
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 117 (Friday, June 17, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 39607-39611]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14279]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 55

[EPA-R09-OAR-2004-0091; FRL-9947-72-Region 9]


Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations; Consistency Update for 
California

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
update a portion of the Outer Continental Shelf (``OCS'') Air 
Regulations. Requirements applying to OCS sources located within 25 
miles of States' seaward boundaries must be updated periodically to 
remain consistent with the requirements of the corresponding onshore 
area (``COA''), as mandated by section 328(a)(1) of the Clean Air Act, 
as amended in 1990 (``the Act''). The portion of the OCS air 
regulations that is being updated pertains to the requirements for OCS 
sources for which the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District 
(``Ventura County APCD'' or ``District'') is the designated COA. The 
intended effect of approving the OCS requirements for the Ventura 
County APCD is to regulate emissions from OCS sources in accordance 
with the requirements onshore. The changes to the existing requirements 
discussed in this document are proposed to be incorporated by reference 
into the Code of Federal Regulations and listed in the appendix to the 
OCS air regulations.

DATES: Comments must be received by July 18, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R09-
OAR-2004-0091 at http://www.regulations.gov, or via email to Andrew 
Steckel, Rulemaking Office Chief at Steckel.Andrew@epa.gov. For 
comments submitted at Regulations.gov, follow the online instructions 
for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be removed or 
edited from Regulations.gov. For either manner of submission, the EPA 
may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit 
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be 
accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the 
official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish 
to make. The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment 
contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the Web, 
cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission 
methods, please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the full EPA public comment policy, 
information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance 
on making effective comments, please visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Vineyard, Air Division (Air-
4), U.S. EPA Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, 
(415) 947-4125, vineyard.christine@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents

I. Background Information
    A. Why is the EPA taking this action?
II. The EPA's Evaluation
    A. What criteria were used to evaluate rules submitted to update 
40 CFR part 55?
    B. What requirements were submitted to update 40 CFR part 55?
III. Incorporation by Reference
IV. Administrative Requirements

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I. Background Information

A. Why is the EPA taking this action?

    On September 4, 1992, the EPA promulgated 40 CFR part 55,\1\ which 
established requirements to control air pollution from OCS sources in 
order to attain and maintain federal and state ambient air quality 
standards and to comply with the provisions of part C of title I of the 
Act. Part 55 applies to all OCS sources offshore of the States except 
those located in the Gulf of Mexico west of 87.5 degrees longitude. 
Section 328 of the Act requires that for such sources located within 25 
miles of a State's seaward boundary, the requirements shall be the same 
as would be applicable if the sources were located in the COA. Because 
the OCS requirements are based on onshore requirements, and onshore 
requirements may change, section 328(a)(1) requires that the EPA update 
the OCS requirements as necessary to maintain consistency with onshore 
requirements.
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    \1\ The reader may refer to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 
December 5, 1991 (56 FR 63774), and the preamble to the final rule 
promulgated September 4, 1992 (57 FR 40792) for further background 
and information on the OCS regulations.
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    Pursuant to section 55.12 of the OCS rule, consistency reviews will 
occur (1) at least annually; (2) upon receipt of a Notice of Intent 
under section 55.4; or (3) when a state or local agency submits a rule 
to the EPA to be considered for incorporation by reference in part 55. 
This proposed action is being taken in response to the submittal of 
requirements by the Ventura County APCD on January 8, 2016. Public 
comments received in writing within 30 days of publication of this 
document will be considered by the EPA before publishing a final rule. 
Section 328(a) of the Act requires that the EPA establish requirements 
to control air pollution from OCS sources located within 25 miles of 
States' seaward boundaries that are the same as onshore requirements. 
To comply with this statutory mandate, the EPA must incorporate 
applicable onshore rules into part 55 as they exist onshore. This 
limits the EPA's flexibility in deciding which requirements will be 
incorporated into part 55 and prevents the EPA from making substantive 
changes to the requirements it incorporates. As a result, the EPA may 
be incorporating rules into part 55 that do not conform to all of the 
EPA's state implementation plan (SIP) guidance or certain requirements 
of the Act. Consistency updates may result in the inclusion of state or 
local rules or regulations into part 55, even though the same rules may 
ultimately be disapproved for inclusion as part of the SIP. Inclusion 
in the OCS rule does not imply that a rule meets the requirements of 
the Act for SIP approval, nor does it imply that the rule will be 
approved by the EPA for inclusion in the SIP.

II. The EPA's Evaluation

A. What criteria were used to evaluate rules submitted to update 40 CFR 
part 55?

    In updating 40 CFR part 55, the EPA reviewed the rules submitted 
for inclusion in part 55 to ensure that they are rationally related to 
the attainment or maintenance of federal or state ambient air quality 
standards or part C of title I of the Act, that they are not designed 
expressly to prevent exploration and development of the OCS and that 
they are applicable to OCS sources. 40 CFR 55.1. The EPA has also 
evaluated the rules to ensure they are not arbitrary or capricious. 40 
CFR 55.12(e). The EPA has excluded administrative and procedural rules 
\2\ that regulate toxics, which are not related to the attainment and 
maintenance of federal and state ambient air quality standards.
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    \2\ Each COA which has been delegated the authority to implement 
and enforce part 55 will use its administrative and procedural rules 
as onshore. However, in those instances where the EPA has not 
delegated authority to implement and enforce part 55, the EPA will 
use its own administrative and procedural requirements to implement 
the substantive requirements. 40 CFR 55.14(c)(4).
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B. What requirements were submitted to update 40 CFR part 55?

    After review of the requirements submitted by the Ventura County 
APCD against the criteria set forth above and in 40 CFR part 55, the 
EPA is proposing to make the following Ventura County APCD requirements 
applicable to OCS sources. Earlier versions of these District rules are 
currently implemented on the OCS.

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                                                            Adoption or
          Rule No.                       Name              amended date
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42.........................  Permit Fees................        04/14/15
74.15.1....................  Boilers, steam Generators,         06/23/15
                              and Process Heaters.
26.13......................  New Source Review-                 11/10/15
                              Prevention of Significant
                              Deterioration (PSD).
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III. Incorporation by Reference

    In this rule, the EPA is proposing to include in a final EPA rule 
regulatory text that includes incorporation by reference. In accordance 
with requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, the EPA is proposing to incorporate by 
reference the Ventura County APCD rules described in Table 1 of this 
preamble. The EPA has made, and will continue to make, these materials 
available through www.regulations.gov and at the EPA Region IX Office 
(please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section of this preamble for more information).

IV. Administrative Requirements

    Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to establish 
requirements to control air pollution from OCS sources located within 
25 miles of States' seaward boundaries that are the same as onshore air 
control requirements. To comply with this statutory mandate, the EPA 
must incorporate applicable onshore rules into part 55 as they exist 
onshore. 42 U.S.C. 7627(a)(1); 40 CFR 55.12. Thus, in promulgating OCS 
consistency updates, the EPA's role is to maintain consistency between 
OCS regulations and the regulations of onshore areas, provided that 
they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act. Accordingly, this action 
simply updates the existing OCS requirements to make them consistent 
with requirements onshore, without the exercise of any policy 
discretion by the EPA. For that reason, this action:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to 
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order 
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact 
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or 
uniquely affect small governments, as described

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in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Does not have Federalism implications as specified in 
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based 
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to 
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the 
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent 
with the Clean Air Act; and
     Does not provide the EPA with the discretionary authority 
to address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or 
environmental effects, using practicable and legally permissible 
methods, under Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, this rule does not have tribal implications as 
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), 
because it does not have a substantial direct effect on one or more 
Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal Government and 
Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities 
between the Federal Government and Indian tribes, nor does it impose 
substantial direct compliance costs on tribal governments, nor preempt 
tribal law.
    Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq., an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not 
required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number. OMB has approved the information 
collection requirements contained in 40 CFR part 55 and, by extension, 
this update to the rules, and has assigned OMB control number 2060-
0249. Notice of OMB's approval of the EPA Information Collection 
Request (``ICR'') No. 1601.07 was published in the Federal Register on 
February 17, 2009 (74 FR 7432). The approval expired January 31, 2012. 
As the EPA previously indicated (70 FR 65897-65898 (November 1, 2005)), 
the annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for collection of 
information under 40 CFR part 55 is estimated to average 549 hours per 
response, using the definition of burden provided in 44 U.S.C. 3502(2).
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the 
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally 
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating 
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule, 
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the 
United States. The EPA will submit a report containing this action and 
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of 
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior 
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot 
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal 
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 
804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, petitions for 
judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court 
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by November 25, 2013. Filing a 
petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule 
does not affect the finality of this action for the purposes of 
judicial review nor does it extend the time within which a petition for 
judicial review may be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness 
of such rule or action. This action may not be challenged later in 
proceedings to enforce its requirements. (See section 307(b)(2)).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 55

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Air pollution control, Hydrocarbons, Incorporation by reference, 
Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Nitrogen oxides, Outer 
Continental Shelf, Ozone, Particulate matter, Permits, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides.

    Dated: June 3, 2016.
Alexis Strauss,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.

    For the reasons set out in the preamble, title 40 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations, part 55, is proposed to be amended as follows:

PART 55--OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF AIR REGULATIONS

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1. The authority citation for part 55 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  Section 328 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et 
seq.) as amended by Public Law 101-549.

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2. Section 55.14 is amended by revising paragraph (e)(3)(ii)(H) to read 
as follows:


Sec.  55.14  Requirements that apply to OCS sources located within 25 
miles of States' seaward boundaries, by State.

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    (e) * * *
    (3) * * *
    (ii) * * *
    (H) Ventura County Air Pollution Control District Requirements 
Applicable to OCS Sources.
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3. Appendix A to part 55 is amended by revising under the heading 
``California'' paragraph (b)(8) to read as follows:

Appendix A to Part 55--Listing of State and Local Requirements 
Incorporated by Reference Into Part 55, by State

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California

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    (b) * * *
    (8) The following requirements are contained in Ventura County 
Air Pollution Control District Requirements Applicable to OCS 
Sources:

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Rule 2............................  Definitions (Adopted 04/12/11).
Rule 5............................  Effective Date (Adopted 04/13/04).
Rule 6............................  Severability (Adopted 11/21/78).
Rule 7............................  Boundaries (Adopted 06/14/77).
Rule 10...........................  Permits Required (Adopted 04/13/04).
Rule 11...........................  Definition for Regulation II
                                     (Adopted 03/14/06).
Rule 12...........................  Applications for Permits (Adopted 06/
                                     13/95).
Rule 13...........................  Action on Applications for an
                                     Authority To Construct (Adopted 06/
                                     13/95).
Rule 14...........................  Action on Applications for a Permit
                                     To Operate (Adopted 06/13/95).
Rule 15.1.........................  Sampling and Testing Facilities
                                     (Adopted 10/12/93).
Rule 16...........................  BACT Certification (Adopted 06/13/
                                     95).
Rule 19...........................  Posting of Permits (Adopted 05/23/
                                     72).
Rule 20...........................  Transfer of Permit (Adopted 05/23/
                                     72).
Rule 23...........................  Exemptions From Permits (Adopted 04/
                                     12/11).

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Rule 24...........................  Source Recordkeeping, Reporting, and
                                     Emission Statements (Adopted 09/15/
                                     92).
Rule 26...........................  New Source Review--General (Adopted
                                     03/14/06).
Rule 26.1.........................  New Source Review--Definitions
                                     (Adopted 11/14/06).
Rule 26.2.........................  New Source Review--Requirements
                                     (Adopted 05/14/02).
Rule 26.3.........................  New Source Review--Exemptions
                                     (Adopted 3/14/06).
Rule 26.6.........................  New Source Review--Calculations
                                     (Adopted 3/14/06).
Rule 26.8.........................  New Source Review--Permit To Operate
                                     (Adopted 10/22/91).
Rule 26.10........................  New Source Review--Prevention of
                                     Significant Deterioration
                                     (PSD)(Repealed 06/28/11).
Rule 26.11........................  New Source Review--ERC Evaluation at
                                     Time of Use (Adopted 05/14/02).
Rule 26.12........................  Federal Major Modifications (Adopted
                                     06/27/06).
Rule 26.13........................  New Source Review--Prevention of
                                     Significant Deterioration (PSD)
                                     (Adopted 11/10/15).
Rule 28...........................  Revocation of Permits (Adopted 07/18/
                                     72).
Rule 29...........................  Conditions on Permits (Adopted 03/14/
                                     06).
Rule 30...........................  Permit Renewal (Adopted 04/13/04).
Rule 32...........................  Breakdown Conditions: Emergency
                                     Variances, A., B.1., and D. only.
                                     (Adopted 02/20/79).
Rule 33...........................  Part 70 Permits--General (Adopted 04/
                                     12/11).
Rule 33.1.........................  Part 70 Permits--Definitions
                                     (Adopted 04/12/11).
Rule 33.2.........................  Part 70 Permits--Application
                                     Contents (Adopted 04/10/01).
Rule 33.3.........................  Part 70 Permits--Permit Content
                                     (Adopted 09/12/06).
Rule 33.4.........................  Part 70 Permits--Operational
                                     Flexibility (Adopted 04/10/01).
Rule 33.5.........................  Part 70 Permits--Timeframes for
                                     Applications, Review and Issuance
                                     (Adopted 10/12/93).
Rule 33.6.........................   Part 70 Permits--Permit Term and
                                     Permit Reissuance (Adopted 10/12/
                                     93).
Rule 33.7.........................   Part 70 Permits--Notification
                                     (Adopted 04/10/01).
Rule 33.8.........................   Part 70 Permits--Reopening of
                                     Permits (Adopted 10/12/93).
Rule 33.9.........................   Part 70 Permits--Compliance
                                     Provisions (Adopted 04/10/01).
Rule 33.10........................   Part 70 Permits--General Part 70
                                     Permits (Adopted 10/12/93).
Rule 34...........................   Acid Deposition Control (Adopted 03/
                                     14/95).
Rule 35...........................   Elective Emission Limits (Adopted
                                     04/12/11).
Rule 36...........................   New Source Review--Hazardous Air
                                     Pollutants (Adopted 10/06/98).
Rule 42...........................   Permit Fees (Adopted 04/14/15).
Rule 44...........................   Exemption Evaluation Fee (Adopted
                                     04/08/08).
Rule 45...........................   Plan Fees (Adopted 06/19/90).
Rule 45.2.........................   Asbestos Removal Fees (Adopted 08/
                                     04/92).
Rule 47...........................   Source Test, Emission Monitor, and
                                     Call-Back Fees (Adopted 06/22/99).
Rule 50...........................   Opacity (Adopted 04/13/04).
Rule 52...........................   Particulate Matter--Concentration
                                     (Grain Loading) (Adopted 04/13/04).
Rule 53...........................   Particulate Matter--Process Weight
                                     (Adopted 04/13/04).
Rule 54...........................   Sulfur Compounds (Adopted 06/14/
                                     94).
Rule 56...........................   Open Burning (Adopted 11/11/03).
Rule 57...........................   Incinerators (Adopted 01/11/05).
Rule 57.1.........................   Particulate Matter Emissions From
                                     Fuel Burning Equipment (Adopted 01/
                                     11/05).
Rule 62.7.........................   Asbestos--Demolition and Renovation
                                     (Adopted 09/01/92).
Rule 63...........................   Separation and Combination of
                                     Emissions (Adopted 11/21/78).
Rule 64...........................   Sulfur Content of Fuels (Adopted 04/
                                     13/99).
Rule 67...........................   Vacuum Producing Devices (Adopted
                                     07/05/83).
Rule 68...........................   Carbon Monoxide (Adopted 04/13/04).
Rule 71...........................   Crude Oil and Reactive Organic
                                     Compound Liquids (Adopted 12/13/
                                     94).
Rule 71.1.........................   Crude Oil Production and Separation
                                     (Adopted 06/16/92).
Rule 71.2.........................   Storage of Reactive Organic
                                     Compound Liquids (Adopted 09/26/
                                     89).
Rule 71.3.........................   Transfer of Reactive Organic
                                     Compound Liquids (Adopted 06/16/
                                     92).
Rule 71.4.........................   Petroleum Sumps, Pits, Ponds, and
                                     Well Cellars (Adopted 06/08/93).
Rule 71.5.........................   Glycol Dehydrators (Adopted 12/13/
                                     94).
Rule 72...........................   New Source Performance Standards
                                     (NSPS)(Adopted 09/9/08).
Rule 73...........................   National Emission Standards for
                                     Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPS
                                     (Adopted 09/9/08).
Rule 74...........................   Specific Source Standards (Adopted
                                     07/06/76).
Rule 74.1.........................   Abrasive Blasting (Adopted 11/12/
                                     91).
Rule 74.2.........................   Architectural Coatings (Adopted 01/
                                     12/10).
Rule 74.6.........................   Surface Cleaning and Degreasing
                                     (Adopted 11/11/03--effective 07/01/
                                     04).
Rule 74.6.1.......................   Batch Loaded Vapor Degreasers
                                     (Adopted 11/11/03--effective 07/01/
                                     04).
Rule 74.7.........................   Fugitive Emissions of Reactive
                                     Organic Compounds at Petroleum
                                     Refineries and Chemical Plants
                                     (Adopted 10/10/95).
Rule 74.8.........................   Refinery Vacuum Producing Systems,
                                     Waste-Water Separators and Process
                                     Turnarounds (Adopted 07/05/83).
Rule 74.9.........................   Stationary Internal Combustion
                                     Engines (Adopted 11/08/05).
Rule 74.10........................   Components at Crude Oil Production
                                     Facilities and Natural Gas
                                     Production and Processing
                                     Facilities (Adopted 03/10/98).
Rule 74.11........................   Natural Gas-Fired Residential Water
                                     Heaters--Control of NOX (Adopted 05/
                                     11/10).
Rule 74.11.1......................   Large Water Heaters and Small
                                     Boilers (Adopted 09/14/99).
Rule 74.12........................   Surface Coating of Metal Parts and
                                     Products (Adopted 04/08/08).
Rule 74.15........................   Boilers, Steam Generators and
                                     Process Heaters (5MMBTUs and
                                     greater) (Adopted 11/08/94).
Rule 74.15.1......................   Boilers, Steam Generators and
                                     Process Heaters (1 to 5 MMBTUs)
                                     (Adopted 06/23/15).
Rule 74.16........................   Oil Field Drilling Operations
                                     (Adopted 01/08/91).
Rule 74.20........................   Adhesives and Sealants (Adopted 01/
                                     11/05).
Rule 74.23........................   Stationary Gas Turbines (Adopted 1/
                                     08/02).
Rule 74.24........................   Marine Coating Operations (Adopted
                                     11/11/03).
Rule 74.24.1......................   Pleasure Craft Coating and
                                     Commercial Boatyard Operations
                                     (Adopted 01/08/02).

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Rule 74.26........................   Crude Oil Storage Tank Degassing
                                     Operations (Adopted 11/08/94).
Rule 74.27........................   Gasoline and ROC Liquid Storage
                                     Tank Degassing Operations (Adopted
                                     11/08/94).
Rule 74.28........................   Asphalt Roofing Operations (Adopted
                                     05/10/94).
Rule 74.30........................   Wood Products Coatings (Adopted 06/
                                     27/06).
Rule 75...........................   Circumvention (Adopted 11/27/78).
Rule 101..........................   Sampling and Testing Facilities
                                     (Adopted 05/23/72).
Rule 102..........................   Source Tests (Adopted 04/13/04).
Rule 103..........................   Continuous Monitoring Systems
                                     (Adopted 02/09/99).
Rule 154..........................   Stage 1 Episode Actions (Adopted 09/
                                     17/91).
Rule 155..........................   Stage 2 Episode Actions (Adopted 09/
                                     17/91).
Rule 156..........................   Stage 3 Episode Actions (Adopted 09/
                                     17/91).
Rule 158..........................   Source Abatement Plans (Adopted 09/
                                     17/91).
Rule 159..........................   Traffic Abatement Procedures
                                     (Adopted 09/17/91).
Rule 220..........................   General Conformity (Adopted 05/09/
                                     95).
Rule 230..........................   Notice To Comply (Adopted 9/9/08).
 
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