EPA Readies Regulatory ‘Infrastructure’ Plan For Newly Listed Air Toxics

EPA is preparing to propose a rule creating the “regulatory infrastructure” for how to address Clean Air Act requirements triggered by the listing of new hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) such as 1-bromopropane (1-BP), though the agency is months behind schedule and environmentalists are pressing officials to quickly set such limits. The agency sent its proposal for White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pre-publication review May 16, according to OMB’s website. OMB review typically takes up to 90 days,...