2017-25567: Approval of Arizona Air Plan Revisions, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a revision to the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) portion of the Arizona State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision concerns emissions of lead-bearing fugitive dust from roads, storage piles and other activities associated with the primary copper smelter located in Hayden, Arizona. We are proposing to approve a state rule and associated appendix to regulate these emissions under the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act). We are taking comments on this proposal and plan to follow with a final action.
The agency’s own summary, as published.
What this changes
Amends 1 part of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.
Rulemaking docket
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Proposed Rule November 27, 2017Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations: Arizona Air Plan Revisions, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
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Supporting & Related Material December 19, 2017E. 2017-11 - TSD for R18-2-B1301.01 and Appendix 15
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Supporting & Related Material December 19, 2017A. 2017-04-06 SubLTR Az Pb&SO2 Rules to EPA
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Rule February 22, 2018Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations: Arizona Air Plan Revisions, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Public comments
What people are saying
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Anonymous commenter 2017-12-26
“Please regulate the amount of poisonous dust that is kicked up into the air. Progress cannot come at the expense of the health of our children.”
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Anonymous commenter 2017-12-26
“California catastrophic wildfire on forests directly and negatively impact lives and property and long and short term health effects of greenhouse gas over many states, which can hang in air for months, then end up in our waters ,lakes , and rivers causing additional harm. Wildfires can pump as much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere in just a few weeks as cars do in those areas in an entire year, a study suggests . Smoke is a complex mixture of carbon dioxide, water vapor, carbon monoxide, particulate matter, hydrocarbons and other organic chemicals, nitrogen oxides, and trace minerals. Th...”
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Anonymous commenter 2017-12-26
“Protect our Homes, Children , Wildlife, Crops, Water, Ecosystems and Forest from Wildfires, we can do more, much more to prevent wildfires before they start. Need to update or repeal the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) of 1980 , subsection of EAJA, codified at 28 U.S.C. 2412(d) section 2412(b). Wildfire Carbons and Ozone Greenhouse gas coming from WILDFIRES destroy life , too many rules against America energy and no rules against states that do not do enough with wildfire prevention ...Extreme events of wildfires have significant impacts on Crops, and on air quality especially when they ...”
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