75003 106934 107062 107211

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# - Chemical Name Ethylene inllne (Aziridine) Ethylene oxidc Ethylene thioure<l Ethylidene dichloride (l,l-Dichloroethane) Formaldeh)'de Heptachlor Hexacltiorobenzene Hexachlorobutadiene He.."(achlorocyclopenr.,diene He.."(achloroethane Hexamethylene-1,6-diisocyaUllte He.."(amethylphosphoramide He.."(ane Hydrazine Hydrochloric acid Hydrogen fluoride (Hydrofluoric acid) Hydroquinone Isophorone Lindane (aUisomers) Maleic anhydride Methanol Metho''l'chlor Methyl bromide (Bromomethane) Methyl cl1lDride (Chloromethane) Medlyl chloroform (l,l,l-Trichloroethane) Methylhydrazine Methyliodide (Iodomethane) Medlyl isobutyl ketone (He.."(one) Methylisocyanate Methyl methacI)'late Methyl tert butyl ether 4,4-JVlethylene bis(2-chloroaniline) Methylene chloride (Dichloromethane) MedlyJene diphenyl diisocyanate (!VIOl) 4,4'"""'-Medlylenedianiline Naphthalene Nitrobenzene Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) Number 151564 75218 96457 75343 

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### 110543 302012 7647010 7664393 123319 78591 58899 108316 67561 72435 74839 74873 71556 60344 74884 108101 624839 80626 1634044 101144 75092 101688 

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5Chemical Name 4-Nitrobiphenyl 4-Nitrophenol 2-Nitropropane N-Nitroso-N-methylw:ea N-Nitrosoclimethylamine N-Nitrosomorpholine Parathion Pentachloronitrobenzene (Quintobenzene) Pentachlorophenol Phenol p-Phenylenecliamine Phosgene Phosphine Phosphorus Phthalic anhydride Polychlorinated biphenyls (koelors) 1,3-P.ropane sultone beta-Propiolactone P.ropionaldehyde Propo>."Ul: (Baygon) Propylene dichloride (1,2-Dichloropropane) Propylene oxide 1,2-Propylenimine (2-Methyl aziridine) Quinoline Quinone Styrene Styrene oxide 2,3,7,8-**Tetr~chlorodibenzo-p-dioxin** 1,1,2,2- Tetrachlo.roethane Tetrachloroethylene (perch1owethylene) Titanium tetrachloride Toluene 2,4-Toluene cliamine 2,4-Toluene diisocyanate
0-Toluidine Toxaphene (chlorinated camphene) 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) Number 92933 100027 79469 684935 62759 59892 56382 82688 87865 108952 106503 75445 7803512 7723140 85449 1336363 1120714 57578 123386 114261 78875 75569 75558 91225 106514

. 100425 96093 1746016 79345 127184 7550450 108883 95807 584849 95534 8001352 120821

6Chemical Name 1,1,2-Trichloroethane Trichloroethylene 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol 2,4,6-TrichlOIophenol Triethylamine Trilluralin 2,2,4-Trimethylpentane Vinyl acetate Yinyl bromide Yinyl chloride VmyJidene chloride (l,l-Dichloroethylene) Xylenes (isomers and mL"ture) o-Xylenes m-Xylenes p-Xylenes Antimony Compounds Arsenic Compounds (morganic including arsine) Beryllium Compounds Cadmium Compounds Chromium Compounds Cobalt Compounds Coke Oven Emissions Cyanide Compounds 1 Glycol ethers2 (iYlodified)' Lead Compounds Manganese Compounds Mercury Compounds Fine minenJ.l fibers3 Nickel Compounds Polycylic Organic Matter4 fuldionuclides (includingradon)5 Selenium Compounds ChemicalAbsttact Service (CAS) Number 79005 79016 95954 88062 121448 1582098 540841 108054 593602 75014 75354 1330207 95476 108383 106423 

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1 EPA ,emm'e the compound et:.oylene glycol monobury'l edle< (EGBE)**(2-Buto~Tethanol)** (ChemicalAbstmct**Scr<~ce (C.~S)**  No, 111-76-2) from the group ofglycol ethers on Novembe< 29, 2004.Refer to FedeclRegiste< 69FR69320, 7NOTE: For all listings above which contain the word ncompounds" and for glycol edlers, d,e following applies: Unless otherwise specified, these listing are defmed as including any unique chemical substance that contains the named chemical (i.e., antimony, arsenic, etc.) as part ofthat chemical infrastructure.
1. X'CN where X = H' or ·an)' other group where a fonnal dissociation may occur. For e,.xamplc KCN or CA(CN),

. 2. Glycol edlers include moni- and di- ethers ofethylene glycol, diethylene**glyco~** and triethylene glycol R-(OCH2CH2) -OR' where n 

### = 1,2, or 3 R = alk)'l or aryl groups R'= R, H, or groups which, when remo"ed, yield glycol ethers with the structure: n R- (OCH2CH)n -OR. Polymers are excluded from the glycol category.
3. Includes mineral fiber emissions from facilities manufacturing or processing gkss, rock, or slag fibers (or other mineral deri"ed fibers) ofa"erage diameter 1 micrometer orless.
4. Includes organic compounds with more than one benzene ring, and whicll have a boiling point greater than or equal to 100°C.
5. A type ofatom which spontaneously undergoes radioactiYe decay.

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### GOVERNMENT OF PUERTO RICO OFFICE OFTHE GOVERNOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYBOARD

Pursuant and in accordance with the Environmental Public Policy Act (Law No. 416 ofSeptember 22,2004, as anlended) and the Uniform Administrative Procedure Act (Law. No. 170 ofAugust 12, 1988, as =ended), the following rules 102, 111, 115, 116, 609 oftheRegulation 5300 have been amended: Regulation for the Control ofAtmospheric Pollution (ReAP)

The =endments of the rules 102, 111, 115, 116, 609 and Appendi.'( A of the ReguL'ltion had been promulgated by Resolution R-l0-39-5 of November 3, 2010, in order to review the definition of Volatile Org:tnic Compounds (\TOC) and the List of Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP); and properly cite the EnvironmentalPublic PolicyAct.
Under Section 2.08 ofthe VnifOlm Administrative Procedure Act, as amended, (3 L.P.R.A section 2128), this amendments will be effective in thirty (30) days afterits presentation in the State Dep,u:tment.

In Sanjuan PUetto Rico,Januill:y 14,2011. 

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### Distinguido Secretario: De conformidad con la Secci6n 2.8 de la Ley de Procedimiento Administrativo Uniforme, Ley NOm. 170 de 

## i 2 de agosto de 1988, segOn enmendada, 3 L.P.R.A 

### § 2128, adjunto original y tres copias en espanol e ingles de las enmiendas a las Reglas 102, 111, 115, 116, 609 YApendice A del Reglamento de epigrafe para su presentaci6n ante el Departamento de Estado. Sirvase registrar el rnismo segOn 

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### 10 Ley NOm. 170, supra. 

### Las enrniendas al Reglamento fueron aprobadas por la Junta de Gobiemo de la Junta de Calidad Ambiental ("JCA") mediante la R-10-39-5 de 3 de noviembre de 2010. Ademas, incluimos evidencia de la publicaci6n de avisos pOblicos en los peri6dicos y hacemos constar en hoja adicional la certificaci6n sobre publicaci6n en la pagina electr6nica de 

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### CERTIFICACION 

### Certifico que la Junta de Calidad Ambiental public6 un Aviso y el texto de las enmiendas al Reglamento para el Control de la Contaminaci6n Atmosferica en la red de Internet de la agencia a traves de su direcci6n electr6nica: wvvw.jca.aobierno.pr, en cumplimiento con 10 dispuesto en la Secci6n 2.1 

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### segOn enmendada, Ley de Procedimiento Administrativo Uniforrne, segun surge del Aviso publicado en prensa. 

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6 en 1'.)**~r~** ,::;**Commonw~alth** ofPuerlo Rico OUi.ce ofthe Governor Environmental Quality Board PUBLIC HEARING FOR PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE

REGULATION FORTHE CONTROL OF THEATMOSPHERIC AIRPOLLUTION**Hilm",r~o Rc:;;iotl~**  OUice Boulevud dc:l R!oAvenue, Ram313 South ByP,l,ss , HumaC<lo, Pucrto Rico Also, they Ix!**rcvi~w.:.t** thelollow;ng eledxonlc o.ddres.s: www.goblemo.prIICA/.Copieso( the afolcmentioned doc:umenl$ (';inbtpurch1\$e d from Mond3Y 10 FrldJy st the :lbovc lnentioned offices,.

. The: Publie Hearing**ro~** the propQ$«! llmendmclIl.s 10 this rC&'llalion will be heid In the Envitontr\utt;iJ Quality "Bo:>.rd,· CI\IZ A• .,hlbs Environtr\ental Agendu Building. 1]15 Ponce. de L'on Avenut, Ulb. S:m Jose lnduslrltJ fouk. 8;mJum.**PuedoRf~.** Tho IInvi,ronmenl:J Qulllity Boud,. PUI':!U1ltl! 10 the powers**~nt"emd** by l.Ilw Nurnbi:r 416 of5c:ptcmber 22, 2004, as ;mended, Envlrorvnent;l! Public Policy Act.. a.nd i1«ordlng to.the appllc::>ble provision5 ofbw Number 170 ofAUS!I$! 

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FOR PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE REGULATION FORTHE CONTROL OF THE ATMOSPHERIC AIR POLLUTION
The Environmental Quality Board (BQB), pursuant to the powers conferred by Law Number 416 of September 22, 2004, as =ended, Environmental Public Policy Act, and according to the applicable provisions ofLaw Number 170 ofAu"oust 12, 1988, as =ended, Unifo= Administrative Procedure Act intends to =end the Regulation for Control of Atmospheric Air 

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Ponce Regional Office Distribution Center, Suite 404 3199 Santiago delos Caballeros Avenue Ponce, Puerto Rico Mayaguez Regional Office State Road 2 krn 159, Suite 201 Mayaguez, Puerto Rico Axecibo Regional Office 44 San Patricio Ave. Marginal State Road 2, I<:m. 80.6 Axecibo, Puerto Rico Guay=a Regional Office State Road 3 Km. 134.7 Algarrobo Ward Guay=a, Puerto Rico
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ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYBOARD POBOX 11488 SANJUAN, PLJERTO RICO 00910 ATTENTION: PUBLIC HEARINGS OFFICE

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PARA ENMENDAR EL REGLAMENTO PARA EL CONTROL DE LA CONTAlYILNACION ATMOSFERICA

. La Junta de Calidad Ambiental (TCA) se propone e1lIDendar el Reglamento para el Control de la Contaminacion Atrnosferica (RCCA). Esta agencia esti. facultada en virtud de la Ley sobre Politica Publica Ambiental, Ley Nu.m. 416 de 22 de septiembre de 2004, segUn e..-unendada, y el proceso se llevara a cabo de comormidad a las disposiciones de la Ley de Procedimiento Administrativo Unifo=e, Ley Nu.m. 170 de 12 de agosto de 1988, segUn enmendada. La JCA reviso el RCCA para ajusta.! el umbral de aplicabilidad para requerir permisos de los Gases de Invemadero (GHG, en ingles) y la habilidad de emitirpermisos Titulo V alas Fuentes afectadas por los GHG. Copia del texto completo del texto del reglamento a ser e1lIDendado, asi como el Anilisis de Flexibilidad Administrativa y ReglamentaDa para el Pequeno Negocio, esta.!an disponibles para ser exa.rninado por publico en la Biblioteca de la Junta de Calidad Ambiental ubicada en el cuarto piso del Edificio Cruz A. Matos, Edificio Agencias Ambientales, Avenida Ponce de Leon 1308, Urb. SanJose Industrial Park, 0 

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ENMIENDAS EL REGLAMENTO PARA EL CONTROL DE LA CONTAMINACION ATMOSFERICA (RCCA)

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### adopcion del Reglomento para el Control de 10 Contaminacl6n Atmosferica de la Junta de Calidad Ambiental. Descripcion 

### y cantidad estimada de Pequefios Negocios que ser6n impactados Base Legal Medidas tomadas para minimizar [a carga economica en los Pequefios Negocios y alternativas importantes que se pueden considerar 

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### VII Conclusion Apendice I Copia del Reglamento para e[ Control de 10 Contaminacion Atmosferica de la Junta de Calidad Ambiental. 4

### I. Prop6sito.
Las enmiendas propuestas 

### 01 Reglamento para el Control de 

### 10 Contaminaci6n Atmosferica (RCCA), tienen como proposito atemperar 

### 10 definici6n de compuestos organicos volatiles, de modo que sea consistente con 10 

### definicion que se encuentran en el Titu[o 40 del Codigo de Regu[aciones Federales (40 CRFj, seccion 51.100. Ademas, se enmienda [a tabla del Apendice A del RCCA, donde se establecen los contaminantes atmosfericos peligrosos que actua[mente estan bajo 10 

### jurisdiccion de 10 

### Junta de Calidad Ambiental (JCAJ. Este [istado requiere ademas ser enmendado, en respuesta a las revisiones realizadas por 

### 10 Agencia Federal de Proteccion Ambienta[ (APAJ mediante reglamentaci6n. Esto segun 10 

### provee las secciones 112(b) (1) Y 

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### 10 Ley de Aire Limpio segun enmendada 42 USC 7401 et sec. Ademas,
se revisa el reglamento para actualizar y citar apropiadamente 

### 10 ley organica de ]0 

### JCA, Ley sobre Politico Publica AmbientaL sustituyendo 10 

### derogada Ley Num. 9 del 18 de junio de 1970, por [a Ley Num. 416 de 22 de septiembre de 2004 a tone con las enmiendas realizadas por 10 

### Asamblea Legislativa en el ano 2004.
II. Necesidad EI RCCA establece entre otras cosas, todos los mecanismos para el control de emisiones y proceso de adquisicion de permisos para fuentes de emisi6n de contaminantes atmosfericos. La actual definici6n de compuesto organico volatil (COY) y 

### 10 Iista de contaminantes atmosfericos peligrosos (Apendice A del RCCA), incluyen sustancias que 10 

### APA, excluyo de 10 

### definicion de COY y de 10 

### [ista de contaminantes atmosfericos pe[igrosos (CAP). AI excluir dichas substancias, no se requiere el uso de equipos de control para estas emisiones, resultando en una reduccion de costos por concepto de operacion y uso de equipos

### de control y una reducci6n en las emisiones de contaminantes criterio relacionados al uso de oxidadores termales.
III. Aplicabilidad Las enmiendas adoptadas al RCCA, entraron en vigor a los treinta (30) dias de su radicaci6n en el Departamento de Estado, segun establecido en la Secci6n 2.8 de la Ley de Procedimiento Administrativo Uniforme (en adeJante LPAU), 3 L.P.R.A. §2128.

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### y cantidad estimada de Pequeiios Negocios que seron impactados Todo negocio que por raz6n de las actividades que lIeva 0 

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### par cualquier acci6n que pretendo establecer venga obligado bajo la Ley Num. 416, supra, a obtener un permiso de fuente de emisi6n bajo el RCCA, estaro positivamente afectado por las enmiendas que se intentan adoptar debido 0 

### la explicaci6n que antecede en el inciso IV.
V. Base Legal EI Articulo 8 B (4) de la Ley Num. 416, 

## supra, dispone que los Miembros Asociados constituidos en la Junta de Gobierno de 

### 10 JCA "ejercer6n las funciones de reglomentaci6n delegadas a la Junta de Calidad Ambientol." Por 

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### 10 JCA 

### 10 focultad de promulgar reglas y reglomentos y 

### 10 enmienda a estos. Este proceso tiene que estar regido por las disposiciones de la LPAU antes citadas. La Junta de Gobierno de 

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### VI. Medidas tomadas para minimizer la carga economica en los Pequeiios Negocios 

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Eximir a los pequeiios negocios de la necesidad" de controlar las emisiones de las substancias que seran excluidas mediante las enmiendas aprobadas por 10 Junta, implica una reducci6n en gastos operacionales, de mantenimiento 

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La adopci6n de las enmiendas propuestas 01 RCCA de 10 JCA cumple con el prop6sito de atender efectivamente 10 protecci6n del ambiente dentro del marco jurisdiccional de 10 agencia, mientras que impulsa la economia mediante la reducci6n de costos relacionados al control de 10 contaminaci6n atmosferica. Esto resulta en beneficio para el dueiio u operador de los pequeiios negocios, el gobierno 

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Estimado licenciado Nieves Miranda:
LaProcuraduria de Pequenos Negocios, luego de analizar y hacer varias recomendaciones para las Elllmendas Propuestas Reglamento para el Control de Ia Contaminaci6n Atmosferica, presentadas por la Junta de Calidad Arnbiental, entiende que el mismo no tiene impacto sustancial que pueda afectar a los pequenos negocios.
Por otra parte, Ie recordamos que el Articulo 5 de la Ley Nfun, 454 del 28 de diciembre de 2000, segim enmendada, Ley de Flexibilidad Administrativa y Reglamentaria para el Pequeno Negocio (LFAR), impone a las agencia a deber de hacer publicas las copias del An:ilisis de Flexibilidad Reglamentaria en el Registro de Reglamentos del Departamento de Estado.
La falta de publicaci6n del Anlilisis de Flexibilidad podria inducir que cualquier asociaci6n de comerciantes y/o dueno de negocio radique en el Tribunalla impugnaci6n del reglamento por no cumplir con los aspectos procesales establecidos en la LF AR. Este tipo de acci6njUdicial requeriria que el pequeno negocio demuestre al Tribunal el impacto negativo que Ie puedan causar tanto el nuevo reglamento como la falta de un An81isis de Flexibilidad. EI termino para impugnar el referido reglamento es de un (I) ano a partir de la fecha en que el mismo entre en vigor.
Por 10 cual, la Procuraduria de Pequenos Negocios da un aval condicionado a las enmiendas propuestas y exhorta que el nuevo reglamento sea promulgado cumpliendo con todas las disposiciones en ley. Le exhortamos tambien a comunicarse con nuestraProcuraduria de tener alguna duda al respecto.**/~** I

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HEARING EXAMINER REPORT

TO THE HONORABLE GOVERNING BOARD:


## Comes now the designated Hearing Examiner, Eli Matos Alicea, Esq., in the captioned case, and respectfully submits the following report for your consideration:

I. 

### INTRODUCTION:



## Pursuant to the dispositions of Sections 112 (b) (1) 

## and 112 (b) (2) ofthe Clean Air Act ("CAA"); Articles 8 (B) (4), 9 (B) (3) and 9 (B) (5) ofLaw Number
416 of September 22, 2004, as amended, lmown as the Environmental Public Policy Act (hereinafter "EPPA"); and Sections 2121 to 2141 ofLaw Number 170
ofAugust 12, 1988, as amended, lmown as the Uniform Administrative Procedure
Act (hereinafter "UAPA"), the Environmental Quality Board (hereinafter "the
Board" or "EQB") proposes to amend the Regulation for the Control of

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### Atmospheric Pollution (hereinafter "RCAP") with the intention of updating the existing regulations under itsjurisdiction to reflect the changes and events occUlTed lately.
The main object ofthis amendments to the RCAP is to modify the definition
of the term "Volatile Organic Compounds" ("VOC's") to be consistent with the
definition of VOC's reflected on Section 51.100 of the Code of Federal Regulations, 40 C. F. R. Section 51.100. To the same extent, the Board intends to amend Appendix A ofthe RCAP, wherein the Hazardous Air Pollutants ("HAP's")
list under its jurisdiction is published, in response to the previous revisions to said
list made by the Environmental Protection Agency (hereinafter "EPA") pursuant to its regulations to that effect. Finally, the RCAP is updated to properly reflect the
EPPA amendments made by our Legislative Assembly on 2004, henceforth known

as Law Number 416 ofSeptember 22, 2004.
In compliance with the regulations in force for this cuasilegislative proceedings, notices to all citizens in general, and to the regulated community in particular (in Spanish and English), were published on July 31, 2010 in the national
circulation newspapers El Vocero de Puerto Rico and Primera Hora, inviting the regulated community and all interested citizens to attend the Public Hearing to be
held on September 7, 2010, at 9:00 a. m., at EQB's Public Hearings Room located

at the Cruz A. 

### Matos Building, 4th. Floor, 1308 Ponce de Leon Avenue, Road 8838, EI Cinco Ward, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. The purpose of said Public Hearing was to allow the regulated community to submit comments and/or
information to help the Board promulgate or modify the proposed amendments to
the RCAP. The Public Notice, also invited all interested persons to examine the proposed amendments to the RCAP and to obtain copies of said proposed
amendments at EQB's Library and/or in several of its Regional Offices. The
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The Public Notice also stated that any interestedperson in submitting written

comments to the proposed amendments to the RCAP, could have sent them within

a thirty day period after said public notice was published, which period ended on August 30, 2010. Nonetheless, this Hearing Examiner, exercising his discretion
under the regulations, conceded an additional ten day period to any interested
person to submit written comments to the proposed amendments to the RCAP for

our consideration, which tenn ended on September 9, 2010. The Public Notice
also established that all written comments should have been sent to EQB's Public Hearings Office, P. O. Box 11488, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00910.
The Public Hearing, as planned, was held on September 7, 2010, at EQB's
Public Hearings Room. At the Public Hearing, no person offered oral comments or tendered written comments to this Hearing Examiner due to the fact that nobody
attended the hearing to submit comments on the proposed amendments to the
RCAP. By the same token, during the time periods conceded, no interested person

or organization submitted written comments to be considered in our evaluation, analysis and recommendation. Notwithstanding, we let the record show that the
Initial Analysis ofAdministrative and Regulatory Flexibility for Small Businesses

to Amend the RCAP prepared by the Board and submitted on July 30, 2010, was included in the official record ofthis proceeding.
The aforestated hearing was held pursuant to the provisions ofLaw Number
416 of September 22, 2004; Law Number 170 of August 12, 1988; and the Regulations that have been promulgated under said Laws; specifically EQB's
Procedural Rules for Administrative Hearings ("PRAH").

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### The record ofthis administrative procedure to be evaluated by this Hearing
Examiner comprises the proposed amendments to the RCAP; all documents related

to the Public Notices; the public hearing attendants and commentators registries;
and all written documents related to the proposed amendments to the RCAP
submitted before September 17,2010, ifany. Moreover, in our analysis we take
into consideration our previous experience, specialized and teclmical "knowledge,
discretion andjudgment.
The present repOlt is submitted to the Honorable Governing Board ofEQB

to be considered in the issuance ofits final resolution on the proposed amendments

to the RCAP.



## II. SUMMARY OF SUBMITTED COMMENTS

As stated hereinabove, no oral or written comments were submitted to be
considered in our analysis ofthe proposed amendments to the RCAP. Thus, based upon the administrative record before us, we submit to the Governing Board ofthe EQB the following:



## III. ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 9 (B) (3) ofthe EPPA, amongst its
faculties and responsibilities, EQB is the authorized government agency to adopt
rules and regulations to establish license and permit mechanisms for the regulation
and control of air, water, solid waste and noise pollution. And Article 9 (B) (5) clearly states that EQB may establish, through regulations, all the necessary requirements for the control ofthe emission ofpollutants to the atmosphere and for

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environment and natural resources. To the same extent, pursuant to the provisions ofsaid AIticle 9 ofthe EPPA, EQB is empowered to issue Orders to show cause, to cease and desist, and to take

or not to take actions to establish preventative or control measures that, in its judgment, are deemed necessary to attain the purposes ofthe Laws and regulations promulgated. By virtue of the above mentioned EPPA, the Procedural Rules for
Administrative Hearings were promulgated as well. Rule 26 of the PRAH
establishes the investigative process followed by EQB regarding its intention to amend the RCAP, which is the object ofthis administrative proceeding.
Pursuant to the foregoing, we determine that, in the process to identifY the necessity to amend the RCAP, and the public hearing held to properly amend it, EQB has thoroughly complied with the existing environmental and procedural regulations. As we have previously observed, there is no opposition from the regulated community to the promulgation of the amendments to the RCAP. Consequently, there is neither a substantive opposition to the development and updating through this amendments of the RCAP, or to the establishment and
effectiveness ofthe amendments to achieve its compliance objectives. Notwithstanding, in compliance with all procedural and regulatory aspects for the public discussion ofthis RCAP, we submit to the Honorable Governing
Board of EQB all the compiled evidence to, after being duly considered and analyzed, state the con-esponding determination and issue a Resolution authorizing
the promulgation ofthe amendments to the RCAP, due to the fact that it warrants compliance with all the necessary regulations in force for the protection of the environment.

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amendments should be immediately filed with the Legislative Library and the State Department of the COlmnonwealth of Puerto Rico, wherein, in ordinary circumstances, said amendments will be enforceable after a thirty day period from
the filing date.

In SanJuan, Puerto Rico, this 27th day ofSeptember, 2010.

Eli Matos Alicea Hearing Examiner

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