On July 18, 2012, the U.S. EPA issued a No Action Assurance (“NAA”) extension memo regarding the Area Source Boiler Rule extending the deadline for facilities subject to the Boiler MACT Rule to file notification of an initial tune-up. The original rule called for affected boilers to comply with the tune-up requirement by July 19, 2012, or until the effective date of a final rule, whichever came first. Citing a lack of qualified individuals to prepare boilers for tune-ups, the EPA has once again extended the Rule to give affected boiler owners time to comply. Area Source facilities subject to the tune-up… Read more
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EPA Announces Changes to Area Source Rule and Major Source Rule
On March 21, 2011 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published two rules regarding air emissions that pertain to boilers and were specifically designed to reduce emissions of air pollutants. Those two rules are: Major Source (Boiler MACT) Rule designed to limit emissions from large sources of air pollutants; and Area Source Rule which reduces boiler emissions from small sources of air pollutants The boiler Maximum Available Control Technology (“MACT”) Rule applies to boilers located at major sources of hazardous air pollutants (“HAPs”). A source is considered major if it has the potential to emit 10 tons per year or… Read more