On April 4, 2011 Gov. Terry E. Branstad signed Executive Order number 72, rescinding Iowa's adoption by reference of the RICE NESHAP amendments that EPA issued on March 3, 2010. As a result, Linn County no longer has full delegated authority for the RICE NESHAP. Owners and opertors of engines subect to the federal RICE NESHAP remains in effect and EPA is enforcing the standard. All owners and operators of these engines are responsible for complying with all applicable requirements in this standard. Also, this action does not change the compliance date established in the federal RICE NESHAP, which is currently May 3, 2013, for most existing stationary diesel engines. This executive order DOES NOT impact engines subject to NSPS Subparts IIII or JJJJ. Linn County recommends that facilities located in Linn County use the following links to the federal standard and to EPA-developed implementation tools and guidance: RICE NESHAP applicability flowchart RICE NESHAP summary of requirements Guidance on RICE NESHAP residential-institutional-commercial emergency engine definition RICE NESHAP webpage 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart ZZZZ, RICE NESHAP - As available in the e-CFR Linn County will continue to answer general questions about this standard. However, Linn County no longer has authority to give a determination (decision) regarding applicability of the standard or compliance with the standard. To obtain information on whether a specific engine may be subject to the RICE NESHAP or is in compliance with RICE NESHAP requirements, please refer to the federal regulation and contact EPA Region VII (contact Eric Sturm, Email sturm.eric@epa.gov or call 913.551.7377). ************************************************************************************************************************************ The information in this section is for historical purposes only:
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Stationary Internal Combustion Engines - New Requirements (The following rules/permitting requirements still apply)
Standards of Performance for Stationary Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engines (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart JJJJ (EPA Website)
Registration Forms Compression Ignition (CI) Engines < 400 HP (PDF File | DOC File) Spark Ignition (SI) Engines < 400 HP (PDF File | DOC File) Engine Registration – Frequently Asked Questions (PDF File | DOC File)