Approval of Section 112(l) Authority for Hazardous Air Pollutants; State of Pennsylvania; Department of Environmental Protection

EPA is taking direct final action to approve Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's (PADEP's) request for delegation of authority to implement and enforce its hazardous air pollutant regulations for perchloroethylene drycleaning facilities, hard and decorative chromium electroplating and chromium anodizing tanks, ethylene oxide sterilization facilities, halogenated solvent cleaning and secondary lead smelting which have been adopted by reference from the Federal requirements set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations. This approval will automatically delegate future amendments to these regulations. In addition, EPA is taking direct final action to approve of PADEP's mechanism for receiving delegation of future hazardous air pollutant regulations which it adopts unchanged from the Federal requirements. This mechanism entails submission of a delegation request letter to EPA following EPA notification of a new Federal requirement. EPA is not waiving its notification and reporting requirements under this approval; therefore, sources will need to send notifications and reports to both PADEP and EPA. This action pertains only to sources which are not required to obtain a Clean Air Act operating permit. The PADEP's request for delegation of authority to implement and enforce its hazardous air pollutant regulations at sources which are required to obtain a Clean Air Act operating permit was approved on January 5, 1998. EPA is taking this action in accordance with the Clean Air Act (CAA).