Epa Mats Extensions

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

Epa mats extensions.

After primarily considering compliance costs relative to the hap benefits of mats epa is concluding. December 12 2012 epa has extended the comment period on the mats reconsideration proposal by one week until january 7 2013. Mercury and air toxics standards mats power plants are the biggest source of mercury. 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.

The mercury and air toxics standards reduces mercury and other toxic air pollutants from coal and oil fired power plants. Two units owned by tennessee valley authority. 30 2012 federal register and published a correction notice stating the inaccuracy. April 15 2020 epa published a mats subcategory for certain existing units that fire coal refuse.

The office of the federal register mistakenly published the mats reconsideration proposal in the final rules section of the nov. Environmental protection agency epa. The environmental protection agency epa is amending. On february 7 2019 epa published its proposed revised supplemental cost finding for the mercury and air toxics standards mats and risk and technology review.

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