Review 575

Date Filed: 1/1/2001

Notice of Periodic Review

Pursuant to Executive Order 25(98), the Department of Environmental Quality, on behalf of the State Air Pollution Control Board, will review the regulations listed below. The purpose of the review is to determine whether the regulations should be terminated, amended, or retained in their current form. The review of the regulations will be guided by the principles listed in Executive Order 25(98).

The department and the board are seeking comment regarding whether the regulations meet their established goals and whether the regulations are written clearly and easily understandable by affected persons.

9 VAC 5 CHAPTER 50, NEW AND MODIFIED STATIONARY SOURCES

The regulation establishes standards of performance, consisting of emission limits and control technology requirements, and other requirements which control levels of criteria, designated and welfare-related pollutants being emitted into the ambient air. Also, establishes source surveillance requirements which (i) provide the enforcement basis, specify test methods and procedures, and specify procedures for continuous or process parameter monitoring for determining compliance with the standards of performance; and (ii) require the owner to provide certain notifications, records and reports in order that the Department may determine compliance with standards of performance and other applicable requirements.

The goals of the regulation are to (i) protect public health and/or welfare with the least possible cost and intrusiveness to the citizens and businesses of the Commonwealth; (ii) ensure that owners comply with air pollution emission limits and control technology requirements in order to control levels of criteria and designated pollutants being emitted into the ambient air; (iii) prohibit emissions which would contribute to nonattainment of any air quality standard or interference with maintenance of any standard, or adversely impact public health and/or welfare; and (iv) enable the Department to carry out source surveillance and compliance activities.

The specific articles of 9 VAC 5 Chapter 50 on which the department is seeking comment are listed below:

ARTICLE 2, ODOROUS EMISSIONS
ARTICLE 6, STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE INCINERATORS

Comments on the above will be accepted until 4:30 p.m., February 1, 2001. Comments may be submitted by mail, facsimile transmission, email, and must be submitted to Robert A. Mann, Director, Office of Air Regulatory Development, Department of Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 10009, Richmond, Virginia 23240 (email: ramann@deq.state.va.us) (fax number 804-698-4510). Comments by facsimile transmission will be accepted only if followed by receipt of the signed original within one week. Comments by email will be accepted only if the name, address, and phone number of the commenter are included.

Publication of Notice in the Register and Public Comment Period

Comments Received: 0

Review Result

Retain the regulation with no changes

Attorney General Certification

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