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  • Consolidated List of Chemicals Subject to EPA Regulatory Programs

    EPA implements a number of regulatory programs that use specific chemical lists as part of the process to determine reporting applicability. Is there a consolidated list of chemicals that are subject to EPA programs? The Consolidated List of Chemicals subject to the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA), Comprehensive…

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  • How to deregister facility from risk management program

    How do I deregister my facility from the risk management program? If a facility is no longer subject to the risk management program, the facility owner or operator must deregister within six months (40 CFR §68.190(c)). To deregister, you should submit a letter to the RMP Reporting Center within six…

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  • Is there an EPA enforcement policy for violators of CAA §112 and the risk management program rule?

    Yes, EPA has issued a Final Combined Enforcement Policy for section §112(r) Risk Management Program .

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  • How do I output rates by VSP bin?

    See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . MOVES does not output rates by VSP bin. MOVES output provides emission inventories (in units of mass or total energy) or (for running exhaust) emission rates by speed bin (in units mass or energy per distance, such as g/mile). For…

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  • Does MOVES2014 Have the Capacity for Modeling Mid-Level Ethanol Blends?

    See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . MOVES2014 includes updated fuel effects and is designed to model ethanol volumes up to 15% (that is, E0 to E15). It can also model E85 (ethanol volumes of 70 to 85 percent), but MOVES2014 is not designed to model intermediate…

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  • What are the Units of Road Grade in the Links Table?

    See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . The field road grade in the Links table should be entered as a percentage rather than a decimal fraction. In other words, a road grade of 4% should be entered in MOVES as 4, rather than 0.04.

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  • What are Possible Causes of MySQL Query Errors?

    See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . You need to make sure the character set in the MySQL my.ini file is set to UTF-8. MOVES does not recognize other character sets and this will result in incorrect or incomplete output.

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  • Can N2O (nitrous oxide) Emissions be Estimated in the MOVES Nonroad Model?

    See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . Nitrous oxide (N2O) results is not an option you can select for nonroad equipment in MOVES.

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  • Is There a Way to Model Emissions of a Single Vehicle on a Given Route in MOVES?

    See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . MOVES is designed to model fleet emissions, but the project scale in MOVES allows you to model a single average vehicle on a link (road segment). The project scale requires the user to import detailed data, including vehicle population. By…

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  • What is the Relationship Between Calendar Year, Model Year, and Age?

    See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . Model year (modelYearID) corresponds to the year that a group of vehicles in the fleet was produced. Calendar year (yearID) is the analysis year as selected in the ‘Time Spans/Year’ panel of the MOVES GUI. For a given calendar year…

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  • CFAT Impacts on EPCRA and RMP

    The Department of Homeland Security’s Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) impose comprehensive federal security regulations for high-risk chemical facilities. Do the CFATS alter the requirements that apply to a facility covered under both CFATS and either the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) or the Clean Air Act §112(r)…

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  • Can I Create a Portable Version of MOVES to Use on Multiple Computers?

    See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . Yes, you can create a portable version of MOVES. This may be helpful if you need to easily shift your modeling analyses from one computer to another without copying files back and forth. If your organization’s computer policy allows it…

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  • States with authority to implement / enforce the risk management program rule

    Which states have been granted delegation of EPA's authority to implement and enforce the risk management program rule? The current list of delegated states and counties is: Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, and South Carolina. Additionally, the following territories and local jurisdictions have delegation…

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  • Implementing agency liability for accidents at stationary sources

    Are implementing agencies for the risk management program liable for an accident that occurs at a covered stationary source? No. The primary responsibility for accident prevention is the facility's. The Clean Air Act does not assign any liability to the implementing agency (i.e., EPA or state or local government agencies)…

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  • Adding chemicals to list of regulated substances

    CAA §112(r)(3) provides EPA the authority to amend the list of regulated substances. Does EPA expect to add chemicals to the list of regulated substances in the near future? At this time, EPA does not expect to add any chemicals to the list of regulated substances. The statute, however, requires…

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