Wisconsin Tailoring Rule Approved By Natural Resources Board

The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board has approved an emergency rule that effectively implements the federal Tailoring Rule in Wisconsin. The federal Tailoring Rule, finalized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in May 2010, is intended to reduce the administrative and regulatory burdens that would have resulted from implementing traditional Clean Air Act permit requirements for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

The emergency rule approved by the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board increases the GHG emission thresholds that will trigger permitting requirements and establishes a phase-in approach for GHG permitting. This action will reduce the number of permits necessary for GHG emissions and reduce the associated administrative burden. The emergency rule is in place to ensure that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources air permitting program is consistent with the federal Clean Air Act requirements by before the required deadline of January 2011. WDNR intends to have an identical, permanent rule finalized and promulgated by Fall 2011.

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