In particular, why may a state choose to submit an abbreviated CAIR SIP revision for the SO2 trading program?
The CAIR FIP trading program elements that a state can modify for its state using an abbreviated SIP revision are: (1) to allow units that are not otherwise CAIR units to individually opt into the FIP trading program; (2) to allow the state, rather than EPA, to allocate NOx annual and/or ozone season allowances; (3) to allow the state, rather than EPA, to allocate allowances from the NOx annual CSP; or (4) to include NOx SIP Call trading sources that are not EGUs under CAIR in the CAIR FIP NOx ozone season trading program. Of these four trading program elements, the only one that is relevant to the SO2 program is the option to allow units to opt-into the FIP SO2 trading program. A state may choose to do an abbreviated SIP revision if it wants to allow units to opt-in to the FIP SO2 trading program in its state. Q: Can a state choose that EPA implement CAIR requirements for one or more of the CAIR programs in the state indefinitely under a FIP? Is there a requirement that every state ev
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- What are the specific elements of the CAIR FIP trading programs that a state can choose to modify using an abbreviated SIP revision?
- In particular, why may a state choose to submit an abbreviated CAIR SIP revision for the SO2 trading program?
- Why may a state choose to submit an abbreviated CAIR SIP revision?
