4 The Record is a publication from ALL4’s team that takes an in-depth look at technical and regulatory topics.
September 2012 Pennsylvania Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee Update
Posted: September 17th, 2012
The September 2012 Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee (AQTAC) meeting was held on Wednesday, September 12th. The agenda was very full, with three proposals that the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) was seeking approval…
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Mind Your NAAQS: An Update
Posted: September 17th, 2012
The pre-election regulatory lull is in full swing, so we thought it was a good time to get fully caught up on the latest National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) news…
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U.S. EPA Proposed NSPS Revisions – Stationary Gas Turbines and Stationary Combustion Turbines
Posted: September 10th, 2012
In the August 29, 2012 Federal Register, U.S. EPA published a proposal to amend various portions of the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Stationary Gas Turbines (40 CFR Part 60 Subpart GG) and Stationary Combustion Turbines (40 CFR Part 60 Subpart KKKK)…
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Recent Non-Hazardous Secondary Material (NHSM) Determinations
Posted: September 10th, 2012
There has been a lull in U.S. EPA’s issuance of the “comfort” letters requested by the regulated community for non-hazardous secondary materials (NHSM) legitimacy determinations. However, the lull was recently broken…
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More Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule Revisions
Posted: September 4th, 2012
On August 24, 2012 in Federal Register Vol.77, No 165, U.S. EPA announced the finalization of amendments to specific provisions of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule. The amendments are intended to provide greater clarity and flexibility to facilities subject to…
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Affirmative Defense Under NESHAP General Provision Requirements
Posted: August 29th, 2012
On October 16, 2009, the U. S. District of Columbia Circuit Court (the Fifth Circuit Court) vacated the “Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction (SSM) exemption” allowed under the General Provisions in Part 63, Subpart A of the National Emission Standards for […]
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ALL4’s: Is That Your Final Answer?
Posted: August 27th, 2012
Test your knowledge across the environmental field, on the building blocks of air quality rules, on ALL4 general trivia, and with brain teasers that have perplexed us…Take on ALL4’s Is That Your Final Answer?
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CSAPR: The Latest U.S. EPA Casualty
Posted: August 27th, 2012
In a continuing trend, the DC Circuit Court (Court) handed U.S. EPA yet another loss in EME Homer City Generation LLC v EPA. The casualty this time: the Cross States Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR)…
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Greenhouse Gas Confidentiality Determinations Finalized by U.S. EPA
Posted: August 24th, 2012
On August 13, 2012 in Federal Register Vol.77, No 156, U.S. EPA announced the finalization of confidentiality determinations for regulations under the Mandatory Greenhouse Gases Reporting Rule…
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You May Ask Yourself, “How Did I Get Here?”
Posted: August 23rd, 2012
At the age of 18, I thought the most important decision of my life was deciding which dress I should wear to prom. Looking back now, I see that I couldn’t have been more wrong…
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