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(#(#  BACKGROUND    b  b0    OnMarch12,1996theEnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA),underauthorityofthe   CleanAirAct,issuedafinalregulationthatcontrolsemissionsofavarietyofairpollutantsfromnewandexistinglargemunicipalwastelandfills.TheregulationincludedaNewSourcePerformanceStandard(600666NSPS666006)thatappliedtonew,modified,andreconstructedlandfillsaswellasemissionguidelinesthatappliedtoexistinglandfills.b݌ (#(# Ќ  0  Theregulationrequiresinstallationofgascollectionandcontrolsystemsfornewand  \ existinglandfillsdesignedtohold2.5million600666megagrams666006and2.5millioncubicmetersormoreofwastethatemitgreaterthan;orequalto;50600666megagrams666006peryearofnonmethaneorganiccompounds(NMOC).Thegascontrolsystemsmustreducelandfillemissionsby98percent.LandfillssubjecttoEPAsregulationacceptandhandleeverydayhouseholdwaste;theydonothandleregulatedhazardouswaste. (#(# XXXX0  #XXXX #EPAisamendingtheregulationtomodifydefinitionsandtoclarifythetimingofa  landfillspermitobligations.Also,EPAismakingseveraleditorialmodificationsforconsistencyandclarity.Thechangestotheregulationwillnothavesignificantimpactsontheoriginallyprojectedcompliancecosts,environmentalbenefits,burdenonindustry,orthenumberofaffectedfacilities. (#(#  HOWDIDEPAMODIFYTHEREGULATION?  $X" 0  Theseamendmentsofferalandfillspecificdefinitionoftheterm modification. %0!$ Modificationisdefinedforlandfillsas anincreaseinthepermittedvolumedesigncapacityofthelandfillbyeitherhorizontalorverticalexpansion.Thedefinitionisnowconsistentwiththedefinitionofmodificationinthecodeoffederalregulationsforphysicaloroperationalchangesthatdonotrequireacapitalexpenditure.Increasedemissionsfromlandfillsarebasedontheamountandcharacterofthewasteplacedinthelandfill.Therefore,modificationisdefinedintermsofpermitteddesigncapacity,rather h+&* thanphysicaloroperationalchangestoequipmentorproductionmethods. (#(# XXXX WHATARETHEHEALTHANDENVIRONMENTALBENEFITSOFTHISACTION?   b  b0    Theamendmentswillnotchangethehealthandenvironmentalbenefitsofthefinalrule ` sincethechangestotherulewereprimarilytechnicalcorrectionsandclarifications.b݌ (#(# Ќ  0  Asthewasteinalandfilldecomposes,itbreaksdowntoformlandfillgases,suchas $ t methane,smogcausingvolatileorganiccompounds(VOCs),andairtoxics,pollutantsknownorsuspectedofcausingcancerandotherserioushealtheffects.LandfillsarethelargestanthropogenicsourceofmethaneemissionsintheUnitedStates.Methaneisapotentgreenhousegasthatcontributestoglobalwarming. (#(# 0  0` (#(#0 ` (#` (#  (# (# 0  EPA'sfinalairrulesformunicipalsolidwastelandfillswillachievesignificantreductions   inemissionsofVOCsandairtoxics,suchasbenzene,carbontetrachloride,andchloroform.EPA'sregulationwillreduceemissionsofVOCs,airtoxics,andmalodorouscompoundsfromexistingandnewlandfillsbyover90,000tonsannually(a53percentreductionfromcurrentlevels).Thefinalrulemakingwillalsoresultinsignificantreductionsinemissionsofmethane,amajorconstituentoflandfillgasandapotentgreenhousegas.Byreducingmethaneemissions,EPA'sregulationwillalsoincreasesafetyinandnearlandfills.#XXXX\#XXXX p(#(# #XXXX# WHOWILLBEAFFECTEDBYTHEAMENDMENTS?  H b  b0    Theamendmentswillapplytothesamenumberoffacilitiesthatthefinalruleappliesto   sincethechangestotherulewereprimarilytechnicalcorrectionsandclarifications.b݌ (#(# Ќ  XXXXb  b 0    #XXXX#XXXXApproximately7000landfillsexistintheUnitedStates.Onlyabout4percentofthe  existinglandfillsnationwidewillbesubjecttothefinalregulation.Ofthe900newlandfillsestimatedtoopenduringthenextfiveyears,approximately5percentwillbesubjecttothefinalregulation.b (݌ (#(# Ќ  #XXXXy# FORFURTHERINFORMATION  0"   b  bo0    66XXXX6666InterestedpartiescandownloadtherulefromEPA'swebsiteontheInternetunder $X" recentlysignedrulesatthefollowingaddress:(66http66://66www.epa.gov66/66ttn66/66oarpg66/66rules.html66).#XXXX#XXXXFor66furtherinformation66ontheamendments,66contactMs.<MicheleL<=<u<=>aur><MarthaSmith<ofEPA'sOfficeof %0!$ AirQualityPlanningandStandardsat(919)541?5256??2421?.#XXXXM#XXXXԛ#XXXX#Ԁbo݌&"%(#(# Ќ  b  b40    EPA'sOfficeofAirandRadiationshomepageontheInternetcontainsawiderangeof (#' informationontheairtoxicsprogram,aswellasmanyotherairpollutionprogramsandissues.TheOfficeofAirandRadiation'shomepageaddressis:(http://www.epa.gov/oar/).