Opinion ID: 196673
Heading Depth: 5
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Emission Limitation/Emission Standard.

Text: 7602(k) defines the terms emission standard and emission limitation to mean a requirement established by the State or the Administrator which limits the quantity, rate, or concentration of emissions of air pollutants on a continuous basis . . . . 42 U.S.C. 7602(k) (Supp. III 1991); see also 40 C.F.R. 51.100(z) (1991) (EPA's regulations implementing the CAA). The conformity provision is not a requirement established by the State or the Administrator; it is a provision of the CAA enacted by Congress. And while the provision seeks to ensure conformity with existing emission standards or limitations, it does not itself limit emissions of air pollutants. Thus, it is not an emissions limitation or standard. -16-