Greenhouse Gas Permitting

Greenhouse Gas Information

On May 13, 2010, U.S. EPA issued a final rule that establishes thresholds for

greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that define when permits under the New Source Review Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Title V Operating Permit programs are required for new and existing industrial facilities. This final rule "tailors" the requirements of these Clean Air Act permitting programs to limit which facilities will be required to obtain PSD and Title V permits.

Georgia EPD  finalized rule changes that implement the federal GHG permitting requirements. 

On June 23, 2014, the US Supreme Court invalidated much of the “GHG Tailoring Rule.”   In accordance with Georgia Air Quality Rules, the portions of the Tailoring Rule that included Title V (Part 70) permitting and PSD permitting for “non-anyway sources” has been rendered ineffective.

Rule Information

• Final Federal GHG Tailoring Rule  [2010]
• Georgia EPD GHG Final Rule (Including responses to comments)
• A Resolution of the DNR Board Related to the Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Proposed Tailoring Rule Oct 3, 2016
• EPA Next Steps Memo Dec 2014
• Supreme Court GHG Tailoring Rule Decision June 23, 2014 
• EPA No Action Memo Dec 2014

Additional GHG Documents (Pre- 2014 Scotus Decision)

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• 11/29/10 Federal Register - Proposed Approval
• GHG Title V Narrowing Rule
• GHG PSD Narrowing Rule
• EPA GHG BACT Guidance - March 2011
• EPA Guidance Memo on GHG
• Implementation Policy on GHG

U.S. EPA GHG Training Materials (Pre-2014 Scotus Decision)

• GHG Overview
• GHG Applicability Criteria
• GHG Applicability Examples
• GHG BACT Determinations
• GHG Applicability Exercise
• GHG BACT Examples
• Other Aspects of PSD Title V Permitting