Date: December 28th, 2017
Explanation: Regulatory action
Agencies: EPA
EPA published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) in which it announced that it is considering proposing a rule to replace the Clean Power Plan. The ANPRM solicits comment on what the EPA should include in a potential new rule to regulate GHG emissions from existing power plants under CAA section 111(d). Specifically, EPA has requested input on:
- The best system of emission reduction (BSER) that can be deployed at or to an existing power plant, at the source-specific level, consistent with the agency’s new interpretation of CAA section 111. EPA notes that such measures would be limited to emission reduction based on a physical or operational change to a building, structure, facility, or installation at that source, rather than measures that the source’s owner or operator can implement on behalf of the source at another location.
- The roles and responsibilities of the States and the EPA in regulating existing EGUs for GHGs, and how much discretion states should have to depart from the EPA emission guidelines.
- Potential interactions between this and other regulatory programs.
Comments must be received on or before February 26, 2018.