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Public Hearing on Ozone Rule Changes in Colorado

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Colorado Air Control Commission Announces Public Hearing Regarding Ozone Rule Changes

On September 10, 2016 the Colorado Air Control Commission announced that it will hold a hearing on the proposal to modify ozone rule changes in Regulation Number 7 titled “Control of Ozone Via Ozone Precursors and Control of Hydrocarbons Via Oil and Gas Emissions,” specifically 5 CCR 1001-9. The hearing is scheduled for 11/17/2016 at 9:00 AM at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Sabin Conference Room, Denver, CO 80246). ozone-rule-changes-colorado-public-hearing-2 The changes proposed are associated with Colorado’s moderate ozone non-attainment classification under the Clean Air Act and separate revisions to address EPA concerns with previous SIP rule language submittals. The proposed revisions are as follows:
  1. Incorporation of State-only requirements for combustion device auto-igniters into Colorado’s federal Clean Air Act State Implementation Plan (SIP);
  2. Establish condensate storage tank audio, visual, and olifactory inspection;
  3. Establish Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) requirements for both printing operations and general industrial cleaning solvent use;
  4. Provide for the implementation of RACT for major sources of VOC and NOx;
  5. Establish RACT for combustion sources; and
  6. Adjust the applicability of Regulation Number 7 accordingly.
The proposed revisions also address EPA’s concerns with Colorado’s previous SIP submissions that
  1. Establish monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements for glycol natural gas dehydrators and natural gas processing plants;
  2. Remove references to EPA approval of emission factors; and
  3. Renumber, revise or revert to previously typographical, grammatical and formatting changes.

Sources :

Colorado Air Control Commission Announces Public Hearing Regarding Ozone Rule Changes, 39 Colorado Register 17 (2016).    Did you find this article helpful? Here are a few more you may also find useful:  Colorado Proposes Amendments to Storage Tank Regulations New Substitutes to Ozone-Depleting Substances

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