Epa Mats Extensions

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Epa mats extensions.

On may 22 2020 epa published in the federal register a reconsideration of the appropriate and necessary finding for the mercury and air toxics standards correcting flaws in the 2016 supplemental cost finding while ensuring that power plants will emit no more mercury to the air than before. December 12 2012 epa has extended the comment period on the mats reconsideration proposal by one week until january 7 2013. On february 7 2019 epa published its proposed revised supplemental cost finding for the mercury and air toxics standards mats and risk and technology review. Power plants are currently the dominant emitters of mercury acid gases and many toxic metals in the u s.

30 2012 federal register and published a correction notice stating the inaccuracy. The proposal re evaluates the cost of complying with the mats rule for coal and oil fired power plants and the associated benefits of regulating hazardous air pollutant hap emissions from these sources. The environmental protection agency epa is amending. The office of the federal register mistakenly published the mats reconsideration proposal in the final rules section of the nov.

40 cfr part 63 epa hq oar 2009 0234. Frl xxxx 63 oar rin 2060 as75 mercury and air toxics standards mats electronic reporting requirements. After primarily considering compliance costs relative to the hap benefits of mats epa is concluding. Environmental protection agency epa.

Mercury and air toxics standards mats power plants are the biggest source of mercury.