U.S. General Accounting Office

Survey of State and Local Air Pollution Control Officials

Part I - General Information

  Your Agency/Organization
 
2. How would you describe your organization?
(CHECK ONLY ONE ANSWER)
1. State (GO TO QUESTION 5.)
2. Local
3. Other
  2b. If you checked "Other", please describe it here.
3. Does your local agency have the authority to adopt its own Prevention of Significant Deterioration/New Source Review (PSD/NSR) rules for your jurisdiction?
(CHECK ONLY ONE ANSWER)
1. Yes
2. No (GO TO QUESTION 63.)
3. Don't know
4. Does your local agency write or issue the final PSD/NSR permits for sources in your jurisdiction?
(CHECK ONLY ONE ANSWER)
1. Yes
2. Yes, issue some (but not all) permits
3. Yes, write and review permits, but do not issue final permits
4. No (GO TO QUESTION 63.)
5. Don't know (GO TO QUESTION 63.)
5. How are your agency's NSR rules adopted for nonattainment areas?
(CHECK ONLY ONE ANSWER)
1. No nonattainment areas within jurisdiction
2. No nonattainment areas at this time, but anticipate having some in the future
3. Rules are adopted by reference - revisions are self-implementing
4. Rules are adopted by reference - revisions require state or local rulemaking
5. Rules are adopted by the state or locality and are at least as stringent as EPA regulations
6. Rules are adopted by the state or locality and some provisions are more stringent than EPA regulations
7. Don't know
6. What type of PSD program approval do you have? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
1. Delegated
2. State Implementation Plan (SIP) approved
3. Delegated but requesting SIP approval
4. EPA administers the program
7. How are your agency's PSD rules adopted?
(CHECK ONLY ONE ANSWER)
1. Rules are adopted by reference - revisions are self-implementing
2. Rules are adopted by reference - revisions require state or local rulemaking
3. Rules are adopted by the state or locality and are at least as stringent as EPA regulations
4. Rules are adopted by the state or locality and some provisions are more stringent than EPA regulations
5. No answer
8. Is your agency restricted or prohibited by local and/or state laws or policies from adopting rules that are more stringent than the federal PSD/NSR regulations?
(CHECK ONLY ONE ANSWER)
1. Yes
2. No
3. Don't know
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