Final Amendments to Petroleum Refinery New Source Performance Standards (40 CFR Part 60 Subpart Ja) Issued By U.S. EPA
Posted: June 5th, 2012
On June 1, 2012, U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson signed a notice issuing final amendments for 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart Ja, Standards of Performance for Petroleum Refineries for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After May 14, 2007.
Read articleMore NAAQS News – This Time Ozone
Posted: May 31st, 2012
On March 27, 2008, U.S. EPA revised the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) pertaining to ozone from a maximum 8-hour average concentration of 84 parts per billion (ppb) to 75 ppb.
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Hide and Seek? Final Revisions to 40 CFR Part 60 Subparts D, Da, Db, and Dc Promulgated “Under” MATS Rule
Posted: May 29th, 2012
On February 16, 2012, U.S. EPA finalized the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From Coal and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (EGUs) under Part 63, Subpart UUUUU, otherwise known as the Mercury and Air Toxics (MATS) rule. […]
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SO2 NAAQS Stakeholder Workgroups: Party Like It’s 2010
Posted: May 29th, 2012
U.S. EPA has set the stage for 1-hour sulfur dioxide (SO2) NAAQS stakeholder workgroups to be held on May 30, May 31, and June 1, 2012.
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Browsing the ADI Updates
Posted: May 25th, 2012
From time-to-time, U.S. EPA will publish a Federal Register notice announcing updates to the Applicability Determination Index (ADI). The ADI is a searchable database that contains memoranda issued by U.S. EPA…
Read articleArea Source Boiler MACT Reminder
Posted: May 21st, 2012
The Area Source Boiler MACT (ASBM) rule became effective on May 20, 2011, with a compliance date of March 21, 2014 for all existing boilers located at area sources of hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions. Initial notifications were due
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Your Recipe For a Good Non-Hazardous Secondary Waste Determination
Posted: May 21st, 2012
In our last blog we talked about the need to be careful about the “ingredients” that make up the recipe of your alternate fuel so that you can be assured that you are firing a non-waste per the non hazardous secondary materials (NHSM) rule. How well you track your ingredients is part of a NHSM determination demonstration that includes the legitimacy criteria which are specified under 40 CFR Part 241.3(d)(1).
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So You Operate A CISWI Unit – What’s The Good News?
Posted: May 14th, 2012
Recall the March 2011 proposed Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials (NHSM), Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI), and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters (Boiler MACT) rules. A major concern for owners and operators
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Latest News On The 1-Hour SO2 NAAQS Implementation Process
Posted: May 10th, 2012
On April 12, 2012, U.S. EPA’s assistant secretary Gina McCarthy recently sent letters to States outlining updates to the implementation procedures of the 1-hour sulfur dioxide (SO2) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). The major news
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New Secondary NAAQS Avoided For Now
Posted: May 4th, 2012
U.S. EPA announced on March 20, 2012 that the secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for nitrogen oxides (NOX) and sulfur oxides (SOX) will be retained as they currently exist
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