New Source Performance Standards
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New Source Performance Standards are U.S. federal air pollution regulations that set emission limits and control requirements for newly built or significantly modified industrial sources.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Source Performance Standards program | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal air pollution regulation
ⓘ
emission standard ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
modified stationary sources
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new stationary sources ⓘ reconstructed stationary sources ⓘ |
| appliesWhen |
a source is modified in a way that increases emissions
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a source is reconstructed with costs above regulatory thresholds ⓘ construction of a new source begins after the applicability date of the standard ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | 40 CFR Part 60 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distinguishedFrom |
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
ⓘ
NESHAP ⓘ
surface form:
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
|
| enforcementBy |
United States Environmental Protection Agency
ⓘ
state environmental agencies ⓘ |
| firstPromulgatedBy | United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ |
| firstPromulgatedUnder |
Clean Air Act
ⓘ
surface form:
1970 Clean Air Act amendments
|
| keyConcept |
best system of emission reduction
ⓘ
new source review distinction from existing sources ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Clean Air Act
ⓘ
Clean Air Act ⓘ
surface form:
Section 111 of the Clean Air Act
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| purpose |
control emissions that endanger public health or welfare
ⓘ
limit air pollutant emissions from new and modified industrial sources ⓘ |
| regulates |
carbon dioxide emissions
ⓘ
carbon monoxide emissions ⓘ greenhouse gas emissions ⓘ methane emissions ⓘ nitrogen oxides emissions ⓘ particulate matter emissions ⓘ sulfur dioxide emissions ⓘ volatile organic compound emissions ⓘ |
| regulatingAuthority | United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ |
| regulatoryApproach |
performance-based emission limits
ⓘ
technology-based standards ⓘ |
| regulatoryCitationExample |
40 CFR Part 60 Subpart Da
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40 CFR Part 60 Subpart OOOO ⓘ 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart OOOOa ⓘ |
| scope |
cement plants
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fossil fuel-fired power plants ⓘ industrial source categories ⓘ landfills ⓘ municipal waste combustors ⓘ oil and natural gas production and processing facilities ⓘ petroleum refineries ⓘ |
| shortName | NSPS ⓘ |
| standardType |
monitoring requirements
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numerical emission limits ⓘ recordkeeping requirements ⓘ reporting requirements ⓘ work practice standards ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Clean Air Act
this entity surface form:
New Source Performance Standards program