Opacity provisions: Background information for promulgated amendments

Technical Report · Mon Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:6578361

On December 27, 1985, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed an amendment to the opacity provisions in 40 CFR Part 60, which provided for the use of continuous opacity monitoring system (COMS) data results for determining compliance with the opacity standards contained in 40 CFR Part 60. The proposed amendment to the opacity provisions in the Clean Air Act was published in the ''Federal Register'' (50 FR 53115) with a request for public comments. The 10 comment letters, along with responses to these comments, are summarized in this document. The summary of comments and responses serves as the basis for the revisions made to the opacity provisions amendment between proposal and promulgation.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (USA). Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
• OSTI ID: 6578361
• Report Number(s): EPA-450/3-86-013; ON: TI87900588
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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