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  • 2021-00964 — Delegation of Authority to the Commonwealth of Virginia To Implement and Enforce Additional or Revised National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Standards and New Source Performance Standards
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 5188
    Reading Time:about 5 minutes

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has updated Virginia's authority to enforce certain federal air pollution standards. This change allows Virginia to implement and enforce federal standards for hazardous air pollutants and new source performance standards, which are rules designed to control air pollution from specific sources. The update ensures Virginia can continue to enforce these standards as they are updated in federal regulations. The EPA also informed Virginia that the exemption for startup, shutdown, and malfunction (SSM) periods should no longer be allowed due to a court ruling.

    Simple Explanation

    The EPA told Virginia they can now help with making sure people follow certain air pollution rules, but they can't ignore pollution that happens when machines start or stop anymore, because a court said so.

  • 2021-00965 — Delegation of Authority to the State of West Virginia To Implement and Enforce Additional or Revised National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Standards and New Source Performance Standards
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 5185
    Reading Time:about 5 minutes

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has updated its delegation of authority to the State of West Virginia, allowing them to implement and enforce the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) and New Source Performance Standards (NSPS). This delegation was made official through a letter from the EPA on October 8, 2020, acknowledging West Virginia's authority, based on their updated rules. West Virginia has agreed to enforce the standards as per the conditions of the EPA's previous delegation. The updated rules include ending the use of certain exemptions, as per a court ruling in the Sierra Club vs. EPA case.

    Simple Explanation

    The EPA has given West Virginia the job of checking and enforcing clean air rules to keep the air safe, just like a teacher making sure everyone follows playground rules to keep things fair and fun.