Guam EPA Air Pollution Control Program
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Guam EPA

Air Pollution Control Program

The following information was provided by Guam EPA's Barbara Torres and Pete Cruz during the September 14, 1999, meeting of the Guam Hotel and Restaurant Association (GHRA) Engineering Committee Meeting. (Links are provided by PCR Environmental, Inc.)

 

  1. Introduction:
    1. Guam Air Pollution Control Act (Public Law 24-40)
    2. Guam Air Pollution Control Standards and Regulations (Public Law 24-322)
    3. Federal Clean Air Act (Last Amendment was in 1990)
    4. 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) - Parts 50 - 100

  2. Stratospheric Ozone Protection Regulations - Title VI of the Clean Air Act, and 40 CFR Part 82.
    1. Regulations and Statutes
      1. 40 CFR Part 82, Subpart A - Production and Consumption Controls (§604, §605)
      2. 40 CFR Part 82, Subpart B - Servicing of Motor Vehicle Air Conditioners (§609)
      3. 40 CFR Part 82, Subpart C - Nonessential Bans (§610)
      4. 40 CFR Part 82, Subpart E - Labeling Requirements (§611)
      5. 40 CFR Part 82, Subpart F - Recycling and Emissions Reduction (§608)
      6. 40 CFR Part 82, Subpart G - Significant New Alternatives Policy (§612)
    2. Class I (CFC, i.e.. R-11, R-12) vs. Class II (HCFC, i.e.. R-22)
    3. Recover/Recycle/Reclaim
    4. Prohibitions
    5. Leaking Requirements - Applicable to all appliances with more than 50 pounds of freon. Trigger rates for a 12-month period:
      1. Commercial Refrigeration - 35%
      2. Industrial Process Refrigeration - 35%
      3. Comfort Cooling - 15%
      4. All other appliances - 15%
    6. Record Keeping Requirements
    7. Certification Requirements
      1. Certified Technicians - Section 609 - MVAC
      2. Certified Technicians - Section 608 - Class I, Class II, Class III, Universal
    8. Phase-out/Importation
      1. Class I (R-11 and R-12) - No importation allowed from other countries (P.I., Korea, Japan, etc.). However, importation from U.S., okay
      2. Class II (R-22) - Importation still okay, until 2003

  3. Air Pollution Control Permitting Requirements
    1. Air Permitting Regulations
      1. Title V of the Clean Air Act (40 CFR Part 70 and 71)
      2. Guam's Alternate Title V Permit Program (40 CFR Part 69.13)
      3. Guam's Air Pollution Control Act (P.L. 24-40)
      4. Guam's Air Pollution Control Standards and Regulations (P.L. 24-322)
    2. Current Permit Program vs. New permit Program
      1. One permit issued for all air emission sources within a facility. No longer individual permits per unit.
      2. There are permit application fees, and annual emission fees.
      3. All draft permits must go through a public notice.
      4. Permits are good for five years.
    3. Potential To Emit: The maximum capacity of a stationary source (facility) to emit any air pollutant under its physical and operational design. Potential to emit can be calculated for different sources using the AP 42 factors.

      For example: A hotel has three standby generators, two boilers, and a dry cleaner. The total potential to emit is what is calculated and determines if the facility is a major source. For generators use AP42 Chapters 3.3 and 3.4, for boilers use AP42 Chapter 1.3.
      Major Source:
      More than or equal to 100 Tons per year of any criteria pollutants (SO2, NOx, PM10, VOC, CO, etc.)
      More than or equal to 10 Tons per year of any one hazardous air pollutant - listed in the regulations.
      More than or equal to 25 Tons per year of any combination of two or more hazardous air pollutant - listed in the regulations.
      Minor Source:
      More than 1       Ton per year of any criteria pollutant or hazardous air pollutant, and not defined as "insignificant" in the regulations.

    4. Federal Oversight Source is a major source, or a source subject to any of the following federal regulations (some Federal Oversight Sources may not be a major source):
      1. 40 CFR Part 52.21 (PSD)
      2. 40 CFR Part 60 (New Source Performance Standards)
        1. Subparts D - Dc - Steam Generating Units (Boilers)
      3. 40 CFR Part 61 (National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants)
      4. 40 CFR Part 63 (National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories)
        1. Subpart M - Perc Dry Cleaners
        2. Subpart Q - Industrial Process Cooling Towers

      Permitting Process:

      1. 60 Days completeness determination
      2. 30 Days public comment period
      3. 45 Days Federal EPA Oversight

    5. Non-Federal Oversight: Local permit required
      Permit Process:
      1. 60 Days completeness determination
      2. 7 Days public comment period
      3. No Federal EPA Oversight

    6. TRANSITION PERIOD:
      All facilities must submit the initial permit applications by December 29, 1999. Transition period allows for the continued operation of existing sources with certain conditions.