Exploratory rulemaking for Chapter 173-460 WAC – Controls for New Sources of Toxic Air Pollutants
This rulemaking is on hold.
We’ve started exploratory rulemaking to update Chapter 173-460 WAC, Controls for New Sources of Toxic Air Pollutants. This rule applies to businesses that emit toxic air pollutants to:
- Provide specific criteria and conditions for permitting new or modified sources.
- Build on the standard permitting framework for new sources.
- Establish emission thresholds for about 400 toxic air pollutants.
Exploratory rulemaking
Exploratory rulemaking is a different approach to updating a rule. Instead of updating the rule all at once, we're making changes through multiple rulemaking actions:
- Update the list of toxic air pollutants based on recent health information.
- Look at other updates to the rule:
- Consider other possible changes based on stakeholders' feedback.
- Prioritize the changes.
- Start other potential rulemaking(s).
Public input
| Date | Discussion Topics | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday Aug. 8, 2018 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. |
Your ideas about what could be changed.
|
Ecology, Lacey (map to location) webinar * |
March 29, 2019 time to be determined on hold |
on hold through 2020 Read comments. |
Ecology, Bellevue Northwest Regional Office |
* Register to receive your access code and password.
To hear the webinar better, use your phone (instead of the computer) to call 1-240-454-0887.
Public comment period
Rulemaking timeline
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Contact information
Caitlin Cannon
Environmental Planner
caitlin.cannon@ecy.wa.gov
360-489-4046
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