'NEW SOURCE' REGS FACE LEGAL TEST

The EPA hopes its new package of final and proposed Clean Air Act rules will cut pollution and help companies boost plants' efficiency by clarifying when upgrades require new pollution control equipment. Nine East Coast state attorneys generals will challenge the rules in federal court.The regu...

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Published in:ENR 2002-12, Vol.249 (23), p.10
Main Author: Tom Ichniowski, with Andrew G. Wright and Thomas F. Armistead
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air pollution
Emission standards
Emissions
Environmental protection
Environmental regulations
Government agencies
Industrial plant emissions
Litigation
Outdoor air quality
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Summary:The EPA hopes its new package of final and proposed Clean Air Act rules will cut pollution and help companies boost plants' efficiency by clarifying when upgrades require new pollution control equipment. Nine East Coast state attorneys generals will challenge the rules in federal court.The regulations deal with the air statute's New Source Review (NSR) requirements. They determine when industrial or utility upgrades are big enough to require a permit and new control gear. EPA's action has two parts: final rules effective 60 days after Federal Register publication, and proposed regulations on which the agency is seeking comments.The second part of EPA's package may be more significant. The proposed rules would change the definition of maintenance, repair and replacement work at power and industrial plants, and exempt from NSR requirements maintenance that falls below a dollar threshold.
ISSN:0891-9526