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Adopted Part 246, Mercury Reduction Program for Coal-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units

Effective date: January 27, 2007

The Division of Air Resources is proposing a hybrid of the US EPA's Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR) cap-and-trade program and a traditional emission limit based program. In 2010, the proposed State regulation will accept the New York State cap but will not allow emission trading between applicable coal-fired utility units in New York and other units in the State or with units outside of New York State. The facility-wide cap will be in effect from 2010 to 2014. In 2015, in conjunction with other electric sector regulations such as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) and the second phase of the CAIR, the State mercury regulation will implement a unit specific mercury emission limit at each facility. The adopted rule, Part 246, will be submitted to EPA in lieu of the CAMR, satisfying the federally mandated requirements.

  • Part 246 express terms summary

  • Part 246 express terms

  • Part 200 express terms

  • Regulatory Impact Statement Summary

  • Regulatory Impact Statement

  • Job Impact Statement

  • Rural Area Flexibility Analysis

  • Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Small Businesses and Local Governments

  • Assessment of Public Comments Summary

  • Assessment of Public Comments



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