Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 15/09/1999

Notice of Availability of Unit-Specific Information for Affected Sources Under Section 126 and Proposed Section 110 FIP Rulemakings; Reopening of Comment Period

EPA is reopening the comment period for the Notice of Availability of Unit-Specific Information for Affected Sources Under Section 126 and Proposed Section 110 FIP Rulemakings, published on August 9, 1999, regarding three sets of data related to the proposed Federal NO X Budget Trading Program. The August 9, 1999 notice established a 30-day comment period, which ended on September 8, 1999. EPA is reopening the comment period for all information contained within the data files, which were referenced by the notice, to September 24, 1999. In particular, EPA continues to solicit comment on 1997 heat input data for all Electric Generating Units (EGUs), including those EGUs reporting under EPA's Acid Rain Program. We may use the data in the data files in the future to allocate NO X allowances under the Federal NO X Budget Trading Program. We proposed the program in rulemakings under Sections 126 and 110 of the Clean Air Act. The program aims to reduce interstate transport of ozone by controlling emissions of nitrogen oxides (NO X ). NO X emissions significantly contribute to violations of the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for ozone in downwind states. Readers should note that we