Section 112 (Title III) Activities and Information

This page last reviewed July 30, 2008

This page contains information pertaining to section 112 federal air toxics program including information on maximum achievable control technology (MACT) standards. Here you will find the status of the MACT standards (final, proposed, amendment dates), information on efforts to integrate the federal air toxics program with California's air pollution control program, and other information related to the federal air toxics program.

ARB Glossary of Terms for Section 112 -- Commonly Used Acronyms
MACT Standards Fact Sheets -- Title III Subcommittee Meeting Summaries
Comments on U.S. EPA Regulations -- Program and Rule Equivalencies
Implementation Guidance -- U.S. EPA Guidance Documents
Other Title III Related Files -- Training

MACT Standard Fact Sheets (Final and Proposed)

Title III Subcommittee Meeting Summaries

Comments on U.S. EPA Regulations

Section 112(l) Program and Rule Equivalencies

Letters and Comments

CAPCOA Comment Letter to Subpart E Amendments (dated 3/12/99).

STAPPA / ALAPCO Comment Letter to Subpart E Amendments (dated 3/10/99).

Letter to U.S. EPA (Air and Radiation Docket A-97-29) with comments to Subpart E Amendments (dated 3/10/99).

Joint letter to U.S. EPA (Robert Perciasepe) regarding Subpart E Amendments (dated 3/10/99).

ARB (Peter Venturini) letter with enclosure to U.S. EPA (Karen Blanchard) transmitting comments on draft Subpart E (dated 10/30/97).

ARB (Michael Kenny) letter to U.S. EPA (Dick Wilson and Steve Herman) requesting meeting to bring closure to issues associated with integration of the federal air toxics program with California's air pollution program (dated 10/15/97).

ARB / District / Industry Letter to U.S. EPA (Mary Nichols and Steve Herman) regarding the issues associated with the integration of the federal air toxics program with California's air pollution control program (dated 6/26/97).

ARB (Peter Venturini) letter to U.S. EPA (Lydia Wegman) regarding "Reinvention of Subpart E" (dated 4/17/96).

ARB and CAPCOA letter to U.S. EPA Region IX (Felicia Marcus) proposing the formation of a high-level negotiating team to resolve program integration issues (dated 1/31/97).

U.S. EPA Region IX (Felicia Marcus) letter to Cal/EPA (James Strock) regarding the implementation of the Title III of the Clean Air Act (dated 12/31/96).

Cal/EPA (James Strock) letter to U.S. EPA Region IX (Felicia Marcus) regarding issues associated with the implementation of the federal air toxics program in California (dated 12/4/96).

ARB (Michael Kenny) and CAPCOA (Mark Boese) letter to U.S. EPA Region IX (Felicia Marcus) regarding issues associated with the implementation of the federal air toxics program in California (dated 12/4/96).

U.S. EPA (John Seitz) letter to ARB (John Dunlap) regarding ARB letter dated March 30, 1995 (dated 5/23/95).

CAPCOA (Robert Carr) letter to U.S. EPA (Mary Nichols) regarding the integration of Title III of the Clean Air Act in California (dated 5/9/95).

ARB (John Dunlap) letter to U.S. EPA (Mary Nichols) regarding ARB's concerns and recommendations on section 112(l) of the Federal Clean Air Act (dated 3/30/95).

U.S. EPA (John Seitz) letter to Cal/EPA (James Strock) regarding Cal/EPA comments on section 112 of the Federal Clean Air Act (dated 12/29/93).

Cal/EPA, ARB, industry letter to U.S. EPA (Carol Browner) commenting on section 112 of the Federal Clean Air Act (dated 11/12/93).

Equivalency

Draft Memorandum of Agreement between districts and the U.S. EPA regarding the implementation of National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, October 22, 1999. Note: This document is currently being revised and will be posted when revisions are complete.

Draft Framework and Guidance for Developing and Reviewing Requests for Approval of Alternative NESHAP Requirements, October 1999. Note: This document is currently being revised and will be posted when revisions are complete.

News Release of U.S. EPA's Approval of California's Rule on Perchloroethylene Emissions from Dry Cleaners, 3/5/96, (PDF - 59K)

Federal Register Notice of U.S. EPA's Approval of California's Rule on Perchloroethylene Emissions from Dry Cleaners, 5/21/96, (21K), PDF (34K)

Draft Framework and Guidance for Integrating Federal Maximum Achievable Control Technology Standards into California's Air Pollution Control Program, 12/15/98, (50K), PDF (65K)

Summary of Consensus Agreement, 12/15/98, (5K), PDF (12K)

Federal Register Notice of U.S. EPA's Approval of California's Rule on Chromium Emissions from Hard and Decorative Chromium Electroplating and Chromium Anodizing Tanks, 3/15/99, (PDF - 48K)

Implementation Guidance

ARB comments on Draft Integrated Urban Air Toxics Strategy
U.S. EPA Small Business Gateway
U.S. EPA NESHAP Implementation Guidance Documents are available in WordPerfect and Adobe Acrobat formats from the U.S. EPA United Air Toxics website. If you need a MS Word version, you can e-mail Ingrid Ward and request a copy.
ARB Summary of HON Amendments (Updated 2/20/97) (WP 6.1 - 9K)
U.S. EPA Applicability of HON to MTBE process at Chevron, May 1996

U.S. EPA Guidance Documents

Memo from John Sietz Re: Potential to Emit (PTE) Guidance for Sepcific Source Categories (gasoline service stations, gasoline bulk plants, boilers, cotton gins, coating categories, degreasers, and hot mix asphalt plants), (4/14/98)
Memo from John Seitz Re: Potential to Emit for MACT Standards - Guidance on Timing Issues, (5/16/95)
U.S. EPA Guidance Letters Related to Title V Permit Program

Other Title III Related Files

Final Report: Comparison of Applicable California Requirements and Federal NESHAP Requirements for Five Source Categories - WP 6.1 (263K, self-extracting archive), Acrobat (856K), (11/24/97)
U.S. Circuit Court Interpretation of "Major Source for Hazardous Pollutants (WP 5.1 - 62K), (7/21/95)

Training

U.S. EPA Air Pollution Training Institute Downlink Classes Available on VHS Video Tape (WP 5.1 - 7K), (updated 8/95)

Permitting - Related Activities