Clean Air Act Final Interim Approval of the Operating Permits Program; Final Approval of State Implementation Plan Revision for the Issuance of Federally Enforceable State Operating Permits; Bay Area Air Quality Management District, California

The EPA is promulgating interim approval of the title V operating permits program submitted by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Bay Area, BAAQMD, or District) for the purpose of complying with federal requirements that mandate that states develop, and submit to EPA, programs for issuing operating permits to all major stationary sources and to certain other sources. In addition, EPA is promulgating final approval of a revision to Bay Area's portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP) regarding synthetic minor regulations for the issuance of federally enforceable state operating permits (FESOP). In order to extend the federal enforceability of state operating permits to hazardous air pollutants (HAP), EPA is also finalizing approval of Bay Area's synthetic minor regulations pursuant to section 112(l) of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act). Finally, today's action grants final approval to Bay Area's mechanism for receiving delegation of section 112 standards as promulgated.