ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ISSUES RULE: CLARIFYING THE SCOPE OF "APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS" UNDER STATE OPERATING PERMIT PROGRAMS AND THE FEDERAL OPERATING PERMIT PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Environmental Protection Agency has issued a rule called: Clarifying the Scope of "Applicable Requirements" Under State Operating Permit Programs and the Federal Operating Permit Program.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 25 by Lee Zeldin, Administrator.

Summary: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is updating the title V operating permit program regulations to codify the Agency's existing interpretations and policies concerning when and whether "applicable requirements" established in other Clean Air Act (CAA) programs may be reviewed, modified, and/or implemented through the title V operating permit program. Specifically, this final rule clarifies the limited situations in which r...