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Update on Status of Pending Update on Status of Pending

Federal StandardsFederal Standards

Air Quality Committee Meeting

July 13, 2011

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Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR)• Formerly known as “Transport Rule”• Proposed 7/6/2010; Final Signed 7/6/2011• Replaces 2005 CAIR responding to 2008 Court remand• Addresses interstate transport, significant contribution

and interference with maintenance• Establishes 2012 and 2014 budgets for Annual SO2,

Annual NOx, Ozone Season NOx emissions• “Variability limits”- account for variation inherent in power

generation system (weather, demand, load)• “State Assurance levels” = state budget + variability limits• Federal Implementation Plans (FIPs) w/ options for states

to replace with State Implementation Plans (SIPs)

Upwind-Downwind Linkages in Cross-State Air Pollution Rule States

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REGULATION PROPOSED PROMULGATED Cross State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR)

July 6, 2010 July 6, 2011

Boiler MACT, GACT & CISWI Reconsideration Notice Stay of MACT & CISWI (GACT remains in effect; Compliance date 3-21-2014) Revised Schedule (6-24-2011)

June 4, 2010 March 21, 2011 May 18, 2011 October 31, 2011

March 21, 2011 April 30, 2012

Utility Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS)

March 16, 2011 Comment ends 8-4-2011

November 16, 2011

Ozone NAAQS Reconsideration January 6, 2010 July 29, 2011 PM NAAQS 2011 TBD Secondary Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) and Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) NAAQS

July 12, 2011 (Court Order) March 20, 2012 (Court Order)

Carbon Monoxide (CO) NAAQS

January 28, 2011 (Court Order)

August 12, 2011 (Court Order)

Transport Rule II TBD MACT-Maximum Achievable Control Technology GACT-Generally Available Control Technology CISWI-Commercial, Industrial Solid Waste Incinerator NAAQS-National Ambient Air Quality Standard TBD-To be determined

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Contact Information

Joelle Burleson, EIT

Rules Development Branch Supervisor

NC Division of Air Quality

(919) 733-1474

Joelle.Burleson@ncdenr.gov