Regulations last checked for updates: May 16, 2024

Title 40 - Protection of Environment last revised: May 14, 2024
§ 52.2670 - Identification of plan.

(a) Purpose and scope. This section sets forth the applicable State implementation plan for Guam under section 110 of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q and 40 CFR part 51 to meet national ambient air quality standards.

(b) Incorporation by reference. (1) Material listed in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section with an EPA approval date prior to January 1, 2005, was approved for incorporation by reference by the Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Material is incorporated as it exists on the date of the approval, and notice of any change in the material will be published in the Federal Register. Entries in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section with EPA approval dates after January 1, 2005, will be incorporated by reference in the next update to the SIP compilation.

(2) EPA Region IX certifies that the rules/regulations provided by EPA in the SIP compilation at the addresses in paragraph (b)(3) of this section are an exact duplicate of the officially promulgated State rules/regulations which have been approved as part of the State implementation plan as of January 1, 2005.

(3) Copies of the materials incorporated by reference may be inspected at the Region IX EPA Office at 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105; the Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room B108, Washington, DC; or the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call (202) 741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html.

(c) EPA approved regulations.

Table 52.2670—EPA Approved Territory of Guam Regulations

State citation Title/subject Effective date EPA approval date Explanation
Air Pollution Control Standards and RegulationsTable of Contents8/8/197312/19/1978 43 FR 48638
Chapter 01Definitions (1.1-1.17, 1.20-1.43)8/24/7905/12/81, 46 FR 26303
Chapter 02.1-02.2Ambient Air Quality Standards8/8/7312/19/78, 43 FR 48638
Chapter 02.3-02.4Ambient Air Quality Standards1/13/725/31/72, 37 FR 10842
Chapter 03.01-03.09Permits Required, etc.8/24/795/12/81, 46 FR 26303
Chapter 03.10, 3.11 and 03.13Responsibility of the Permit Holder, etc. (for complex sources only)8/8/7312/19/78, 43 FR 48638
Section 1104.26Permit Compliance06/03/052/27/06, 71 FR 9716
Chapter 04.1-04.4Monitoring, Records and Reporting8/24/795/12/81, 46 FR 26303
Chapter 05.1-05.2Sampling and Testing Methods1/13/725/31/72, 37 FR 10842
Chapter 05.3Sampling and Testing Methods8/24/795/12/81, 46 FR 26303
Chapter 06.1Control of Open Burning1/13/725/31/72, 37 FR 10842
Chapter 06.2Exceptions8/24/795/12/81, 46 FR 26303
Chapter 06.3Outdoor Cooking Waiver1/13/725/31/72, 37 FR 10842
Chapter 07.1Control of Particulate Emissions from Process Industries8/24/795/12/81, 46 FR 26303
Chapter 07.2-07.3Process Weight8/8/7312/19/78, 43 FR 48638
Chapter 07.4-07.5Process Weight Table8/24/795/12/81, 46 FR 26303
Chapter 08.1-08.2Control of Fugitive Dust8/8/7312/19/78, 43 FR 48638
Chapter 08.3-08.6Specific Requirements8/24/795/12/81, 46 FR 26303
Chapter 08.8-08.9Compliance Schedule8/8/7312/19/78, 43 FR 48638
Chapter 09.1-09.9Control of Particulate Emission from Incinerator; Design and Operation1/13/725/31/72, 37 FR 10842
Chapter 10.1-10.2Control of Visible Emission of Particulates for Stationary Sources8/24/795/12/81, 46 FR 26303
Chapter 11.1-11.3Control of Odors in Ambient Air1/13/725/31/72, 37 FR 10842
Chapter 12.1; 12.2 & 12.4Air Pollution Emergencies8/24/795/12/81, 46 FR 26303
Chapter 13.1Control of Sulfur Dioxide Emissions8/24/795/12/81, 46 FR 26303For All Sources except Tanguisson Power Plant.
Chapter 13.1Addendum to 13.11/28/805/12/81, 46 FR 26303Compliance Order for Inductance.
Chapter 13.2Control of Sulfur Dioxide Emissions1/13/725/31/72, 37 FR 10842For Tanguisson Power Plant only.
Chapter 13.3 & 13.4Control of Sulfur Dioxide Emissions8/24/793/06/80, 45 FR 14559
Chapter 14.1-14.7Motor Vehicle Pollution Control8/24/795/12/81, 46 FR 26303
Chapter 17.1-17.4Appeal Procedures, Circumvention, Severability, and Effective Date12/11/819/30/82, 47 FR 43054

(d) EPA approved State source specific requirements.

Name of source Permit no. Effective date EPA approval date Explanation
none

(e) EPA Approved Nonregulatory Provisions and Quasi-Regulatory Measures.

EPA Approved Guam Nonregulatory Provisions and Quasi-Regulatory Measures

Name of SIP provision Applicable geographic or
nonattainment area
State
submittal
date
EPA approval date Explanation
Implementation Plan for Compliance With the Ambient Air Quality Standards For Territory of Guam
Section I: Public HearingState-wide8/14/197310/19/1978, 43 FR 48638Revision to original SIP. See 40 CFR 52.2673(c)(1).
Section II: IntroductionState-wide8/14/197310/19/1978, 43 FR 48638Revision to original SIP. See 40 CFR 52.2673(c)(1).
Section III: Legal authorityState-wide8/14/197310/19/1978, 43 FR 48638Revision to original SIP. See 40 CFR 52.2673(c)(1).
Section IV: Ambient air quality standards and air pollution control regulationsState-wide8/14/197310/19/1978, 43 FR 48638Revision to original SIP. This is a narrative discussion only. The approved regulations are listed in the table in 40 CFR 52.2670(c).
Section V: Emission inventoryState-wide8/14/197310/19/1978, 43 FR 48638Revision to original SIP. See 40 CFR 52.2673(c)(1).
Section VI: Air quality dataState-wide8/14/197310/19/1978, 43 FR 48638Revision to original SIP. See 40 CFR 52.2673(c)(1).
Section VII: Classification of RegionState-wide1/25/19725/31/1972, 37 FR 10842Included as part of the original SIP. See 40 CFR 52.2673(b).
Section VIII: Control Strategy
Subsection A (Control Strategy for Sulfur Oxides)State-wide1/25/19725/31/1972, 37 FR 10842Included as part of the original SIP. See 40 CFR 52.2673(b).
Territory of Guam NAP for SO2Piti Nonattainment Area6/30/19825/15/1984, 49 FR 20495Narrative and Control Strategy portion of the Piti nonattainment plan, Addendum B, “Preliminary Results of SO2 Dispersion Modeling;” and “Official Report of Public Hearing.” The remaining portions of the addenda are for informational purposes only. See 40 CFR 52.2673(c)(5).
Subsection B (Control Strategy for Particulate Matter)State-wide1/25/19725/31/1972, 37 FR 10842Included as part of the original SIP. See 40 CFR 52.2673(b). Subsection B of Section VIII (Control Strategies), as submitted on August 14, 1973, was erroneously listed as approved in 40 CFR 52.2670(c)(1), now designated at 40 CFR 52.2673(c)(1). See list of disapproval actions at 43 FR 59066 (December 19, 1978)
Subsection C (SET II Pollutants—Carbon Monoxide, Hydrocarbons, Photochemical Oxidants, and Nitrogen Dioxide)State-wide8/14/197312/19/1978, 43 FR 59066Revision to original SIP. See 40 CFR 52.2673(c)(1).
Letter from Paul H. Calvo, Guam EPA, to Kathleen M. Bennett, EPA, dated November 24, 1982State-wide11/24/19828/14/1985 50 FR 32697Negative declaration indicating no Lead Sources in Guam. See 40 CFR 52.2673(c)(6).
Section IX: Complex sourcesState-wide8/14/19732/25/1974, 39 FR 7285Revision to original SIP. See 40 CFR 52.2673(c)(1).
Section X: Air quality surveillance networkState-wide5/22/19841/22/1985, 50 FR 2820Superseded previous version of Section 10 approved at October 19, 1978 (43 FR 48638). See 40 CFR 52.2673(c)(5).
Section XI: Emergency Episode SystemState-wide1/25/19725/31/1972, 37 FR 10842Included as part of the original SIP. See 40 CFR 52.2673(b).
Section XI: Source surveillance systemState-wide8/14/197310/19/1978, 43 FR 48638Revision to original SIP. See 40 CFR 52.2673(c)(1).
Section XIII: Review of New Source and ModificationsState-wide1/25/19725/31/1972, 37 FR 10842Included as part of the original SIP. See 40 CFR 52.2673(b).
Section XIII: Compliance ScheduleState-wide8/14/197310/19/1978, 43 FR 48638Revision to original SIP. See 40 CFR 52.2673(c)(1).
Section XV. ResourcesState-wide8/14/197310/19/1978, 43 FR 48638Revision to original SIP. See 40 CFR 52.2673(c)(1).
Section XVI: Intergovernmental cooperationState-wide8/14/197310/19/1978, 43 FR 48638Revision to original SIP. See 40 CFR 52.2673(c)(1).
Appendix A: Notice and minutes of public hearingState-wide8/14/197310/19/1978, 43 FR 48638Revision to original SIP. See 40 CFR 52.2673(c)(1).
Appendix C: Public Law 11-191State-wide8/14/197310/19/1978, 43 FR 48638Revision to original SIP. Enacted on December 7, 1972. Titled, “Guam Environmental Protection Agency Act.” See 40 CFR 52.2673(c)(1).
Appendix F: Summary of air quality dataState-wide8/14/197310/19/1978, 43 FR 48638Revision to original SIP. See 40 CFR 52.2673(c)(1).
Appendix G: Steam power plant parametersState-wide8/14/197310/19/1978, 43 FR 48638Revision to original SIP. See 40 CFR 52.2673(c)(1).
Appendix H: Diffusion model computer printoutState-wide8/14/197310/19/1978, 43 FR 48638Revision to original SIP. See 40 CFR 52.2673(c)(1).
Appendix J: Minutes and letters of public hearing on compliance schedulesState-wide8/14/197310/19/1978, 43 FR 48638Revision to original SIP. See 40 CFR 52.2673(c)(1).
Appendix K: Inventory data for 1973State-wide8/14/197310/19/1978, 43 FR 48638Revision to original SIP. See 40 CFR 52.2673(c)(1).
[70 FR 20475, Apr. 20, 2005; 70 FR 21496, Apr. 26, 2005, as amended at 71 FR 9719, Feb. 27, 2006; 80 FR 8548, Feb. 18, 2015]
cite as: 40 CFR 52.2670