Regulatory policy issues and the Clean Air Act: An interim report on the state implementation workshops
The National Regulatory Research Institute (NRRI), with funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), conducted two workshops on state public utility commission implementation of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA). The first workshop was held in Charlotte, North Carolina for southern and eastern states in April 1992 and the second was held in St. Louis, Missouri for Midwestern states in May. The workshops had four objectives: (1) discuss key issues and concerns on CAAA implementation, (2) encourage a discussion among states on issues of common interest, (3) attempt to reach consensus, where possible, on some key issues, and (4) provide the workshop participants with information and materials to assist in developing rules, orders, and procedures in their state. Of primary interest from the federal perspective was for workshop participants to return to their states with additional background and understanding of how state commission actions may affect implementation of the CAAA and enable them to provide guidance to their jurisdictional utilities. It was hoped this would reduce some of the uncertainty utilities face and assist in the development of an efficient allowance market. The basic format of the workshops was that invited speakers made presentations on specific issues. {open_quotes}Primary participants{close_quotes} from each state and other workshop attendees then discussed the issues raised by the speakers and other related concerns. The primary participants were state commissioners, commission staff, representatives from state consumer advocate organizations, EPA, DOE, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Other attendees were utility representatives, consultants, and other interested parties. All participants were given a workbook with excerpts from an NRRI report on CAAA implementation and papers or outlines from speakers.
- Research Organization:
- National Regulatory Research Inst., Columbus, OH (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); National Regulatory Research Inst., Columbus, OH (United States); Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AI01-92PE10021
- OSTI ID:
- 45554
- Report Number(s):
- NRRI-92-17; CONF-9303334-Summ.; CONF-9204302-Summ.; CONF-9205161-Summ.; CONF-9301157-Summ.; ON: DE95008740; TRN: 95:003631
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Regulatory policy issues and the clean air act workshop, Albuquerque, NM (United States); Charlotte, NC (United States); St. Louis, MO (United States); Portsmouth, NH (United States), Mar 1993; Apr 1992; 7-8 May 1992; Jan 1993; Other Information: PBD: Aug 1992
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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