Best Available Control Technology (BACT) Cost Considerations
| Date | Title | EPA Office | Author | Issues Addressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/31/1988 | Transmittal of OAQPS Interim Control Policy Statement (pdf) (24.2 KB) | OAQPS | Seitz, John | Final Interim Control Policy for developing compliance schedules that require replacement or upgrading of existing air pollution control equipment. |
| 06/08/1992 | Response to Request for Guidance Concerning Installation of Nitrogen Oxides Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (pdf) (37.3 KB) | SSCD | Rasnic, John | Whether the application of a Continuous Emissions Monitoring System (CEMS) for nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur dioxide (SO2), flue gas flow rate, temperature, and moisture content has been demonstrated or is technically feasible when used with an internal combustion engine (ICE). |
| 03/24/1997 | Calculation of Cost Effectiveness of Emission Control Systems (pdf) (12.2 KB) | Region 4 | Beals, Brian | Concerns appropriate method for evaluating control costs when a control device results in reductions of more than one regulated pollutant. |
| 01/04/1989 | Valero Hydrocarbons BACT Analysis, PSD-TX-746 (pdf) (17.3 KB) | Region 6 | Wayne, Anthony | Provides feedback regarding BACT analysis for a proposed natural gas processing plant, including specific concerns with how the technical, cost and economic analyses were performed. |
| 07/24/1987 | Calculating Amortized Capital Costs (pdf) (31 KB) | OAQPS | Bauman, Robert | Clarifies appropriate criteria to be used in calculating the amortized capital costs of BACT control options, including determining equipment life expectancy using IRS criteria or “useful economic life” used by NSPS. |
| 12/14/1988 | Review of Valero Hydrocarbons BACT Analysis (pdf) (21 KB) | OAQPS | Basala, Allen | Pertains to the adequacy of a BACT analysis, specifically its technical, cost and economic analyses. |
| 01/27/1989 | Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Analysis for Craven County Project New Source Review (pdf) (15.8 KB) | OAQPS | Bunyard, Frank | Review of a discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis for an NSR permit application with thermal deNOx controls to assess project feasibility. |
| 01/27/1989 | Review of Craven County Wood Energy Project (pdf) (11.7 KB) | OAQPS | Basala, Allen | Evaluates economic viability of a pollution control involving non-catalytic ammonia reduction of NOx. |
| 04/23/1987 | Appropriateness of Certain Economic Arguments in BACT Analysis (pdf) (42.9 KB) | OAQPS | McCutchen, Gary | Considers the appropriateness of certain technical and economic arguments over the use of acid gas controls in a BACT analysis for a municipal waste combustor. |
Related Topics: Best Available Control Technology (BACT) Procedure | Best Available Control Technology (BACT) Applicability
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