# Approval of Section 112(l) Authority for Hazardous Air Pollutants; State of Maryland; Department of the Environment
> **Rule** · Direct final rule and delegation of authority. · Published 2002-01-30 · Effective 2002-04-01 · 67 FR 4359
## Document
- **Document number:** 02-2230
- **Category:** air-emissions
- **Federal Register citation:** 67 FR 4359
- **CFR reference:** 40 CFR 63
- **Publication date:** 2002-01-30
- **Effective date:** 2002-04-01
- **State:** MD
- **EPA docket:** MD001-1000
## Abstract

EPA is taking direct final action to approve Maryland Department of the Environment's (MDE'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, secondary lead smelting, hazardous waste combustors, and portland cement manufacturing 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 once MDE incorporates these amendments into its regulations. In addition, EPA is taking direct final action to approve of MDE's mechanism for receiving delegation of future hazardous air pollutant regulations. This mechanism entails MDE's incorporation by reference of the unchanged Federal standard into its hazardous air pollutant regulation and MDE's notification to EPA of such incorporation. EPA is not waiving its notification and reporting requirements under this approval; therefore, sources will need to send notifications and reports to both MDE and EPA. This action pertains only to affected sources, as defined by the Clean Air Act's (CAA's or the Act's) hazardous air pollutant program, which are not located at major sources, as defined by the Act's operating permit program. The MDE's request for delegation of authority to implement and enforce its hazardous air pollutant regulations at affected sources which are located at major sources, as defined by the Act's operating permit program, was initially approved on November 3, 1999. EPA is taking this action in accordance with the CAA.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/01/30/02-2230/approval-of-section-112l-authority-for-hazardous-air-pollutants-state-of-maryland-department-of-the)
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