[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 91 (Thursday, May 9, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 21080-21081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-11478]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 60

[FRL-5502-4]


Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources; Supplemental 
Delegation of Authority to Mississippi

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Delegation of authority.

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SUMMARY: On March 7, 1996, the state of Mississippi, through the 
Department of Environmental Quality, requested that EPA delegate 
authority for implementation and enforcement of eight (8) ammended 
categories of the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS). Since EPA's 
review of Mississippi's pertinent laws, rules, and regulations showed 
them to be adequate and effective procedures for the implementation and 
enforcement of these Federal standards, EPA has made the delegation as 
requested.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the delegation of authority is 
April 15, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the request for delegation of authority and EPA's 
letter of delegation are available for public inspection during normal 
business hours at the following locations:

Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Air Programs Branch, 345 
Courtland Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30365
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, Bureau of Pollution 
Control, Air Quality Division, P.O. Box 10385, Jackson, Mississippi 
39289-0385.

    Effective immediately, all requests, applications, reports and 
other correspondence required pursuant to the newly delegated standards 
should not be submitted to the Region 4 office, but should instead be 
submitted to the following address: Office of Pollution Control, 
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 10385, 
Jackson, Mississippi 39289-0385.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott M. Martin, Regulatory Planning 
and Development Section, Air Programs Branch, United States 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 345 Courtland Street N.E., 
Atlanta, Georgia 30365, (404) 347-3555, x4216.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 301, in conjunction with Sections 
110 and 111(c)(1) of the Clean Air Act as amended November 15, 1990, 
authorizes EPA to delegate authority to implement and enforce the 
standards set out in 40 CFR Part 60, (NSPS).
    On November 10, 1981, EPA initially delegated the authority for 
implementation and enforcement of the NSPS programs to the state of 
Mississippi. On March 7, 1996, Mississippi requested a delegation of 
authority for implementation and enforcement of the following NSPS 
categories found in 40 CFR Part 60.

1. Subpart A--General Provisions Except Sec. 60.8(b) (1) Thru (5); 
Sec. 60.11(e) (7) and (8); Sec. 60.13(g) (i) and (j)(2)

2. Subpart Cb--Municipal Waste Combustors Constructed On or before 
December 19, 1995

3. Subpart Cd--Sulfuric Acid Production Units

4. Subpart Ea--Municipal Waste Combustors Constructed After 
December 20, 1989 and On or Before September 20, 1994

5. Subpart Eb--Municipal Waste Combustors For Which Construction is 
Commenced After September 20, 1994

6. Subpart NNN--Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions From 
Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) 
Distillation Operations

7. Subpart RRR--Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions From 
Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) Reactor 
Process

8. Appendix A--Test Methods

    After a thorough review of the request, the Regional Administrator 
determined that such a delegation was appropriate for this source 
category with the conditions set forth in the original delegation 
letter of November 30, 1981. Mississippi sources subject to the

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requirements of this subpart will now be under the jurisdiction of 
Mississippi.
    Since review of the pertinent Mississippi laws, rules, and 
regulations showed them to be adequate for the implementation and 
enforcement of the aforementioned category of NSPS, the EPA hereby 
notifies the public that it has delegated the authority for the source 
category listed above on October 30, 1995. The Office of Management and 
Budget has exempted this rule from the requirements of section 6 of 
Executive Order 12866.

    Authority: This notice is issued under the authority of sections 
101, 111, and 301 of the Clean Air Act, as Amended (42 U.S.C. 7401, 
7411, and 7601).

    Dated: April 24, 1996.
A. Stanley Meiburg,
Acting Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-11478 Filed 5-8-96; 8:45 am]
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