Epa Mats Extensions

The mercury and air toxics standards reduces mercury and other toxic air pollutants from coal and oil fired power plants.

Epa mats extensions.

Mercury and air toxics standards mats power plants are the biggest source of mercury. December 12 2012 epa has extended the comment period on the mats reconsideration proposal by one week until january 7 2013. Frl xxxx 63 oar rin 2060 as75 mercury and air toxics standards mats electronic reporting requirements. Environmental protection agency epa.

After primarily considering compliance costs relative to the hap benefits of mats epa is concluding. Platts reports the epa has approved seven additional one year extensions for coal generators struggling with mats rules. April 15 2020 epa published a mats subcategory for certain existing units that fire coal refuse. 30 2012 federal register and published a correction notice stating the inaccuracy.

40 cfr part 63 epa hq oar 2009 0234. Two units owned by tennessee valley authority. 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. 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.

Power plants are currently the dominant emitters of mercury acid gases and many toxic metals in the u s.