Has the Clean Air Act really stopped industrial growth

Conference · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1978 · API Transp. Dep. Annu. Pipeline Conf.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6942992

Scott, C B

The 1977 Amendments to the Clear Air Act require each state to submit to EPA an acceptable revised State Implementation Plan (SIP) by 12/31/78; otherwise, EPA may ban all further construction requiring air permits a of 7/1/79 until an acceptable SIP is adopted. Assuming that a revised SIP is accepted, every project with potential emissions of 23 lb/hr or more must comply with the Nonattainment and Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) provisions at a time requirement of at least two years. In nonattainment areas, installation of the most stringent controls will be futile unless there are usable offsets (pollution sources that can be shut down). Refinery projects in California and along the gulf coast and east coast may become impossible, and imports of crude oil or refined products to replace domestic shortfalls may become limited because expansions of marine terminals also are subject to both PSD and nonattaiment provisions. Serious disruptions caused by the Act could come slowly, quietly, and with little fanfare in the form of project delays that quietly export jobs and erode the industrial base.

• Research Organization: Union Oil Co., CA
• OSTI ID: 6942992
• Report Number(s): CONF-7804209-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: API Transp. Dep. Annu. Pipeline Conf.; (United States)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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