Section 170. Control programs  


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  • A. Under the provisions of 9VAC5-170-120, the board may require an owner of a stationary source to submit a control program, in a form and manner satisfactory to the board, showing how compliance shall be achieved as quickly as possible.

    B. The board shall act within 90 days of receiving an acceptable control program. A public hearing will be held within this period. The hearing shall be held only after reasonable notice, at least 30 days prior to the hearing date, which shall include:

    1. Notice given to the public by advertisement in at least one major newspaper of general circulation in the affected air quality control region;

    2. Availability of the information in the control program (exclusive of confidential information under the provisions of 9VAC5-170-60) for public inspection in at least one location in the affected air quality control region; and

    3. Notification to all local air pollution control agencies having State Implementation Plan responsibilities in the affected air quality control region, all states sharing the affected air quality control region, and the regional administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

    C. When acting upon control programs, the board shall be guided by the provisions of the federal Clean Air Act.

    D. The board may require owners submitting a control program to submit periodic progress reports in the form and manner acceptable to the board.

    E. The board normally will take action on all control programs within 30 days after the date of the public hearing unless more information is required. The board shall notify the applicant in writing of its decision on the control program and shall set forth its reasons for that.

    F. The owner may appeal the decision pursuant to 9VAC5-170-200.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR120-02-32, eff. May 1, 1990; amended, Volume 07, Issue 14, eff. July 1, 1991; Volume 09, Issue 05, eff. January 1, 1993; Volume 09, Issue 06, eff. February 1, 1993.

Statutory Authority

§§ 10.1-1307 and 10.1-1308 of the Code of Virginia.