Anticipating cost of compliance with future Clean Air Act regulations
Some of the most complex US Air Force bases, with respect to sources of air pollution are in the Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC). Headquarters AFMC (HQ AFMC) at Wright-Patterson AFB has responsibility to prepare and coordinate the fiscal budgets for the bases within that command. HQ AFMC, therefore, has a vested concern with the operational costs of their bases and maintaining compliance with environmental regulations. Given the short lead time between promulgation of new regulations and implementation, generally less than three years, it is imperative that HQ AFMC forecast aggressively to identify budgetary requirements to minimize disruptions to the Congressionally mandated budgetary process used by the Department of Defense. Preparation of air quality compliance budgets for operations in future years requires a look into a crystal ball to anticipate regulations that will be promulgated and in what form the regulations appear. To accomplish preparation of budgets that must be defended when submitted to Department of Defense Air Staff level then to Congress, a contract initiative through the Air Force Center of Environmental Excellence was undertaken to support a study of air quality compliance costs for future regulations and requirements. The purpose is to assist the bases with identification of air quality requirements documented using an environmental compliance requirements (ECR) format provided by AFMC for preliminary budgeting purposes. The study, funded by HQ AFMC/CEV, was to examine the current situation at the bases, to assess the status of regulations required by the Clean Air Act since 1990 amendments and to estimate the costs to comply with those regulations. The methodology to develop those cost estimates included a review of current status of the base with respect to existing sources and existing regulations and a review of future regulations that will affect the existing sources.
- Research Organization:
- Versar Inc., Germantown, MD (US)
- OSTI ID:
- 20003273
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-990608-; TRN: IM200003%%108
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Air and Waste 92nd Annual Meeting and Exhibition, St. Louis, MO (US), 06/20/1999--06/24/1999; Other Information: 1 CD-ROM. Operating Systems: Windows 3.1, '95, '98 and NT; Macintosh; and UNIX; PBD: 1999; Related Information: In: Air and Waste 92nd annual meeting and exhibition proceedings, [9500] pages.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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