🌍EPA Approves Guam Sulfur Dioxide Emissions Inventory Plan
Air Plan Approval; Guam; Base Year Emissions Inventory for the 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality Standard for the Piti-Cabras Nonattainment Area
Summary
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct final action to approve a revision to Guam's State Implementation Plan (SIP) under section 110(k)(3) of the Clean Air Act (CAA or "the Act"). This revision concerns the base year emissions inventory for the Piti-Cabras, Guam sulfur dioxide (SO<INF>2</INF>) nonattainment area ("Piti-Cabras area" or NAA) for the 2010 1-hour SO<INF>2</INF> National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS, "standard," or "2010 SO<INF>2</INF> NAAQS").
Agencies
- Environmental Protection Agency
Business Impact
$$$ - High
The regulatory text outlines the EPA's approval of Guam's SIP emissions inventory, which directly impacts businesses in the region, specifically those tied to major sulfur dioxide emissions sources such as power plants. Compliance with air quality standards may lead to financial implications for businesses required to implement control measures.