Court decision sets deadlines for area source rule.In a summary judgment issued on March 31 by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). , the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and (EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. ) must issue air toxics emission limits for non-major or area sources by June 15, 2009. The court ordered a timeline of compliance for the 55 categories of sources but didn't specify which categories must be regulated for each compliance date. In response to a motion seeking summary judgment, filed by the Sierra Club Sierra Club, national organization in the United States dedicated to the preservation and expansion of the world's parks, wildlife, and wilderness areas. Founded (1892) in California by a group led by the Scottish-American conservationist John Muir, the Sierra Club , Judge Paul Friedman ordered EPA to issue standards for four area source categories by Dec. 15, 2006, another six by June 15, 2007, and 10 more every six months until June 15, 2009, when it must issue the remaining 15. The court didn't specify which categories must be regulated in each group, but EPA has indicated that the rule for iron and steel casting facilities will be completed by July 2008 at the latest. In order to meet this deadline, EPA will need to have the draft rule package completed by this November. The AFS A distributed file system for large, widely dispersed Unix and Windows networks from Transarc Corporation, now part of IBM. It is noted for its ease of administration and expandability and stems from Carnegie-Mellon's Andrew File System. AFS - Andrew File System Area Source Working Group has been working with EPA since January to identify appropriate area source standards for controlling hazardous air pollutants. For more information on the area source standards for iron and steel casting facilities, contact Amy Blankenbiller in the AFS Washington Office at 202/842-4864 or ab@afsinc.org. |
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