Rule to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone; Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR)

159 organizations filed 220 public comments on Rule to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone; Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR), at the Environmental Protection Agency. The comment window closed 5150d ago.

Abstract

Contact: Carla Oldham, 919-541-3347

Commenters (159)

• Southern Companyunverified attribution

  10 filings · confidence 70%
• Intergrated Waste Services Associationtrade assoc.

  7 filings · confidence 85%
• Westmoreland Coal Companyunverified attribution

  7 filings · confidence 70%
• American Chemistry Counciltrade assoc.

  4 filings · confidence 97%
• American Forest & Paper Associationtrade assoc.

  4 filings · confidence 97%
• American Petroleum Institutetrade assoc.

  4 filings · confidence 97%
• American Electric Power Service Corporationunverified attribution

  3 filings · confidence 70%
• Calpine Corporationunverified attribution

  3 filings · confidence 70%
• National Mining Associationtrade assoc.

  3 filings · confidence 97%
• New England Counciltrade assoc.

  3 filings · confidence 85%
• The Dayton Power and Light Companyunverified attribution

  3 filings · confidence 70%
• The Dow Chemical Companyunverified attribution

  3 filings · confidence 70%
• Adirondack Counciltrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• Ameren Corporationunverified attribution

  2 filings · confidence 70%
• American Public Power Associationtrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 97%
• Attorney for the Texas Lignite Coalitiontrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• Cinergy Corporationunverified attribution

  2 filings · confidence 70%
• Edison Electric Institutetrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 97%
• Environmental Energy Alliance of New Yorktrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• Exelon Corp.unverified attribution

  2 filings · confidence 70%
• ExxonMobil Refining & Supply Companyunverified attribution

  2 filings · confidence 70%
• FirstEnergy Corporationunverified attribution

  2 filings · confidence 70%
• Institute of Clean Air Companiestrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• Izaak Walton League of Americatrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• MidAmerican Energy Holdings Companyunverified attribution

  2 filings · confidence 70%
• National Petrochemical & Refiners Associationtrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• NiSource Inc.unverified attribution

  2 filings · confidence 70%
• North Dakota Department of Healthunverified attribution

  2 filings · confidence 70%
• Oglethorpe Power Corporationunverified attribution

  2 filings · confidence 70%
• PPL Services Corpunverified attribution

  2 filings · confidence 70%
• PSEG Services Corporationunverified attribution

  2 filings · confidence 70%
• " submitted by the Adirondack Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• 2004 was incomplete. Please see the following document number for the comment submitted by the Adirondack Council: OAR-2003-0053-1699.trade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Adirondack Council Duplicate Documenttrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economytrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American Lung Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• and fabric filter particulate control systems." submitted by Billie Ramseyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• and it won't hurt the energy generating industries eitherunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• and Michigan Manufacturers Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• and partnership." submitted by Kenneth A. Colburntrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Anonymous comment referring to "As a supporter of the Adirondack Council and person who grew up in and often go to the parktrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Appalachian Trail Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Associated Electric Cooperativeunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Association of Electric Companies of Texastrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officialstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• attachment entitled "Southern Company Comparison of FRM Equivalent and Best Estimate Methods for Estimating Future-Year PM2.5 Design Values Final Report" submitted by Hunton & Williams LLP on behalf of the Utility Air Regulatory Groupunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• attachment entitled "Southern Company Modeling Analyses Conducted to Support the Response to EPA's (EPA) Proposed Interstate Air Quality Rule Final Report" submitted by Hunton & Williams LLP on behalf of the Utility Air Regulatory Groupunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• attachment entitled "Southern Company Technical Evaluation of the EPA's (EPA) Proposed Interstate Air Quality Rule Modeling Analyses: General Comments - Final Report" submitted by Hunton & Williams LLPunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• attachment referring to it is important to eliminate duplicative regulation and support a single rule that can achieve an appropriate level of emissions reductions to meet air quality standards submitted by MidAmerican Energy Holdings Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• attachment referring to Memorandum to Industrial Facility Owners from Council of Industrial Boiler Owners (CIBO) with reference to CIBO agrees that industrial units should not be part of the IAQR submitted by Robert Bessettetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Attorney for the Gulf Coast Lignite Coalitiontrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Business Roundtabletrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• but it needs to do so without damage to the environment" submitted by Old Adirondack Inc.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• CAA Services Steering Committeetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Central States Air Resource Agencies Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Cinery Corp.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Co-Chair Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officialstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Complete Data Systemsunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• CONSAD Research Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Cornell University Outing Clubunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Counsel to The National Environmental Development Association's (Association) Clean Air Projecttrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Dairyland Power Cooperativeunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Department of Environmental Protectionunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Department of Natural Resourcesunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Detroit Regional Chambertrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Domtar Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Doswell Limited Partnershiptrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Duke Energy Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Eastern Illinois Universityunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Electric Power Supply Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Empire District Electric Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Entergy Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• entitled "Comments of Michigan Municipal Electric Association and Lansing Board of Water & Light on Proposed Clean Air Interstate Rule" submitted by Matthew W. Wardtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Env. Regulation Southern California Edison Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Environmental Conservation Committeetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Envoironmental Affairs of Southern Company Generation and Energy Marketingunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Florida Association of Electric Utilities (FAEU) Part 1 of 3trade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Florida Association of Electric Utilities (FAEU) Part 2 of 3trade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Florida Association of Electric Utilities (FAEU) Part 3 of 3trade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Florida Power & Light Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• focusing on "Credits should be given to industries that use the output method." submitted by Audri Phillipsunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• focusing on "efforts to develop and promulgate a comparable coordinated regulatory structure using its existing CAA authorities" submitted by Electric Power Supply Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• focusing on "reduction of transported ozone precursors is an effective way of reducing ozone concentrations in the country" submitted by Capitol Area Council of Governmentstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• focusing on "to assist the USEPA in preparing the final rule addressing Interstate air quality the NorthTexas Clean Air Steering Committee submits a resolution which was adopted and lists our concerns and Suggestions" submitted Ron Harris,trade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Fulton Chain of Lakes Improvement Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• George Washington University Law Schoolunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Geothermal Energy Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Greater Houston Partnership andtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Gulf Power Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Horseshoe Pond/Deer River Flow Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• in that it will reduce or end Acid Rain Damage in New York's (York) Adirondack Park" submitted by The Adirondack Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Inc. (AEPCO) does not support expansion of the IAQR as a mechanism for regional haze rule compliance" submitted by Mark W. Schwirtzunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Indiana University Northwestunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Integrated Waste Services Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Jamesville-DeWitt Central School Districtunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Large Public Power Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Lignite Evergy Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• LLP on behalf of Northern Indiana Public Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• member of Adirondack Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committeetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Michigan State Universityunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Municipal Electric Authority of Georgiaunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia on behalf of The Large Public Power Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Natasource LLC. 1 of 2unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Natasource LLC. 2 of 2unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)trade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissionerstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Rural Electric Cooperative Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• North American Coal Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• North Central Texas Council of Governmenttrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• North Texas Clean Air Steering Committeetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Northeast Utilities Service Company on behalf of Holyokeunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Northeast Utilities Service Company on behalf of Holyoke Water Power Company and Public Service Company of New Hampshireunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Northern Indiana Public Service Company LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Nuclear Energy Institutetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• on behalf of American Forest Paper Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• on behalf of Michigan Municipal Electric Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• on behalf of the Adirondack Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• on behalf of the American Lung Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• P.E. Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• particularly where the opposite provides no environmental benefit and creates economic disparity between states submitted by Northeast Utilities System as Agent for Holyoke Water Power Company and Public Service Company of New Hampshireunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Patio & Barbecue Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Piper Rudnick LLP on behalf of AES Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Portland Cement Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Public Citizen

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Public Service Company of New Mexicounverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Purdue Universityunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• referring to "Belief that instead of a regional focus USEPA should address these strategies on a national level and include additional sources of air pollution beyond EGU?s (EGU) specifically industrial boilers" submitted by Lynne A. Liddington,unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• referring to "I would rather pay higher rates for electricity and have the power generation companies put in place SO2 and NOx reduction technologiesunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• referring to "The cost-benefit analysis conjures up every possible benefit of reducing air pollution but neglects to analyze the additional costs of higher electricity prices on society" submitted by Roger Caiazzatrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• referring to "Those units that already meet or exceed the emission rate target of Phase I should not be forced to buy additional allowances in order to legally operate" submitted by Florida Municipal Electric Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• referring to acid rain has affected people in many ways like property values have declined because of contamination of drinking sources and failed septic systems submitted by James K. Hallingunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• referring to American Public Power Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• referring to Bush rolls back air pollution regulations in order to protect industries' (industry) bottom lineunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• referring to CMS Generation Co. recommends that the USEPA clarify that applicability of the Interstate Air Quality rule will include the same provisions as established under the Acid Rain program submitted by Michael R. Weberunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• referring to Council of Industrial Boiler Owners (CIBO) agrees that industrial units should not be part of the IAQR submitted by Robert Bessettetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• referring to shame on all of you who use the EPA's (USEPA) authority to subject our children and grandchildren to increased pollution for many decades in the future submitted by James M. Reaume Jr. MDunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• referring to the Six Ponds Association of Massachusetts is concerned that the proposed rule might delay stricter national particulate emission limits submitted by Charlotte Russelltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• referring to using the usual economic reasons for relieving these multi-billion dollar industries of cleaning up their dirty emissions and endangering public health is a pitiful excuse submitted by Irvin A. Uphoffunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Rutgers Universityunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Schiff Harding LLP on behalf of Northern Indiana Public Service Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Southeast Michigan Council of Governmentstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Sunflower Electric Power Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Syracuse Universityunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Tampa Electric Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Texas Association of Businesstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Texas Commission on Environmental Qualityunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• the American Public Power Association on EPA's Proposed Ruletrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• The Atlantic Philanthropies (USA) Inc.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• The Clean Energy Groupunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• The Council of Industrial Boiler Ownerstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• the inadequacy of the levels and timing of the emission caps.)" submitted by the Clean Air Task Force (CATF) Groupunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Tractebel Power Inc.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• U.S. Steel Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• University of Texas at Austin School of Lawunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• US Combined Heat & Power Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• West Virginia Chamber of Commercetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• West Virginia Manufacturers Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Wisconsin Council of Trout Unlimitedtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%