U.S. EPA Formalizes Reversal of “Once In/Always In” Emission Permitting Policy
By EsqSocial Corporation 22/10/20
U.S. EPA’s final rule reversing its 25 year old hazardous air pollutant “once in/always in” policy will soon be published in the Federal Register and will become effective 60 days thereafter. While first announced in a January 2018 memorandum, the policy has now been formalized as a rule. Reversing the “once in/always in” policy allows facilities that reduced or eliminated hazardous air emissions to remove unnecessary permit conditions, such as recordkeeping and reporting requirements that no...
By: Foley & Lardner LLP