To: MassDEP’s Regulations List-Serv and Commissioner’s Advisory Committee

Name & Citation of Regulation(s): Final Amendments to 310 CMR 7.00 Air Pollution Control

Brief Explanation and Rationale for Changes: On March 9, 2018 MassDEP promulgated final amendments to 310 CMR 7.00, including:

310 CMR 7.00 to add and amend definitions;
310 CMR 7.01 to add a computation of time provision;
310 CMR 7.02 to clarify Plan Approval applicability, exemptions and procedures; increase public comment opportunities; and establish criteria for greenhouse gases;
310 CMR 7.12 to add a small source exemption from emissions reporting and revise the lead reporting threshold;
310 CMR 7.26 to update stationary engine and combustion turbine requirements;
310 CMR 7.18 to update Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) for volatile organic compounds used in certain coating, printing, and cleaning operations; and to create flexibility for solvent cleaning of certain high precision components;
310 CMR 7.19 to update RACT for oxides of nitrogen for certain boilers, turbines, and engines at major sources;
310 CMR 7.32 (rescind) and 310 CMR 7.34 (new section) to replace the current summertime ozone season nitrogen oxide regional trading program with a state-only nitrogen oxide budget program;
310 CMR 7.51 to establish timelines and procedures for requesting adjudicatory hearings for air permit decisions; and
310 CMR 7.00: Appendix C to remove greenhouse gas applicability and clarify “insignificant activities.”

Web Link to View Regulations: The final amendments and a Response to Comments document are available on MassDEP’s website at https://www.mass.gov/regulations/310-CMR-700-air-pollution-control

To: MassDEP’s Regulations List-Serv and Commissioner’s Advisory Committee

Name & Citation of Regulation(s): Final amendments to rescind 310 CMR 7.17, 7.21, 7.22, and 7.45.

Brief Explanation and Rationale for Changes: On March 9, 2018 MassDEP promulgated final amendments to 310 CMR 7.00 Air Pollution Control that rescind 310 CMR 7.17 Conversions to Coal; 310 CMR 7.21 Sulfur Dioxide Emissions Limitation; 310 CMR 7.22 Sulfur Dioxide Emissions Reductions for the Purpose of Reducing Acid Rain, and 310 CMR 7.45 The Massachusetts Green Fleet Program. These regulations were outdated and/or had been superseded.

Web Link to View Regulations: The final amendments and a Response to Comments document are available on MassDEP’s website at https://www.mass.gov/regulations/310-CMR-700-air-pollution-control.

To: MassDEP’s Regulations List-Serv and Commissioner’s Advisory Committee

Name & Citation of Regulation(s): Final Amendments to 310 CMR 7.08(2) and 7.19(9) Municipal Waste Combustors

Brief Explanation and Rationale for Changes: On March 9, 2018 MassDEP promulgated final amendments to 310 CMR 7.00, including:

310 CMR 7.08 to make state regulations for Municipal Waste Combustors (MWCs) as stringent as federal regulations
310 CMR 7.08 for large MWCs and 310 CMR 7.19(9) for small MWCs to update Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) for MWCs
Deletion of outdated regulations:

310 CMR 7.27 NOx Allowance Program (and related amendments to 310 CMR 7.00: Appendix B)
310 CMR 7.28 NOx Allowance Trading Program
310 CMR 7.50 Variances

Web Link to View Regulations: The final amendments and a Response to Comments document are available on MassDEP’s website at https://www.mass.gov/regulations/310-CMR-700-air-pollution-control.

To: MassDEP’s Regulations List-Serv and Commissioner’s Advisory Committee

Name & Citation of Regulation(s): Final amendments to 310 CMR 7.24(3) Distribution of Motor Vehicle Fuels

Brief Explanation and Rationale for Changes: On March 9, 2018 MassDEP promulgated final amendments to 310 CMR 7.24(3) Distribution of Motor Vehicle Fuels to update the list of Stage I Enhanced Vapor Recovery (EVR) Systems certified by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) since January 2, 2015, the date the Stage I regulations were last revised. The Stage I regulations require gasoline dispensing facilities to use CARB-certified EVR equipment to capture gasoline vapors from storage tanks.

Web Link to View Regulations: The final amendments and a Response to Comments document are available on MassDEP’s website at https://www.mass.gov/regulations/310-CMR-700-air-pollution-control.