FACILITIES MAY AVOID NSR PERMITTING UNDER EPA FLEXIBLE PERMIT METHOD

EPA is debating whether to issue a proposed rulemaking to offer a more flexible version of its federal clean air operating permits program under Title V of the Clean Air Act, agency officials say. A flexible permit could set overall emissions caps on all or part of a facility, and in exchange the facility would not have to obtain new source review (NSR) permits for any modifications during the lifetime of the permit, but the proposal is drawing criticism from...