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EPA to Review Three New Source Review Rules
Contact: Cathy Milbourn, (202) 564-4355 / 7849 / milbourn.cathy@epa.gov
(Washington, D.C. – April 27, 2009) EPA notified petitioners of its intent
to reconsider portions of three rules under its New Source Review (NSR)
permitting program. The rules under review determine when and how
facilities are required to:
- account for air emissions that are not released through a stack, vent or other confined air stream;
- keep records on emissions; and
- account for air emissions associated with fine particle pollution when obtaining a permit.
These reconsiderations are the most recent in a series of actions EPA has
taken to ensure the NSR program protects clean air.
EPA is reconsidering these rules to ensure that the public has an
opportunity to fully review any recent changes that would impact the
implementation of NSR. Soon, EPA will publish a notice of proposed
rulemaking in the Federal Register requesting comment on certain aspects
of each of these three rules.
The NSR program is a preconstruction clean air permitting program for industrial facilities that provides important public health and environmental protection.