UTILITIES MAY AVOID NSR RULES UNDER EPA PLAN FOR FLEXIBLE PERMITS

EPA is considering a proposed rulemaking that would offer a more flexible version of its federal clean air operating permits program under Title V of the Clean Air Act, agency officials say, which could allow some utilities to avoid new source review (NSR) requirements. A more flexible operating permit would set overall emission caps on all or part of a facility, and in exchange the facility would not have to obtain NSR permits for any modifications during the lifetime of...