US EPA issued a Final Rule for Implementation of the New Source Review (NSR) Program for Particulate Matter Less Than 2.5 Micrometers (PM2.5). US EPA’s NSR program requires industrial facilities to obtain permits outlining emissions controls for target air pollutants before they begin construction. Requirements include:
- Installation of Best Available Control Technology (BACT); and
- Air quality monitoring and modeling analyses to ensure that a project’s emissions will not cause or contribute to a violation of any NAAQS or maximum allowable pollutant increase.
For sources in nonattainment areas for PM2.5, requirements include:
- Installation of Lowest Achievable Emission Rate (LAER) control technology;
- Offsetting new emissions with creditable emissions reductions;
- Certification that all major sources owned and operated in the State by the same owner are in compliance with all applicable requirements under the Act; and
- An alternative siting analysis demonstrating that the benefits of the proposed source significantly outweigh the environmental and social costs imposed as a result of its location, construction, or modification.
Fact Sheet (pdf, 4pp., 56kB)
Final Rule (pdf, 117pp., 425kB)