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New Source Review (NSR) Permitting

Ambient Air Definition/Interpretations

Date Title EPA Office Author
12/02/2019 Revised Policy on Exclusions from "Ambient Air" Administrator Wheeler, Andrew
05/23/1977 Applicability of PSD Increments Over Company Property OAQPS Barber, Walter
12/19/1980 Dec. 19, 1980 Ambient Air Letter Administrator Costle, Douglas
05/29/1987 UNAMAP 6 Dispersion Modeling with Building Wake Effects OAQPS

Tikvart, Joseph

09/11/2007

Determining the Ambient Air Boundary for Potential Permit Application in Support of Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority's Restart of Healy Clean Coal Project

Region 10 Helm, Nancy
03/01/1985 Applicability Determinations for Columbian Chemical Company CPDD Tyler, Darryl
10/17/1989 Ambient Air OAQPS Bauman, Robert
06/22/2007 Interpretation of "Ambient Air" in Situations Involving Leased Land Under the Regulations for Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) OAQPS Page, Stephen
04/13/1992 Request For Further Clarification on EPA's Definition of "Ambient Air" OAQPS Seitz, John
08/01/2000 Interpretation of Ambient Air Region 7 Toensing, Don
01/09/2007 Ambient Air for Offshore Liquified Natural Gas Broadwater Project Region 2 Riva, Stephen
07/27/1987 Ambient Air Issue from New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection OAQPS Helms, G. Tom
09/21/1987 Ambient Air Definition OAQPS Helms, G. Tom

Related Topics: Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Increments | Significant Impact Levels (SILs) & Cumulative Analyses | Air Quality Monitoring

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