§ 52.2087 Original identification of plan section.

(a) This section identifies the original “Air Implementation Plan for the State of Rhode Island” and all revisions submitted by Rhode Island that were federally approved prior to August 9, 1999.

(b) The plan was officially submitted on January 28, 1972.

(c) The plan revisions listed below were submitted on the dates specified.

(1) Notice of public hearing submitted on February 9, 1972, by the Rhode Island Department of Health.

(2) Miscellaneous non-regulatory additions to the plan correcting minor deficiencies submitted on February 29, 1972, by the Rhode Island Department of Health.

(3) Regulation 12 requiring prevention and control of air pollution from incinerators submitted on March 7, 1973, by the Rhode Island Department of Health.

(4) Regulation 13 requiring prevention and control of air pollution from fuel burning equipment submitted on March 19, 1973, by the Rhode Island Department of Health.

(5) Compliance schedules submitted on April 24, 1973, by the Rhode Island Department of Health.

(6) Revisions to Regulation 10, Air Pollution Episodes, submitted on January 25, 1974, by the Rhode Island Department of Health.

(7) AQMA identifications submitted on April 11, 1974, by the Rhode Island Department of Health.

(8) Revision to Regulation 8, Limitation of Sulfur in Fuels, submitted on May 22, 1974, by the Rhode Island Department of Health.

(9) Letter identifying Metropolitan Providence as an AQMA submitted on September 6, 1974, by the Governor.

(10) Revision to Regulation 14, Source Recordkeeping and Reporting, submitted on September 5, 1973, by the Rhode Island Department of Health.

(11) A comprehensive air quality monitoring plan, intended to meet requirements of 40 CFR part 58, was submitted by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Director on January 8, 1980.

(12) Attainment plans to meet the requirements of Part D of the Clean Air Act, as amended in 1977, were submitted on May 14, 1979, June 11, 1979, August 13, 1979, January 8, January 24, March 10, March 31, April 21, June 6, June 13, August 20, November 14, March 4, March 5, and April 16, 1981. Included are plans to attain the carbon monoxide and ozone standards and information allowing for the redesignation of Providence to non-attainment for the primary TSP standard based on new data. A program was also submitted for the review of construction and operation of new and modified major stationary sources of pollution in non-attainment areas. Certain miscellaneous provisions unrelated to Part D are also included.

(13) A revision to Regulation 8, “Sulfur Content in Fuels,” for the Narragansett Electric Company, Providence, submitted on August 28, 1980 by the Director of the Department of Environmental Management.

(14) A revision to Regulation 8, “Limitation of Sulfur in Fuels,” submitted on January 30, 1981, by the Director of the Rhode Island Division of Air Resources allowing Bradford Dyeing Association, Westerly, to burn higher sulfur fuel oil, temporarily.

(15) Revisions for Group II CTGs: Storage of Petroleum Liquids—External Floating Roof Vessels (Regulation 11.6); and revisions to existing regulations: Stage I Vapor Controls (Regulation 11.5), Hazardous Waste Incinerators (Regulation 12.7.1), and Control of Solvent Metal Cleaning Emissions (Regulation 18) were submitted on January 9, July 23, and August 17, 1981.

(16) Variances from Regulations 8, “Sulfur Content in Fuels” and 13, “Particulate Emissions from Fossil Fired Steam or Hot Water Generating Units”, for Kenyon Piece Dye Works, Richmond, submitted on July 1, 1982.

(17) Revisions to Regulations 8, “Sulfur Content of Fuels” and 13, “Particulate Emissions from Fossil Fuel Fired Steam or Hot Water Generating Units” were submitted on November 9, 1982 by the Division of Air and Hazardous Materials.

(18) Revisions to Air Pollution Control Regulation Number 9, Approval to Construct, Install, Modify, or Operate (except to subsection 9.1.1), and Section VI, Part II, “Stationary Source Permitting and Enforcement” of the narrative as submitted by the Department of Environmental Management on May 14, 1982 and July 1, 1982 for review of new major sources and major modifications in nonattainment areas. Also included are revisions to add rules for banking emission reductions.

(19) Revisions to the Rhode Island State Implementation Plan for attainment of the primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for ozone as submitted on May 14, 1982; July 1, 1982; July 7, 1982; October 4, 1982 and March 2, 1983 by the Department of Environmental Management. Also included are generic bubble rules which provide for regulatory flexibility for VOC sources subject to RACT requirements under Regulations 15, 19 and 21 of the Rhode Island SIP

(20) Revisions to attain and maintain the lead NAAQS as submitted on July 7, 1983 by the Department of Environmental Management.

(21) The permit issued to the University of Rhode Island in Kingston approving a three-year bubble to control sulfur dioxide emissions. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management issued the permit in accordance with Regulation 8, § 8.3.2, “Emissions Bubbling” and submitted it to EPA as a SIP revision on January 16, 1984.

(22) Revisions to Regulation 9, “Approval to Construct, Install, Modify or Operate”, and Section VI, Part II of the associated narrative of the Rhode Island SIP, to incorporate the requirements for the Prevention of Significant Deterioration of 40 CFR 51.24, permitting major stationary sources of lead and other miscellaneous changes as submitted on February 6, 1984 by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. Clarifying letters dated January 27, 1984 and June 6, 1984.

(23) Revisions to Air Pollution Control Regulation 8, “Sulfur Content of Fuels,” submitted on July 19, 1983, specifying maximum sulfur-in-coal limits (1.21 lbs/MMBtu on a 30-day rolling average and 2.31 lbs/MMBtu on a 24-hour average) for the Narragansett Electric Company South Street Station in Providence. These revisions approve Section 8.3.4, “Large Fuel Burning Devices Using Coal,” for South Street Station only.

(24) Revisions to the State Implementation Plan were submitted by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management on May 28, 1985 and October 15, 1985.

(i) Incorporation by reference.

(A) Amendments to Regulation 8, “Sulfur Content of Fuels” at 8.4.1(b) requiring owners/operators of fuel burning sources to have a sampling valve in the fuel line to the boiler to facilitate fuel sampling, amended on May 2, 1985.

(B) Amendments to Regulation 9, “Approval to Construct, Install, Modify, or Operate” requiring best available control technology (BACT) for each air pollutant emitted when permitting all new stationary sources and modifications not otherwise subject to lowest achievable emission rate (LAER) requirements under Rhode Island's approved new source review plan. The amended sections are 9.1.9, 9.1.14, 9.1.21, 9.1.22, 9.1.33, 9.1.36, 9.3.1, 9.3.3, 9.5.3, and 9.13.1. Regulation 9 was incorporated by reference in its present form on July 6, 1984 at paragraph (c)(22), above. The entire Regulation is being reincorporated by reference here to maintain consistency in the numbering and format, amended May 2, 1985.