New Source Review
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New Source Review is a U.S. Clean Air Act permitting program that requires major new or modified industrial facilities to install modern pollution controls and meet stringent air quality requirements before construction or expansion.
Aliases (2)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Clean Air Act program
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United States environmental regulation → air quality permitting program → |
| administeredBy |
United States Environmental Protection Agency
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| appliesTo |
major modified industrial sources of air pollution
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major new industrial sources of air pollution → |
| appliesToPollutant |
criteria air pollutants regulated under National Ambient Air Quality Standards
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regulated New Source Review pollutants such as carbon monoxide → regulated New Source Review pollutants such as lead → regulated New Source Review pollutants such as nitrogen oxides → regulated New Source Review pollutants such as particulate matter → regulated New Source Review pollutants such as sulfur dioxide → regulated New Source Review pollutants such as volatile organic compounds → |
| component |
Minor New Source Review program
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Nonattainment New Source Review program → Prevention of Significant Deterioration program → |
| country |
United States
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| enforcedBy |
United States Environmental Protection Agency
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state environmental agencies → |
| establishedIn |
1977 Clean Air Act Amendments
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| goal |
to balance economic growth with protection of public health and welfare
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| hasThreshold |
major source emission thresholds defined in tons per year
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| implementedBy |
local air permitting authorities
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state air permitting authorities → tribal air permitting authorities → |
| legalBasis |
Clean Air Act
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| purpose |
to ensure installation of modern pollution controls at new or modified major sources
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to help attain and maintain National Ambient Air Quality Standards → to prevent significant deterioration of air quality in clean areas → to protect air quality when industrial facilities are built or expanded → |
| regulatesActivity |
construction of new major stationary sources
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major modifications that significantly increase emissions → |
| relatedTo |
New Source Performance Standards program
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Title I of the Clean Air Act → |
| requires |
air quality impact analysis before construction
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analysis of impacts on Class I areas such as national parks and wilderness areas → compliance certification with all applicable Clean Air Act requirements → demonstration that emissions will not cause or contribute to NAAQS violations → installation of Best Available Control Technology in PSD areas → installation of Lowest Achievable Emission Rate technology in nonattainment areas → offsets for emission increases in nonattainment areas → preconstruction permits for major modifications at existing sources → preconstruction permits for major new sources → public notice and comment on permit actions → use of air dispersion modeling to evaluate impacts → |
| scope |
preconstruction review rather than operating permits
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| sector |
stationary sources of air pollution
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| strengthenedBy |
1990 Clean Air Act Amendments
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Prevention of Significant Deterioration program
("New Source Review permitting system")
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componentOf |
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Clean Air Act
("New Source Review program")
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establishes |
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National Ambient Air Quality Standards
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relatedProgram |
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Prevention of Significant Deterioration program
("New Source Review program")
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relatedTo |