Houston-Galveston-Brazoria - Ozone Latest Planning
HGB Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) Analysis Update State Implementation Plan (SIP) Revision for the 1997 Eight-Hour Ozone Standard (2010-028-SIP-NR)
On December 7, 2011, the commissioners adopted the HGB RACT Analysis Update SIP Revision for the 1997 Eight-Hour Ozone Standard.
The HGB RACT analysis update SIP revision focuses specifically on the seven Control Techniques Guidelines (CTG) documents issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency from 2006 through 2008 that have not been addressed in the HGB attainment demonstration SIP revision adopted March 10, 2010, and incorporates concurrent CTG-related rulemaking. The rulemaking implements Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) RACT for flexible package printing; industrial cleaning solvents; large appliance coatings; metal furniture coatings; paper, film, and foil coatings; miscellaneous industrial adhesives; and miscellaneous metal and plastic parts coatings CTG emission source categories in the HGB nonattainment area.
Concurrent Rule Revisions
The commissioners adopted the following rule revisions for incorporation into the HGB RACT analysis update SIP revision.
- Chapter 115 VOC RACT Rule Revisions (Project No. 2010-016-115-EN)
The commissioners adopted the following rule revisions for the HGB SIP revision.
- Proposed Chapter 115 VOC Storage Rule Revisions (Project No. 2010-025-115-EN)
HGB SIP Revisions Adopted March 10, 2010
On March 10, 2010, the commission adopted two revisions to the Texas SIP for the HGB nonattainment area for the 1997 eight-hour ozone standard: the HGB Attainment Demonstration SIP Revision for the 1997 Eight-Hour Ozone Standard and the HGB Reasonable Further Progress SIP Revision for the 1997 Eight-Hour Ozone Standard. The commission also adopted associated rule projects revising 30 Texas Administrative Code, Chapters 101 and 115, which address cap integrity in the Mass Emissions Cap and Trade (MECT) program, a cap reduction and allowance reallocation for the Highly Reactive Volatile Organic Compounds (HRVOC) Emissions Cap and Trade (HECT) program, and an update to control techniques guidelines for VOC used in offset printing.
For more information on these SIP revisions, including downloadable Portable Document Format (PDF) documents, please visit the SIP Revisions: Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, March 10, 2010, and December 7, 2011 Web page.
