December 2005
Selected
Proposed Regulations, Adopted Regulations and Notices
Proposed Regulations
Stormwater
Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 230, 12/1/05 at 72116
Summary:
The Environmental Protection Agency Regions 1,2,3,5,6,9, and 10 are proposing
a NPDES general permit for stormwater discharges from industrial activity known as the MultiSector General Permit which replaces the previous permit which expired on 10/30/05.
40 CFR Part 63
NESHAP
Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 231, 12/2/05 at 72330
Summary:
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing revisions to the Portland
cement manufacturing NESHAP by setting MACT floor standards for hydrogen chloride,
mercury, and total hydrocarbons, and beyond-the-floor standards for metal hazardous air
pollutants.
40 CFR Part 63
NESHAP
Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 235, 12/8/05 at 73098
Summary:
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing amendments to the
miscellaneous organic chemical manufacturing NESHAP pertaining to applicability of specific
operations and processes, leak detection and repair requirements for connectors, criteria to define
affected wastewater streams requiring control, control requirements for wastewater streams that
contain only soluble HAP, definition of process condensers, recordkeeping requirements for
Group 2 batch process vents.
40 CFR Part 112
SPCC
Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 237, 12/12/05 at 73524
Summary:
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing amendments to the SPCC
requirements to allow owners/operators of facilities that store less than 10,000 gallons of oil to
self-certify their SPCC Plans, provide alternative secondary containment requirements, defining
and providing exemption for motive power containers, and exempting airport mobile refuelers
from specific sized secondary containment requirements for bulk storage containers.
40 CFR Part 60
New Source Performance
Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 242, 12/19/05 at 75348
Summary:
The Environmental Protection Agency has revised the emission limits in the new
source performance standards and emission guidelines for large municipal waste combustion
units.
N.J.A.C. 7:14A
PDES
New Jersey Register, Vol. 37, No. 24 12/19/05 at 4723
Summary:
The Department of Environmental Protection is proposing new rules that will
reduce discharges of PCBs from industrial facilities and sewage treatment facilities.
N.J.A.C. 7:27
Preconstruction Permit Fees
New Jersey Register, Vol. 37, No. 24, 12/19/05 at 4728
Summary:
The Department of Environmental Protection is proposing a new structure for
preconstruction permitting fees.
N.J.A.C. 7:38
Highlands
New Jersey Register, Vol. 37, No. 24, 12/19/05 at 4767
Summary:
The Department of Environmental Protection is proposing to readopt the
Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act rules with significant amendments.
40 CFR Part 63
Emissions
Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 244, 12/21/05 at 75884
Summary:
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing more
perchloroethylene emission standards from existing and new dry cleaning facilities.
stringent
Adopted Regulations
N.J.A.C. 7:29
Noise
New Jersey Register, Vol. 70, No. 23, 12/5/05 at 4535
Summary:
The Department of Environmental Protection has readopted the Noise Control
rules without amendment.
40 CFR Part 420
Effluent Limitations Guidelines
Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 238, 12/13/05 at 73618
Summary:
The Environmental Protection Agency has amended provisions of the effluent
limitations guidelines, pretreatment standards and new source performance standards for the Iron
and Steel Manufacturing Point Source Category.
40 CFR Part 60
Emission Standards
Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 241, 12/16/05 at 74870
Summary:
The Environmental Protection Agency has promulgated new source performance
standards and emission guidelines for new and existing “other” solid waste incineration units.
40 CFR Part 63
CAA
Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 242, 12/19/05 at 75047
Summary:
The Environmental Protection Agency has amended the list of hazardous air
pollutants contained in the Clean Air Act by removing methyl ethyl ketone.
40 CFR Part 63, 70, 71
Title V
Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 242, 12/19/05 at 75320
Summary:
The Environmental Protection Agency has eliminated five categories of
nonmajor sources from being subject to national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants.
The categories are:
Perchloroethylene dry cleaning, Hard and decorative chromium
electroplating and chromium anodizing, Commercial ethylene oxide sterilization, Halogenated
solvent cleaning, Secondary aluminum production, and Secondary lead smelting.
N.J.A.C. 7:27
General Permits
New Jersey Register, Vol. 37, No. 24, 12/19/05 at 4911 and 4912
Summary:
The Department of Environmental Protection has developed a new General
Permit named Small Emitter General Permit (GP-16) and new General Operating Permit named
Small Emitter General Air Permit (GOP-002) for one or more types of similar sources at a
facility having a single emission point with an uncontrolled potential to emit less than the
reporting threshold for all air contaminant emissions.
40 CFR Part 63
NESHAP
Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 244, 12/21/05 at 75924
Summary:
The Environmental Protection Agency has amended NESHAP for Miscellaneous
Coating Manufacturing that specify that certain raw material formulation data may be used to
demonstrate compliance with the weight percent hazardous air pollutant limit.
Notices
Natural Resource Restoration
New Jersey Register, Vol. 37, No. 23, 12/5/05 at 4579
Summary:
The Department of Environmental Protection has entered into proposed Natural
Resource Damage Settlements with Lennox, Inc. regarding the Lenox, Inc. Galloway Township
site, Mannheim Ave. Superfund Site in Galloway Township, and Delilah Road Landfill in Egg
Harbor Township; with Litton Systems, Inc. regarding the Litton Systems, Inc. Site in Passaic;
and with U.S. Eagle Litho, Inc., Julius Realty Corp., and U.S. Eagle Corp. regarding the Metal
Litho Corp. site in Elizabeth.
Title V
Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 240, 12/15/05 at 74315
Summary:
The Environmental Protection Agency announces a proposed settlement in the
matter of South Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance v. Johnson over Title V permit issued to
Camden County Energy Recovery Associates.
Natural Resource Restoration
New Jersey Register, Vol. 37, No. 24, 12/19/05 at 5059
Summary:
The Department of Environmental Protection has entered into proposed Natural
Resource Damage Settlements with Rentokil Initial Environmental Services, Inc. regarding the
Consolidated Laundry Property in Newark; Bayonne Industries, Inc., IMTT-Bayonne, IMTTPipeline, IMTT-Interminal Pipeline, El Dorado Terminals, and East Jersey Railroad regarding the
IMTT-Bayonne Site in Bayonne; Ethicon, Inc. regarding the Ethicon, Inc. site in Bridgewater;
ConocoPhillips Company regarding various sites around the State; Chevron U.S.A. Inc.,
Kewanee Industries, Inc., Texaco Downstream Properties, Inc. and Texaco Inc. regarding various
sites around the State
TCPA
New Jersey Register, Vol. 37, No. 24, 12/19/05 at 5067
Summary:
The Department of Environmental Protection has adjusted the fees to owners and
operators of stationary sources covered under the Toxic Catastrophe Prevention Act.