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OAC 3745-14 - Nitrogen Oxides - Budget Trading Program
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Contact: Lee Burkleca 614-728-1344
Ohio EPA, with the assistance of the Ohio Department of Development's Office of Energy Efficiency, has developed a guidance manual to assist those interested in applying for and obtaining NOx allowances from the Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy and Innovative Technology set-asides. These set-asides are provided in Ohio's NOx Budget Trading Program rules in Ohio Administrative Code ("OAC") Chapter 3745-14 and will be available for projects during the 2006 ozone season, May 1 through September 30.
If you have questions about the program or the application process, please contact Lee Burkleca at 614-728-1344.
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OAC 3745-15 - General Provisions on Air Pollution Control
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Contact: Mike Ahern 614-644-3631
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OAC 3745-16 - Stack Height Requirements
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Contact: Sarah VanderWielen 614-644-3632
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OAC 3745-17 - Particulate Matter Standards
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Contact: Jennifer Dines 614-644-3696
Drafts and Notices for this Chapter
April 24, 2009: DAPC has prepared draft changes for OAC rule 3745-17-08, "Restriction of emission of fugitive dust." The changes have been prepared as part of the changes to OAC chapter 3745-31 related to federal changes affecting the implementation of the New Source Review (NSR) program for fine particulate matter (that is, particles with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a nominal 2.5 micrometers, generally referred to as “PM 2.5. For more information on the changes, and to view a draft copy of the amended rule, please scroll down this page to the information under OAC chapter 3745-31 or Click Here.
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OAC 3745-18 - Sulfur Dioxide Regulations
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Contact: Sarah VanderWielen 614-644-3632
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OAC 3745-19 - Open Burning Standards
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Contact: Lee Burkleca 614-728-1344
Drafts and Notices for this Chapter
January 30, 2012: Ohio EPA has proposed amended rules in Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) Chapter 3745-19 to the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review (JCARR). These rules contain Ohio EPA's open burning regulations. The amendments are primarily minor for clarification and to update formatting conventions. Ohio EPA has also removed the notification requirements for law enforcment agencies who wish to destroy siezed marijuana by burning.
Ohio EPA will be holding a public hearing on this rule on Friday, March 9, 2012 at 10:30 AM at Ohio EPA Central Office, 50 West Town Street, Suite 700, Columbus, Ohio 43215. The rules are being proposed after a draft comment period ending August 19, 2011. Please see the rule language, synopsis, responsive summary, and public hearing notice, all linked below, for information on the proposed amended rule changes and how to submit changes.
July 19, 2011: Ohio EPA has completed draft amendments for rules in Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) 3745-19. These rules contain Ohio EPA's open burning regulations. The amendments are primarily minor for clarification and to update formatting conventions. Ohio EPA has also removed the notification requirements for law enforcment agencies who wish to destroy siezed marijuana by burning. Finally, Ohio EPA is working with the Common Sense Initiative (CSI) Office on this rulemaking as a pilot in preparation for the implementation of Senate Bill 2. Ohio EPA is seeking comments and feedback on the draft CSI Pilot Form, which is being released and can be found with the draft rules linked below.
Ohio EPA is accepting comments on the draft rule language and the CSI Pilot form through Friday, August 19, 2011. Please see the rule language, synopsis and public notice (all linked below) for information on the draft language and how to submit comments.
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OAC 3745-20 - Asbestos Emission Control
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Contact: Tom Buchan 614-644-3607
Drafts and Notices for this Chapter
November 30, 2011: Ohio EPA has proposed amended rules in Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) Chapter 3745-20, "Asbestos Emission Control" to the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review. This chapter contains emission limitations and reporting requirements for demolition, renovation, and manufacturing operations involving asbestos. The draft amendments in this chapter have been prepared after a draft review to fulfill the requirements of Ohio Revised Code (ORC) 119.032.It should be noted that two of the rules in this chapter have been reviewed and determined to be necessary but not require changes.
Ohio EPA will be holding a public hearing on this rule on Monday, January 9, 2012 at 10:00 AM at Ohio EPA Central office, 50 West Town Street, Suite 700, Columbus, Ohio 43215. The rules are being proposed after a draft comment period ending August 26, 2011. No comments were recieved. Please see the rule language, synopsis, and public hearing notice, all linked below, for information on the proposed amended rule changes and how to submit changes. For the text of the "no-change" rules, please click on the "Effective Rules" button immediately above.
October 7, 2011: Ohio EPA has completed draft amendments for rules in Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) Chapter 3745-20. This chapter contains emission limitations and reporting requirements for demolition, renovation, and manufacturing operations involving asbestos. The draft amendments in this chapter have been prepared after a draft review to fulfill the requirements of Ohio Revised Code (ORC) 119.032.It should be noted that two of the rules in this chapter have been reviewed and determined to be necessary but not require changes.
Ohio EPA is accepting comments on the draft rule language through Monday, November 7, 2011. Please see the rule language, synopsis and public notice (all linked below) for information on the draft language and how to submit comments. For the text of the "no-change" rules, please click on the "Effective Rules" button immediately above.
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OAC 3745-21 - Carbon Monoxide, Photochemically Reactive Materials, Hydrocarbons, and related Materials Standards
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Contact: Alan Harness 614-644-4838
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OAC 3745-22 - Oxygenated Fuels Requirements -- Rescinded 10/31/96
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OAC 3745-23 - Nitrogen Oxide Standards
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Contact: Gary Engler 614-644-3623
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OAC 3745-24 - NOx and VOC Emission Statements
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Contact: Mike Ahern 614-644-3631
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OAC 3745-25 - Ambient Air Quality and Emergency Episode Standards
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Contact: Paul Braun 614-644-3734
Drafts and Notices for this Chapter
February 3, 2012: Ohio EPA has completed draft amendments for Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) Rules 3745-25-01 and 3745-25-02. These rule contain the ambient air quality standard applicable to the state of Ohio and definitions used throughout the chapter. The primary reson for amending these rules is to update Ohio's ambient air quality standards to make them equivalent to their federal counterparts. Upon adoption of the new standards, these rules will be submitted to USEPA as a part of Ohio's State Implementation Plan as required by the Clean Air Act. Additionally, Ohio EPA has prepared a Business Impact Analyis (BIA) to submit to the Common Sense Initiative (CSI) Office to fulfill the requirements of Senate Bill 2. The form is also presented for comment along with the rule language below.
Ohio EPA is accepting comments on the draft rule language and the BIA form through Wednesday, March 7, 2012. Please see the rule language, synopsis, BIA form and public notice (all linked below) for information on the draft language and how to submit comments.
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OAC 3745-26 - I/M Program Rules and Regulations
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Contact: Mike Riggleman 614-644-3590
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OAC 3745-31 - Permits to Install New Sources and Permit-to-Install and Operate Program
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Contact: Mike Hopkins 614-644-2270
Drafts and Notices for this Chapter
December 30, 2011: Ohio EPA has proposed amended Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) Rules 3745-31-34 and 3745-77-11 to the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review. These rules are related to the Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rules and are a part of Ohio's NSR and Title V permitting programs. The proposed amendments to the rules add exemptions for facilities using biomass as a fuel and make the rules equivalent too but no more stringent than the federal Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rules.
Ohio EPA will be holding a public hearing on these rules on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 10:30 AM at Ohio EPA Central office, 50 West Town Street, Suite 700, Columbus, Ohio 43215. Please see the rule language, synopsis, and public hearing notice, all linked below, for information on the proposed amended rule changes and how to submit comments. For the text of the "no-change" rules, please click on the "Effective Rules" button immediately above.
April 24, 2009: Ohio EPA has completed draft amendments for various rules in Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) 3745-31 and OAC rule 3745-17-08. These rules are related to federal changes affecting the implementation of the New Source Review (NSR) program for fine particulate matter (that is, particles with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a nominal 2.5 micrometers, generally referred to as "PM 2.5"). published May 16, 2008 the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) published final revisions to 40 CFR Parts 51, 52 and Part 51 Appendix S pertaining to NSR implementation for PM 2.5 as a regulated NSR pollutant. [73 FR 28321].
Ohio EPA is accepting comments on the draft language through Wednesday, May 27, 2009. Please see the rule language, synopsis and public notice (all linked below) for information on the draft language and how to submit comments.
- Interested Party Notice
- Synopsis
- 3745-17-08 Restriction of emission of fugitive dust
- 3745-31-01 Definitions
- 3745-31-02 Applicability, requirements, and obligations
- 3745-31-03 Exemptions
- 3745-31-05 Criteria for decision by the director
- 3745-31-06 Completeness determinations, processing requirements, public participation, public notice, and issuance
- 3745-31-07 Termination, revocation, expiration, renewal, revision and transfer
- 3745-31-09 Variances on operation
- 3745-31-11 Attainment provisions - ambient air increments, ceilings and classifications
- 3745-31-13 Attainment provisions - review of major stationary sources and major modifications, stationary source applicability and exemptions
- 3745-31-14 Attainment provisions - preapplication analysis
- 3745-31-21 Nonattainment provisions - review of major stationary sources and major modifications stationary source applicability and exemptions
- 3745-31-22 Nonattainment provisions - conditions for approval
- 3745-31-24 Nonattainment provisions - baseline for determining credit for emission and air quality offset
- 3745-31-25 Nonattainment provisions - location of offsetting emissions
- 3745-31-26 Nonattainment provisions - offset ratio requirements
- 3745-31-27 Nonattainment provisions - administrative procedures for emissions offsets
- 3745-31-33 Site preparation activities prior to obtaining a final permit-to-install or PTIO
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OAC 3745-35 - [RESERVED]
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Drafts and Notices for this Chapter
OAC Chapter 3745-35 was rescinded on June 30, 2008 and replaced by the new Permit-to-Install and Operate Program in OAC Chapter 3745-31. To review the historic language of this chapter, please Click Here
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OAC 3745-71 - Lead Emissions
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Contact: Sarah VanderWielen 614-644-3632
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OAC 3745-72 - Low Reid Vapor Pressure Fuel Requirements
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Contact: Alan Harness 614-644-483
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OAC 3745-73 - Total Reduced Sulfur
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Contact: Dana Thompson 614-644-3701
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OAC 3745-74 - Acrylonitrile Services -- Rescinded 10/31/96
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OAC 3745-75 - Infectious Waste Incinerator Limitations
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Contact: Dana Thompson 614-644-3698
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OAC 3745-76 - Control of Non-methane Organic Compound (NMOC) Emissions From Existing Landfills
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Contact: Mike Hopkins 614-644-3611
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OAC 3745-77 - Title V Permit Rules
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Contact: Mike Ahern 614-644-3631
Drafts and Notices for this Chapter
December 30, 2011: Ohio EPA has proposed amended Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) Rules 3745-31-34 and 3745-77-11 to the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review. These rules are related to the Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rules and are a part of Ohio's NSR and Title V permitting programs. The proposed amendments to the rules add exemptions for facilities using biomass as a fuel and make the rules equivalent too but no more stringent than the federal Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rules.
Ohio EPA will be holding a public hearing on these rules on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 10:30 AM at Ohio EPA Central office, 50 West Town Street, Suite 700, Columbus, Ohio 43215. Please see the rule language, synopsis, and public hearing notice, all linked below, for information on the proposed amended rule changes and how to submit comments. For the text of the "no-change" rules, please click on the "Effective Rules" button immediately above.
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OAC 3745-78 - Air Pollution Control Fees
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Contact: Mike Ahern 614-644-3631
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OAC 3745-79 - Small Business Technical Assistance
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Contact: Rick Carleski 614-728-1742
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OAC 3745-80 - Statewide Motor Vehicle Anti-Tampering Program
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Contact: Mike Riggleman 614-644-3590
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OAC 3745-100 - Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
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Contact: Muhammad Elsalahat 614-644-3608
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OAC 3745-101 - Transportation Conformity Rules
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Contact: Paul Braun 614-644-3734
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OAC 3745-102 - General Conformity Rules
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Contact: Paul Braun 614-644-3734
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OAC 3745-103 - Acid Rain Permits and Compliance
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Contact: Dana Thompson 614-644-3701
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OAC 3745-104- Accidental Releases Prevention Program
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Contact: Sherri Swihart 614-644-35942
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OAC 3745-105 - Pathological Waste Incinerators
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Contact: Dana Thompson 614-644-3701
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OAC 3745-109 - Clean Air Interstate Rule
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Contact: Lee Burkleca 614-728-1344
For Documents Related to Ohio's Clean Air Interstate Program, please click here
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OAC 3745-110 - Nitrogen Oxides - Reasonably Available Control Technology
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Contact: Alan Harness 614-644-4838
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OAC 3745-111 - ERC Banking Program
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Contact: Jennifer Avellana 614-644-3625
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OAC 3745-112 - Consumer Products
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Contact: Alan Harness 614-644-4838
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OAC 3745-113 - Architectural and Industrial Maintenance (AIM) Coatings
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Contact: Lee Burkleca 614-728-1344
Annual Repoting Requirements Waiver (Enforcement Discretion)
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OAC 3745-114 - Toxic Air Contaminants
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Contact: Paul Koval 614-644-3615
To view the rule synopsis and scientific justification, please see the Ohio EPA Air Toxics Webpage.
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Complete Air Pollution Control Regulations Document
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The complete text of all currently effective air pollution regulations can be downloaded in PDF form by clicking on the following link (Note: the file is approximately 8 MB and will take a considerable time to download over a dial-up connection).
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