Refinery Fenceline Monitoring Data of Concern: Now What?
Posted: February 14th, 2017
In the December 2016 edition of 4 The Record (4TR), Nick Leone of All4 Inc. (ALL4) provided insight on where facilities that are subject to the Petroleum Refinery Sector Rule in 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart CC (National Emission Standards […]
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Major Source Boiler MACT Report Due January 31, 2017
Posted: January 4th, 2017
So it’s time to complete your first Boiler MACT compliance report. What exactly does that mean? It means that’s just one more thing for you to do in January! (Hint: we can help, contact me.) The report must be submitted via U.S. EPA’s Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting…
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Benzene Fenceline Monitoring – Where Should You Be by Now?
Posted: December 21st, 2016
If you are responsible for environmental compliance at a petroleum refinery, you are well aware of U.S. EPA’s requirements to install and operate a network of passive benzene fenceline monitors. The requirements originate from finalized amendments to 40 CFR Part […]
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TCEQ Reporting Season is Almost Upon Us: Are You Ready to Prepare your Facility Emissions Inventory?
Posted: December 12th, 2016
As the 2016 calendar year winds down to a close, it’s time to start thinking about and planning for the submission of your facility’s Emissions Inventory (EI) to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). As you may be aware, an EI submission is due on…
Read articleU.S. EPA Finalizes Leak Detection Methodology Revisions to Subpart W of the GHG Reporting Rule
Posted: December 12th, 2016
Back in March 2016, Megan wrote an article about the proposed alignment between the oil and gas industry leak requirements under 40 CFR Part 98 Subpart W – Mandatory Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems (Subpart W)…
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U.S. EPA Finalizes Reconsiderations to the Area Source Boiler MACT Rule
Posted: December 5th, 2016
On September 14, 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) took final action on the five issues raised by petitioners in their petitions for reconsideration of 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart JJJJJJ – National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants…
Read articleU.S. EPA Proposed 2015 Ozone NAAQS Implementation Rule
Posted: December 5th, 2016
On November 2, 2016, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) proposed an implementation of the 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone (2015 ozone NAAQS) with requirements that would apply to states with…
Read articleChanges to the Refrigerant Recycling and Emissions Reduction Rule
Posted: November 29th, 2016
On Friday, November 18, 2016, the final revisions to 40 CFR Part 82, Subpart F, Recycling and Emissions Reduction were published in the Federal Register. As noted in our October 2015 blog, U.S. EPA continues to reassess its Ozone Depleting Substances…
Read articleNew Emission Guidelines and Standards of Performance for Landfills
Posted: November 28th, 2016
New Emissions Guidelines (EGs) and Compliance Times for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (MSW LFs) (Guidelines) and new Standards of Performance for MSW LFs (Standards of Performance) were finalized by U.S. EPA on August 29, 2016 under 40 CFR Part 60…
Read articleNext Generation Compliance and Environmental Justice Push U.S. EPA’s Agenda for Transparency
Posted: November 17th, 2016
U.S. EPA’s Next Generation Compliance Strategic Plan capitalizes on the efficiencies that can be realized by managing increased amounts of electronic data while also utilizing the efforts of impassioned members of the public. Central to the concept of Next Generation […]
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