WSR 20-06-003

PERMANENT RULES

SOUTHWEST CLEAN

AIR AGENCY

[Filed February 19, 2020, 2:20 p.m., effective March 21, 2020]

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

Purpose: SWCAA 400-025 Adoption of Federal Rules. The proposed rule changes establish a new section identifying a generally applicable adoption by reference date for federal regulations cited in other sections of SWCA [SWCAA] 400.

SWCAA 400-050 Emission Standards for Combustion and Incineration Units. The proposed rule changes revise adoption by reference citations to cite the date in SWCAA 400-025 and add a new federal regulation citation for Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators.

SWCAA 400-046 Application Review Process for Nonroad Engines, SWCAA 400-060 Emission Standards for General Process Units, SWCAA 400-070 General Requirements for Certain Source Categories, SWCAA 400-072 Emission Standards for Selected Small Source Categories, SWCAA 400-075 Emission Standards for Stationary Sources Emitting Hazardous Air Pollutants, SWCAA 400-105 Records, Monitoring and Reporting, SWCAA 400-106 Emission Testing and Monitoring at Air Contaminant Sources, SWCAA 400-110 Application Review Process for Stationary Sources (New Source Review), SWCAA 400-111 Requirements for New Sources in a Maintenance Plan Area, SWCAA 400-115 Standards of Performance for New Sources, SWCAA 400-171 Public Involvement, SWCAA 400-850 Actual Emissions Plantwide Applicability Limitation (PAL), SWCAA 400, Appendix A SWCAA Method 9 – Visual Opacity Determination Method. The proposed rules changes revise adoption by reference citations to cite the date in SWCAA 400-025.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: New SWCAA 400-025; and amending SWCAA 400-046, 400-050, 400-060, 400-070, 400-072, 400-075, 400-105, 400-106, 400-110, 400-111, 400-115, 400-171, 400-850, 400 Appendix A.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 70.94.141.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 19-21-110 on October 17, 2019.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 14, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 1, Amended 14, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 1, Amended 14, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: February 6, 2020.

Uri Papish

Executive Director