AGENCY: 06-096 - Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE:
Ch. 164, General Permit for Concrete Batch Plants
Ch. 165, General Permit for Class IV-A Incinerators
PROPOSED RULE NUMBER: 2012-P2, P3
CONTACT PERSON FOR THIS FILING: Jeffrey S. Crawford, 17 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333. Telephone: (207) 287-2437. Fax: (207) 287-7641. E-mail: Jeff.S.Crawford@Maine.gov .
CONTACT PERSON FOR SMALL BUSINESS INFORMATION (if different):
PUBLIC HEARING: February 7, 2012 at 1 p.m., MDEP Response Building, 4 Blossom Lane, Augusta, ME
COMMENT DEADLINE: February 17, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. Comments may be submitted by mail, e-mail or fax to the contact person listed above. To ensure the comments are considered, they must include your name and the organization you represent, if any.
BRIEF SUMMARY: These two new rules establish a general permit program for stationary and portable concrete batch plants and Class IV-A Human Crematory Incinerators and Veterinary Incinerators that are subject to Federal New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPS) and those subject to State Regulations. Copies of this rule are available at http://www.maine.gov/dep/rules/ or upon request by contacting the Agency contact person listed below. Pursuant to Maine law, interested parties must be publicly notified of the proposed rulemaking, the public hearing and be provided an opportunity for comment. Any party interested in providing public comment can testify at the public hearing or provide written comments before the end of the comment period. All comments should be sent to the Agency Contact person. These rules will be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency for approval and incorporation into the Maine State Implementation Plan as part of Maine’s major and minor source air emission licensing program
IMPACT ON MUNICIPALITIES OR COUNTIES: None — these requirements are already in place as part of the agency’s Ch. 115 Licensing processes and are based on existing state and federal requirements for such facilities.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR THIS RULE: 38 MRSA §585-A provides that the Board of Environmental Protection “…may establish and amend regulations to implement ambient air quality standards and emission standards. These regulations shall be designed to achieve and maintain ambient air quality standards and emission standards within any region and prevent air pollution.”
SUBSTANTIVE STATE OR FEDERAL LAW BEING IMPLEMENTED (if different):
WEBSITE: http://www.maine.gov/dep/air/ .
DEP RULE-MAKING LIAISON: Terry.Dawson@Maine.gov .