EPA Office of Air & Ra

Update

Elizabeth Craig

Acting Assistant Administrator

U.S. EPA, Office of Air and Radiati

May 14, 2009
Significant Recent Prop

• Emission Control Areas for Ocean-Going Vessels

– Joint U.S./Canada proposal– Sent for consideration by International Maritime Organiz

• Greenhouse Gas Monitoring and Reporting Rule

– Published in Federal Register April 10– Comment period ends June 9

• Endangerment Finding

– Published in Federal Register April 24– Comment period ends June 23

• Cement Kilns MACT

– Published in Federal Register May 6– Comment period ends July 6

• Renewable Fuels Standard 2

– Signed May 5, 60-day comment period– not yet published
Strategy to Address Ocean-Going Vess

• Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI - Complete

– Adopted October 2008– Stringent long-term standards that apply to all ships operating 

Control Areas (ECAs)

• NOx standards (2016): 80% reduction• Fuel sulfur standards (2015): 1,000 ppm

• ECA U.S. Coasts through Amendment to Annex VI - U

– U.S./Canada ECA proposal sent to IMO March 27, 2009– Consideration in July 2009; possible adoption in March 2010– Applies to lower 48 plus eastern Alaska and eastern Hawaii– Working on additional submittal for Puerto Rico and U.S. Virg

• Clean Air Act rule – Proposal in June 2009

– Adopt emission limits for U.S. vessels– Apply Annex VI requirements to all vessels operating in U.S. 

• National Clean Diesel Campaign Clean Ports USA prog

– Promote cleaner diesel technologies and strategies through e

financial assistance
Greenhouse Gas Monitoring and Rep

• Required by FY08 Appropriations Act – D• Rule applies to:

– Direct emitters of greenhouse gases with emis

equal or greater to 25,000 metric tons/year 

– Suppliers of fossil fuels & industrial chemicals– Manufacturers of motor vehicles and engines

• Covers 85%-90% of total U.S. GHG emis• Excludes most small businesses and gov• Reporting at the facility level• Working toward issuing final rule in late 2

data can be reported in 2011
Proposed Endangerment F

• April 2, 2007– In Massachusetts v. EPA Suprem

found that greenhouse gases are air pollutants Clean Air Act . 

• April 17, 2009 – Administrator signed the propo

distinct findings regarding greenhouse gases u202(a) of the Clean Air Act

– Proposed Endangerment Finding: Current an

concentrations of the mix of six key greenhouse threaten the public health and welfare

– Cause or Contribute Finding: Combined emiss

N2 O, and HFCs from new motor vehicles and m

contribute to the atmospheric concentrations of tgreenhouse gases and hence to the threat of cli

• 60-day public comment period from April 24-Ju

– Over 600 comments received so far
Proposed Amendments to MACT

Cement Manufacturing

• Would significantly reduce emissions of m

hydrocarbons, hydrochloric acid (HCl) anmatter (PM).

• Applies to both new and existing cement • Proposed numerical limits for mercury, to

hydrocarbons and PM would apply both msources; HCl limits would apply to major s

• Proposal Published May 6; comment per• Final rule due Spring 2010.
• RFS2 in Energy Independence & Security Act of 2

– Increased required volumes from 7.5 billion gallons per ye

to 36 billion gallons per year in 2022

– Increase is Almost All Cellulosic/Advanced Renewables– New renewable categories with GHG thresholds 

• No threshold for ethanol up to • 15 billion gallons; • 20% for new production• 50% GHG reduction for 

advanced biofuels; 

• 60% GHG reduction 

for cellulosic biofuel

– Provides new waiver 

provisions 

• Status of Rulemaking

– Proposal signed May 5– 60-day Comment Period– Goal is to issue final rule by

the end of this year

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Actions Under Revie

– California GHG Waiver Denial– New Source Review 

• Aggregation • Fugitive Emissions• “Reasonable Possibility”• PM 2.5 Permitting

– “Johnson Memo”

• Power plant permitting and CO2 emissions

– Air Quality Standards

• PM standards – response to Court remand• Ozone – Court grants EPA motion request

determine whether standards should be re
NAAQS Pollutant Proposal 

NO2 Primary* Jun 2009 

SO2 Primary* Nov 2009 

NOX /SOX Secondary* Feb 2010 

CO* Oct 2010 

PM Jan 2011 

Ozone Jun 2012 

Looking Forward -

National Ambient Air Quality Standards R

*Court ordered deadline
Upcoming Court-Ordered Rul

Deadlines through June 2

• 5/15 – NSPS Coal Preparation and Processing P

Supplemental Proposal 

• 5/31 – NSPS Review for Portland Cement – Final 

• 5/31 – NESHAP Amendments for Mercury Cell C

Final Rule 

• 6/15 – Air Toxics Requirements for Aluminum Co

Nonferrous Foundries Area Sources – Final Rule 

• 6/26 – NO2 NAAQS Review – Proposal• 8/15 – 4 area source rules covering these source 

– 1) Asphalt Roofing Manufacture– 2) Chemical Preparations Industry– 3) Paint and Allied Products– 4) Prepared Animal Feed Materials
ARRA Clean Diesel Funding D

• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

– $300 million distributed between four ARRA Diesel 

• National Competitive RFA – $206 Million announc• Received over 600 applications – approximately $

– Clean Diesel Funding Assistance – $156 Million

• funding to reduce emissions from existing diesel eng

and certified technologies 

– SmartWay – $30 Million

• establishes national low-cost revolving loans or other 

that will provide funding to fleets to reduce diesel em

– Emerging Technology – $20 Million

• advances new cutting edge technologies to reduce d

the existing fleet 

• State Program Grants – $88 Million, $1.73 Million 

– 50 grants awarded– States use funds to develop and implement grant a

loan programs