Cross-State Air Pollution Revisions Rules
EPA issued revisions rules which make minor adjustments to CSAPR. These rules provide flexibility to states and help sources comply with the programs while maintaining the benefits of the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule.
June 5, 2012 - June Revisions Rule
EPA issued the final set of minor adjustments to the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR). This final rule will help sources comply with the program by increasing state budgets for Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas. This rule also revises new unit set-asides for Arkansas, Louisiana, and Missouri.
Technical Support Documents:
- Final June Revisions Rule State Budgets and New Unit Set-Asides TSD (pdf)
- Final June Revisions Rule Significant Contribution Assessment TSD (pdf)
- Revisions Rule Unit-Level Allocations under the Federal Implementation Plans (xls)
- Final June Revisions Rule Unit-Level Allocations under the Federal Implementation Plans (pdf)
- Unit Level Allocations Under the CSAPR FIPs After Tolling (xls) - This file provides unit-level allocations incorporating all adjustments finalized in the Supplemental Notice of Final Rulemaking (December 2011), the February Revisions Rule (February 7, 2012), and the June Revisions Rule (June 5, 2012).
- Unit Level Allocations Under the CSAPR FIPs After Tolling (pdf)
May 11, 2012 - Withdrawal of Direct Final Revisions Rule
On May 10, 2012, EPA withdrew the Direct Final Revisions Rule (77 FR 28785). The Agency issued a parallel proposal (77 FR 10350, February 21, 2012) along with the direct final rule proposing the same revisions and will take final action on the proposed revisions rule expeditiously. The withdrawal does not affect the Final CSAPR Revisions Rule (77 FR 10324, February 21, 2012).
February 7, 2012 - Final Revisions Rule and Direct Final Rule
EPA issued two sets of minor adjustments to the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR). These final rules maintain the significant health benefits of CSAPR, while making minor technical adjustments based on the latest and best data to ensure a smooth transition for utilities. The adjustments provide flexibility to states by increasing budgets in seventeen states and easing limits on market-based compliance options.
Final Revisions Rule
The final revisions rule will enhance compliance flexibility and smooth the transition from the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) programs to the CSAPR programs.
Technical Support Documents:
- Final Revisions Rule State Budgets and New Unit Set-Asides TSD (pdf)
- Final Revisions Rule Significant Contribution Assessment TSD (pdf)
- Level Allocations under the Federal Implementation Plans (xls)
- Level Allocations under the Federal Implementation Plans (pdf)
- Assessment of Impact of Consent Decree Annual Tonnage Limits on Transport Rule Allocations (pdf)
Direct Final Rule
In a separate but related rule, EPA is taking direct final action on several additional revisions to provide consistent technical adjustments to the CSAPR.
- CSAPR Direct Final Rule (77 FR 10342) (pdf)
- CSAPR Parallel Proposal (77 FR 10350) (pdf)
- Direct Final CSAPR Rule Revisions Fact Sheet (pdf)
Technical Support Documents:
- Final Revisions Rule State Budgets and New Unit Set-Asides TSD (pdf)
- Revisions Rule Part II Unit-Level Allocations under the FIPs (xls)
October 6, 2011 - Proposed Technical Adjustments
EPA proposed technical adjustments to the final Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR). CSAPR is a sound, achievable, market-based program that will deliver strong public health protections. No changes are being proposed or contemplated to the core elements of the program. The proposed revisions will not affect the significant air quality improvements slated to occur under CSAPR, nor have a major impact on CSAPR's goal to reduce interstate transport of pollution to help downwind states in their efforts to attain and maintain the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).
- Proposed Revisions to the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (76 FR 63860) (pdf)
- Statement on Proposed Revisions to Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
- Fact Sheet on Proposed Revisions to the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (pdf)
- Proposed Revisions to the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule - State Budgets (pdf)
- Hearing Notice for the Proposed Revisions to CSAPR (pdf)
- List of Speakers and Hearing Schedule for the October 28 Public Hearing on the proposed Revisions to the Federal Implementation Plans to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone. (pdf)
- Transcript of Public Hearing on Revisions to FIPs to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone (pdf)