4 The Record is a publication from ALL4’s team that takes an in-depth look at technical and regulatory topics.
Upcoming Refinery Flare Requirements for 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart Ja
Posted: June 12th, 2015
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…
Read articleBees Are Workers Too
Posted: June 8th, 2015
Every once in a while an environmental notice comes across the Federal Register listing that makes me smile and re-focus. Instead of reading about another recordkeeping, testing, or reporting requirement that impacts our industrial clients, I read in May 29th’s Federal Register…
Read articlePennsylvania RACT 2 – We Are Not There Yet…
Posted: June 8th, 2015
ALL4 attended the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry (PA Chamber) Quarterly Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) Regulatory Update at the Harrisburg University of Science and Technology on May 27, 2015. During the regulatory…
Read articleNSPS Transitioning to Electronic Reporting and Online Data Availability of Reports
Posted: June 3rd, 2015
Update (6/3/15): U.S. EPA has extended the public comment period for the proposed rule titled, “Electronic Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for New Source Performance Standards,” which was published in the Federal Register…
Read articleAre Changes to Major New Source Review Permitting Requirements on the Way?
Posted: May 28th, 2015
In November 2013, ALL4 began a series of 4 The Record articles addressing issues that facilities face when contemplating plant improvement projects that have the potential to trigger new source review (NSR) permitting requirements. While we have published multiple articles […]
Read articleMy Head is Spinning Just Thinking about Boiler MACT Compliance Testing
Posted: May 27th, 2015
Do you operate a multi-fuel boiler subject to Major Source Boiler MACT? Have you given any thought to what your compliance testing will look like…
Read articleU.S. EPA Installs Air Monitoring Park Benches in 5 Cities
Posted: May 20th, 2015
Throughout 2015, U.S. EPA will be installing solar-powered air quality monitoring systems that are integrated with park benches. This air quality monitoring/park bench system will monitor air quality in real time in five (5) cities across the United States…
Read articleFederal Appeals Court Remands 100-hour “Emergency” Generator “Exemption” in NESHAP and NSPS RICE Rules
Posted: May 19th, 2015
On May 1, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a decision partially granting and partially denying multiple petitions for review of 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart ZZZZ and 40 CFR Part 60, Subparts IIII and JJJJ…
Read articleBoiler MACT Case Study Success Stories
Posted: May 18th, 2015
Since the promulgation of 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart DDDDD – National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters…
Read articleUpdate: U.S. EPA Proposes Overdue Refinery Air Rules
Posted: May 11th, 2015
Affected parties have agreed to and filed an April 24, 2015 Notice of Stipulation to Modify Consent Decree with the DC Circuit Court delaying the signature of the refinery air rules discussed below until September 30, 2015. Prior consent decree modifications delayed the rule finalization…
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