Section 65. Authority to implement and enforce standards as authorized by EPA

A. This article provides the legally enforceable mechanism to facilitate the Commonwealth's obligation to implement and enforce the federal NESHAP as state requirements.

B. The Commonwealth's delegated authority to implement and enforce the standards designated in 9VAC5-50-70 as authorized by EPA is identified in the documents specified in subdivisions 1 through 7 of this subsection. The Commonwealth's delegated authority extends only to the source categories and pollutants identified in the documents, and is subject to the provisions, conditions, and limitations set forth in the following documents:

1. Letter from Daniel J. Snyder dated December 30, 1975.

2. Federal Register notice dated February 26, 1976 (41 FR 8416).

3. Letter from Thomas C. Voltaggio dated July 22, 1981.

4. Federal Register notice dated August 27, 1981 (46 FR 43300).

5. Letter from W. Ray Cunningham dated July 2, 1985.

6. Letter from Stanley L. Laskowski dated July 15, 1993.

7. Federal Register Notice dated October 20, 1993 (58 FR 54135).

C. In its delegation notices and letters, EPA automatically delegated to the Commonwealth the authority to implement and enforce future NESHAP requirements if the Commonwealth legally adopted the requirements, informed EPA that it intended to enforce the standards in accordance with the terms of the delegation, and met other conditions. The latest letter that the Commonwealth submitted to obtain authority to implement and enforce additional requirements is available for examination as provided in subsection D of this section.

D. Copies of the documents cited in subsections B and C of this section may be examined by the public at the central office of the Department of Environmental Quality, 629 East Main Street, Eighth Floor, Richmond, Virginia between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. of each business day.

E. The documents cited in subsection B of this section establish the terms of the delegation to the Commonwealth to implement and enforce the federal NESHAP as authorized by EPA. As such, the documents place requirements upon the Commonwealth, not the affected facilities; thus, the documents are not being incorporated by reference into the regulations of the board but are being cited for information purposes only.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 20, Issue 16, eff. June 1, 2004.

Statutory Authority

§ 10.1-1308 of the Code of Virginia; §§ 110, 111, 123, 129, 171, 172 and 182 of the Clean Air Act; and 40 CFR Parts 51 and 60.