4 The Record is a publication from ALL4’s team that takes an in-depth look at technical and regulatory topics.
The Saga of the Affirmative Defense and Excess Emissions During Periods of Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction Continues
Posted: September 19th, 2014
I felt that the Merriam-Webster dictionary definition for saga “a long and complicated story with many details” was appropriate for identifying the latest affirmative defense rulemaking action. The saga continues…
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Radar and Rainfall and Clouds, Oh My!
Posted: September 16th, 2014
Rain and thunderstorms have always amazed me. I used to sit on my grandparent’s balcony in Florida and watch the clouds build up as a storm rolled in, darkening the sky as giant rain drops would begin to fall and lightning would illuminate the sky…
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Why the Proposed New Emission Factor For Flares Could Have Huge Impacts on Industry
Posted: September 12th, 2014
U.S. EPA is proposing a substantial increase in the emission factor for nitrogen oxides (NOX) emitted from industrial flares. The change, if finalized as currently written, could have far-reaching impacts in industrial sectors that rely on the use of industrial flares…
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New Jersey Increases Air Permitting Fees
Posted: September 8th, 2014
As published in the August 18, 2014 New Jersey Register, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) has proposed to increase the service fees for permitting stationary sources of air pollution. Current revenue received from existing fees is less than…
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Get Prepared for Major Changes to the Risk Management Program Regulations!
Posted: September 5th, 2014
On July 31, 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) published potential revisions to the Risk Management Program (RMP) regulations, which are codified at 40 CFR Part 68. U.S. EPA issued a Request for Information (RFI) to solicit and […]
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What’s New With RACT 2?
Posted: August 28th, 2014
As noted in previous ALL4 blog posts, the comment period for the proposed Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) 2 rule in Pennsylvania closed on June 30, 2014. Every potentially RACT 2 affected facility in Pennsylvania now needs to pay close attention to what is going on with…
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U.S. EPA Proposes Overdue Refinery Air Rules
Posted: August 11th, 2014
The public comment period regarding the EPA’s revisions to MACT and NSPS Refinery Air Rules has been extended by 60 days.
U.S. EPA’s much anticipated revisions to the Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) and New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) Refinery Air Rules…
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Residual Risk and Hazardous Air Pollutants – Why the Rules of the Game Can Change
Posted: August 4th, 2014
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) maintains a website that identifies dates of upcoming rulemakings in various stages (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Final Rule, etc.) to be published in the Federal Register. A review of this website reveals that […]
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U.S. EPA to Publish Aggregated Confidential Greenhouse Gas Information
Posted: August 1st, 2014
Psssst! Did you hear that U.S EPA might have plans to publish Confidential Business Information (CBI) submitted under 40 CFR Part 98 (Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule)?…
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Data Requirements Rule (DRR): An Update on the 1-Hour SO2 NAAQS
Posted: July 31st, 2014
Back in July 2010, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) published a final 1-hour sulfur dioxide (SO2) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS)…
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