4 The Record is a publication from ALL4’s team that takes an in-depth look at technical and regulatory topics.
U.S. EPA Approves Pennsylvania’s VOC Control SIP Revisions
Posted: June 29th, 2015
On June 25, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) approved a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision originally submitted by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) on August 27, 2014…
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Getting Smart with Meteorological Towers
Posted: June 25th, 2015
Working at ALL4 and having the opportunity to deploy and maintain meteorological towers is a meteorologist’s dream. During my first week at ALL4, I was deployed into the field of western Virginia to perform a meteorological audit of instruments on a 30 meter…
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PADEP Transition from CAIR to CSAPR
Posted: June 24th, 2015
As of January 1, 2015 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has been implementing the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) through a Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) that primarily impacts electric generating units (EGUs). The transition from the Clean Air […]
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Changes to the Georgia Emissions Inventory System
Posted: June 22nd, 2015
Facilities in Georgia with Title V permits are required to submit emissions inventory data each year. Beginning with this year’s report (which covers calendar year 2014 emissions), the reporting applicability thresholds have changed. Facilities should have received a notice…
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Upcoming Refinery Flare Requirements for 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart Ja
Posted: June 12th, 2015
On June 1, 2012, U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson signed a notice issuing final amendments for 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart Ja, Standards of Performance for Petroleum Refineries for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After May…
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Nonhazardous Secondary Materials Rule (NHSM) Update: Court Says No…To Everyone
Posted: June 12th, 2015
On June 3, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a per curiam judgment rejecting challenges to U.S. EPA’s Nonhazardous Secondary Materials (NHSM) Rule from petitioners representing both environmentalists and industrial…
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Bees Are Workers Too
Posted: June 8th, 2015
Every once in a while an environmental notice comes across the Federal Register listing that makes me smile and re-focus. Instead of reading about another recordkeeping, testing, or reporting requirement that impacts our industrial clients, I read in May 29th’s Federal Register…
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Pennsylvania RACT 2 – We Are Not There Yet…
Posted: June 8th, 2015
ALL4 attended the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry (PA Chamber) Quarterly Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) Regulatory Update at the Harrisburg University of Science and Technology on May 27, 2015. During the regulatory…
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NSPS Transitioning to Electronic Reporting and Online Data Availability of Reports
Posted: June 3rd, 2015
Update (6/3/15): U.S. EPA has extended the public comment period for the proposed rule titled, “Electronic Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for New Source Performance Standards,” which was published in the Federal Register…
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Are Changes to Major New Source Review Permitting Requirements on the Way?
Posted: May 28th, 2015
In November 2013, ALL4 began a series of 4 The Record articles addressing issues that facilities face when contemplating plant improvement projects that have the potential to trigger new source review (NSR) permitting requirements. While we have published multiple articles […]
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