Published on: 10737820. The proposed rule amendments (OGC No. 10-0878) incorporate into the state’s air pollution control rules several elements related to control of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) emissions from industrial facilities like electric utilities, pulp mills, and cement kilns.
Published on: 10392209. The proposed rule (OGC No. 11-0786) involves an amendment to Rule 62-212.400, F.A.C., to exclude some facilities that produce ethanol by fermentation from the state’s “prevention of significant deterioration” air permitting rules.
Published on: 9985003. The proposed rule development (OGC No. 11-0786) involves an amendment to Chapter 62-212, F.A.C., to exclude some facilities that produce ethanol by natural fermentation, including some ethanol fuel production facilities, from being considered a “chemical process plant” for purposes of qualifying for an exemption from the state’s “prevention of significant deterioration” air permitting rules. The proposed rule amendment is consistent with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations amended May 1, 2007. The department announces that a workshop will be held at the date, time and place given below. This workshop will also serve as a State Implementation Plan (SIP) public hearing pursuant to the requirements of 40 CFR 51.102. Anyone who wishes to submit written comments on the department’s proposal to submit the proposed rule amendments, if ultimately adopted, to EPA as proposed SIP revision should do so prior to July 27, 2011, by letter or e-mail to Ms. Lynn Scearce, Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air Resource Management, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Mail Station 5500, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 or lynn.scearce@dep.state.fl.us.
Published on: 9116465. The proposed rule development (OGC No. 10-0878) involves amendments to Chapter 62-212, F.A.C., to incorporate the effective elements of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s December 31, 2002 “new source review reform” rule into the state’s nonattainment area preconstruction review program. The EPA requires the department to incorporate these concepts into the state rules, and it is to the benefit of the regulated industries in the pending nonattainment areas of the state for the department to have done so in advance of those areas being so designated. The proposed amendments clarify related topics and definitions, and for consistency with federal requirements, they also update references to particulate matter in the preconstruction review program from PM10 to PM2.5.
Published on: 6757328. The proposed rule development involves amendments to rule language in Chapter 62-212, F.A.C., to update the department’s air construction permitting rules in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) conditional approval of Florida’s new source review State Implementation Plan under the Clean Air Act.