ML083450073

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PINGP License Renewal - EPA NSR Program. 2008
ML083450073
Person / Time
Site: Prairie Island  Xcel Energy icon.png
Issue date: 05/08/2008
From:
Environmental Protection Agency
To:
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Download: ML083450073 (1)


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EPA New Source Review Page 1 of 1 http://www.epa.gov/nsr/

Last updated on Thursday, May 8th, 2008.

New Source Review (NSR)

You are here: EPA Home Air & Radiation New Source Review Announcements Congress established the New Source Review (NSR)

May 8, 2008 - EPA issues permitting program as part of the 1977 Clean Air Act final rules governing the Amendments. NSR is a preconstruction permitting program implementation of NSR for fine that serves two important purposes. particulate matter.

First, it ensures that air quality is not significantly April 24, 2008 - EPA denies degraded from the addition of new and modified petition for reconsideration factories, industrial boilers and power plants. In areas and request for stay with with unhealthy air, NSR assures that new emissions do regard to certain ethanol not slow progress toward cleaner air. In areas with production facilities.

clean air, especially pristine areas like national parks, April 18, 2008 -

NSR assures that new emissions do not significantly Redesignation of the Forest worsen air quality.

County Potawatomi Community Reservation to a Second, the NSR program assures people that any large new or modified industrial source in their PSD Class I Area neighborhoods will be as clean as possible, and that advances in pollution control occur concurrently with industrial expansion.

NSR permits are legal documents that the facility owners/operators must abide by. The permit specifies what construction is allowed, what emission limits must be met, and often how the emissions source must be operated.

Basic Information - Learn the basics about NSR and the terms associated with NSR. What are permits and who issues them?

Where You Live - Find out who issues permits in your state.

Regulations & Standards - Regulations under development or recently issued as well as regulations currently in effect.

What You Can Do - You can participate in the permit process.

Publications - Publications related to NSR.

Related Links - Other sources of information about permits and air pollution.

Laws & Statutes - What parts of the Clean Air Act apply to NSR?

Policy & Guidance - A full-document-searchable compendium of NSR policy and guidance.

http://www.epa.gov/nsr/ 12/10/2008