AIR POLUTION CONSULTANT
VOL. 9 , NO. 5 , 1999

TECHNICAL RESOURCES

Carbon Sequestration—Can It Moderate the Greenhouse Effect?...................................... 1.1

Reports Document a Mixed Bag of Air Pollutant Trends. ............................................ 1.7

FIRE Version 6.21—Ready Access to Updated Emission Factors...................................... 1.14

Internet Resource Review ..................................................................... 1.17

Thorough Process Analysis Significantly Reduces Methylene Chloride Emissions ........................ 1.22

Air Pollution Control Markets—Predicting Utility and Industry Needs ................................. 1.25

REGULATIONS/PERMITTING

EPA Responds to Northeast States' CAA Section 126 Petitions With Transported NOx Rule ..... 2.1

MACT Hammer Delayed Until December 15,1999..................................:............. 2.4

EPA Responds to Court Actions and Refines Accidental Release Prevention Program Rules ....... 2.8

MACT Requirements for Selected Pulp and Paper Sources Clarified ................................... 2.11


updated EPA Guidance Available for Accidental Release Prevention Program Rule .............. 2.14

Multitude of Changes Made to Acid Rain Monitoring Requirements ................................... 2.15

EPA Approves New Velocity and Flow Rate Test Methods ........................................... 2.22

Modifications to PM-2.5 Test Method ...................................... 2.24

Final MACT Issued for Ferromanganese and Silicomanganese Production Facility .... ... 2.25

HON Rule Spring Cleaning ................................................................... 2.31

Additions to SNAP Program Acceptable Substitutes List ............................................ 2.34

Group I Polymer and Resin MACT Standard Oxygen Correction Factor Revision Withdrawn .... 2.37

EPA Revises NOx Emissions Budgets ................................................ 2.38

S02 Allowance Transfer Restrictions Relaxed ..................................................... 2.41

Agency Extends Deferrals for Area Source Opei ating Permits ........................................ 2.43

CAA Regulatory Scorecard. ................................................................... 2.46

Summary of EPA Actions on SIPs, Operating Permit Programs, and Other State-Specific Issues. 2.59

Summary of Recent Regulatory Activity ......................................................... 2.65
LEGAL ISSUES

DC Circuit Court Throws Out Revised PM and Ozone NAAQS....................................... 3.1

Transported NOx SIP Call Stayed ....................................... 3.5

Misuse of Hospital Incinerator Nets First Felony Conviction Under Michigan Air Rules ........ 3.7

Summary of Recent Legal Cases ................................... 3.8

FOCUS
On a Clear Day, You Can See Forever—Final Regional Haze Rule Released....................... 4.1

PERSPECTIVES
Advanced NSR: Major Modifications—Part 3..................................................... 5.1

INSIGHT
EPA's Regional Haze Rule—Impact on States and Industry .......................................... 6.1

CURRENT LITERATURE 7.1

EVENTS CALENDAR 8.1

VOLUME INDEX 9.1