Economic Impact Analyses for Air Pollution Regulations
EPA develops Economic Impact Analyses (EIAs) to support the development of national air pollution regulations. EIAs describe and quantify the reallocation of society's resources in response to a regulatory action. The most typical types of regulations for which EIAs are completed include industry or process-specific technology-based rules for one or more of the 189 designated criteria pollutants (particulate matter, ozone, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, and lead).
Industry profiles provide details on the relevant economic and financial characteristics and trends for the industry in question, as well as a compilation of the data necessary to define a baseline for an economic analysis and estimate required parameters for the economic model.
Below is a list of EIAs and industry profiles. The files are generally available in PDF format (unless otherwise noted) and can be downloaded by clicking on the links below.
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Economic Impact Analyses and Industry Profiles by Sector
| Solid Waste Landfill Industry | |
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| EIA - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills, Proposal(62 pp, 1 MB) | 07-2014 |
| Gasoline Distribution Industry | |
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| EIA - Gasoline Distribution Industry, Final(43 pp, 350 K) | 01-2008 |
| Dry Cleaning | |
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| EIA - Halogenated Solvent Cleaning Residual Risk Standard, Final(43 pp, 275 K) | 05-2007 |
| EIA - Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning(19 pp, 232 K) | 09-2006 |
| Industry Profile - Dry Cleaning Industry(121 pp, 3.0 MB) | 10-1991 |
| Stationary Combustion Turbines | |
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| EIA - Stationary Combustion Turbines NSPS, Final(106 pp, 15 MB) | 08-2006 |
| EIA - Stationary Combustion Turbines NESHAP, Final(155 pp, 1 MB) | 08-2003 |
| Boat Manufacturing | |
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| EIA - Boat Manufacturing NESHAP, Final(79 pp, 541 K) | 06-2001 |
| Electrical and Electronic Equipment/Industrial Machinery | |
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| EIA - Large Appliance Surface Coating(52 pp, 435 K) | 09-2000 |
| Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing | |
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| EIA - Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products Surface Coating, Final(24 pp, 257 K) | 08-2003 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | |
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| EIA - Metal Can Surface Coating, Proposal(84 pp, 980 K) | 07-2003 |
| Food and Kindred Products | |
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| EIA - Vegetable Oil Production, Final(126 pp, 983 K) | 01-2001 |
| Industry Profile - Consumer Products(19 pp, 564 K) | 08-1995 |
| Industry Profile - Starch Manufacturing(91 pp, 3.0 MB) | 03-1994 |
| Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing | |
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| EIA - Metal Furniture Surface Coating, Proposal(17 pp, 125 K) | |
| Machinery Manufacturing | |
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| EIA - Metal Coil Surface Coating, Proposal(26 pp, 185 K) | 10-1999 |
| Mining | |
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| EIA - Revisions to the Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants (Subpart OOO) NSPS, Final(33 pp, 252 K) | 05-2009 |
| EIA - Taconite Iron Ore Processing, Final(94 pp, 1 MB) | 08-2003 |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | |
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| EIA - Clay Ceramics Manufacturing NESHAP, Final(31 pp, 357 K) | 09-2015 |
| EIA - Lime Manufacturing, Final(123 pp, 5.0 MB) | 08-2003 |
| EIA - Brick and Structural Clay Tile Products Manufacturing, Final(93 pp, 878 K) | 02-2003 |
| EIA - Clay Ceramics, Final(30 pp, 341 K) | 02-2003 |
| EIA - Refractories Manufacturing, Final(90 pp, 3 MB) | 02-2003 |
| Industry Profile - Lightweight Aggregate (WordPerfect file) (contact us for a copy of this document)(13 pp, 64 K) | |
| Oil and Gas Extraction; Petroleum and Coal Products; Electric, Gas and Sanitary Services | |
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| Oil and Natural Gas CTG Withdrawal, Proposal(27 pp, 498 K) | 02-2018 |
| EIA - Petroleum Refineries Final Amendments to the NESHAP and NSPS, Final(103 pp, 1 MB) | 09-2015 |
| EIA - Petroleum Refineries Proposed Amendments to the NESHAP and NSPS, Proposal(103 pp, 1 MB) | 02-2014 |
| EIA - Oil and Natural Gas Production NESHAP and the Natural Gas Transmission and Storage NESHAP, Final(160 pp, 738 K) | 05-1999 |
| EIA Appendix - Oil and Natural Gas Production NESHAP and the Natural Gas Transmission and Storage NESHAP, Final(88 pp, 525 K) | |
| Industry Profile - Oil and Natural Gas Production(52 pp, 258 K) | 09-1996 |
| Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing | |
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| EIA - Petroleum Refinery NESHAP - Heat Exchange Systems, Final(63 pp, 849 K) | 12-2009 |
| EIA - Asphalt Roofing and Processing, Final(95 pp, 835 K) | 02-2003 |
| EIA - Petroleum Refineries, Proposal(133 pp, 1 MB) | 02-1997 |
| Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing | |
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| EIA - Surface Coating of Plastic Parts and Products, Proposal(84 pp, 2 MB) | 08-2003 |
| Primary Metal Industries | |
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| EIA - Manganese Ferroalloys RTR, Final(73 pp, 1 MB) | 06-2015 |
| EIA - Manganese Ferroalloys RTR Supplemental Proposal(64 pp, 953 K) | 09-2014 |
| EIA - Iron Foundries NESHAP, Final(140 pp, 1.0 MB) | 08-2003 |
| EIA - Integrated Iron and Steel Manufacturing, Final(128 pp, 1 MB) | 09-2002 |
| EIA - Primary Copper Smelting NESHAP, Final(36 pp, 536 K) | 08-2001 |
| Industry Profile - Steel Pickling(134 pp, 395 K) | 12-1993 |
| Primary Metal Products | |
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| EIA - Coke Ovens NESHAP, Final(139 pp, 2 MB) | 08-2002 |
| Pulp and Paper | |
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| EIA - Pulp and Paper Industry NESHAP, Final(52 pp, 1 MB) | 12-2012 |
| Stone, Clay, Glass and Concrete Products | |
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| EIA - Portland Cement Manufacturing(41 pp, 1 MB) | 03-1999 |
| Industry Profile - Asbestos Processing(62 pp, 111 K) | |
| Textile Mills | |
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| EIA - Fabric and Textiles Printing, Coating, and Dyeing NESHAP, Final(81 pp, 1 MB) | 02-2003 |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | |
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| EIA - Wood Building Products NESHAP, Final(12 pp, 48 K) | 01-2003 |
| EIA - Plywood and Composite Wood Products NESHAP, Proposal(174 pp, 2.0 MB) | 11-2002 |
| Waste Management and Remediation Services | |
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| EIA - Site Remediation NESHAP, Proposal(37 pp, 169 K) | 08-2003 |
| EIA - Supplemental to Municipal Solid Waste NESHAP(20 pp, 5 MB) | 12-2002 |
| EIA - Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations, Proposal(393 pp, 2.0 MB) | 03-1996 |
| EIA - Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration NESHAP, Proposal (WordPerfect file) (contact us for a copy of this document)(0 pp, 376 K) | 11-1999 |
| Other EIAs | |
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| EIA - Review of Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units, Proposal(64 pp, 927 K) | 12-2018 |
| EIA - Mineral Wool and Wool Fiberglass RTRs and Wool Fiberglass Area Source NESHAP, Final(20 pp, 345 K) | 07-2015 |
| EIA - Revisions to the Economic Impacts and Burden Estimates for the Rule Titled: Review of New Sources and Modifications in Indian Country(68 pp, 671 K) | 06-2013 |
| EIA - Miscellaneous Organic NESHAP for Coatings(74 pp, 507 K) | 08-2003 |
| EIA - Portland Cement, Proposal(210 pp, 8 MB) | 07-1996 |
| Other Industry Profiles | |
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| Industry Profile - Rubber Tire Manufacturing(51 pp, 415 K) | 08-2000 |
| Industry Profile - Other Solid Waste Incinerator(23 pp, 168 K) | 09-1999 |
| Industry Profile - Printing and Publishing (Surface Coating)(156 pp, 704 K) | |
Guidance Relevant to Preparing EIAs
| Economic guidance used throughout EPA |
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| EPA Guidelines for Preparing Economic Analyses |
| Regulatory Flexibility Act/Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Act |
| OAQPS Economic Analysis Resource Document |
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| Note that this document is dated and we are currently considering steps to bring it up to date. The purpose of this document is to serve as a resource for EPA staff and others for understanding and performing economic analyses. This document should not be interpreted as guidance that will be followed exactly by EPA in its analyses. Each analysis performed by EPA presents unique features and hence this guidance is only advisory in nature. To obtain a copy of the document, contact Darryl Weatherhead at: weatherhead.darryl@epa.gov |