Show h Air Asi- standards hearing to be held here Four public hearings are scheduled throughout Utah to receive views concerning the proposed reclassification of the state in accordance with the provisions provision's of the federal prevention of significant deterioration of air quality regulations The Vernal hearing is scheduled for January 7 at the Uintah County Courthouse beginning at 10 am a.m. The hear hearings will be jointly conducted conducted conducted con con- ducted by the Utah Air Conservation Conservation Conservation Con Con- Committee and the Utah State Board of Health to redesignate the state into air quality management classifications and to make appropriate changes in the Utah Air Conservation Regulations to provide proper state administration of the Prevention of Significant Deterioration Regulations SIGNIFICANT portions of the proposal are as follows 1 1 National Parks Monuments Recreation Areas Primitive Areas and Wilderness Wilderness Wilder Wilder- ness ness Study Areas are proposed f for i reclassification to the Class ClassI I designation which would allow little or no degradation of air quality 2 All or portions of BoxElder Box BoxElder Elder Ider Tooele Juab Millard Beaver Iron Sanpete Sevier Garfield Kane Wayne Emery Grand Carbon Duchesne and Uintah Counties are are proposed for reclassification to the Class III designation which would allow degradation of ambient air quality up to the Secondary Ambient Air Standard 3 The rem remainder inder of the State with the exception of that portion of the Wasatch Front Air Quality Control Region comprised of Weber Davis Salt Lake and Utah Counties is proposed to retain its Class II If designation which would allow moderate degradation cf of air nir quality 4 That portion of the Wasatch Front comprised of Weber Davis Salt Lake and Utah Counties is excluded from the Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality requirements CHANGES from Crom the now existing Air Conservation Regulations th that t are are re found within th the proposed November 16 1976 draft Air Co Conservation Regulations ar are as follows 1 Modification of the Foreword to include a reference to the prevention of significant ant deterioration of f Air Q Quality standards 2 The addition of the definition of Standards of Performance e for Cor for New Stationary Sources 3 The addition of the definition of Allowable Increments Increments Increments In In- of Pollutant Increase 4 Modification of the new source review regulation regulation- t to include de criteria under tinder prevention of significant deterioration of air quality requirements 5 Deletion of thet Federal ed ral Standards of Performance e for New Stationary Sources r from m Appendix A. A 6 The deletion of oC the clearing f index explanation from Appendix Appendix Appendix Ap Ap- B B. 7 7 The establishment of a new Appendix B continuing the Federal Standards of Pet Pet- for New Stationary rY rYS S Sources formerly contained O d in Appendix A and the addition of oC several new st standards of performance 8 The establishment of an Appendix C which contains the allowable increments increments' of pollutant increase at and aid the new w source review cat categories g ries und under r the Federal Prevention of Significant Deterioration ration of Air Mr Quality Regulations 9 The establishment of an Appendix D which h c contains an explanation of cl clearing index system B Besides sides the too Vernal Vern t hearing t hearings will be hid iq in Salt Lake City on Jan 5 C d r City Ja Jan 11 U and Moab Moab- J dan 13 Those Those Thos who wish to t make a a PJ presentation sen are are re requested ic Tto to apply for forthe the desired amount of time by writing Lyman Lynian J J. J Js Olsen olse T Secret Secretary ry Utah State Board of Health before Dec December 31 Copies Copies' of oC the proposal and proposed regul regulations are are r available lable at the Utah State I Division of Health Vernal Office in the in-the the Uintah County Courthouse a w r car F v r a A z i 1 N J oY 4 N k er A rr w x t tt t a 4 D UINTAH gather around their Instructor Reed Hansen center as they prepare for the annual Uintah High School Christmas concert It will be held Monday |