Incorporating Emerging and Voluntary Measures in a State Implementation Plan (Sip)

By Environmental Protection Agency

Book Id: WPLBN0000135057
Format Type: PDF eBook
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Reproduction Date: 2007

Title:	Incorporating Emerging and Voluntary Measures in a State Implementation Plan (Sip)
Author:	Environmental Protection Agency
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Language:	English
Subject:	Ecology, Natural resource issues, Environemtal protection
Collections:	Environmental Awareness Library Collection
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Publisher:	United States Environmental Protection Agency


Citation APA MLA Chicago Agency, E. P. (n.d.). Incorporating Emerging and Voluntary Measures in a State Implementation Plan (Sip). Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
Excerpt: Many areas of the country still must adopt and implement additional measures to meet the SIP requirements for attainment, reasonable further progress (RFP), rate of progress (ROP) or maintenance. Some areas have implemented most available traditional emission control strategies and want to try new types of pollutant reduction strategies to attain or maintain the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). Areas that are just developing SIP’s should consider more traditional measures first but may also wish to consider voluntary and emerging measures if necessary. The EPA supports and encourages the testing of emerging new pollutant reduction strategies.

Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS Section A: Introduction 1. Why are we developing this policy? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2. What does it mean that this is a policy and not a regulation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3. What is the role of this policy? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4. What basic requirements do traditional SIP control measures need to meet? . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5. How does this policy relate to other existing guidance? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6. What is the relationship of emerging measures under this policy to the Economic Incentives Program (EIP)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7. What is the relationship of voluntary measures under this policy to the EIP? . . . . . . . . . . . 5 8. How do the different parts of this policy apply? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 9. Who should be contacted about Federal approval of specific emerging and voluntary measures? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 10. Who should be contacted if you have any questions? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Section B: What sources, programs, and authorities apply to all strategies under this policy? 11. What sources may be covered under these emission reduction strategies? . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 12. Can programs approved under this policy replace existing programs? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 13. What adjustments to quantification and enforcement requirements are appropriate for emission reductions strategies covered under this policy? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 14. What is the authority for approving voluntary and emerging measures under the Clean Air Act (CAA)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 15. What limitations apply to programs approved under this policy? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 16. How does a State get SIP approval under this policy? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 17. How should a State evaluate the emission reduction effectiveness of its programs? . . . . 12 18. How often should a State evaluate its program? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 19. What should a State do if the evaluation reveals a shortfall between predicted and actual emission reduction? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 20. How long does this policy last? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Section C: What special guidance applies to emerging measure? 21. What is an emerging measure? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 22. Why is EPA allowing flexibility for the quantification requirement? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 23. What may cause uncertainty in the quantification of the emission reduction? . . . . . . . . . 13 24. What are examples of emerging measures under development? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 25. What special limitations apply to emerging measures? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 26. How should a SIP authority calculate the emission reductions from an emerging