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Clean Air Act National Enforcement Initiatives

Clean Air Act National Enforcement Initiatives. Beverly A. Spagg October 30, 2013. Clean Air Act National Enforcement Initiatives. NSR/PSD Air Toxics Energy Extraction. FY 2011-2013 National Guidance Requires 100% to be Addressed. NSR/PSD Priority Sector Statistics

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Clean Air Act National Enforcement Initiatives

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  1. Clean Air Act National Enforcement Initiatives Beverly A. Spagg October 30, 2013

  2. Clean Air Act National Enforcement Initiatives • NSR/PSD • Air Toxics • Energy Extraction

  3. FY 2011-2013 National Guidance Requires 100% to be Addressed

  4. NSR/PSD Priority Sector Statistics Accomplishments to Date

  5. Air Toxics • Industrial Flares • Issued an Industry-Wide Flaring Enforcement Alert • Information Request Letters to Determine Flaring Efficiency Compliance • Excess Emissions • Miscellaneous Organic NESHAP Wastewater Streams Subpart FFFF

  6. Energy Extraction Initiative

  7. Energy Extraction Initiative Goal • By no later than the end of FFY 2016, investigate and address known land-based natural gas extraction and production activities that may be causing or contributing to air and/or water impacts

  8. Air Quality Impacts • Pollutants: NOx, VOCs, HAPs, methane • Well Pads – high emissions, not highly regulated • Compressor Stations – significant emissions, higher level of regulations • Gas Plants – lower level of emissions, most highly regulated

  9. Completed Enforcement Actions FY 2013

  10. Assessed penalty actions for R4 states for FY 2013 to date(Data is for penalties assessed Oct 2012 to Aug 2013 in AFS)

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