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Notification of Partial Voluntary Withdrawal of Delegation of Authority; Connecticut; National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Asbestos, 52667-52669 [2017-24638]
Download as PDF 52667 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 218 / Tuesday, November 14, 2017 / Rules and Regulations (d) EPA-approved State Source specific requirements. EPA-APPROVED NEW HAMPSHIRE SOURCE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS Name of source State effective date Permit No. * Sturm Ruger & Company. * * ARD–03–001 ................ 2/2/2017 Additional explanations/§ 52.1535 citation EPA approval date 2 * * 11/14/17, [Insert Federal Register citation]. * VOC RACT Order. * 2 In order to determine the EPA effective date for a specific provision listed in this table, consult the Federal Register notice cited in this column for the particular provision. * * * * Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219 at 913–551–7039, or by email at Hamilton.heather@epa.gov. * [FR Doc. 2017–24540 Filed 11–13–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Due to adverse comments, EPA is withdrawing the direct final rule to approve revisions to the Iowa State Implementation Plan (SIP), the 111(d) plan, and the Operating Permits Program. In the direct final rule published on September 15, 2017, (82 FR 43303), we stated that if we received adverse comment by October 16, 2017, the rule would be withdrawn and not take effect. EPA received adverse comments. EPA will address the comments in a subsequent final action based upon the proposed action also published on September 15, 2017 (82 FR 43315). EPA will not institute a second comment period on this action. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Parts 52, 62, and 70 [EPA–R07–OAR–2017–0470; FRL–9970–85– Region 7] State of Iowa; Approval and Promulgation of the State Implementation Plan, the Operating Permits Program, and the 111(d) Plan; Withdrawal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule. AGENCY: Due to adverse comments, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is withdrawing the direct final rule for ‘‘State of Iowa; Approval and Promulgation of the State Implementation Plan, the 111(d) Plan, and the Operating Permits Program,’’ published in the Federal Register on September 15, 2017. Iowa’s SIP revision included administrative changes, corrections to technical errors, revisions to titles and explanations of the scope of rules. The revision also rescinded outdated or no longer required rules for general conformity and emissions inventory relating to the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) which has been rescinded by EPA. Finally, the revision updated state rules by incorporating by reference more recent Code of Federal Regulation dates to ensure consistency between the state and Federallyapproved rules. DATES: The direct final rule published at 82 FR 43303, September 15, 2017, is withdrawn effective November 14, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heather Hamilton Environmental Protection Agency, Air Planning and Development Branch, 11201 Renner jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with RULES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:31 Nov 13, 2017 Jkt 244001 List of Subjects 40 CFR Part 52 Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds. 40 CFR Part 62 Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Administrative practice and procedure, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. 40 CFR Part 70 Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, Air pollution control, Intergovernmental relations, Operating permits, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Dated: November 3, 2017. James B. Gulliford, Regional Administrator, Region 7. Accordingly, the direct final rule published at 82 FR 43303, September PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 15, 2017, is withdrawn effective November 14, 2017. [FR Doc. 2017–24635 Filed 11–13–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 61 [EPA–R01–OAR–2017–0439; FRL–9970–60– Region 1] Notification of Partial Voluntary Withdrawal of Delegation of Authority; Connecticut; National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Asbestos Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notification of partial withdrawal of delegation of asbestos program. AGENCY: This document notifies affected sources and other interested parties that the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) has voluntarily and partially withdrawn from the delegation of authority to implement and enforce the federal asbestos program provisions at 40 CFR part 61, subpart M. The withdrawal action only applies to sources that are not subject to CT DEEP’s title V operating permit program, or that are subject to the title V operating permit program but have not yet received a title V operating permit from CT DEEP. CT DEEP will continue to implement and enforce 40 CFR part 61, subpart M for all sources that have already obtained a title V operating permit, or that obtain such a permit after the effective date of this action. DATES: This delegation withdrawal is effective on December 14, 2017. ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket Identification No. EPA–R01–OAR– SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\14NOR1.SGM 14NOR1 52668 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 218 / Tuesday, November 14, 2017 / Rules and Regulations 2017–0439. You can inspect copies of the delegation agreement and all correspondence regarding CT DEEP’s voluntary and partial withdrawal from delegation of the asbestos program at our Region 1 office during normal business hours. All documents in the electronic docket are listed in the www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Office of Ecosystem Protection, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA New England Regional Office, 5 Post Office Square, Boston, MA. EPA requests that if at all possible, you contact the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to schedule your inspection. The Regional Office’s official hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Wortman, Air Permits, Toxics and Indoor Programs Unit, Office of Ecosystem Protection, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA New England Regional Office, 5 Post Office Square (OEP05–2), Boston, MA 02109–3912, telephone number (617) 918–1624, fax number (617) 918–0624, email wortman.eric@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ’’ we,’’ ’’ us,’’ or ’’ our’’ is used, we mean EPA. Organization of this document. The following outline is provided to aid in locating information in this preamble. Table of Contents jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with RULES I. Background and Purpose II. Where should affected sources send notifications required by the Asbestos NESHAP? III. Do I still need to comply with the State of Connecticut regulations? IV. EPA Action I. Background and Purpose EPA first promulgated standards to regulate asbestos emissions on April 6, 1973 (38 FR 8820). These standards have since been amended several times and are codified in 40 CFR part 61, subpart M, ‘‘National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Asbestos’’ (Asbestos NESHAP). Prior to the 1990 Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments, section 112(d) of the CAA allowed states to develop and submit to VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:31 Nov 13, 2017 Jkt 244001 the Administrator a procedure for implementing and enforcing NESHAPs. The 1990 Amendments to the Act revised section 112 extensively, removed delegation provisions from 112(d)(1), and added section 112(l), which now provides the mechanism for delegating section 112 standards to state, local, and tribal agencies. Section 112(l) of the CAA authorizes the Administrator to delegate to each state, when appropriate, the authority to implement and enforce NESHAPs for stationary sources located in such state. The federal regulations governing EPA’s delegation of authority for section 112 federal rules as promulgated without changes are located at 40 CFR part 63, subpart E. See 58 FR 62262 (November 26, 1993), as amended by 65 FR 55810 (September 14, 2000). Upon approval by EPA, the state agency is authorized to implement and enforce the federal rule. Under these regulations, a state air pollution control agency may voluntarily withdraw from an approved delegation using the procedures outlined in 40 CFR 63.96(b)(7). In general, delegations are implemented through agreements between the EPA regional offices and state or local air pollution control agencies. In a letter dated May 11, 1988, CT DEEP requested full delegation of the Asbestos NESHAP regulations. In a letter dated February 27, 1990, the EPA granted delegation of full administrative and enforcement authority for the Asbestos NESHAP to CT DEEP. On April 23, 1999, the EPA approved CT DEEP’s mechanism for receiving delegation of Section 112 standards through the State’s title V operating permit program. EPA also reconfirmed previously delegated standards for sources that obtained title V operating permits. See 64 FR 19922 (April 23, 1999). On February 7, 2017, pursuant to the provisions at 40 CFR 63.96(b)(7), CT DEEP notified EPA of its intent to voluntarily and partially withdraw from delegation of the Asbestos NESHAP. Subsequently, CT DEEP provided electronic notice to the public and affected sources of the partial delegation withdrawal on June 20, 2017. Notification was also published in the Hartford Courant on June 27, 2017, and CT DEEP accepted written comments through 5 p.m. on July 31, 2017. In the notification, CT DEEP affirmed it will continue to assure compliance with all applicable CAA Section 112 requirements under an issued title V operating permit. CT DEEP received three written comments from the public and regulated community during the public comment period. After reviewing PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 the comments received, CT DEEP sent a letter to the EPA on August 18, 2017 indicating CT DEEP completed the public comment procedures required by § 63.96(b)(7). The letter also requested that EPA proceed with a Federal Register notice concerning CT DEEP’s voluntary, partial withdrawal of delegation for the Asbestos NESHAP. Copies of the correspondence letters between CT DEEP and the EPA regarding this action, the public notice issued by CT DEEP, and the public comments received by CT DEEP are included in the docket for this action. II. Where should affected sources send notifications required by the Asbestos NESHAP? Among other things, the Asbestos NESHAP at 40 CFR 61.145(b) requires all owners or operators of a demolition or renovation (demo/reno) activity that is subject to the Asbestos NESHAP to notify the EPA Administrator in writing before certain renovation and/or demolition activities occur and within specified time frames. Since the State of Connecticut was fully delegated the Asbestos NESHAP pursuant to Section 112(d) of the CAA prior to the 1990 amendments, the EPA determined that the State of Connecticut’s regulations governing demo/reno activities at the time of delegation were adequate for the purposes of effectively implementing and enforcing the Asbestos NESHAP. This included the requirement that the owners or operators of a demo/reno activity notify in writing the designated state agency in advance of commencing the demo/reno activity. Because the EPA viewed this as a duplicative notification effort in relation to the state and federal requirements, the EPA determined that, with certain exceptions, notification to the designated state agency satisfied the federal notification requirement. On October 2, 1997 (62 FR 51654), the EPA published a notification in the Federal Register outlining the notification procedures for sources subject to the Asbestos NESHAP. The notification no longer required the regulated community in Connecticut to provide written notice of demo/reno activities to the EPA, with certain exceptions, as long as such notices were delivered to the designated state agency. As a result of CT DEEP’s partial, voluntary withdrawal from delegation of the Asbestos NESHAP, owners or operators of a demo/reno activity subject to the rule must submit the required notifications to the EPA, unless the owner or operator has a title V operating permit from CT DEEP. This notification requirement to EPA E:\FR\FM\14NOR1.SGM 14NOR1 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 218 / Tuesday, November 14, 2017 / Rules and Regulations jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with RULES includes owners or operators of title V sources prior to receiving a title V operating permit from CT DEEP, as well as sources not subject to the title V operating permit program. Therefore, after December 14, 2017, such owners or operators of a demo/reno activity in Connecticut subject to the Asbestos NESHAP must submit Asbestos NESHAP notifications required under Section 61.145(b) to the following address: Asbestos Demo/Reno Notifications, U.S. EPA Region 1, 5 Post Office Square, Mail Code: OES05–4, Boston, MA 02109–3912. The EPA believes the effective date of this notification provides sufficient time for affected sources that are not subject to the title V operating permit program, or are subject to the program but have not obtained a title V operating permit, to notify the EPA of future demo/reno activity in accordance with the Asbestos NESHAP. As noted throughout this document, the requirement to notify the EPA does not apply to sources that have obtained a title V operating permit under CT DEEP’s title V operating permit program, already, or that obtain a title V operating permit in the future. Any source that has received a title V operating permit from CT DEEP will continue to submit demo/reno notifications to the State of Connecticut. III. Do I still need to comply with the State of Connecticut regulations? Nothing in this notification or CT DEEP’s voluntary, partial withdrawal changes any source’s obligation to comply with state or local laws. All sources subject to such laws must still comply with the state and local regulations. The Connecticut Department of Public Health implements an asbestos program under the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. Sources that are subject to the Asbestos NESHAP must also comply with the Connecticut Department of Public Health’s asbestos program regulations. This includes potentially duplicative notification requirements for owners or operators of demo/reno activity subject to the Asbestos NESHAP, as well as the Connecticut Department of Public Health’s asbestos program. Owners or operators of affected sources should continue to work with their state or local agencies to ensure any applicable requirements are being met. More information on the Connecticut Department of Public Heath asbestos program can be accessed online at www.ct.gov/dph/asbestos. IV. EPA Action Based on CT DEEP’s voluntary and partial withdrawal relating to VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:31 Nov 13, 2017 Jkt 244001 implementation and enforcement of the Asbestos NESHAP, the EPA is issuing this notification. As noted above, the CT DEEP will retain its delegation to implement and enforce the Asbestos NESHAP for sources that have obtained a title V operating permit from CT DEEP, or for sources that receive a title V operating permit in the future (once the permit is issued). CT DEEP will continue to assure compliance with all applicable CAA Section 112 requirements for all sources that have title V operating permits or obtain title V operating permits after the date of this action. The delegation withdrawal is effective on December 14, 2017. List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 61 Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Asbestos, Hazardous substances, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Authority: This action is issued under the authority of section 112 of the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 7412. Dated: October 25, 2017. Deborah A. Szaro, Acting Regional Administrator, EPA-New England. [FR Doc. 2017–24638 Filed 11–13–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 180 [EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0448; FRL–9967–33] Benzovindiflupyr; Pesticide Tolerances Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule. AGENCY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of benzovindiflupyr in or on the bulb onion subgroup 3–07A, the green onion subgroup 3–07B, and increases an existing tolerance on sugarcane. Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR–4) and Syngenta Crop Protection requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). DATES: This regulation is effective November 14, 2017. Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before January 16, 2018, and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION). ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0448, is SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 52669 available at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone number for the OPP Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review the visitor instructions and additional information about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Goodis, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; main telephone number: (703) 305–7090; email address: RDFRNotices@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this action apply to me? You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer. The following list of North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide to help readers determine whether this document applies to them. Potentially affected entities may include: • Crop production (NAICS code 111). • Animal production (NAICS code 112). • Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311). • Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532). B. How can I get electronic access to other related information? You may access a frequently updated electronic version of EPA’s tolerance regulations at 40 CFR part 180 through the Government Printing Office’s e-CFR site at http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/textidx?&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/ 40tab_02.tpl. C. How can I file an objection or hearing request? Under FFDCA section 408(g), 21 U.S.C. 346a, any person may file an objection to any aspect of this regulation and may also request a hearing on those objections. You must file your objection or request a hearing on this regulation in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR part 178. To ensure E:\FR\FM\14NOR1.SGM 14NOR1
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Notification of Partial Voluntary Withdrawal of Delegation of
Authority; Connecticut; National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants for Asbestos
ACTION: Notification of partial withdrawal of delegation of asbestos
SUMMARY: This document notifies affected sources and other interested
parties that the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental
Protection (CT DEEP) has voluntarily and partially withdrawn from the
delegation of authority to implement and enforce the federal asbestos
program provisions at 40 CFR part 61, subpart M. The withdrawal action
only applies to sources that are not subject to CT DEEP's title V
operating permit program, or that are subject to the title V operating
permit program but have not yet received a title V operating permit
from CT DEEP. CT DEEP will continue to implement and enforce 40 CFR
part 61, subpart M for all sources that have already obtained a title V
operating permit, or that obtain such a permit after the effective date
DATES: This delegation withdrawal is effective on December 14, 2017.
Docket Identification No. EPA-R01-OAR-
[[Page 52668]]
2017-0439. You can inspect copies of the delegation agreement and all
correspondence regarding CT DEEP's voluntary and partial withdrawal
from delegation of the asbestos program at our Region 1 office during
normal business hours. All documents in the electronic docket are
listed in the www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index,
some information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Office of Ecosystem
Protection, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA New England
Regional Office, 5 Post Office Square, Boston, MA. EPA requests that if
at all possible, you contact the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to schedule your inspection. The Regional
Office's official hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Wortman, Air Permits, Toxics and
(617) 918-1624, fax number (617) 918-0624, email wortman.eric@epa.gov.
II. Where should affected sources send notifications required by the
III. Do I still need to comply with the State of Connecticut
EPA first promulgated standards to regulate asbestos emissions on
April 6, 1973 (38 FR 8820). These standards have since been amended
several times and are codified in 40 CFR part 61, subpart M, ``National
Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Asbestos'' (Asbestos
NESHAP).
Prior to the 1990 Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments, section 112(d) of
the CAA allowed states to develop and submit to the Administrator a
procedure for implementing and enforcing NESHAPs. The 1990 Amendments
to the Act revised section 112 extensively, removed delegation
provisions from 112(d)(1), and added section 112(l), which now provides
the mechanism for delegating section 112 standards to state, local, and
tribal agencies. Section 112(l) of the CAA authorizes the Administrator
to delegate to each state, when appropriate, the authority to implement
and enforce NESHAPs for stationary sources located in such state. The
federal regulations governing EPA's delegation of authority for section
112 federal rules as promulgated without changes are located at 40 CFR
part 63, subpart E. See 58 FR 62262 (November 26, 1993), as amended by
65 FR 55810 (September 14, 2000). Upon approval by EPA, the state
agency is authorized to implement and enforce the federal rule. Under
these regulations, a state air pollution control agency may voluntarily
withdraw from an approved delegation using the procedures outlined in
40 CFR 63.96(b)(7).
In general, delegations are implemented through agreements between
the EPA regional offices and state or local air pollution control
agencies. In a letter dated May 11, 1988, CT DEEP requested full
delegation of the Asbestos NESHAP regulations. In a letter dated
February 27, 1990, the EPA granted delegation of full administrative
and enforcement authority for the Asbestos NESHAP to CT DEEP. On April
23, 1999, the EPA approved CT DEEP's mechanism for receiving delegation
of Section 112 standards through the State's title V operating permit
program. EPA also reconfirmed previously delegated standards for
sources that obtained title V operating permits. See 64 FR 19922 (April
23, 1999).
On February 7, 2017, pursuant to the provisions at 40 CFR
63.96(b)(7), CT DEEP notified EPA of its intent to voluntarily and
partially withdraw from delegation of the Asbestos NESHAP.
Subsequently, CT DEEP provided electronic notice to the public and
affected sources of the partial delegation withdrawal on June 20, 2017.
Notification was also published in the Hartford Courant on June 27,
2017, and CT DEEP accepted written comments through 5 p.m. on July 31,
2017. In the notification, CT DEEP affirmed it will continue to assure
compliance with all applicable CAA Section 112 requirements under an
issued title V operating permit. CT DEEP received three written
comments from the public and regulated community during the public
comment period. After reviewing the comments received, CT DEEP sent a
letter to the EPA on August 18, 2017 indicating CT DEEP completed the
public comment procedures required by Sec.  63.96(b)(7). The letter
also requested that EPA proceed with a Federal Register notice
concerning CT DEEP's voluntary, partial withdrawal of delegation for
the Asbestos NESHAP. Copies of the correspondence letters between CT
DEEP and the EPA regarding this action, the public notice issued by CT
DEEP, and the public comments received by CT DEEP are included in the
docket for this action.
Among other things, the Asbestos NESHAP at 40 CFR 61.145(b)
requires all owners or operators of a demolition or renovation (demo/
reno) activity that is subject to the Asbestos NESHAP to notify the EPA
Administrator in writing before certain renovation and/or demolition
activities occur and within specified time frames. Since the State of
Connecticut was fully delegated the Asbestos NESHAP pursuant to Section
112(d) of the CAA prior to the 1990 amendments, the EPA determined that
the State of Connecticut's regulations governing demo/reno activities
at the time of delegation were adequate for the purposes of effectively
implementing and enforcing the Asbestos NESHAP. This included the
requirement that the owners or operators of a demo/reno activity notify
in writing the designated state agency in advance of commencing the
demo/reno activity. Because the EPA viewed this as a duplicative
notification effort in relation to the state and federal requirements,
the EPA determined that, with certain exceptions, notification to the
designated state agency satisfied the federal notification requirement.
On October 2, 1997 (62 FR 51654), the EPA published a notification in
the Federal Register outlining the notification procedures for sources
subject to the Asbestos NESHAP. The notification no longer required the
regulated community in Connecticut to provide written notice of demo/
reno activities to the EPA, with certain exceptions, as long as such
notices were delivered to the designated state agency.
As a result of CT DEEP's partial, voluntary withdrawal from
delegation of the Asbestos NESHAP, owners or operators of a demo/reno
activity subject to the rule must submit the required notifications to
the EPA, unless the owner or operator has a title V operating permit
from CT DEEP. This notification requirement to EPA
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includes owners or operators of title V sources prior to receiving a
title V operating permit from CT DEEP, as well as sources not subject
to the title V operating permit program. Therefore, after December 14,
2017, such owners or operators of a demo/reno activity in Connecticut
subject to the Asbestos NESHAP must submit Asbestos NESHAP
notifications required under Section 61.145(b) to the following
address: Asbestos Demo/Reno Notifications, U.S. EPA Region 1, 5 Post
Office Square, Mail Code: OES05-4, Boston, MA 02109-3912. The EPA
believes the effective date of this notification provides sufficient
time for affected sources that are not subject to the title V operating
permit program, or are subject to the program but have not obtained a
title V operating permit, to notify the EPA of future demo/reno
activity in accordance with the Asbestos NESHAP. As noted throughout
this document, the requirement to notify the EPA does not apply to
sources that have obtained a title V operating permit under CT DEEP's
title V operating permit program, already, or that obtain a title V
operating permit in the future. Any source that has received a title V
operating permit from CT DEEP will continue to submit demo/reno
notifications to the State of Connecticut.
Nothing in this notification or CT DEEP's voluntary, partial
withdrawal changes any source's obligation to comply with state or
local laws. All sources subject to such laws must still comply with the
state and local regulations. The Connecticut Department of Public
Health implements an asbestos program under the Regulations of
Connecticut State Agencies. Sources that are subject to the Asbestos
NESHAP must also comply with the Connecticut Department of Public
Health's asbestos program regulations. This includes potentially
duplicative notification requirements for owners or operators of demo/
reno activity subject to the Asbestos NESHAP, as well as the
Connecticut Department of Public Health's asbestos program. Owners or
operators of affected sources should continue to work with their state
or local agencies to ensure any applicable requirements are being met.
More information on the Connecticut Department of Public Heath asbestos
program can be accessed online at www.ct.gov/dph/asbestos.
Based on CT DEEP's voluntary and partial withdrawal relating to
implementation and enforcement of the Asbestos NESHAP, the EPA is
issuing this notification. As noted above, the CT DEEP will retain its
delegation to implement and enforce the Asbestos NESHAP for sources
that have obtained a title V operating permit from CT DEEP, or for
sources that receive a title V operating permit in the future (once the
permit is issued). CT DEEP will continue to assure compliance with all
applicable CAA Section 112 requirements for all sources that have title
V operating permits or obtain title V operating permits after the date
of this action. The delegation withdrawal is effective on December 14,
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Asbestos,
Hazardous substances, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.