4 The Record is a publication from ALL4’s team that takes an in-depth look at technical and regulatory topics.
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 Releases 1-Hour NO2 NAAQS Modeling Guidance
Posted: March 18th, 2010
The U.S. EPA Air Quality Modeling Group (AQMG) recently released a new guidance document for NO2 modeling. The document outlines procedures that can be used to calculate the NO2 design values for comparison to the new 1-hour NO2 National Ambient […]
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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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The Usual Suspects – U.S. EPA 2011 – 2013 Enforcement Initiatives
Posted: March 6th, 2010
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has announced its 2011 through 2013 National Enforcement Initiatives to handle national environmental and public health problems. For air pollution, the initiatives include addressing air pollution from the usual suspects: the largest sources of […]
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