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OR Rev Stat § 468A.310 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 468A - Air Quality|Section 468A.310 - Federal operating permit program approval; rules; content of plan.

(1) The Department of Environmental Quality shall prepare and submit to the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency for approval a federal operating permit program as required to implement Title V. The Environmental Quality Commission and the department may seek interim or partial approval if appropriate. (2) The commission shall adopt rules to implement the federal operating permit program. (3) To the maximum extent possible, consistent with subsection (2) of this section, and within budgetary constraints, rules adopted by the commission under subsection (2) of this section shall include: (a) Streamlined procedures for expeditious review of permit actions in accordance with section 502(b)(6) of the Clean Air Act; (b) Assurances against unreasonable delays in accordance with section 502(b)(7) of the Clean Air Act; (c) In accordance with section 502(b)(10) of the Clean Air Act, provisions to allow changes within a permitted facility without requiring permit revisions; (d) In accordance with section 503(d) of the Clean Air Act, protection for sources that file complete and timely permit applications; (e) Provisions that deem compliance with a permit to be in compliance with other applicable provisions of the Clean Air Act in accordance with section 504(f) of the Clean Air Act; (f) In accordance with section 112(i)(5) of the Clean Air Act, a deferral for early reductions of the requirement to meet standards promulgated under section 112(d) of the Clean Air Act; (g) In accordance with section 504(b) of the Clean Air Act, provisions for alternatives to continuous emissions monitoring that provide sufficiently reliable and timely information; and (h) Notice and opportunity for public comment as required by the Clean Air Act and for objection by the administrator under section 505(b) of the Clean Air Act. If the administrator objects to a proposed permit, the department shall: (A) Revise the permit to meet the objection within 90 days after the date of the objection; or (B) Determine not to issue the permit. (4) In any discretionary rulemaking necessary to implement the federal operating permit program, the commission shall consider and make publicly available a brief written statement of the commission’s judgment regarding: (a) The need for the action and a reasonable range of alternatives that would satisfy the need; (b) The environmental benefit that will be achieved, taking into consideration all environmental media, including energy consumption; (c) The estimated cost of the rule; and (d) Other sources of the air contaminants addressed in the rule and whether regulation of the other sources is possible or desirable. [1991 c.752 §§4,22]
OR Rev Stat § 468A.320 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 468A - Air Quality|Section 468A.320 - Accountability for costs of program.

The Department of Environmental Quality shall establish a method to account for the costs of the federal operating permit program. The method shall, at a minimum, account for costs incurred for each element of the program as described in section 502(b)(3)(A)(i) through (vi) of the Clean Air Act. In accounting for the costs of the federal operating permit program the department shall include a commensurate amount of the costs for any other permit issued under ORS 468A.040, 468A.045 or 468A.155 to the extent that those costs are considered to be part of the federal operating permit program by the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality. [1991 c.752 §6; 1993 c.790 §8]
OR Rev Stat § 468A.325 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 468A - Air Quality|Section 468A.325 - Priority of department work schedule.

(1) Nothing in ORS 468A.040, 468A.300 to 468A.320 or this section shall require the Environmental Quality Commission or Department of Environmental Quality to make less stringent any existing element of the state’s air pollution control program. (2) To the maximum extent possible under federal laws and regulations and within budgetary constraints, the department shall prioritize its permitting work schedule to address all of the following: (a) Sources required to have permits under the federal operating permit program; (b) Other sources over which the department has been granted authority for control of the emission of air contaminants that: (A) Are either within nonattainment areas or within attainment areas projected by the department to exceed air standards within five years, and which substantially contribute to or cause the nonattainment or projected nonattainment of air quality standards; or (B) May individually be causing exceedances of air quality standards; (c) Applications for construction or modification; and (d) Sources that request a federally enforceable permit from the department regardless of whether such a permit would be required under the federal operating permit program. Within budgetary constraints, the department shall cooperate with sources seeking a federally enforceable permit. [1991 c.752 §8]
OR Rev Stat § 468A.327 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 468A - Air Quality|Section 468A.327 - Requirement for adoption, amendment or repeal of rules; oral hearing.

(1) Prior to the adoption, amendment or repeal of any rule pursuant to ORS chapter 183 that applies to any facility required to pay fees under ORS 468A.315, the Environmental Quality Commission shall include with the notice of intended action required under ORS 183.335 (1) a statement of whether the intended action imposes requirements in addition to the applicable federal requirements and, if so, shall include a written explanation of: (a) The commission’s scientific, economic, technological, administrative or other reasons for exceeding applicable federal requirements; and (b) Any alternatives the commission considered and the reasons that the alternatives were not pursued. (2) The statement provided by the commission under subsection (1) of this section shall be based upon information available to the commission at the time the commission prepares the written explanation. (3) Notwithstanding ORS 183.335 (3), an opportunity for an oral hearing before the commission regarding the statement specified in subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall be granted only if: (a) The request for a hearing is received, within 14 days after the commission issues the notice of intended action required under ORS 183.335 (1), from 10 persons or from an association having no fewer than 10 members; and (b) The request describes how the persons or association that made the request will be directly harmed by the adoption, amendment or repeal of a rule under subsection (1) of this section. (4) If an oral hearing is granted under subsection (3) of this section, the commission shall give notice of the hearing at least 14 days before the hearing to the persons or association requesting the hearing, to any persons who have requested notice pursuant to ORS 183.335 (8) and to the persons specified in ORS 183.335 (15). (5) Subsection (3) of this section does not apply if the commission includes with the notice of intended action required under ORS 183.335 (1) a notice that an oral hearing will be held before the commission. (6) The provisions of this section do not apply to temporary rules adopted by the commission under ORS 183.335 (5). [2007 c.480 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 468A.330 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 468A - Air Quality|Section 468A.330 - Small Business Stationary Source Technical and Environmental Compliance Assistance Program.

(1) Because of the extraordinary effect that the federal operating permit program may have on small business, there is hereby established within the Department of Environmental Quality a Small Business Stationary Source Technical and Environmental Compliance Assistance Program in accordance with section 507 of the Clean Air Act. This program shall include each element specified in section 507(a) of the Clean Air Act. (2) A Compliance Advisory Panel is established to: (a) Advise the department on the effectiveness of the Small Business Stationary Source Technical and Environmental Compliance Assistance Program; (b) Report to the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency as required by federal law; (c) Review the information to be issued by the program for small businesses to assure the information is understandable by a layperson; and (d) Perform any other function required by the Clean Air Act. (3) The Compliance Advisory Panel shall consist of not less than seven members: (a) Two members appointed by the Governor, who are not owners, or representatives of owners, of small business stationary sources, to represent the general public; (b) Four members who are owners, or who represent owners, of small business stationary sources as follows: (A) One member appointed by the President of the Senate; (B) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House; (C) One member appointed by the Senate Minority Leader; and (D) One member appointed by the House Minority Leader; and (c) One member appointed by the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality. (4)(a) On-site technical assistance for the development and implementation of the Small Business Stationary Source Technical and Environmental Compliance Assistance Program shall not result in inspections or enforcement actions, except that the department may initiate compliance and enforcement actions immediately if, during onsite technical assistance, there is reasonable cause to believe a clear and immediate danger to the public health and safety or to the environment exists. (b) As used in this subsection: (A) "Clear" means plain, evident, free from doubt. (B) "Immediate danger" means a situation in which there is substantial likelihood that serious harm may be experienced within the time frame necessary for the department to pursue an enforcement action. [1991 c.752 §12]
OR Rev Stat § 468A.341 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 468A - Air Quality|Section 468A.341 - Clean Communities Fund; uses.

(1) The Clean Communities Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Clean Communities Fund shall be credited to the fund. (2) The Clean Communities Fund consists of moneys deposited in the fund pursuant to ORS 468A.339 and any other moneys deposited in the fund from any other public or private source. (3) Moneys in the Clean Communities Fund are continuously appropriated to the Department of Environmental Quality to be used for actions to reduce public health risks from toxic air contaminants emitted by air contamination sources located within the pilot program area designated by the department under ORS 468A.339. [2018 c.102 §5]
OR Rev Stat § 468A.350 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 468A - Air Quality|Section 468A.350 - Definitions for ORS 468A.350 to 468A.400.

As used in ORS 468A.350 to 468A.400: (1) "Certified system" means a motor vehicle pollution control system for which a certificate of approval has been issued under ORS 468A.365 (3). (2) "Factory-installed system" means a motor vehicle pollution control system installed by the manufacturer which meets criteria for emission of pollutants in effect under federal laws and regulations applicable on September 9, 1971, or which meets criteria adopted pursuant to ORS 468A.365 (1), whichever criteria are stricter. (3) "Motor vehicle" includes any self-propelled vehicle used for transporting persons or commodities on public roads and highways but does not include a vehicle of special interest as that term is defined in ORS 801.605, if the vehicle is maintained as a collector’s item and used for exhibitions, parades, club activities and similar uses but not used primarily for the transportation of persons or property, or a racing activity vehicle as defined in ORS 801.404. (4) "Motor vehicle pollution control system" means equipment designed for installation on a motor vehicle for the purpose of reducing the pollutants emitted from the vehicle, or a system or engine adjustment or modification which causes a reduction of pollutants emitted from the vehicle. [Formerly 468.360; 2007 c.693 §8]
OR Rev Stat § 468A.355 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 468A - Air Quality|Section 468A.355 - Legislative findings.

For purposes of ORS 468A.350 to 468A.400, the Legislative Assembly finds: (1) That the emission of pollutants from motor vehicles is a significant cause of air pollution in many portions of this state. (2) That the control and elimination of such pollutants are of prime importance for the protection and preservation of the public health, safety and well-being and for the prevention of irritation to the senses, interference with visibility, and damage to vegetation and property. (3) That the state has a responsibility to establish procedures for compliance with standards which control or eliminate such pollutants. (4) That the Oregon goal for pure air quality is the achievement of an atmosphere with no detectable adverse effect from motor vehicle air pollution on health, safety, welfare and the quality of life and property. [Formerly 449.951 and then 468.365]
OR Rev Stat § 468A.360 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 468A - Air Quality|Section 468A.360 - Motor vehicle emission and noise standards; copy to Department of Transportation.

(1) After public hearing and in accordance with the applicable provisions of ORS chapter 183, the Environmental Quality Commission may adopt motor vehicle emission standards. For the purposes of this section, the commission may include, as a part of such standards, any standards for the control of noise emissions adopted pursuant to ORS 467.030. (2) The commission shall furnish a copy of standards adopted pursuant to this section to the Department of Transportation and shall publish notice of the standards in a manner reasonably calculated to notify affected members of the public. [Formerly 468.370]
OR Rev Stat § 468A.363 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 468A - Air Quality|Section 468A.363 - Purpose of ORS 468A.363, 468A.365, 468A.400 and 815.300.

The Legislative Assembly declares the purpose of ORS 468A.363, 468A.365, 468A.400 and 815.300 is to: (1) Insure that the health of citizens in the Portland area is not threatened by recurring air pollution conditions. (2) Provide necessary authority to the Environmental Quality Commission to implement one of the critical elements of the air quality maintenance strategy for the Portland area related to improvements in the motor vehicle inspection program. (3) Insure that the Department of Environmental Quality is able to submit an approvable air quality maintenance plan for the Portland area through the year 2006 to the Environmental Protection Agency as soon as possible so that area can again be designated as an attainment area and impediments to industrial growth imposed in the Clean Air Act can be removed. (4) Direct the Environmental Quality Commission to use existing authority to incorporate the following programs for emission reduction credits into the air quality maintenance plan for the Portland area: (a) California or United States Environmental Protection Agency emission standards for new lawn and garden equipment sold in the Portland area. (b) Transportation-efficient land use requirements of the transportation planning rule adopted by the Land Conservation and Development Commission. (c) Improvements in the vehicle inspection program as authorized in ORS 468A.350 to 468A.400, including emission reduction from on-road vehicles resulting from enhanced testing, elimination of exemptions for 1974 and later model year vehicles, and expansion of inspection program boundaries. (d) An employer trip reduction program that provides an emission reduction from on-road vehicles. (e) A parking ratio program that limits the construction of new parking spaces for employment, retail and commercial locations. (f) Emission reductions resulting from any new federal motor vehicle fuel tax. (g) State and federal alternative fuel vehicles fleet programs that result in emission reductions. (h) Installation of maximum achievable control technology by major sources of hazardous air pollutants as required by the federal Clean Air Act, as amended, resulting in emission reductions. (i) As a safety margin, or as a substitute in whole or in part for other elements of the plan, emission reductions resulting from any new state gasoline tax or for any new vehicle registration fee that allows use of revenue for air quality improvement purposes. [1993 c.791 §2] Note: 468A.363 was added to and made a part of 468A.350 to 468A.400 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 468A.365 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 468A - Air Quality|Section 468A.365 - Certification of motor vehicle pollution control systems and inspection of motor vehicles; rules.

The Environmental Quality Commission shall: (1) Determine and adopt by rule criteria for certification of motor vehicle pollution control systems. In determining the criteria the commission shall consider the following: (a) The experience of any other state or the federal government; (b) The cost of the system and of its installation; (c) The durability of the system; (d) The ease of determining whether the system, when installed on a motor vehicle, is functioning properly; and (e) Any other factors which, in the opinion of the commission, render such a system suitable for the control of motor vehicle air pollution or for the protection of the health, safety and welfare of the public. (2) Prescribe by rule the manner in which a motor vehicle pollution control system shall be tested for certification. The rules may prescribe a more rigorous inspection procedure in the areas designated under ORS 815.300 (2)(a), including any expansion of such boundary under ORS 815.300 (2)(b), in order to reduce air pollution emissions in those areas of the state. No such rule shall require testing for certification more often than once during the period for which registration or renewal of registration for a motor vehicle is issued. No rule shall require testing for certification of a motor vehicle that is exempted from the requirement for certification under ORS 815.300. (3) Issue certificates of approval for classes of motor vehicle pollution control systems which, after being tested by the commission or by a method acceptable to the commission, the commission finds meet the criteria adopted under subsection (1) of this section. (4) Designate by rule classifications of motor vehicles for which certified systems are available. (5) Revoke, suspend or restrict a certificate of approval previously issued upon a determination that the system no longer meets the criteria adopted under subsection (1) of this section pursuant to procedures for a contested case under ORS chapter 183. (6) Designate suitable methods and standards for testing systems and inspecting motor vehicles to determine and insure compliance with the standards and criteria established by the commission. (7) Except as provided in ORS 468A.370, contract for the use of or the performance of tests or other services within or without the state. [Formerly 468.375; 1993 c.791 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 468A.370 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 468A - Air Quality|Section 468A.370 - Cost-effective inspection program; contracts for inspections.

The Environmental Quality Commission shall determine the most cost-effective method of conducting a motor vehicle pollution control system inspection program as required by ORS 468A.365. Upon finding that savings to the public and increased efficiency would result and the quality of the program would be adequately maintained, the commission may contract with a unit of local government or with a private individual, partnership or corporation authorized to do business in the State of Oregon, for the performance of tests or other services associated with conducting a motor vehicle pollution control system inspection program. [Formerly 468.377]
OR Rev Stat § 468A.375 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 468A - Air Quality|Section 468A.375 - Notice to state agencies concerning certifications.

The Department of Environmental Quality shall notify the Department of Transportation and the Oregon State Police whenever certificates of approval for motor vehicle pollution control systems are approved, revoked, suspended or restricted by the Environmental Quality Commission. [Formerly 449.963 and then 468.380]
OR Rev Stat § 468A.380 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 468A - Air Quality|Section 468A.380 - Licensing of personnel and equipment; certification of motor vehicles; rules.

(1) The Environmental Quality Commission by rule may: (a) Establish criteria and examinations for the qualification of persons eligible to inspect motor vehicles and motor vehicle pollution control systems and execute the certificates described under ORS 815.310, and for the procedures to be followed in such inspections. (b) Establish criteria and examinations for the qualification of equipment, apparatus and methods used by persons to inspect motor vehicles and motor vehicle pollution control systems. (c) Establish criteria and examinations for the testing of motor vehicles. (2) Subject to rules of the commission, the Department of Environmental Quality shall: (a) Issue licenses to any person, type of equipment, apparatus or method qualified pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. (b) Revoke, suspend or modify licenses issued pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection in accordance with the provisions of ORS chapter 183 relating to contested cases. (c) Issue certificates of compliance for motor vehicles which, after being tested in accordance with the rules of the commission, meet the criteria established under subsection (1) of this section and the standards adopted pursuant to ORS 468A.350 to 468A.385 and 468A.400. [Formerly 468.390]
OR Rev Stat § 468A.385 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 468A - Air Quality|Section 468A.385 - Determination of compliance of motor vehicles.

(1) The Environmental Quality Commission shall establish and maintain procedures and programs for determining whether motor vehicles meet the minimum requirements necessary to secure a certificate under ORS 815.310. (2) Such procedures and programs include, but are not limited to, the installation of a certified system and the adjustment, tune-up, or other mechanical work performed on the motor vehicle in accordance with the requirements of the commission. [Formerly 468.395]