40 CFR § 61.130 - Applicability, designation of sources, and delegation of authority.

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title: "40 CFR § 61.130 - Applicability, designation of sources, and delegation of authority."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "61.130"
section_name: "Applicability, designation of sources, and delegation of authority."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "AIR PROGRAMS"
part_number: "61"
part_name: "NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 7401"
regulatory_source: "38 FR 8826, Apr. 6, 1973, unless otherwise noted."
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# 61.130 Applicability, designation of sources, and delegation of authority.

(a) The provisions of this subpart apply to each of the following sources at furnace and foundry coke by-product recovery plants: tar decanters, tar storage tanks, tar-intercepting sumps, flushing-liquor circulation tanks, light-oil sumps, light-oil condensers, light-oil decanters, wash-oil decanters, wash-oil circulation tanks, naphthalene processing, final coolers, final-cooler cooling towers, and the following equipment that are intended to operate in benzene service: pumps, valves, exhausters, pressure relief devices, sampling connection systems, open-ended valves or lines, flanges or other connectors, and control devices or systems required by § 61.135.

(b) The provisions of this subpart also apply to benzene storage tanks, BTX storage tanks, light-oil storage tanks, and excess ammonia-liquor storage tanks at furnace coke by-product recovery plants.

(c) In delegating implementation and enforcement authority to a State under section 112 of the Act, the authorities contained in paragraph (d) of this section shall be retained by the Administrator and not transferred to a State.

(d) Authorities that will not be delegated to States: § 61.136(d).

[54 FR 51699, Dec. 15, 1989, as amended at 56 FR 47406, Sept. 19, 1991]