97-26531. Acid Rain Program: Notice of Annual Adjustment Factors for Excess Emission Penalty

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 194 (Tuesday, October 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 52334]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26531]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5906-5]


Acid Rain Program: Notice of Annual Adjustment Factors for Excess 
Emission Penalty

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of annual adjustment factors for excess emissions 
penalty.

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SUMMARY: Under the Acid Rain Program, affected units must hold enough 
allowances to cover their sulfur dioxide emissions and meet an emission 
limit for nitrogen oxides. Under 40 CFR 77.6, units that do not meet 
these requirements must pay a penalty without demand to the 
Administrator based on the number of excess tons emitted times $2000 as 
adjusted by an annual adjustment factor that must be published in the 
Federal Register.
    The annual adjustment factor for adjusting the penalty for excess 
emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides under 40 CFR part 77 
for compliance year 1997 is 1.2624. This value is derived from the 
Consumer Price Index for 1990 and 1997, as defined in 40 CFR part 72, 
and corresponds to a penalty of $2525 per excess ton of sulfur dioxide 
or nitrogen oxides emitted.
    The annual adjustment factor for adjusting the penalty for excess 
emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides under 40 CFR part 77 
for compliance year 1998 is 1.2905. This value is derived from the 
Consumer Price Index for 1990 and 1998, as defined in 40 CFR part 72, 
and corresponds to a penalty of $2581 per excess ton of sulfur dioxide 
or nitrogen oxides emitted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna Deneen, Acid Rain Division 
(6204J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20460 at [phone].

    Dated: September 29, 1997.
Brian J. McLean,
Director, Acid Rain Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Office of 
Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 97-26531 Filed 10-6-97; 8:45 am]
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