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Proposed Air Quality Regulations and Plans |
Following are summaries of proposed new air quality regulations and proposed amendments to existing regulations and the New Mexico State Implementation Plan. For updates, please periodically check back at this webpage. For information on new policies and procedures for air quality permitting, please go to the What's New in Permitting page. Revisions to 20.2.99 NMAC - Transportation Conformity. The revisions to 20.2.99 NMAC – Conformity to the State Implementation Plan of Transportation Plan, Programs and Projects incorporate provisions necessary to make 20.2.99 NMAC consistent with the federal transportation conformity rule, 40 CFR Part 93 - Determining Conformity of Federal Actions to State or Federal Implementation Plans. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) amended the federal rule on March 24, 2010. To meet the requirements of Section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act, 20.2.99 NMAC must comply with the revisions to the federal transportation conformity rule. The Environmental Improvement Board adopted these revisions at a public hearing on October 3, 2011.
Please contact Gail Cooke at gail.cooke@state.nm.us or at (505) 476-4319 for additional information. Revisions to New Mexico's State Implementation Plan for Lead under the Clean Air Act Section 110(a)(2). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency revised the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for lead on October 15, 2008. New Mexico is required to show how our State Implementation Plan meets infrastructure requirements to implement the revised standard. The Environmental Improvement Board aopted these revisions at a public hearing on these requirements on August 1, 2011.
Please contact Gail Cooke at gail.cooke@state.nm.us or at (505) 476-4319 for additional information. Updates to 20.2.77 NMAC - New Source Performance Standards, 20.2.78 NMAC - Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, and 20.2.82 NMAC - Maximum Achievable Control Technology Standards for Source Categories of Hazardous Air Pollutants. At a hearing on August 1, 2011, the Environmental Improvement Board adopted these revisions.
Please contact Adam Keaster by phone at (505) 476-5559 or by email at adam.keaster@state.nm.us for additional information. Revisions to New Mexico's State Implementation Plan for Interstate Transport under the Clean Air Act Section 110(a)(2)(D)(ii). The New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board ("Board") unanimously voted to approve New Mexico's State Implementation Plan for interstate transport on June 2, 2011.
Please contact Rita Bates at rita.bates@state.nm.us or by phone at (505) 476-4304 if you have comments or questions on this plan. Revisions to 20.2.73 NMAC - Notice of Intent and Emission Inventory Requirements and 20.2.81 NMAC - Western Regional Sulfur Dioxide Backstop Trading Program On December 20, 2010, the Environment Department submitted proposed revisions to these two rules as part of the Regional Haze State Implementation Plan. Click here to go to our Regional Haze page for additional information. Revisions to 20.2.74 NMAC - Prevention of Significant Deterioration and 20.2.79 NMAC - Permits - Nonattainment Areas The Environmental Improvement Board adopted revisions to 20.2.74 – Permits – Prevention of Significant Deterioration (Part 74) and 20.2.79 – Permits – Nonattainment Areas (Part 79) to comply with Implementation Rules adopted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the particulate matter 2.5 microns in size and less (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). Under Section 110(A)(2) of the Clean Air Act, states are required to update state implementation plans upon the promulgation of a new or revised NAAQS. These rule revisions will become effective on June 3, 2011. In addition to the revisions for the PM2.5 NAAQS, the Department also revised Parts 74 and 79 to comply with federal regulatory updates for facility record keeping and reporting standards.
Please contact Gail Cooke at gail.cooke@state.nm.us or at (505) 476-4319 for additional information. The New Mexico Environment Department submitted a proposed Regional Haze State Implementation Plan (SIP) to the Environmental Improvement Board on February 28, 2011. For additional information, please go to our Regional Haze page. Statewide Dust Regulation. The Air Quality Bureau is considering proposing a statewide dust regulation to control human-caused sources of dust. Please click on this link for additional information. Proposed amendments for 20.2.72 NMAC Construction Permits Exemptions and Portable Source Relocation The New Mexico Environment Department Air Quality Bureau proposes to amend 20.2.72 NMAC Construction Permits. The proposed amendments to 20.2.72 NMAC consist of allowing 20.2.72.202 exemptions in streamline permit applications and amending the requirements for portable source relocations.
Please contact Bob Spillers at (505) 476-4324 or by e-mail at robert.spillers@state.nm.us for additional information. Idling and Truck Stop Electrification - Click here for more information. |