4 The Record is a publication from ALL4’s team that takes an in-depth look at technical and regulatory topics.
Meteorological Monitoring Requirements of the Petroleum Refinery Rule
Posted: December 10th, 2015
The Petroleum Refinery Rule Package was published in the Federal Register on December 1, 2015 officially starting the two (2) year process of preparing for and implementing the 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart CC benzene fenceline monitoring (BFM) requirements so that…
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More Residual Risk Review Activity for Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) on the Horizon
Posted: December 10th, 2015
Earlier this year, a coalition of environmental groups sued U.S. EPA for failing to implement the residual risk and technology review (RTR) process for National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP), commonly referred to as Maximum…
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Time to Upgrade Your Facility’s Data Management System?
Posted: December 2nd, 2015
” Are you worried about your compliance approach using data collected from continuous monitoring systems (CMS) at your facility? Or maybe the inefficiencies in your process you currently use for managing your data cause you to periodically lose sleep. It […]
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Final 2015 Revisions to the GHG Reporting Rule for the Oil and Gas Sector
Posted: December 2nd, 2015
On October 22, 2015, U.S. EPA issued final amendments to 40 CFR Part 98, Subpart W (Mandatory Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems). The amendments – which were proposed on…
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Updated: U.S. EPA Issues Long-Awaited Petroleum Refinery Rule Package
Posted: December 2nd, 2015
UPDATE (12/2/15): The Petroleum Refinery Rule Package was published in the Federal Register on December 1, 2015. The publication establishes a February 1, 2016 effective date…
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Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) Update
Posted: December 1st, 2015
On November 16, 2015, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) proposed the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) Update. According to U.S. EPA, the proposed rule will affect 3,047 electric generating units at 913 coal-, gas-, and oil-fired facilities in 23 states…
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Finalized Refinery Rule – Flare Edition
Posted: November 23rd, 2015
New requirements for flaring operations have been issued as part of the refinery rule updates. The proposed changes were discussed in detail in Roy’s 4 the Record article last May , and now that the rule is final, I’ll discuss the key changes from the proposed rule…
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U.S. EPA Finalizes Major Source Boiler MACT Reconsiderations
Posted: November 19th, 2015
On November 5, 2015, U.S. EPA finalized the proposed reconsiderations to the Major Source Boiler MACT rule. (As of the date of this article, the proposed reconsiderations to the Area Source Boiler MACT and CISWI rules have not yet been finalized.) The final Major Source Boiler MACT rule…
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Pennsylvania RACT 2 – We Are Finally There…And Even Though We Just Arrived, You’re Already Behind
Posted: November 19th, 2015
I had the opportunity to attend the Environmental Quality Board (EQB) Meeting on November 17, 2015. It was the most crowded that I’ve ever seen Room 105 of the Rachel Carson State Office Building. So…
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U.S. EPA to Add Natural Gas Processing Facilities to TRI Reporting
Posted: November 16th, 2015
In response to a long-time push from environmentalists, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has agreed to begin a rulemaking which would add natural gas processing facilities to the list of industry sectors subject to Toxic Release Inventory…
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