Revisions to Appendix P to 40 CFR Part 51, Concerning Minimum Emission Reporting Requirements in SIPs
other · Rule · Published 2020-08-14 · Effective 2020-09-14 · 85 FR 49596
Document
Document number
2020-15668
Federal Register citation
85 FR 49596
CFR reference
40 CFR 51
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Publication date
2020-08-14
Effective date
2020-09-14
EPA docket
EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0633
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is amending a regulation that specifies what State Implementation Plans (SIPs) must require of sources in four categories with respect to continuous emission monitoring, recording, and reporting. Specifically, the amendments revise provisions that specify the minimum frequency for submitting reports of excess emissions that must be included in SIPs. The minimum frequency is being revised from "for each calendar quarter" to "twice per year at 6-month intervals." The four source categories covered are: Fossil fuel-fired steam generators; fluid bed catalytic cracking unit catalyst regenerators at petroleum refineries; sulfuric acid plants; and nitric acid plants. As a result of this revision, states may choose to revise their SIPs to reflect the revised minimum frequency specified in our regulations. This action also corrects an erroneous cross-reference in our regulations.