Preparing for the clean air act amendments

Journal Article · Thu Sep 09 04:00:00 EDT 1993 · Plant Engineering; (United States)

OSTI ID:5603188

Boomer, B; Bensinger, D ^[1]

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1. Midwest Research Inst., Kansas City, MO (United States) Midwest Research Inst., Cary, NC (United States)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and state air quality control agencies are in the midst of developing regulations and programs to meet the ambitious goals of the Clean Air Act Amendment (CAAA) of 1990. The CAAA--which call for stricter air quality standards, a greater number of pollutants and sources to be regulated, new operating permits, and more stringent enforcement of air quality violations--are expected to have a significant impact on virtually every facility in the country. An important deadline in the implementation of the CAAA is November 1993. That is when individual states must submit their proposed operating permit programs to the EPA, as mandated by Title 5 of the Amendments. The EPA then has one year after receiving a state program to accept or reject it. Once a state's program is accepted, all major sources of air pollution in that state have one year to apply for an operating air permit. Although the initial deadlines for business and industry are up to two years away, sufficient information is now available to take the first steps toward compliance with the new air quality regulations. Even while the details of the new rules are being hammered out, plant engineering can and should begin laying the groundwork for their own permit applications. Time and effort spent preparing now for the provisions of the CAAA will pay off in the long run.

• OSTI ID: 5603188
• Journal Information: Plant Engineering; (United States), Journal Name: Plant Engineering; (United States) Vol. 47:14; ISSN PLENAV; ISSN 0032-082X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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