More Stringent SO2 NAAQS Finalized by U.S. EPA
Posted: June 27th, 2010
U.S. EPA has announced the promulgation of a new 1-hour National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for sulfur dioxide (SO2). The new 1-hour NAAQS level is 75 parts per billion (ppb) measured as the three year average of the 99th […]
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Stationary Compression and Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engine Rule Revisions Proposed
Posted: June 23rd, 2010
On May 21, 2010, U.S. EPA proposed amendments to 40 CFR Part 60, Subparts IIII (Standards of Performance for Stationary Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines) and Subpart JJJJ (Standards of Performance for Stationary Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engines). The proposed […]
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Widespread Applicability and Energy Assessment Highlight the Proposed New Boiler MACT Rules
Posted: June 11th, 2010
As we reported in last month’s 4 The Record, April 29, 2010 was a busy day for U.S. EPA and marked the culmination of years of background effort and planning related to air toxic emissions from boilers. U.S. EPA has proposed […]
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Final PSD and Title V Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule
Posted: June 5th, 2010
On May 13, 2010, U.S. EPA issued the final rule known as the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Title V Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Tailoring Rule (a.k.a. the GHG Tailoring Rule). It was subsequently published in the Federal Register on June 3, 2010 (75 FR 31514) and will become effective on…
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U.S. EPA Publishes Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
Posted: May 13th, 2010
On April 26, 2010, U.S. EPA published the availability of its semiannual regulatory agenda and semiannual regulatory flexibility agenda (75 FR 21872) to update the public about the…
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More Changes Ahead for the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule
Posted: May 4th, 2010
U.S. EPA continues to work on the Mandatory Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting Rule (MRR) that was codified at 40 CFR Part 98 on October 30, 2009 (74 FR 56260). So far this work has included proposed new source categories and […]
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Tightening the Screws – Lower NAAQS Mean Higher Costs
Posted: April 20th, 2010
ALL4’s Ambient Group continues to track and provide you with updates on the latest developments related to National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The NAAQS are the primary basis for the permitting of new stationary sources and modifications to stationary […]
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Back to the Future – Proposed Revocation of NSR Aggregation Amendments
Posted: April 15th, 2010
In response to a January 30, 2009 petition from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), U.S. EPA is soliciting comments regarding several aspects of the “New Source Review (NSR) Aggregation Amendments” that were promulgated on January 15, 2009. The NSR […]
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So Your Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Monitoring Plan is Complete… Now What?!?
Posted: April 11th, 2010
U.S. EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Mandatory Reporting Rule (GHG MRR) codified at 40 CFR Part 98 required that facilities subject to the rule have a complete written GHG Monitoring Plan by April 1, 2010. At a minimum, the GHG Monitoring Plan […]
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U.S. EPA Promulgates Final Air Toxics Standards for Compression Ignition RICE
Posted: March 12th, 2010
On March 3, 2010, U.S. EPA promulgated final National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for existing compression ignition (CI) stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines (RICE) that were not previously regulated by the existing, so called, RICE MACT (i.e., […]
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