U.S. General Accounting Office

Survey of State and Local Air Pollution Control Officials

Part III

  Potential Impacts of the Final Rule on State and Local Permitting Actions and Emissions Reductions
 
  For the following four questions, please compare the expected impact over the next 5 years of the adoption in your jurisdiction of the final rule as promulgated, to the anticipated impact of your agency's existing PSD/NSR programs during the same 5 year period.
 
    Major decrease Moderate decrease Minor decrease No change Minor increase Moderate increase Major increase Not able to judge
32a. In your professional judgment, would you anticipate that over 5 years the adoption of the final rule would cause the level of emissions to decrease or increase compared to existing PSD/NSR programs?
   
33. In your professional judgment, for the following pollutants, would you anticipate adoption of the final rule to cause a decrease, no change or an increase in emissions compared to existing PSD/NSR programs?
(CHECK ONE BOX FOR EACH ROW)
    Major decrease Moderate decrease Minor decrease No change Minor increase Moderate increase Major increase Not able to judge
33a. Carbon monoxide (CO)
33b. Nitrogen oxide (NOx)
33c. Particulate matter 10 (PM10)
33d. Particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5)
33e. Sulfur dioxide (SO2)
33f. Ozone
   
34. In your professional judgment, for each of the provisions of the final rule identified below, would you anticipate that adopting the provision would lead to a decrease, no change or an increase in total emissions compared to existing PSD/NSR programs?
(CHECK ONE BOX FOR EACH ROW)
    Major decrease Moderate decrease Minor decrease No change Minor increase Moderate increase Major increase Not able to judge
34a. Clean unit test
34b. Plantwide applicability limit
34c. Pollution control and prevention projects
34d. Determination of baseline actual emissions
34e. Applicability test for quantifying an emissions increase
   
35. For each of the provisions of the final rule identified below, please briefly describe why you believe the provision will lead to a decrease, no change, or an increase in emissions?
(DESCRIBE FOR EACH PROVISION.)
35a. Clean unit test
35b. Plantwide applicability limit
35c. Pollution control and prevention projects
35d. Determination of baseline actual emissions
35e. Applicability test for quantifying an emissions increase
   
36. In your professional judgment, for each of the provisions of the final rule identified below, would you anticipate that adopting the provision would lead to an increase, decrease, or no change in the number of PSD and NSR permits issued for modifications compared with the average number of permits your agency issued between January 1, 1999 and December 31, 2001 (excluding permits for Combustion Turbine (CT) projects)?
(CHECK ONE BOX FOR EACH ROW)
    Major decrease Moderate decrease Minor decrease No change Minor increase Moderate increase Major increase Not able to judge
36a. Clean unit test
36b. Plantwide applicability limit
36c. Pollution control and prevention projects
36d. Determination of baseline actual emissions
36e. Applicability test for quantifying an emissions increase
   
37. What does your agency anticipate will be the likely changes in total emissions from sources built before the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977, as a result of the final rule changes?
(CHECK ONLY ONE ANSWER)
1. Major decreases
2. Moderate decreases
3. Minor decreases
4. No change
5. Minor increases
6. Moderate increases
7. Major increases
8. Have not assessed likely change
9. No answer
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