DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING, HEARING
A Statement of Need and Fiscal Impact accompanies this form.
Department of Environmental Quality______________ ______________________OAR Chapter 340_________
Agency and Division Administrative Rules Chapter Number
_Maggie Vandehey______________________________________ _______503-229-6878_______________
Rules Coordinator Telephone
_811 SW Sixth Ave., Portland, OR 97204__________ _____vandehey.maggie@deq.state.or.us
Air Quality Rule Overhaul
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is proposing rules that would reorganize and rectify procedural permitting requirements, add requirements for areas violating standards, and repeal outdated rules.
HEARINGS
DEQ – Medford Regional Office
221 Stewart Avenue, Suite 201
August 7, 2010 6:00 pm Medford, OR 97501 Tom Peterson
Hearing Date Time Location Hearings Officer
DEQ Salem Office
750 Front Street, Suite 120
August 8, 2010 1:30 pm Salem Gary Andes
Hearing Date Time Location Hearings Officer
DEQ Headquarters
811 SW 6th Ave
Portland, OR 97204
August 9, 2010 6:00 pm Room EQC-A George Davis
Hearing Date Time Location Hearings Officer
DEQ - Pendleton Regional Office
700 SE Emigrant, #330
Pendleton, OR 97801
August 10, 2012 6:00 pm Conference Room Mark Fisher
Hearing Date Time Location Hearings Officer
Auxiliary aids for persons with disabilities are available at hearings upon advance request.
RULEMAKING ACTION
ADOPT: NA
AMEND:
OAR 340-200-0020, OAR 340-200-0020 Table 1, OAR 340-200-0020 Table 2, OAR 340-200-0020 Table 4, OAR 340-200-0020 Table 5, OAR 340-200-0040, OAR 340-202-0010, OAR 340-202-0060, OAR 340-202-0210, OAR 340-202-0210 Table 1, OAR 340-208-0010, OAR 340-208-0100, OAR 340-208-0110 , OAR 340-208-0200, OAR 340-208-0210, OAR 340-210-0230, OAR 340-216-0020, OAR 340-216-0020 Table 1 Part B, OAR 340-216-0020 Table 1 Part C, OAR 340-216-0064, OAR 340-222-0020, OAR 340-222-0041, OAR 340-224-0010, OAR 340-224-0050, OAR 340-224-0060, OAR 340-224-0070, OAR 340-225-0030, OAR 340-225-0045, OAR 340-225-0050, OAR 340-225-0060, OAR 340-225-0090, OAR 340-226-0010, OAR 340-226-0120, OAR 340-226-0210, OAR 340-228-0020, OAR 340-228-0200, OAR 340-228-0210, OAR 340-228-0300, OAR 340-232-0030, OAR 340-234-0010, OAR 340-234-0240, OAR 340-234-0500, OAR 340-234-0510, OAR 340-234-0520, OAR 340-234-0530, OAR 340-234-0540,OAR 340-236-0010, OAR 340-236-0410, OAR 340-236-0420,OAR 340-240-0030, OAR 340-236-0120, OAR 340-236-0150, OAR 340-236-0220
REPEAL:
OAR 340-208-0500, OAR 340-208-0510, OAR 340-208-0550, OAR 340-208-0570, OAR 340-208-0590, OAR 340-208-0600,
OAR 340-226-0030, OAR 340-226-0310, OAR 340-226-0320, OAR 340-234-0300, OAR 340-234-0310, OAR 340-234-0320,
OAR 340-234-0330, OAR 340-234-0340, OAR 340-234-0350, OAR 340-234-0360, OAR 340-234-0400, OAR 340-234-0410,
OAR 340-234-0420, OAR 340-234-0430, OAR 340-236-0100, OAR 340-236-0110, OAR 340-236-0120, OAR 340-236-0130,
OAR 340-236-0140, OAR 340-236-0150, OAR 340-236-0200, OAR 340-236-0210, OAR 340-236-0220, OAR 340-236-0230
RENUMBER: NA
AMEND AND RENUMBER: NA
Stat. Auth.: ORS 468.020, 468A.025
Other Authority: NA
Stats. Implemented: 468.065, 468A.040, 468A.055, 468A.310
RULE SUMMARY
Reorganize and Rectify Procedural Permitting Requirements: The proposed rules would move all the procedural requirements from the definitions to the appropriate rule division. They would also rectify requirements for new and modified sources that trigger the most extensive permitting requirements, making them congruent to the potential impact on the environment.
Particulate Matter Permitting Requirements: DEQ is proposing rules to tighten grain loading and opacity standards based on EPA guidance and recently adopted fine particle ambient air quality standards. As a result of the new EPA standards, there are areas in Oregon where the air quality does not meet these human health based standards. Adoption of the rules will reduce emissions statewide and will help prevent future problems, especially in light of EPA’s plan to further reduce the standards.
Permitting Rule Updates: In 2007, DEQ did the second phase of streamlining the Air Quality Program’s permitting process. This rulemaking proposes to further streamline and update the permitting process by clarifying requirements, eliminating duplicative and conflicting standards, keeping rules in line with federal requirements and correcting errors while maintaining equivalent environmental protection and stringency. It also repeals rules for which there are no longer sources in the state (e.g., aluminum plants, ferronickel processing plants, and sulfite pulp mills). This third phase of streamlining would make the permitting process more efficient.
Recent changes in Oregon law now provide an opportunity to request a public hearing before the EQC regarding certain aspects of this rulemaking. The request must be received by _____, 2010 from 10 persons or from an association having no fewer than 10 members. The request must describe how the persons or association will be directly harmed by this rulemaking. Requests need to be submitted to Jill Inahara using the contact information described below.
These amendments, if adopted, will be submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a revision to the State Implementation Plan, which is a requirement of the Clean Air Act
To request additional information regarding this rulemaking or submit comments, please contact Jill Inahara, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, ), 811 SW Sixth Avenue, Portland, OR 97204, toll free in Oregon at 800-452-4011 or (503) 229-5001, or at AQDec2012Rules@deq.state.or.us or fax at (503) 229-5675, or visit DEQ’s website http://www.deq.state.or.us/news/publicnotices/XXX. (If you do not receive an auto response to your emailed comments, contact staff listed above),
5:00 p.m. August 17, 2012
Last day to receive public comments
ORS 183.335(2)(b)(G), The Department of Environmental Quality requests public comment on whether other options should be considered for achieving the rule’s substantive goals while reducing negative economic impact of the rule on business.
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