Clean Air Markets
Technical Information
- Additional Information Supporting the Clean Air Interstate Rule – Notice of Data Availability (NODA)
- Technical Support Documents for Proposed Revisions to Cogeneration Definition in CAIR, CAIR FIP, CAMR, and Proposed CAMR Federal Plan
- Technical Support Documents for Clean Air Interstate Rule FIP
- Technical Support Documents for Notice of Final Action on Reconsideration of the Clean Air Interstate Rule
- Technical Support Documents for Notice of Reconsideration of the Clean Air Interstate Rule
- Technical Support Document for the Final Clean Air Interstate Rule
- Technical Support Documents for the Supplemental Proposal of the Clean Air Interstate Rule
- Response to Comments for the Clean Air Interstate Rule
- Technical Support Documents for Proposed Interstate Air Quality Rule
- Additional Information Supporting the Clean Air Interstate Rule - Notice of Data Availability (NODA)
- Other Technical Information
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Additional Information Supporting the Clean Air Interstate Rule – Notice of Data Availability (NODA)
- Notice of Data Availability (NODA) – 2010 CAIR NOx Annual Trading Program New Unit Set-aside
- Notice of Data Availability (NODA) – 2010 CAIR FIP Ozone Season New Unit Set-aside
- Notice of Data Availability (NODA) – CAIR FIP CSP Allocations
- Notice of Data Availability (NODA) – NOx CAIR FIP Allocations
Technical Support Documents for Proposed Revisions to Cogeneration Definition in CAIR, CAIR FIP, CAMR, and Proposed CAMR Federal Plan
- Appendix B - Potentially Affected Units (Excel Spreadsheet) (172k)
- Methodology for Thermal Efficiency and Energy Input Calculations and Analysis of Biomass Cogeneration Unit Characteristics (PDF) (31pp, 470k)
Technical Support Documents for Clean Air Interstate Rule FIP
- Technical Support Document: Waste Coal-fired Units in the CAIR and CAIR FIP (PDF) (10pp, 97k) (Docket #: EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0076-0224)
- Technical Support Document: Compliance Supplement Pool in the CAIR FIP (PDF) (5pp, 53k) (Docket #: EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0076-0225)
Technical Support Documents for Notice of Final Action on Reconsideration of the Clean Air Interstate Rule
- SO2 Allocation Approach Analysis Technical Support Document (PDF) (69pp, 496k) (Docket #: EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0053-2360)
Technical Support Documents for Notice of Reconsideration of the Clean Air Interstate Rule
- State-by-State Projected Retrofits under the Clean Air Rules (Excel Spreadsheet) (109k) (Docket #: EPA-HQ- OAR-2003-0053-2230)
- State-by-State Projected Annual NOx Emission Rates under the Clean Air Rules 2010 (Excel Spreadsheet) (12.1 MB) (Docket #: OAR-2003-0053-2232)
- State-by-State Projected Annual NOx Emission Rates under the Clean Air Rules 2015 (Excel Spreadsheet) (4.7 MB) (Docket #: OAR-2003-0053-2232)
- Sulfur Dioxide Allowance Allocation Methodology Comparative Analysis Technical Support Document (PDF) (24pp, 423k) (Docket #: EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0053-2229.0)
- Corrected Figures and Tables for Sulfur Dioxide Allowance Allocation Methodology Comparative Analysis Technical Support Document (PDF) (5pp, 141k) (Docket #: EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0053-2229.1)
- CAIR Statewide NOx Budgets Calculations Technical Support Document (PDF) (12pp, 318k) (Docket #: EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0053-2228)
- Technical Support Document - Impact on CAIR Analyses of D.C. Circuit Decision in New York v. EPA (PDF) (13pp, 56k) (Docket #: EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0053-2263)
Technical Support Documents for the Final Clean Air Interstate Rule
- Clean Air Interstate Rule - Emissions Inventory Technical Support Document (PDF) (164pp, 967k)
- Technical Support Document for the Final Clean Air Interstate Rule - Air Quality Modeling (PDF) (285pp, 4.9 MB)
- Information Collection Request Supporting Statement for the Final CAIR (PDF) (31pp, 91k)
- Demonstration that CAIR Satisfies the "Better-than-BART" Test As proposed in the Guidelines for Making BART Determinations (PDF) (43pp, 137k)
- Boilermaker Labor Analysis and Installation Timing (PDF) (41pp, 6.7 MB)
- Regional and State S02 and NO2 Emissions Budgets (PDF) (30pp, 193k)
- Modeling of Control Costs, Emissions, and Control Retrofits for Cost Effectiveness and Feasibility Analyses (PDF) (13pp, 35k)
- Regulatory Impact Anlaysis for the Final CAIR (PDF) (421pp, 5.4 MB)
- Unit and Plant Level Annual Heat Input by Fuel Type (Excel Spreadsheet) (809k)
- State-level Annual Heat Input by Fuel Type (Excel Spreadsheet) (71k)
- Unit and Plant Level Ozone Season Annual Heat Input by Fuel Type (Excel Spreadsheet) (2.6 MB)
- State-level Ozone Season Heat Input by Fuel (Excel Spreadsheet) (99k)
- Cogeneration Unit Efficiency Calculations (PDF) (4pp, 90k)
Technical Support Documents for the Supplemental Proposal of the Clean Air Interstate Rule
- Technical Support Document on Emissions Inventory Reporting Requirements for the Proposed Clean Air Interstate Rule (revised July 2004) (PDF) ( 29 pp, 122 KB). (Docket # OAR-2003-0053-1677)
- Supplemental Air Quality Modeling Technical Support Document (TSD) for the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR), May 2004 (PDF) ( 27 pp, 376 KB). Referenced in CAIR SNPR section III.E (Docket # OAR-2003-0053-1404)
- Technical Support Document on Emissions Inventory Reporting Requirements for the Proposed Clean Air Interstate Rule, May 2004 (PDF) ( 29 pp, 272 KB). Referenced in CAIR SNPR section III.B (Docket # OAR-2003-0053-1405)
- Analysis in Support of the Clean Air Interstate Rule Using the Integrated Planning Model, May 28, 2004 (PDF) ( 12 pp, 181 KB). Referenced in CAIR SNPR section VI (Docket # OAR-2003-0053-1406)
- State Emission Budget Calculation Technical Support Document for the Proposed Clean Air Interstate Rule - Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, May 2004 (PDF) ( 1 p, 32 KB). Referenced in CAIR SNPR section II (Docket #OAR-2003-0053-1407)
- Memorandum: Revised State Acid Rain and EIA Heat Input Totals - 48 States and the District of Columbia, April 19, 2004 (PDF) ( 6 pp, 50 KB). Support for CAIR SNPR section II (Docket # OAR-2003-0053-1408)
- Excel Spreadsheet: Heat Input Data Used in the Calculation of State Budgets, April 14, 2004 (XLS 1.8 MB). Support for CAIR SNPR section II (Docket # OAR-2003-0053-1409)
Response to Comments for the Clean Air Interstate Rule
- Response to Comments Corrected April 2005 - (PDF, 1,138 pp, 2.7 MB)
Technical Support Documents for Proposed Interstate Air Quality Rule
These items are also available in the EDOCKET for the rulemaking which can be accessed at www.epa.gov/edocket.
- Air Quality Data Analysis Technical Support Document for the Proposed Interstate Air Quality Rule (January 2004) - (PDF, 3.4 MB). Referenced in IAQR preamble sections III, IV, and V. (Docket #OAR-2003-0053-0006)
- Air Quality Modeling Technical Support Document for the Proposed Interstate Air Quality Rule (January 2004) - (PDF, 2.8 MB). Referenced in IAQR preamble sections IV, V, and IX. (Docket #OAR-2003-0053-0162)
- State-level Emission Inventory summaries for all criteria pollutants for each sector for years 2001, 2010, and 2015, Base and Control cases (Excel version of Appendix A of AQ Modeling TSD) - (ZIP, 126k).
- Benefits of the Proposed Interstate Air Quality Rule (January 2004) - (PDF, 20 MB). Referenced in IAQR preamble sections X and XI. (Docket #OAR-2003-0053-0175)
- An Analysis of the Impact of Boilermaker Labor Availability on the Installation of Pollution Control Equipment (January 2004) - (PDF, 42k). Referenced in IAQR preamble section VI. (Docket #OAR-2003-0053-0008)
- Economic and Energy Impact of the Proposed Interstate Air Quality Rule (January 2004) - (PDF, 214k). Referenced in IAQR preamble section XI. (Docket #OAR-2003-0053-0009)
- An Analysis of the Marginal Cost of SO2 and NOx Reductions (January 2004) - (PDF, 152k). Referenced in IAQR preamble section VI. (Docket #OAR-2003-0053-0012)
- Monitoring and Reporting Costs Under the Proposed Interstate Air Quality Rule (January 2004) - (PDF, 46k). Referenced in IAQR preamble section XI. (Docket #OAR-2003-0053-0011)
- Identification and Discussion of Sources of Regional Point Source NOx and SO2 Emissions Other Than EGUs (January 2004) - (PDF, 123k). Referenced in IAQR preamble section VI. (Docket #OAR-2003-0053-0127)
- Excel Spreadsheet: 30 State Plus DC 2010 Unit Level Non-EGU SO2 and NOx Emissions - (ZIP, 5.6 MB). (Docket #OAR-1003-0053-0128)
Additional Information Supporting the
Clean Air Interstate Rule - Notice of Data Availability (NODA)
The EPA may place additional supporting documents in the
docket in the future, and if EPA does so, EPA will announce their
availability by posting a notice on this Web site.
- Federal Register Notice: Availability of Additional Information Supporting the Rule to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone (PDF) (3pp, 61k)
- CAIR Emissions Inventory Overview (PDF) (20pp, 94k) This item provides an overview of the development of the updated emissions inventories. (Docket #OAR-2003-0053-1720)
- Non-EGU Nonpoint Control Development (PDF) (215pp, 616k) This item describes the development of future base case emissions controls for stationary sources other than utilities. (Docket #OAR-2003-0053-1690)
- Non-EGU Nonpoint Growth Development (PDF) (88pp, 374k) This item describes the development of growth factors used to project 2001 emissions for future-year scenarios for stationary sources other than utilities. (Docket #OAR-2003-0053-1691)
- Commercial Marine, Airports, and Trains Approach (PDF) (4pp, 22k) This item describes the development of emissions for these three nonroad mobile categories. (Docket #OAR-2003-0053-1692)
- Commercial Marine, Airports, and Trains Data (XLS, 46k) This file contains the supporting data used in developing emissions from commercial marine vessels, airports and trains. (Docket #OAR-2003-0053-1693)
- Fire Temporal Documentation (PDF) (4pp, 24k) This item describes the development of temporal profiles used in developing emissions from fires. (Docket #OAR-2003-0053-1694)
- 2001 EGU Documentation (PDF) (35pp, 150k) This item describes the development of 2001 emissions for sources in the utility sector. (Docket #OAR-2003-0053-1695)
- BEIS3.12 Documentation (PDF) (10pp, 47k) This item describes the Biogenic Emissions Inventory System version 3.12, with modifications used in developing the biogenic emissions. (Docket #OAR-2003-0053-1696)
- Mobile NMIM Usage for CAIR (PDF) (2pp, 12k) This file describes how the National Mobile Inventory Model (NMIM) as used for CAIR air quality modeling. (Docket #OAR-2003-0053-1698)
- Mobile NMIM Documentation (PDF) (16pp, 51k) This item describes the National Mobile Inventory Model (NMIM). (Docket #OAR-2003-0053-1701)
- NEI 2001 to IPM-NEEDs Matches (XLS, 283k) This file contains data on how utilities contained in the 2001 National Emissions Inventory were matched to those in the NEEDs 2003 database, which was used as the baseline for utility projections. (Docket #OAR-2003-0053-1702)
- PM2.5 Emissions Speciation Updates (XLS, 88k) This file contains updated factors used to speciate emissions of PM2.5 into component species and a description of the sources of this information. (Docket #OAR-2003-0053-1703)
- Emissions Summary State-Sector-Speciation 2001-2010-2015 (XLS, 970k) This file contains annual emissions of VOC, CO SO2, NOX, NH3, PM10 and PM2.5 model species. Data are provided by State and by major sector for the 2001 Base Year, 2010 Base Case, and 2015 Base Case. (Docket #OAR-2003-0053-1706)
- Emissions Summary State-Sector 2001-2010-2015 (XLS, 132k) This file contains annual emissions of VOC, CO, SO2, NOX, NH3, PM2.5. Data are provided by State and by major sector for the 2001 Base Year, 2010 Base Case, and 2015 Base Case. (Docket #OAR-2003-0053-1705)
- Report on 2001 MM-5 Simulations (PDF) (17pp, 15 MB) This report documents the simulations of the Mesoscale Meteorological Model (MM-5) for 2001 and includes an evaluation of selected MM-5 output meteorological data. (Docket #OAR-2003-0053-1704)
- Peer Review of the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) Model (PDF) (6pp, 29k) This report contains a summary by the peer review panel of the most recent external peer review of CMAQ. (Docket #OAR-2003-0053-1707)
- Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) Model Documentation Reference (PDF) (1pg, 30k) This item identifies publically available references for CMAQ. (Docket #OAR-2003-0053-1718)
- Use of GEOS-CHEM for CMAQ Boundary Conditions (PDF) (10pp, 379k) This item is a presentation on the procedures for developing initial and boundary conditions for the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) model from the GEOS-CHEM global chemistry model. (Docket #OAR-2003-0053-1714)
- Database files containing selected model input data sets and
model codes for the updated CAIR modeling platform.
(Docket #OAR-2003-0053-1688)
- Contents of CAIR Updated Modeling Platform Disk Drive (PDF) (1pg, 10k)
- Area Source Growth Factors (ZIP, 4.7 MB)
- Point Source Growth Factors (ZIP, 1.2 MB)
- Configuration of CMAQ for CAIR Annual Simulations (PDF) (1pg, 45k) This item identifies the horizontal and vertical configuration of CMAQ as applied by EPA for simulating the CAIR emissions scenarios. (Docket #OAR-2003-0053-1719)
- EPA OAQPS CMAQ Evaluation for 2001 (PDF) (61pp, 1.3 MB) This report describes an evaluation by the EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards of CMAQ applied for 2001. (Docket #OAR-2003-0053-1716)
- EPA ORD Evaluation of CMAQ for 2001 (PDF) (17pp, 1.9 MB) This item contains a presentation on the evaluation by the EPA Office of Research and Development of CMAQ, as applied for 2001. (Docket #OAR-2003-0053-1715)
- Revised Speciated Model Attainment Test (PDF) (21pp, 391k) This item describes the revised procedures for the Speciated Modeled Attainment Test (SMAT) and Design Value (DV) averaging technique. (Docket #OAR-2003-0053-1717)
- National Electric Energy System Database (NEEDS) (XLS, 5.9 MB) Contains unit level data used in EPA modeling applications. (Docket #OAR-2003-0053-1712)
- Correction to State NOX Budgets (PDF) (3pp, 16k) (Docket #OAR-2003-0053-1713)
Other Technical Information
- Modified version of Appendix H of Air Quality Modeling Technical Support Document for the Interstate Air Quality Rule - (XLS 41KB). Modified to include both intrastate and interstate modeled PM2.5 contributions. (Docket #OAR-2003-0053-0281 and 0282)
- Data used to apply the Speciated Model Attainment Test for IAQR 2010 Base-2 Scenario described in Appendix E of Air Quality Modeling Technical Support Document for the Interstate Air Quality Rule - (XLS 968KB). (Docket #OAR-2003-0053-0283 and 0284)