Air News Release (HQ): Administrator Jackson Sends Letter to Senators
*CONTACT:* EPA Press Office 202-564-6794 press@epa.gov *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* February 22, 2010 * * *Administrator Jackson Sends Letter to Senators* * * *WASHINGON - *U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson issued a letter responding to a letter sent to her the evening of February 19 by eight U.S. Senators asking about the agency's plans for 2010. In the letter, the administrator outlines several of the decisions she has made for 2010-2011: . No facility will be required to address greenhouse gas emissions in Clean Air Act permitting of new construction or modifications before 2011. . For the first half of 2011, only facilities that already must apply for Clean Air Act permits as a result of their non-greenhouse gas emissions will need to address their greenhouse gas emissions in their permit applications. . EPA is also considering a modification to the rule announced in September requiring large facilities emitting more than 25,000 tons of greenhouse gases a year to obtain permits demonstrating they are using the best practices and technologies to minimize GHG emissions. EPA is considering raising that threshold substantially to reflect input provided during the public comment process. . EPA does not intend to subject smaller facilities to Clean Air Act permitting for greenhouse gas emissions any sooner than 2016. Full text of the letter: http://epa.gov/oar/pdfs/LPJ_letter.pdf R050 Note: If a link above doesn't work, please copy and paste the URL into a browser. View all news releases related to air issues [ http://service.govdelivery.com/service/edition.html?code=USAEPA_16&format=Web&email_type=bulletin ] ________________________________________________________________________ Please join the conversation on our new open government Web site [ http://www.epa.gov/open/index.html?gd ]. EPA Seal You can view or update your subscriptions or e-mail address at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page [ https://service.govdelivery.com/service/user.html?code=USAEPA ]. All you will need is your e-mail address. If you have any questions or problems e-mail support@govdelivery.com for assistance. This service is provided to you at no charge by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [ http://www.epa.gov/ ]. Visit Us on Facebook [ http://facebook.com/epa ] Visit Us on Twitter [ http://twitter.com/epagov ] Visit Us on YouTube [ http://youtube.com/usepagov ] Visit Us on flickr [ http://flickr.com/usepagov ] Sent by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency . 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW . Washington DC 20460 . 202-564-4355