Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Environmental Quality
Board
Air Pollution Control Board
chapter
Regulation for Emissions Trading [9 VAC 5 ‑ 140]
Action is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Action:
Amendment of the CAIR Regulation (Rev. K07)
Action 2953
 
General Information
Action Summary This action amends the definitions of “CAIR NOx Annual Trading Program”, “CAIR NOx Ozone Season Trading Program”, “CAIR SO2 Trading Program”, and “Permitting authority” in 9 VAC 5-140-1020, 9 VAC 5-140-2020, and 9 VAC 5-140-3020 have been amended to clarify that they are not intended to create trading programs only for sources geographically located within the borders of the Commonwealth of Virginia; the definition of “Most stringent state or federal NOx emissions limitation” in 9 VAC 5-140-1020, 9 VAC 5-140-2020, and 9 VAC 5-140-3020 to clarify that the primary fuel, where it is not designated in the permit, is the fuel that would result in the lowest emission rate; and the definition of “Cogeneration unit” in 9 VAC 5-140-1020, 9 VAC 5-140-2020, and 9 VAC 5-140-3020 so that most units co-firing biomass will be exempt from CAIR.
Chapters Affected Only affects this chapter.
Executive Branch Review This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act. The normal executive branch review process is not required. As such, it can be submitted directly for publication and is effective upon publication.
Exempt Citation: Section 2.2-4006 A 4 c of the Code of Virginia
RIS Project Yes  [001686]
New Periodic Review This action will not be used to conduct a new periodic review.
 
Stages
Stages associated with this regulatory action.
Stage ID Stage Type Status
4994 Final Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 03/18/2009.
 
Contact Information
Name / Title: Mary E. Major 
Address: 629 East Main Street
P.O. Box 1105
Richmond, VA 23218
Email Address: memajor@deq.virginia.gov
Phone: (804)698-4423    FAX: ()-    TDD: ()-