Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants: Oregon; Negative Declaration

EPA publishes regulations under Sections 111(d) and 129 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) requiring states to submit plans to EPA. These plans show how states intend to control the emissions of the designated pollutants from designated facilities. Federal regulations provide that when no such designated facilities exist within a state's boundaries, the affected state may submit a letter of "negative declaration" instead of a control plan. On October 20, 1998, the State of Oregon submitted a negative declaration adequately certifying that there are no hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerators (HMIWI) located within its boundaries. On November 6, 1998, Oregon submitted a clarification to their negative declaration, indicating one of their sources to be a co-combustor, and the rest to be crematories, both categories which are considered exempt from this emission guideline (EG.) EPA is approving Oregon's negative declaration.