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Guideline on Air Quality Models; Enhancements to the AERMOD Dispersion Modeling System

air-emissions · Rule · Published 2024-11-29 · Effective 2025-01-28 · 89 FR 95034

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Document number
2024-27636
Federal Register citation
89 FR 95034
CFR reference
40 CFR 51
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
air-emissions
Publication date
2024-11-29
Effective date
2025-01-28
EPA docket
EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0872

Abstract

In this action, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgates revisions to the Guideline on Air Quality Models ("Guideline"). The Guideline has been incorporated into the EPA's regulations, satisfying a requirement under the Clean Air Act (CAA), for the EPA to specify, with reasonable particularity, models to be used in the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) program. The Guideline provides EPA-preferred models and other recommended techniques, as well as guidance for their use in predicting ambient concentrations of air pollutants. The EPA is revising the Guideline, including enhancements to the formulation and application of the EPA's near-field dispersion modeling system, AERMOD, and updates to the recommendations for the development of appropriate background concentration for cumulative impact analyses.

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