How will the MPCA use the information in the 112(j) submittal?
The MPCA’s goal in this effort is to create a timely, efficient process that is effective and fully protective of public health. The Clean Air Act Sec. 112(j)(5) directs the permitting authority to issue Title V permit containing limits “…on a case-by-case basis, to be equivalent to the limitation that would apply to such source if an emission standard had been promulgated in a timely manner under subsection (d) [the MACT standard setting process]”. Different steps are being considered to fulfill the requirement to set emission standards. For example, rulemaking might be used to establish fuel-specific standards, which would then be incorporated into facility permits. Case-by-case reviews for each affected facility might be undertaken under guidance of what EPA might have promulgated as a standard. Regardless, until these submittals and their related data are reviewed a specific course of action cannot be established.
