DAR File No. 43587

Environmental Quality, Air Quality

Section R307-110-28

Regional Haze

Notice of Proposed Rule

(Amendment)

DAR File No.: 43587
Filed: 03/15/2019 01:32:25 PM

RULE ANALYSIS

Purpose of the rule or reason for the change:

This section is being amended to change the effective date to match the anticipated Air Quality Board approval date of amendments to Section XX, Parts A and D, of the Utah State Implementation Plan (SIP).

Summary of the rule or change:

This amendment changes the amendment date from 12/02/2015 to 06/05/2019.

Statutory or constitutional authorization for this rule:

• Subsection 19-2-104(1)(a)

This rule or change incorporates by reference the following material:

• Updates Utah State Implementation Plan, Regional Haze, Section XX, Parts A and D, published by Division of Air Quality, 2019

Anticipated cost or savings to:

the state budget:

This rule change is not expected to have any fiscal impact on the state budget.

local governments:

This rule change is not expected to have any fiscal impact on local governments.

small businesses:

This rule change is not expected to have any fiscal impact on small businesses.

persons other than small businesses, businesses, or local governmental entities:

This rule change is not expected to have any fiscal impact on persons other than small businesses, businesses, or local government entities.

Compliance costs for affected persons:

This rule change will not have a compliance cost for affected persons. This proposed change does not alter previously existing requirements.

Comments by the department head on the fiscal impact the rule may have on businesses:

After conducting a thorough analysis, it was determined that this propsed rule amendment will not result in a fiscal impact to businesses.

Alan Matheson, Executive Director

The full text of this rule may be inspected, during regular business hours, at the Office of Administrative Rules, or at:

Environmental Quality
Air QualityRoom Fourth Floor
195 N 1950 W
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84116-3085

Direct questions regarding this rule to:

• Thomas Gunter at the above address, by phone at 801-536-4419, by FAX at , or by Internet E-mail at [email protected]

Interested persons may present their views on this rule by submitting written comments to the address above no later than 5:00 p.m. on:

05/01/2019

This rule may become effective on:

06/05/2019

Authorized by:

Bryce Bird, Director

Appendix 1: Regulatory Impact Summary Table*

Fiscal Costs	FY 2019	FY 2020	FY 2021
State Government	$0	$0	$0
Local Government	$0	$0	$0
Small Businesses	$0	$0	$0
Non-Small Businesses	$0	$0	$0
Other Person	$0	$0	$0
Total Fiscal Costs:	$0	$0	$0
Fiscal Benefits
State Government	$0	$0	$0
Local Government	$0	$0	$0
Small Businesses	$0	$0	$0
Non-Small Businesses	$0	$0	$0
Other Persons	$0	$0	$0
Total Fiscal Benefits:	$0	$0	$0
Net Fiscal Benefits:	$0	$0	$0

 

*This table only includes fiscal impacts that could be measured. If there are inestimable fiscal impacts, they will not be included in this table. Inestimable impacts for State Government, Local Government, Small Businesses and Other Persons are described in the narrative. Inestimable impacts for Non - Small Businesses are described in Appendix 2.

 

Appendix 2: Regulatory Impact to Non - Small Businesses

No non-small businesses are expected to be impacted by this rulemaking. Large industrial businesses are already required to maintain and utilize the controls that this rule would require.

 

The Executive Director of the Department of Environmental Quality, Alan Matheson, has reviewed and approved this fiscal analysis.

 

 

R307. Environmental Quality, Air Quality.

R307-110. General Requirements: State Implementation Plan.

R307-110-28. Regional Haze.

The Utah State Implementation Plan, Section XX, Regional Haze, as most recently amended by the Utah Air Quality Board on [December 2]June 5, 201[5]9, pursuant to Section 19-2-104, is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of these rules.

 

KEY: air pollution, PM10, PM2.5, ozone

Date of Enactment or Last Substantive Amendment: [ January 3, ]2019

Notice of Continuation: January 27, 2017

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 19-2-104