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OAR Policy and Guidance Metarecord
| Document Title/Subject:
Economic Incentive Program Guidance: Draft Guidance - Extension of Comment Period Related Documents: |
Signed by: John S. Seitz
Signature Date: November 1, 1999 Contact: |
Filename(s):
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/t1/fr_notices/feipextn.pdf URL(s): |
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| Regulatory Authority: Title 1 |
Division/Director: Air Quality Strategies and Standards Division (OAQPS) / Lydia Wegman |
Submitted By: crump.eric |
OGC Contact: Howard Hoffman OGC Phone#: (202)564-5582 |
Internet Contact: Jeff Clark |
| Document Type: Extension Notices |
EPA Document Number: EPA-452/D-99-001 Federal Register: To be determined |
Supersedes: 51 FR 43813, 60 FR 39668, 60 FR 44290 |
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| Subject Category: AIR ECONOMICS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT |
Keywords: Carbon monoxide Emission reduction credits ERCs Nitrogen oxides Ozone Particulate matter Sulfur oxides open market trading |
Terms: Air quality Clean Air Act CAA Environmental justice |
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| Abstract: On September 3, 1999, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released draft guidance for states that want to use economic incentive programs to improve air quality and visibility. A notice of availability was published in the Federal Register on September 15, 1999 (see 62 FR 50086). The EPA is extending the comment period for this draft guidance from November 15, 1999 to December 10, 1999. Economic incentive programs include a variety of measures designed to increase flexibility and efficiency, while maintaining accountability and enforceability of traditional air quality management programs. The EPA drafted the guidance to encourage cost-effective and innovative approaches to achieving air pollution goals. The new guidance outlines economic incentive programs that states may incorporate in their strategies for meeting air quality standards and visibility goals. (These strategies are known as state implementation plans, or SIPs.) The guidance provides advice on choosing an appropriate type of incentive program, what emission sources to include in that program and how to make a program successful. This file contains a Federal Register notice extending the comment period for this draft guidance from November 15, 1999 to December 10, 1999. |
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