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Show Section 111 - Standards of Performance for N e w Sources of Air Pollution (NSPS) Standards developed under Section 111 cover new stationary sources and modified or reconstructed sources. These regulations are codified in 40 C F R 60, which is divided into subparts for various sources. Every four years the standards are reviewed and, if appropriate, revised. The I C C R will review applicable N e w Source Performance Standards for combustion sources. Standards developed under Section 111 must include emission limits that reflect the use of best available control technology (BACT). Best available control technology is defined as the greatest reduction in emissions demonstrated, considering cost, environmental, and energy impacts. The standards must include emission limits for criteria pollutants: particulate matter, carbon monoxide, V O C s (volatile organic compounds), sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and lead. Current Progress Current work is focused on the efforts needed to make recommendations for Section 112 and 129 regulations (this is the main focus of the ICCR; review of applicable N S P S regulations will occur once these goals are accomplished). Work groups are currently in the process of assembling a large I C C R database from available test data for sources at various facilities so that preliminary M A C T floor and regulatory alternative determinations can be made. The initial data was obtained from permits and is being supplemented by surveys of large trade group memberships (for example, API and C M A developed similar surveys). Data is also available from testing programs sponsored by the Gas Research Institute (GRI), Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), and API for gas- and refinery gas-fired combustion units. Future Activities The next planned step is to analyze the preliminary data and determine how data gaps should be addressed. Because it is virtually impossible to build a comprehensive list of all emissions from all combustion sources, the work groups and the coordinating committee will be determining h o w representative the collected data is. This is especially true for H A P emission data, because many facilities have not been required in the past to test for these compounds. Data gaps can be filled through requests for testing (issued by the EPA), technology transfer from other source categories, or engineering judgement. Once the required data is obtained, the work groups will begin to determine the M A C T floors and identify emission control technologies, pollution control techniques, and work practices that are more stringent than the floor. The current schedule estimates that these tasks will be completed by autumn, 1998. B y the beginning of 1999, draft recommendations of the regulations will be made by the Coordinating Committee to E P A management. Promulgation of the Section 112 and 129 regulations is mandated by November 2000. Interested parties are encouraged to attend Coordinating Committee and individual work group meetings. The Coordinating Committee meets once every two months and the individual work groups typically meet monthly. The schedule, location, and agendas for meetings are posted on the E P A T T N web site located on the EPA's main web site. From the address http://www.epa.gov/ttn, click on the hyperlink to the Directory of T T N sites and then click on the hyperlink to the I C C R site. The web site also contains minutes of all meetings held to date, and other background information produced by ICCR participants. While the T T N is the primary mode of communication for the ICCR process, the E P A also maintains a docket (A-96-17) of materials produced by the Coordinating Committee and the work groups. The docket is located at the EPA's Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, R o o m M-1500,401M Street, S W , |
