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EPA Approved Regulations in the New Hampshire SIP

Subpart EE – New Hampshire

Section 52.1520 Identification of plan.

(c) EPA approved regulations.

EPA Approved New Hampshire Regulations
(As of November 7, 2016.)

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State Citation Title / Subject State Effective Date EPA Approval Date 1 Explanations
Env-A 100 (PDF) (11 pp, 42 K) Organizational Rules: Definitions 05/03/2003 09/25/2015
80 FR 57722 (PDF) (4 pp, 225 K)
Adding definition of "Minor permit amendment" and "State permit to operate."

Note: Definitions which have been Incorporated By Reference into the New Hampshire State Implementation Plan are numbered consecutively by EPA, and do not necessarily correspond to the State's assigned definition number in the New Hampshire State Regulation Env-A 100. It is New Hampshire's practice to renumber their definitions in Env-A 101 when definitions are added or deleted from the State Regulation.

[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2014-0796 and EPA-R01-OAR-2014-0862 at www.regulations.gov]
Env-A 200 (PDF) (14 pp, 143 K) Procedural Rules 07/23/2001 10/28/2002
67 FR 65710
Parts Env-A 206; 208; and Sections Env-A 209.01 through 209.04 are not part of the approved SIP.
Env-A 300 (PDF) (8 pp, 94 K) Ambient Air Quality Standards 09/01/2012 06/24/2014
79 FR 35695 (PDF) (5 pp, 247 K)
[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2012-0935 at www.regulations.gov]
Env-A 400 (PDF) (4 pp, 116 K) Sulfur Content Limits in Fuels 12/24/1990 08/14/1992
57 FR 36603
Section Env-A 405.05 (c) and (d); and Part 456 are not part of the SIP.
Env-A 600 (PDF) (24 pp, 74 K) Statewide Permit System 09/01/2012 09/25/2015
80 FR 57722 (PDF) (4 pp, 225 K)
Approve revisions to Env-A 618 "NNSR" & Env-A 619 "PSD Program" and withdrawal of Env-A 610 and 622 "NNSR Program," and Env-A 623 "PSD Program."

[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2014-0796 and EPA-R01-OAR-2014-0862 at www.regulations.gov]
Env-A 700 (PDF) (5 pp, 119 K) Permit Fee System 12/24/1990 08/14/1992
57 FR 36603
Approved Parts Env-A 701 through 705.
Env-A 800 (PDF) (52 pp, 348 K) Testing and Monitoring Procedures 10/31/2002
12/22/2004
11/07/2016
81 FR 78052 (PDF) (3 pp, 220 K)
Approve Env–A 807 "Testing for Opacity of Emissions."

[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2016-0285 at www.regulations.gov]
Env-A 900 (PDF) (20 pp, 78 K) Owner or Operator Obligations 04/21/2007 11/05/2012
77 FR 66388 (PDF) (11 pp, 290 K)
Approved Env–A 900 through 906; 907.01(a), 907.01(b)(1) through (b)(4), 907.02 and 907.03; 908 through 910; and 911.01 through 911.04.

[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2009-0451 at www.regulations.gov]
Env-A 1000 (PDF) (3 pp, 113 K) Prevention, Abatement, and Control of Open Source Air Pollution 05/19/1989 08/19/1994
59 FR 42766
Approved Part Env-A 1001.
Env-A 1200 (PDF) (95 pp, 582 K) Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) 06/01/2011 08/15/2016
81 FR 53926 (PDF) (4 pp, 244 K)
Revises sections 1201.04, 1203.38, and 1222.01 approved in this action.

[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2012-0865 at www.regulations.gov]
Env-A 1300 (PDF) (40 pp, 98 K) Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) 10/31/2010 8/21/2014
79 FR 49458 (PDF) (5 pp, 249 K)
All of Section Env-A 1300 is approved, with the exception of the phrase "or any opacity standard specified in Env-A 2000" in subparagraph Env-A 1311.03(a)(5) which NH withdrew from its SIP submittal.

State renumbered NOx RACT from Env-A 1211 to Env-A 1300, and made several minor revisions to NOx RACT requirements.

[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2012-0848 at www.regulations.gov]
Env-A 1500 (PDF) (19 pp, 162 K) Conformity 10/01/2011 11/29/2013
78 FR 71504 (PDF) (5 pp, 255 K)
[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2012-0113 at www.regulations.gov]
Env-A 2100 (PDF) (4 pp, 190 K) Particulate Matter and Visible Emissions Standards 04/23/2013 11/07/2016
81 FR 78052 (PDF) (3 pp, 220 K)
Approve Chapter Env–A 2100, except Part Env-A 2103.03 "Affirmative Defense to Penalty Action," which NH did not submit for approval.

[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2016-0285 at www.regulations.gov]
Env-A 2300 (PDF) (5 pp, 135 K) Mitigation of Regional Haze 11/22/2014 10/12/2016
81 FR 70360 (PDF) (3 pp, 253 K)
Revises Env-A 2302.02

[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2014-0909 at www.regulations.gov]
Env-A 2400 (PDF) (4 pp, 99 K) Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Foundries, Smelters, and Investment Casting Operations 04/23/2013 11/07/2016
81 FR 78052 (PDF) (3 pp, 220 K)
Approve Chapter Env–A 2400, except Part Env-A 2405 "Affirmative Defenses for Violations of Visible Emission Standards," which NH did not submit for approval.

[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2016-0285 at www.regulations.gov]
Env-A 2700 (PDF) (3 pp, 88 K) Hot Mix Asphalt Plants 02/16/2013 11/07/2016
81 FR 78052 (PDF) (3 pp, 220 K)
[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2016-0285 at www.regulations.gov]
Env-A 2800 (PDF) (9 pp, 118 K) Sand and Gravel Sources; Non-Metallic Mineral Processing Plants; Cement and Concrete Sources 10/01/2010 11/07/2016
81 FR 78052 (PDF) (3 pp, 220 K)
[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2016-0285 at www.regulations.gov]
Env-A 3200 (PDF) (30 pp, 243 K) NOx Budget Trading Program 07/27/1998 11/14/2000
65 FR 68078
Approved Parts Env-A 3201 through 3218.
Env-A 3600 (PDF) (2 pp, 110 K) National Low Emission Vehicle (National LEV) Program 07/21/1999 03/09/2000
65 FR 12476
Approved Parts Env-A 3601 through 3603.
Env-Or 500 (PDF) (54 pp, 204 K) Recovery of Gasoline Vapors 11/17/2012 05/29/2014
79 FR 30735 (PDF) (3 pp, 239 K)
Includes decommissioning of Stage II vapor recovery systems.

[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2013-0509 at www.regulations.gov]
Saf-C 3200 (PDF) (31 pp, 202 K) Official Motor Vehicle Inspection Requirements 06/22/2007
06/20/2008
01/25/2013
78 FR 5292 (12 pp, 290 K)
EPA is approving submitted subsections Saf-C 3201, 3202, 3203, 3204, 3205, 3206.04, 3207.01, 3209, 3210, 3218, 3220, and 3222 (except for subsection 3222.04).

[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2012-0149 at www.regulations.gov]
Saf-C 5800 (PDF) (8 pp, 128 K) Roadside Diesel Opacity Inspection 01/01/1999 01/25/2013
78 FR 5292 (PDF) (12 pp, 290 K)
Approving submitted regulation with the exception of subsection Saf-C 5805.

[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2012-0149 at www.regulations.gov]
Title I of the New Hampshire Statutes: The State and Its Government, Chapter 21-0. (PDF) (2 pp, 194 K) Department of Environmental Services 07/01/1986 12/16/2015
81 FR 78052 (PDF) (7 pp, 257 K)
Approve Section 21-O:11 "Air Resources Council"

[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2012-0950 at www.regulations.gov]
Title X of the New Hampshire Statutes: Public Health, Chapter 125-C. (PDF) (11 pp, 248 K) Air Pollution Control 07/01/1979 12/16/2015
81 FR 78052 (PDF) (7 pp, 257 K)
Approve 125-C:1, "Declaration of Policy and Purpose"; 125-C:2, "Definitions"; 125-C:4, "Rulemaking Authority; Subpoena Power"; 125-C:6, "Powers and Duties of the Commissioner"; 125-C:8, "Administration of Chapter; Delegation of Duties"; 125-C:9, "Authority of the Commissioner in Cases of Emergency"; 125-C:10, "Devices Contributing to Air Pollution"; 125-C:10a, "Municipal Waste Combustion Units"; 125-C:11, "Permit Required"; 125-C:12, "Administrative Requirements"; 125-C:13, "Criteria for Denial; Suspension or Revocation; Modification"; 125-C:14, "Rehearings and Appeals"; 125-C:18, "Existing Remedies Unimpaired"; 125-C:19 "Protection of Powers"; and 125-C:21, "Severability"

[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2012-0950 at www.regulations.gov]
Title X of the New Hampshire Statutes: Public Health, Chapter 125-O. (PDF) (3 pp, 200 K) Multiple Pollutant Reduction Program 07/01/2002 12/16/2015
81 FR 78052 (PDF) (7 pp, 257 K)
Approve Section 125-O:1 "Findings and Purpose" and Section 125-O:3 "Integrated Power Plant Strategy"

[See: Electronic Docket Number EPA-R01-OAR-2012-0950 at www.regulations.gov]

1In order to determine the EPA effective date for a specific provision listed in this table, consult the Federal Register notice cited on the EPA approval date for the particular provision.

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