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EPA Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Colorado; Delegation of Authority of the Federal Plan for Existing Hospital, Medical, Infectious Waste Incinerators
2023-01-17T06:00:00Z
SUMMARY: With this direct final rule, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing notice and codifying approval of a request submitted by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) on June 27, 2022 for delegation of authority to implement and enforce the Federal Plan Requirements for Hospital/Medical/ Infectious Waste Incinerators (HMIWI) Constructed On or Before December 1, 2008 (the Federal Plan), within the state of Colorado. The Federal Plan establishes emission limits and monitoring, operating, and recordkeeping requirements for HMIWI units constructed on or before December 1, 2008, or modified on or before April 6, 2010. A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was signed on July 21, 2022 by the CDPHE Air Pollution Control Division Director, Michael Ogletree. This MOA constitutes the mechanism for the transfer of authority from the EPA to CDPHE. The MOA became effective upon signature by Regional Administrator, KC Becker, on August 8, 2022. The MOA delineates policies, responsibilities, and procedures by which the Federal Plan will be administered and enforced by the CDPHE, as well as the authorities retained by EPA.
DATES: This direct final rule is effective on March 20, 2023 without further notice, unless EPA receives adverse written comments on or before February 16, 2023. Published in the Federal Register January 17, 2023, page 2543.
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| §62.1360 Identification of plan—delegation of authority. | ||
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| §62.1361 Identification of sources. | ||
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| §62.1362 Effective date. | ||
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§62.1360 Identification of plan—delegation of authority.
On August 8, 2022, EPA signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that defines policies, responsibilities, and procedures pursuant to 40 CFR part 62, subpart HHH (the Federal Plan) by which the Federal Plan will be administered by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE).
§62.1361 Identification of sources.
The MOA and related Federal Plan apply to existing hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerators for which construction was commenced on or before December 1, 2008, or for which modification was commenced on or before April 6, 2010.
§62.1362 Effective date.
The delegation became fully effective on August 8, 2022, the date the MOA was signed by the EPA Region 8 Regional Administrator.
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