Air Plan Approval; Colorado; RACT Requirements for Ozone Standards
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This law pertains to the approval of the State of Colorado's implementation plan related to air quality standards, specifically addressing the contingency measures and Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) requirements for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reviewed and approved certain state implementation plan submissions concerning the control of ozone levels in the Denver Metro/North Front Range nonattainment area. The law includes specific provisions about motor vehicle coating and various stationary sources while clarifying which measures have been approved and which have been deferred for future action due to identified errors.
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Key Changes
- Approval of contingency measures and RACT requirements for ozone control.
- Revisions to regulations for specific air pollution sources such as landfill/biogas engines.
- Deferral of action on certain provisions related to a specific refinery fuel process heater due to an error.
Obligations
What this law requires
Colorado must implement motor vehicle coating contingency measures as approved in the State Implementation Plan revisions to meet CAA sections 172(c)(9) and 182(c)(9) for the Denver Metro/North Front Range Serious ozone nonattainment area
Colorado must implement RACT requirements for landfill/biogas fired engines, refinery fuel process heaters, and cold rolling mills as specified in Regulation 7 and Regulation 26
Colorado must maintain and enforce adopted regulatory revisions to Regulation 7 and Regulation 25 implementing automotive coating contingency measures
Landfill/biogas fired engine operators, refinery fuel process heater operators, and cold rolling mill operators in Colorado must comply with RACT requirements as established in the approved State Implementation Plan regulatory revisions
Automotive coating facilities in the Denver Metro/North Front Range nonattainment area must comply with the approved motor vehicle coating contingency measure requirements