Opinion ID: 184965
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Heading: Other Material Information and Credible Evidence

Text: 16 To comport with the CAM approach, EPA amended its Part 70/71 major source permit compliance requirements.Under the revision, each major source must identify its compliance methodology and identify whether that methodology provides continuous or intermittent data. See 40 C.F.R. §§ 70.6(c)(5)(iii)(B), 71.6(c)(5)(iii)(B). The revision also requires major sources if necessary, ... [to] identify any other material information that must be included in the certification to comply with section 113(c)(2) of the Act, which prohibits knowingly making a false certification or omitting material information. Id. §§ 70.6(c)(5)(iii)(B), 71.6(c)(5)(iii)(B). Section 113(c)(2) creates criminal liability for [a]ny person who knowingly ... makes any false material statement, representation, or certification in, or omits material information from, or knowingly alters, conceals, or fails to file or maintain any notice, application, record, report, plan, or other document required pursuant to this chapter. 42 U.S.C. § 7413(c)(2). 17 During the rule making period in issue, EPA separately promulgated another rule, the Credible Evidence Rule (CER), which provides that nothing shall preclude the use of any credible evidence or information in demonstrating compliance or noncompliance with national emission standards. See 40 C.F.R. §§ 52.12(c); 60.11(g); 61.12(e). The preamble to the CER reconfirmed that credible evidence may be used in permit enforcement actions and compliance certifications. See Credible Evidence Revisions, 62 Fed. Reg. 8314, 8316-17 (1997). However, EPA further stated that the revisions do not call for the creation or submission of any new emissions or parametric data, but rather address the role of existing data in enforcement actions and compliance certifications and that the agency in no way intends to alter the underlying emission standards. Id. at 8316; see also 62 Fed. Reg. at 8314-15. 18 Industry groups, led by Appalachian Power Company (Appalachian), challenge the any other material information requirement as beyond EPA's authority and as a violation of their due process rights.