Prevention of Significant Deterioration program
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The Prevention of Significant Deterioration program is a U.S. air quality permitting system that limits emissions from new or modified major pollution sources in areas that already meet national air quality standards.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States environmental regulatory program
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air quality permitting program → |
| administeredBy |
United States Environmental Protection Agency
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| appliesIn |
attainment areas
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unclassifiable areas → |
| appliesTo |
major modifications at existing major stationary sources
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new major stationary sources of air pollution → sources exceeding major source thresholds → |
| componentOf |
New Source Review permitting system
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| contrastedWith |
Nonattainment New Source Review program
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| country |
United States
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| doesNotApplyIn |
nonattainment areas for the pollutant in question
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| established |
1977
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| establishedBy |
Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977
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| governs |
construction of major emitting facilities
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modification of major emitting facilities → |
| implementedBy |
federal EPA in some jurisdictions
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local permitting authorities → state permitting authorities → |
| keyConcept |
Best Available Control Technology
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baseline air quality → increment consumption → significant impact levels → |
| legalBasis |
Clean Air Act
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Clean Air Act Part C → Clean Air Act Title I → |
| monitoredBy |
EPA regional offices
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| objective |
to maintain existing clean air while allowing controlled industrial growth
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| protects |
Class I areas
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national parks and wilderness areas designated as Class I → |
| purpose |
to ensure that economic growth occurs in a manner consistent with preservation of clean air resources
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to prevent significant deterioration of air quality in clean air areas → |
| regulates |
air pollutant emissions
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criteria air pollutants → greenhouse gases under certain conditions → |
| relatedTo |
New Source Review program
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| requires |
Best Available Control Technology analysis
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air quality impact analysis → demonstration that emissions will not cause or contribute to a violation of National Ambient Air Quality Standards → demonstration that emissions will not exceed PSD increments → emissions offsets in limited circumstances such as Class I area impacts → modeling of ambient air quality impacts → preconstruction permits for covered sources → protection of Air Quality Related Values in certain areas → public notice and comment → |
| sector |
environmental regulation
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| sets |
maximum allowable increases in pollutant concentrations above baseline levels
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| shortName |
PSD program
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Clean Air Act
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authorizes |
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New Source Review
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component |
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Clean Air Act
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establishes |