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52.1167—EPA-approved Massachusetts State regulations.

The following table identifies the State regulations which have been submitted to and approved by EPA as revisions to the Massachusetts State Implementation Plan. This table is for informational purposes only and does not have any independent regulatory effect. To determine regulatory requirements for a specific situation consult the plan identified in § 52.1120. To the extent that this table conflicts with § 52.1120, § 52.1120 governs.
Table 52.1167—EPA-Approved Rules and Regulations




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State citation Title/subject Date submitted by State Date approved by EPA Federal Register citation 52.1120(c) Comments/unapproved sections
310 CMR 6.04 Standards 7/25/90 10/04/02 67 FR 62187 120 Adopt PM10 as the criteria pollutant for particulates.
310 CMR 7.00 Definitions 2/14/85 9/25/85 50 FR 38804 64 Motor vehicle fuel.
2/21/86; 2/25/86; 6/23/86 8/31/87 52 FR 32792 73 Two new definitions and one amended definition.
Statutory authority; legend; preamble; definitions 11/5/86; 12/10/86 11/19/87 52 FR 44395 74 Approving the addition of definitions for synthetic organic chemical manufacturing facility, component, in gas service, light liquid, in light liquid service, leak, leaking component, monitor, repair, unit turnaround, in VOC service, quarterly, and pressure relief valve.
310 CMR 7.00 Definitions 7/18/88 5/4/89 54 FR 19184 78 Includes bulk plant and terminal, gasoline market.
310 CMR 7.00 Definitions 1/30/91 10/8/92 57 FR 46312 96 Definitions of no-build alternative, project area, project roadway, and tunnel ventilation system.
310 CMR 7.00 Definitions 05/17/90, 06/07/91 12/14/92 57 FR 58996 97 Added “motor vehicle fuel,” “motor vehicle fuel dispensing facility,” “substantial modification,” and “vapor collection and control system.”
310 CMR 7.00 Definitions 8/17/89; 6/7/91 1/11/93 58 FR 3495 93 Approving the following amended or additional definitions: Application area, asphalt, automobile, bottom filling, bulk terminal, coating line(s), commissioner, condensate, continuous compliance, crude oil, department, end sealing compound, exterior base coat, extreme environmental conditions, flashoff area, freeboard height, freeboard ratio, halogenated organic compound, interior base coat, interior body spray, knife coating, lease custody transfer, light duty truck, manufacturing plant, miscellaneous metal parts and products, overvarnish, paper surface coating, penetrating prime coat, petroleum liquids, prime coat, publication rotogravure printing, quench area, refrigerated chiller, Reid vapor pressure, roll printing, roll coating, single coat, solids, specialty printing, splash filling, standard conditions, submerged filling, three piece can side seam spray, topcoat, transfer efficiency, two piece can exterior end coating, vinyl surface coating, volatile organic compound, waxy, heavy pour crude oil. The definitions of “coating application system” and “bulk plants and terminals” have been deleted.
Code of Federal Regulations 146
310 CMR 7.00 Definitions 8/27/82, 6/22/87, 12/27/89 2/23/93 58 FR 10970 84 Approving the definitions of “stationary source” and “building, structure, facility, or installation.”
310 CMR 7.00 Definitions 6/7/91 6/30/93 58 FR 34911 58 Definitions: Bulk plants, vapor balance systems.
310 CMR 7.00 Definitions 12/9/91 10/4/94 59 FR 50498 101 Definitions of baseline roadway conditions, high occupancy vehicle, high occupancy vehicle lane, peak hour, performance standard, and roadway threshold standard.
310 CMR 7.00 Definitions 11/15/93 05/11/94 2/1/95 60 FR 6030 103 Approving additional definitions for.
310 CMR 7.00 Definitions 7/30/93 10/15/96 61 FR 53632 111 Adding or amending the following definitions: motor vehicle parking space; off-peak parking spaces; remote parking spaces; and restricted use parking.
Code of Federal Regulations 147
310 CMR 7.00 Definitions 2/17/93 9/3/1999 64 FR 48303 c(117)
310 CMR 7.00 Definitions 7/30/96 4/11/00 65 FR 19326 115 Definition of “volatile organic compound” revised.
310 CMR 7.00 Definitions 1/11/953/29/95 4/11/00 65 FR 19326 121 Definitions associated with marine vessel rule.
310 CMR 7.00 Definitions 07/25/95 08/09/00 9/11/00 12/18/00 65 FR 78976 116 Definitions associated with State II vapor recovery rule.
310 CMR 7.00 Appendix A Emission Offsets and Nonattainment Review 7/15/94 and 4/14/95 10/27/00 65 FR 64363 (c)(127) Approving 1990 CAAA revisions and general NSR permit requirements
310 CMR 7.00 Appendix B (except 310 CMR 7.00 Appendix B(3)(e)5.h) Emissions Banking, Trading, and Averaging 2/9/943/29/95 8/8/96 61 FR 41338 112 Replaces earlier emissions averaging rules with emissions banking, trading, and averaging.
310 CMR 7.00 and 7.02(12)(c) 2/14 and 5/22/85 9/25/85 50 FR 38806 64 Motor vehicle fuel tank trucks.
310 CMR 7.00 Definitions 7/25/90 10/04/02 67 FR 62187 120 Add a definition of PM10.
310 CMR 7.00 Definitions 12/13/06 07/31/08 73 FR 44654 136 Addition of the term, “Boston Metropolitan Planning Organization.”
12/13/06 07/31/08 73 FR 44654 136 Massachusetts Regulation Filing, dated November 16, 2006, substantiating December 1, 2006, State effective date for amended 310 CMR 7.00 entitled “Definition,” (addition of term “Boston Metropolitan Planning Organization,” which appears on the replaced page 173 of the State's Code of Massachusetts Regulations.).
310 CMR 7.02 Plans and approval and emission limitations 4/27/72 10/28/72 37 FR 23085 2
8/28/72 10/28/72 37 FR 23085 4
5/27/82 9/9/82 1/10/84 49 FR 1187 60 7.02(2)(b)(4) and 7.02(2)(5) for new source review.
12/3/851/31/86 2/11/86 11/25/86 51 FR 42564 69 Adds the word “major” before the word “modification” at 7.02(2)(b).
310 CMR 7.02 Plans and approval and emission limitation
11/21/861/15/87 3/10/89 54 FR 10148 72 7.02(2)(b) 4, 5 and 6-new source review.
310 CMR 7.02(11) Emission limitations for incinerators 2/1/78 3/15/79 44 FR 15704 18 Adds an emission limitation for sewage sludge incinerators.
310 CMR 7.02(12) U Organic Material 8/17/89 1/11/93 58 FR 3495 93 310 CMR 7.02(12) has been recodified and relocated in 310 CMR 7.24, “U Organic Material Storage and Distribution.” All subsections and references in 310 CMR 7.02(12) have been recodified accordingly.
Code of Federal Regulations 148
310CMR 7.02(12) U Restricted Emission Status 6/6/94 4/5/95 60 FR 17229 105 This rule limits a source's potential to emit, therefore avoiding RACT, title V operating permits
310 CMR 7.02(12)(a)(b) Organic material, bulk plants and terminals handling organic material 12/31/78 5/16/79 9/16/80 45 FR 61293 30
310 CMR 7.02(12)(a)1e Gasoline liquid storage in external floating roof tanks 12/2/83 3/8/84 49 FR 8611 56 Approved for secondary seals or equivalent weather roofs.
310 CMR 7.02(12)(b)2 Stage I vapor recovery 5/20/77 5/25/78 43 FR 22356 15 Provisions for Pioneer APCD Stage I vapor recovery.
12/31/78 5/16/79 9/16/80 45 FR 61293 30
3/25/83 7/7/83 48 FR 31200 55 Exempt Berkshire APCD.
310 CMR 7.02(12)(b)3 Stage I vapor recovery 11/21/86 1/15/87 3/10/89 54 FR 10148 72 7.02(12)(b)3 is deleted.
310 CMR 7.02(12) (c) and (d) Gasoline Tank Trucks 2/14/85 5/22/85 9/25/85 50 FR 38804 64 Tank trucks.
310 CMR 7.02(12)(d) Test Methods applicable to 310 CMR 7.02(12) 11/21/861/15/87 3/10/89 54 FR 10148 72 Requires EPA approved test methods or EPA approved alternatives.
310 CMR 7.02(12)(e) Gasoline Volatility 7/18/889/15/88 4/12/89 5/4/89 54 FR 19184 78 Approves a limitation on volatility of gasoline from June 30 for Sept. 15, 1989, and May 1 to Sept. 15 in subsequent years.
310 CMR 7.03(13) Paint spray booths 2/17/93 9/3/1999 64 FR 48303 c(117) Adds the following coating operations: plastic parts surface coating, leather surface coating, wood product surface coating, and flat wood paneling surface coating.
310 CMR 7.04(5) Fuel oil viscosity 12/28/78 6/17/80 45 FR 40987 29 For Cambridge Electric Light Company's Kendal Station, and Blackstone Station.
12/28/78 10/18/80 45 FR 48131 29 Correction notice.
310 CMR 7.05 Sulfur-in-fuel 8/28/72 10/28/72 37 FR 23058 4
7/5/78 2/7/79 44 FR 7712 17 Approves the burning of coal/oil slurry at New England Power Company, Salem Harbor Station, MA.
310 CMR 7.05(1)(a) Sulfur content of fuels and control thereof for Berkshire APCD 4/14/77 3/24/78 43 FR 12324 13 Approves the burning of 1% for all but: Crane and Company Inc., and Schweitzer Division, Kimberly Clark Corporation, Columbia Mill.
4/14/778/11/78 8/31/78 3/7/79 44 FR 12422 13 Approves the burning of 2.2% at Crane & Co., Inc., and Schweitzer Division, Kimberly-Clark Corp., Columbia Mill.
11/8/82 4/28/83 48 FR 19172 54 Approves burning of 2.2% at Esleek Manufacturing Company, Inc., provided the fuel firing rate does not exceed 137.5 gallons per hour.
Code of Federal Regulations 149
310 CMR 7.05(1)(b) Sulfur content of fuels and control thereof for Central APCD 6/25/76 2/15/77 42 FR 9176 10 Approves the burning of 2.2% until 7/1/78 for 100 mBtu sources listed in 52.1126.
3/29/765/25/76 5/19/77 42 FR 25730 11 Approves burning of 2.2% at James River Associates, Inc. and part of Fitchburg Paper Company, April through October. November through March, they are limited to burning 1% sulfur-in-fuel oil.
6/25/768/22/77 6/21/78 43 FR 26573 10 Extends expiration date to 6/21/78.
3/2/79 7/16/79 44 FR 41180 24 Permanent extension for certain sources to burn 2.2% under specified conditions.
Sulfur content of fuels and control thereof for central APCD 9/28/79 6/17/80 45 FR 40987 24 Approves the burning of 2.2% at Fitchburg Paper (55 Meter stacks only) for James River, Massachusetts, Inc., year round.
3/20/80 9/10/80 45 FR 59578 31 Approves the temporary burning of 2.2% at Seaman Paper Co., Templeton.
3/2/795/5/81 9/17/81 46 FR 46133 33 Approves the burning of 2.2% at Millers Falls Paper Co.
310 CMR 7.05(1)(c) Sulfur content of fuels and control thereof for Merrimack Valley 6/4/76 12/30/76 41 FR 56804 8 Approves the burning of 2.2% except at those sources listed in 52.1126.
1/28/7612/30/76 7/12/77 42 FR 35830 8 Approves burning of 1.4% at Haverhill Paperboard Corp., Haverhill, MA.
1/28/76
8/22/7712/30/76 6/21/78 43 FR 26573 8 Extends expiration date to 7/1/79.
12/28/78 5/21/79 44 FR 29453 20 Permanent extension to burn 2.2%.
310 CMR 7.05(1)(d) Sulfur content of fuels and control thereof for Metropolitan Boston APCD 7/11/759/16/75 12/5/75 40 FR 56889 6 Approves burning of 1% for large electric generating facilities in certain cities and towns and 2.2% for smaller facilities. Effective 7/1/75 to 7/1/77.
7/11/754/1/77 8/22/77 42 FR 42218 6 Extends expiration date from 7/1/77 to 7/1/78 except for Eastman Gelatin Corp., which must burn 1%.
4/20/78 11/30/78 43 FR 56040 6 Extends expiration date from 7/1/78 to 7/1/79.
Sulfur content of fuels and control thereof for Metropolitan Boston APCD 12/28/78 5/21/79 44 FR 29453 20 Permanent extension to burn 2.2%.
4/25/80 1/27/81 46 FR 8476 34 Approves the burning of 2.2% at Natick Paperboard Corp.
Code of Federal Regulations 150
11/25/80 8/11/81 46 FR 40688 38 Approves the increase to 2.2% at Boston Edison Mystic Generating Station for 30 months from 8/11/81 (expires 2/11/84).
7/14/81 12/16/81 46 FR 61123 41 Approves burning of 2.2% at Haverhill Paper Corp.
11/27/79 12/15/80 45 FR 82251 32 Allows the burning of 2.2% at Proctor and Gamble.
9/24/81 12/15/81 46 FR 61118 43 Approves burning of 2.2% at Eastman Gelatin Corp.
12/7/83 9/25/84 49 FR 37592 65 Approves burning of 2.2% at Boston Edison Mystic Generating Station until 3/25/87.
310 CMR 7.05(1)(e) Sulfur content of fuels and control thereof for Pioneer Valley APCDs 7/22/77 2/1/77 42 FR 5957 9 Approves 2.2% except for sources listed in 52.1125.
7/22/76
8/22/7712/27/77 6/21/78 43 FR 26573 9 Extends expiration date to 7/1/79.
1/3/79 5/21/79 44 FR 29453 21 Permanent extension to burn 2.2%
3/2/80 1/19/81 45 FR 4918 33 Approves the burning of 2.2% at all sources in Franklin and Hampshire Counties rated at less than 100 mBtu except Esleek Manufacturing Co., and Millers Falls Paper Co.
10/13/81 2/10/82 47 FR 6011 45 Approves the burning of 2.2% at Holyoke Gas and Electric Department, Holyoke, MA.
7/18/844/17/85 3/16/87 11/25/87 2/15/90 55 FR 5449 77 Approves the burning of 2.2% and imposes fuel use limits at American Fiber and Finishing Co., Erving Paper Co., and Westfield River Paper Co.
310 CMR 7.05(1)(f) Sulfur content of fuels and control thereof for Southeastern APCD 12/30/76 9/2/77 42 FR 44235 12 Approves burning of 2.2% for sources listed in 52.1126, all others must continue to burn 1%.
12/30/761/31/78 9/8/78 43 FR 40010 12 Extends expiration date from 5/1/78 to 7/1/79.
1/31/79 5/21/79 44 FR 29453 22 Permanent extension to burn 2.2%.
310 CMR 7.05(4) Ash content of fuels for Pioneer Valley for APCD 1/3/79 5/21/79 44 FR 29453 21
Ash content of fuels for Metropolitan Boston APCD 7/20/79 5/21/79 44 FR 29453 23
Ash content of fuels 12/3/851/31/86 2/11/86 11/25/86 51 FR 42564 69 Includes Berkshire Air Pollution Control District to 7.05(4)(b)(2) so facilities in that district can apply to burn fossil fuel with an ash content in excess of 9 pct bydry weight.
Code of Federal Regulations 151
310 CMR 7.06 Visible emissions 8/28/72 10/28/72 37 FR 23085 4
7/5/78 2/7/79 44 FR 7712 17 Approves New England Power Company, Salem Harbor Station to burn a coal oil slurry.
12/28/79 8/12/80 45 FR 53476 17 Extension of temporary revision to allow exceedance of 20% capacity limit at New England Power Company's Salem Harbor Station, Salem, MA Unit 1 so can burn 30% coal/70% oil mixture until 12/31/80.
310 CMR 7.07 Open burning 12/9/77 9/29/78 43 FR 44841 16 Two revisions with conditions to permit open burning of brush cane, driftwood and forest debris for 2 months of the year.
Open burning 9/28/79 6/17/80 45 FR 40987 27 Approves open burning (as in (c) 16) from 1/15 to 5/1 in certain areas of the State.
310 CMR 7.08 Incinerators 8/28/72 10/28/72 37 FR 23085 4
310 CMR 7.08(2), except sections: (a); the definition of “Material Separation Plan” in (c); (d)1; (d)2; (d)3; (d)4; (d)5; (d)6; (d)8; (f)1; (f)2; (f)5; (f)6; (f)7; (g)1; (g)2; (g)3; (g)4; (h)2.a; (h)2.b; (h)2.d; (h)2.e; (h)2.g; (h)2.h; (h)4; (h)5.a; (h)5.c; (h)5.d; (h)9; (h)10; (h)13; (i)1.b; (i)1.g; (i)2.c; (i)2.d; (i)2.e; and (k)3. MWC NOX requirements 1/11/99 9/2/99 64 FR 48098 119 Only approved NOX related requirements of state plan for MWCs. The following sections were not submitted as part of the SIP: (a), the definition of “Material Separation Plan” in (c), (d)1, (d)2, (d)3, (d)4, (d)5, (d)6, (d)8, (f)1, (f)2, (f)5, (f)6, (f)7, (g)1, (g)2, (g)3, (g)4, (h)2.a, (h)2.b, (h)2.d, (h)2.e, (h)2.g, (h)2.h, (h)4, (h)5.a, (h)5.c, (h)5.d, (h)9, (h)10, (h)13, (i)1.b, (i)1.g, (i)2.c, (i)2.d, (i)2.e, and (k)3.
310 CMR 7.09 Dust and odor 8/28/72 10/28/72 37 FR 23085 4
12/9/77 9/29/78 43 FR 44841 16 Adds a requirement that mechanized street sweeping equipment must be equipped and operated with a suitable dust collector or suppression system.
310 CMR 7.12 Inspection Certificate Record Keeping and Reporting 6/28/90; 9/30/92; 7/15/94 3/21/96 61 FR 11560 106 The 6/28/90 and 9/30/92 submittals deal with the permitting process. The 7/15/94 submittal develops 7.12 to comply with emission statement requirements.
Code of Federal Regulations 152
310 CMR 7.14(2) Continuous Emissions Monitoring 11/21/861/15/85 3/10/89 54 FR 10148 72 References 40 CFR part 51 , Appendix P.
310 CMR 7.14(3) Continuous Emissions Monitoring 11/21/86 1/15/87 3/10/89 54 FR 10148 72 Establishes compliance date for meeting the requirements of 7.14(2).
310 CMR 7.15 Asbestos application 8/28/72 10/28/72 37 FR 23085 4
310 CMR 7.16 Reduction to single passenger commuter vehicle use 5/20/77 5/25/78 43 FR 22356 15 For Pioneer Valley APCD.
12/31/785/16/79 9/16/80 45 FR 61293 Reduction of single occupant commuter vehicles.
310 CMR 7.17 Coal conversion 9/7/78 5/14/79 44 FR 27991 19 Brayton Point Station, New England Power Company.
1/22/82 6/9/82 47 FR 25007 49 Mount Tom Plant, Holyoke, MA Holyoke Water Power Company.
310 CMR 7.18(1) U Applicability and Handling Requirements 8/17/89 1/11/93 58 FR 3495 93 Approval of 310 CMR CMR 7.18(1), (a), (c), (d) and (e).
310 CMR 7.18(2) U Compliance with Emission Limitations 8/27/82; 8/17/89; 6/7/91 1/11/93 58 FR 3495 93 Approval of 310 CMR 7.18(2), (2)(a), (2)(b), (2)(c) and (2)(e).
310 CMR 7.18(2) Compliance with emission limitations 2/17/93 9/3/1999 64 FR 48304 c(117) Adds an exemption for coatings used in small amounts, and a section on daily weighted averaging.
310 CMR 7.18(2)(b) Generic VOC bubble for surface coaters 3/6/8111/12/81 3/29/82 47 FR 13143 42 Includes surface coating of metal cans, large appliances, magnet wire insulation, automobiles, paper fabric and vinyl.
Generic VOC bubble for surface coaters 6/24/80 7/12/82 47 FR 30060 47 Adds metal coils.
Generic VOC bubble for surface coaters 3/29/95 8/8/96 61 FR 41338 112 Replaces earlier emissions averaging rules for surface coaters.
7/21/813/10/81 6/2/82 47 FR 23927 48 Adds miscellaneous metal parts and products and graphic arts-rotogravure and flexography.
9/9/82 2/3/83 48 FR 5014 53 Adds metal furniture.
310 CMR 7.18 (2)(e) Compliance with emission limitations 3/6/89 54 FR 9213 Testing requirements for plan approvals issued under 310 CMR 7.18(17).
310 CMR 7.18(3)