[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 9]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR63.42]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 63_NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR 

SOURCE CATEGORIES--Table of Contents

 

 Subpart B_Requirements for Control Technology Determinations for Major 

 Sources in Accordance With Clean Air Act Sections, Sections 112(g) and 

                                 112(j)

 

Sec.  63.42  Program requirements governing construction or reconstruction 

of major sources.



    (a) Adoption of program. Each permitting authority shall review its 

existing programs, procedures, and criteria for preconstruction review 

for conformity to the requirements established by Sec. Sec.  63.40 

through 63.44, shall make any additions and revisions to its existing 

programs, procedures, and criteria that the permitting authority deems 

necessary to properly effectuate Sec. Sec.  63.40 through 63.44, and 

shall adopt a program to implement section 112(g) with respect to 

construction or reconstruction of major sources of HAP. As part of the 

adoption by the permitting authority of a program to implement section 

112(g) with respect to construction or reconstruction of major sources 

of HAP, the chief executive officer of the permitting authority shall 

certify that the program satisfies all applicable requirements 

established by Sec. Sec.  63.40 through 63.44, and shall specify an 

effective date for that program which is not later than June 29, 1998. 

Prior to the specified effective date, the permitting authority shall 

publish a notice stating that the permitting authority has adopted a 

program to implement section 112(g) with respect to construction or 

reconstruction of major sources of HAP and stating the effective date, 

and shall provide a written description of the program to the 

Administrator through the appropriate EPA Regional Office. Nothing in 

this section shall be construed either:

    (1) To require that any owner or operator of a stationary source 

comply with any requirement adopted by the permitting authority which is 

not intended to implement section 112(g) with respect to construction or 

reconstruction of major sources of HAP; or

    (2) To preclude the permitting authority from enforcing any 

requirements not intended to implement section 112(g) with respect to 

construction or reconstruction of major sources of HAP under any other 

provision of applicable law.

    (b) Failure to adopt program. In the event that the permitting 

authority fails to adopt a program to implement section 112(g) with 

respect to construction or reconstruction of major sources of HAP with 

an effective date on or before June 29, 1998, and the permitting 

authority concludes that it is able to make case-by-case MACT 

determinations which conform to the provisions



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of Sec.  63.43 in the absence of such a program, the permitting 

authority may elect to make such determinations. However, in those 

instances where the permitting authority elects to make case-by-case 

MACT determinations in the absence of a program to implement section 

112(g) with respect to construction or reconstruction of major sources 

of HAP, no such case-by-case MACT determination shall take effect until 

after it has been submitted by the permitting authority in writing to 

the appropriate EPA Regional Adminstrator and the EPA Regional 

Administrator has concurred in writing that the case-by-case MACT 

determination by the permitting authority is in conformity with all 

requirements established by Sec. Sec.  63.40 through 63.44. In the event 

that the permitting authority fails to adopt a program to implement 

section 112(g) with respect to construction or reconstruction of major 

sources of HAP with an effective date on or before June 29, 1998, and 

the permitting authority concludes that it is unable to make case-by-

case MACT determinations in the absence of such a program, the 

permitting authority may request that the EPA Regional Administrator 

implement a transitional program to implement section 112(g) with 

respect to construction or reconstruction of major sources of HAP in the 

affected State of local jurisdiction while the permitting authority 

completes development and adoption of a section 112(g) program. Any such 

transitional section 112(g) program implemented by the EPA Regional 

Administrator shall conform to all requirements established by 

Sec. Sec.  63.40 through 63.44, and shall remain in effect for no more 

than 30 months. Continued failure by the permitting authority to adopt a 

program to implement section 112(g) with respect to construction or 

reconstruction of major sources of HAP shall be construed as a failure 

by the permitting authority to adequately administer and enforce its 

title V permitting program and shall constitute cause by EPA to apply 

the sanctions and remedies set forth in the Clean Air Act section 

502(I).

    (c) Prohibition. After the effective date of section 112(g)(2)(B) 

(as defined in Sec.  63.41) in a State or local jurisdiction and the 

effective date of the title V permit program applicable to that State or 

local jurisdiction, no person may begin actual construction or 

reconstruction of a major source of HAP in such State or local 

jurisdiction unless:

    (1) The major source in question has been specifically regulated or 

exempted from regulation under a standard issued pursuant to section 

112(d), section 112(h) or section 112(j) in part 63, and the owner and 

operator has fully complied with all procedures and requirements for 

preconstruction review established by that standard, including any 

applicable requirements set forth in subpart A of this part 63; or

    (2) The permitting authority has made a final and effective case-by-

case determination pursuant to the provisions of Sec.  63.43 such that 

emissions from the constructed or reconstructed major source will be 

controlled to a level no less stringent than the maximum achievable 

control technology emission limitation for new sources.



[61 FR 68400, Dec. 27, 1996, as amended at 64 FR 35032, June 30, 1999]