Clean Power Plan: EPA Provides Guidance On Initial Submittals And Extension Process

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The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards has issued a memorandum providing direction to the states interested in seeking a two-year extension of time in which to develop and submit a final plan under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act. EPA's Oct. 22 memorandum was in response to questions and feedback from states about what must be included in requests for extension. EPA has indicated that the process for obtaining an extension is "simple and requires only that the state demonstrate it has taken certain preliminary and readily achievable steps towards the development of its plan."