4 The Record is a publication from ALL4’s team that takes an in-depth look at technical and regulatory topics.
Next Generation Compliance and Environmental Justice Push U.S. EPA’s Agenda for Transparency
Posted: November 17th, 2016
U.S. EPA’s Next Generation Compliance Strategic Plan capitalizes on the efficiencies that can be realized by managing increased amounts of electronic data while also utilizing the efforts of impassioned members of the public. Central to the concept of Next Generation […]
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Check Your Mailbox: The Final ICR Is Here!
Posted: November 16th, 2016
On November 10, 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final Information Collection Request (ICR) that will be used to obtain information from affected oil and natural gas operations to help them develop regulations to best reduce…
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A Reflection on TCEQ’s Advanced Air Permitting Seminar in Austin, TX
Posted: November 8th, 2016
On a relatively cool (in-terms of Houston’s standards) Monday October morning, Abhishek, Kristin, and I ventured to our state’s capital to attend the much anticipated Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Advanced Air Permitting Seminar…
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Refinery Sector Rule Update: Have You, You, You Been Keeping up with The Refinery Sector Rule Amendments?
Posted: November 7th, 2016
Have you, you, you been paying attention to the revisions to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart UUU (National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Petroleum Refineries: Catalytic Cracking Units, Catalytic Reforming Units, and Sulfur Recovery Units), also…
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Electronic Reporting for Stack Testing and the Dangerous Assumption “It Won’t Take THAT Long”
Posted: October 31st, 2016
With fall and the fourth quarter here, it is important to ensure that you have met your ongoing stack testing compliance requirements. In completing the requisite stack tests, you have only fulfilled the first step towards facility compliance. It is also important that you…
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Preparing for the First GHG Report Under the Revised Subpart W Provisions
Posted: October 24th, 2016
As we talked about in our December 2015 blog post, U.S. EPA finalized amendments to the 40 CFR Part 98 Mandatory Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting Rule on October 22, 2015, which affected facilities in the Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems industry which are regulated…
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Posted: October 13th, 2016
On October 5, 2016, U.S. EPA announced reconsideration of issues raised in petitions submitted for sections of the Refinery Sector Rule (RSR) [i.e., 40 CFR Part 60, Subparts J and Ja and 40 CFR Part 63, Subparts CC (Refinery MACT […]
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As the seasons change, so will your Performance Test Methods (Potentially)!
Posted: October 6th, 2016
As the season changes from summer to fall, so will most of your performance test methods and performance specifications. U.S. EPA issued a final rule on August 30, 2016 to make technical and editorial corrections and updates to testing provisions. The revisions…
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The OOOOa Initial Compliance Period Began! Time is Running Out.
Posted: October 3rd, 2016
The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) at 40 CFR Subpart OOOOa (Subpart OOOOa) became effective on August 2, 2016. This means that owners and operators with affected sources must be in compliance with the Subpart OOOOa standards starting…
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Electronic Reporting for the Secondary Aluminum Industry
Posted: September 26th, 2016
As Chuck described in his January blog, the Subpart RRR amendments include provisions requiring that performance test data to be electronically submitted through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Electronic Reporting Tool (ERT). While E-reporting…
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