The EPA Administrator, Gina McCarthy, signed the following notice on 8/3/2015, and EPA is submitting it for publication in the Federal Register (FR). While we have taken steps to ensure the accuracy of this Internet version of the rule, it is not the official version of the rule for purposes of compliance. Please refer to the official version in a forthcoming FR publication, which will appear on the Government Printing Office's FDSys website (http://gpo.gov/fdsys/search/home.action) and on Regulations.gov (http://www.regulations.gov) in Docket Nos. EPA‐HQ‐OAR‐2013‐0495 and EPA‐HQ‐OAR‐2013‐0603. Once the official version of this document is published in the FR, this version will be removed from the Internet and replaced with a link to the official version.
6560-50-P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 60, 70, 71, and 98
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0495; EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0603; FRL-9930-66-OAR]
RIN 2060-AQ91
Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing new source performance standards (NSPS) under Clean Air Act (CAA) section 111(b) that, for the first time, will establish standards for emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) for newly constructed, modified, and reconstructed affected fossil fuelfired electric utility generating units (EGUs). This action establishes separate standards of performance for fossil fuelfired electric utility steam generating units and fossil fuelfired stationary combustion turbines. This action also addresses related permitting and reporting issues. In a separate action, under CAA section 111(d), the EPA is issuing final emission guidelines for states to use in developing plans to limit CO2
This document is a prepublication version, signed by EPA Administrator, Gina McCarthy on 8/3/2015. We have taken steps to ensure the accuracy of this version, but it is not the official version.
emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired EGUs. DATES: This final rule is effective on [insert date 60 days after date of publication in the Federal Register]. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal ...
