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C A P C O A E N G I N E E R I N G S Y M P O S I U M J U N E 4 , 2 0 1 3 1
Summary of Topics
Resent Final Rulemaking Actions GHG Rulemaking and Permitting Court Decisions Guidance
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Permitting Program Updates 1 C A P C O A E N G I N E E R I N G S Y M P O S I U M J U N E 4 , 2 0 1 3 Summary of Topics 2 Resent Final Rulemaking Actions GHG Rulemaking and Permitting Court Decisions Guidance Final Rulemaking
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Final Rulemaking Actions
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PM2.5 NAAQS Revised – New annual standard is 12 µg/m3 [78 FR 3086,
January 15, 2013]
Fact Sheet: http://www.epa.gov/airquality/particlepollution/2012/decfsoverview.pdf
Condensable PM Rule – revises how condensable PM is treated under the
definition of regulated NSR pollutant. [77 FR 65107, October 25, 2012]
Fact Sheet: http://www.epa.gov/nsr/documents/20121012fs.pdf
1997 8-hr Ozone, Anti-backsliding Provisions – finalized revisions to the
first phase of implementation requirements for states/tribes/local permitting authorities [77 FR 28424, May 14, 2012]
Fact Sheet: http://www.epa.gov/airquality/ozonepollution/pdfs/20120427fs.pdf
Biomass Deferral – defers until July 21, 2014, greenhouse gas (GHG)
permitting requirements for carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from biomass-fired and other biogenic sources. [76 FR 43490, July 20, 2011]
Fact Sheet: http://www.epa.gov/nsr/documents/Biogenic_Fact_Sheet_June_2011.pdf
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Final Rulemaking Actions – Cont’d
Fugitive Emissions Rule – Stayed indefinitely, regulatory text was amended
to reflect the stay of this rule. [76 FR 17548, March 30, 2011]
Fact Sheet: http://www.epa.gov/nsr/documents/20110308fefactsheet.pdf
Repealed the PM2.5 Grandfathering Provisions - EPA issues a final rule
to repeal the grandfather provision for PM2.5 contained in the federal PSD permit program. [76 FR 28646, May 18, 2011]
Fact Sheet: http://www.epa.gov/nsr/documents/20110512grandfatherfs.pdf
PSD/NSR Project Aggregation – Final rule revisions are delayed indefinitely.
[75 FR 27643 May, 18, 2010]
Fact Sheet: http://www.epa.gov/nsr/documents/20100506fs.pdf
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GHG Rulemaking and Permitting
Step 3 of GHG Tailoring Rule – EPA retained the GHG permitting
thresholds established in Steps 1 and 2 of the Tailoring Rule. Rulemaking also allows PALs to be issued on a CO2e basis. [77 FR 41051, July 12, 2012]
Fact Sheet: http://www.epa.gov/nsr/documents/20120702fs.pdf
Step 4 of GHG Tailoring Rule - EPA committed to complete a study of the
administrative burdens by April 30, 2015, and to complete Step 4 by April 30, 2016.
In this step EPA will revisit whether the GHG permitting thresholds need to
be revised.
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GHG PSD Program Approval Activity
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Progress by Region
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GHG Permit Issuance Data
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Total number of applications under review has increased since the end of FY 2012.
While local permitting agencies have most of the GHG permitting workload, Region 6 has the bulk of EPA’s GHG permitting workload.
139 50 183 33 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 Current Applications Under Review Final Permits Issued
GHG Permit Status
End of FY2012 Mid FY2013 19 37 111 21 67 172 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 EPA, except Region 6 Region 6 States/locals
GHG Workload
FY2012 Mid FY2013
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GHG Permitting Progress
GHG Permitting continues to be dominated by the energy, oil and gas, and chemical sectors.
BACT has resulted in the application of energy efficiency standards for most sources.
Add-on controls are increasing, but are still only applied to a relatively small number of sources.
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46% 18% 16% 9% 4% 3% 2% 1% 1%
Permit Applications by Industry
EGU (including CHP) Oil and Gas Chemicals Minerals/Metals Pulp, Paper and Wood Products Cement Ethanol MWC Universities 92% 2% 6%
Final GHG Permit Control
Energy efficiency (Design/Work Practice) Add on controls - CO2 Add-on controls - non-CO2
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Recent Court Decisions
Fine PM Implementation Rule (Subpart 4) - January 4, 2013
DC Circuit held that the EPA should have issued its rules implementing the PM2.5 NAAQS according to the CAA requirements for PM10 nonattainment areas (Title I, Part D, subpart 4), not the general requirements for nonattainment areas (Title I, Part D, subpart 1).
EPA’s summary: http://www.epa.gov/pm/2013/20130104dcdecision.pdf
SILs and SMCs – January 23, 2013
This decision vacated the PM2.5 SILs and SMCs in the PSD permitting regulations.
EPA’s summary: http://www.epa.gov/nsr/documents/summ_court_020613.pdf Q and A document: http://www.epa.gov/nsr/documents/20130304qa.pdf
Source Aggregation (Summit Decision) – August 7, 2012
Sixth Circuit rejected EPA’s consideration of “functional interrelatedness”.
EPA Memo: http://www.epa.gov/nsr/documents/SummitDecision.pdf
GHG Regulations – June 26, 2012
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld four of EPA’s greenhouse gas (GHG)
- rulemakings. This included EPA’s Endangerment Finding and the Tailpipe Rule on the merits and
dismissed the petitions for review of the Timing Rule and the Tailoring Rule on standing grounds. [No. 09-1322 (D.C. Cir. June 26, 2012]
Decision: http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/Downloads/endangerment/09-1322-1380690.pdf
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Guidance/Other
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EPA PSD Processing Guidance – October 15, 2012
Applies to EPA-issued permits, including delegated PSD programs. Does NOT apply to SIP-approved PSD programs, though it does provide useful guidance for SIP programs.
http://www.epa.gov/region07/air/nsr/nsrmemos/timely.pdf
Draft PM2.5 Modeling Guidance (comments were due by May 31, 2013)
Includes how to use PM2.5 SILs, in light of court decision
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/scram/guidance/guide/Draft_Guidance_for_PM25_Permit_Modeling.pdf
Revised Policy for Interpollutant Trading Provision for PM2.5 – July 21, 2011
Districts can no longer rely on EPA’s default interpollutant trade ratios. Basin specific trade ratios must be established and approved by EPA in either SIP NSR rule or attainment plan. Case by case demonstrations are not permissible to PM2.5 trades.
http://www.epa.gov/nsr/documents/20110721PM25InterpollutantTradingPolicy.pdf
Other permit-related modeling guidance
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/scram/guidance_permit.htm
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Permitting Program Updates
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For updates on rulemakings please visit: http://www.epa.gov/nsr.
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