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GAO-16-876R 1 (2016-09-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadsoc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-328387 September 13, 2016 The Honorable Jim Inhofe Chairman The Honorable Barbara Boxer Ranking Member Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate The Honorable Fred Upton Chairman The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr. Ranking Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Environmental Protection Agency: Standards of Performance for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills Pursuant to section 801 (a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) entitled Standards of Performance for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (RIN: 2060-AM08). We received the rule on July 22, 2016. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on August 29, 2016. 81 Fed. Reg. 59,332. The final rule promulgates a new subpart that updates the Standards of Performance for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills. EPA states that under section 111 of the Clean Air Act, it must review, and, if appropriate, revise standards of performance at least every 8 years. EPA's review of the standards for municipal solid waste landfills considered landfills that commence construction, reconstruction, or modification after July 17, 2014. The final standards also reflect changes to the population of landfills and an analysis of the timing and methods for reducing emissions. According to EPA, this action will achieve additional reductions in emissions of landfill gas and its components, including methane, by lowering the emissions threshold at which a landfill must install controls. This action also incorporates new data and information received in response to the proposed rulemaking and addresses other regulatory issues including surface emissions monitoring, wellhead monitoring, and the definition of landfill gas treatment system. According to EPA, the new subpart will reduce emissions of landfill gas, which contains both nonmethane organic compounds and methane. EPA states that these avoided emissions will improve air quality and reduce the potential for public health and welfare effects associated with exposure to landfill gas emissions. GAO-16-876R

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