No. 26896 (Amendment): R307-110-12. Section IX, Control Measures for Area and Point Sources, Part C, Carbon Monoxide

DAR File No.: 26896
Filed: 01/15/2004, 10:47
Received by: NL

 

RULE ANALYSIS

Purpose of the rule or reason for the change:

The purpose of this amendment is to demonstrate that carbon monoxide levels will not exceed the federal health standard in the next 10 years and request that Provo be redesignated from nonattainment to attainment for carbon monoxide (see separate filings on Rule R307-301 and Section R307-110-34 in this issue). (DAR NOTE: The amendment to Rule R307-301 is under DAR No. 26897 and the amendment to Section R307-110-34 is under DAR No. 26899 is this issue.)

 

Summary of the rule or change:

In Section R307-110-12, the date of adoption by the Air Quality Board to reflect the latest amendments to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for Carbon Monoxide is amended. In the SIP, replace the existing IX.C.6 with the new Plan demonstrating attainment with the health standard for carbon monoxide in Provo and showing that Provo will remain in attainment for carbon monoxide through 2015. The demonstration shows that, due to tighter federal emission standards for vehicles, attainment can be demonstrated without use of oxygenated gasoline in the wintertime, and that vehicles six years old and newer can have their emissions tested every other year instead of annually.

 

State statutory or constitutional authorization for this rule:

Subsection 19-2-104(2)(e); and 42 U.S.C. 7545(m)

 

This rule or change incorporates by reference the following material:

State Implementation Plan, Section IX, Control Measures for Area and Point Sources, Part C, Carbon Monoxide

 

Anticipated cost or savings to:

the state budget:

Eliminating the use of oxygenated gasoline in Utah County will not save the Division of Air Quality any money, but will allow one compliance inspector to be diverted to other inspections.

 

local governments:

This change will not save money for Utah County, but will allow elected officials to devote time to matters other than responding to complaints about oxygenated gasoline.

 

other persons:

All gasoline sold in Utah County between November 1 and the end of the following February has been required to contain an oxygenate to reduce the carbon monoxide emitted by vehicle engines. Oxygenation generally adds about $0.01 - $0.02 per gallon to the price at the pump, and other factors also affect cost differences from place to place. Thus, a consumer who buys 20 gallons of gas in Utah County each week will save $0.20 - $0.40 per week, or approximately $3.40 - $6.80 over the 17-week winter season. In addition, older small engines such as snowmobiles that have not been tuned to use oxygenated gasoline may not run as well on oxygenated gasoline as they do on non-oxygenated fuel, though any savings are not quantifiable.

 

Compliance costs for affected persons:

All gasoline sold in Utah County between November 1 and the end of the following February has been required to contain an oxygenate to reduce the carbon monoxide emitted by vehicle engines. Oxygenation generally adds about $0.01 - $0.02 per gallon to the price at the pump, and other factors also affect cost differences from place to place. Thus, a consumer who buys 20 gallons of gas in Utah County each week will save $0.20 - $0.40 per week, or approximately $3.40 - $6.80 over the 17-week winter season. In addition, older small engines such as snowmobiles that have not been tuned to use oxygenated gasoline may not run as well on oxygenated gasoline as they do on non-oxygenated fuel, though any savings are not quantifiable.

 

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

More stringent federal emission controls on vehicles have reduced emissions of carbon monoxide to the point that computer modeling can demonstrate that Utah County will comply with carbon monoxide standards through 2015 without the use of oxygenated gasoline. This will reduce the inconvenience for gasoline dispensers of changing from gasoline to oxyfuel and back each winter, and will provide small savings to businesses buying gasoline in Utah County.

 

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

Environmental Quality
Air Quality
150 N 1950 W
SALT LAKE CITY UT 84116-3085

 

Direct questions regarding this rule to:

Jan Miller at the above address, by phone at 801-536-4042, by FAX at 801-536-4099, or by Internet E-mail at [e-mail]

 

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:

03/02/2004

 

Interested persons may attend a public hearing regarding this rule:

2/19/2004 at 7:00 PM, Utah County Administration Bldg, Room 2300, 100 E Center Street, Provo UT

 

This rule may become effective on:

04/07/2004

 

Authorized by:

M. Cheryl Heying, Planning Branch Manager

 

 

RULE TEXT

R307. Environmental Quality, Air Quality.

R307-110. General Requirements: State Implementation Plan.

R307-110-12. Section IX, Control Measures for Area and Point Sources, Part C, Carbon Monoxide.

The Utah State Implementation Plan, Section IX, Control Measures for Area and Point Sources, Part C, Carbon Monoxide, as most recently amended by the Utah Air Quality Board on [January 7, 1998]April 7, 2004, pursuant to Section 19-2-104, is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of these rules.

 

KEY: air pollution, small business assistance program, particulate matter, ozone

[December 31, 2003]2004

Notice of Continuation March 27, 2002

19-2-104(3)(e)