New Rules Adopted for Internal Combustion Engines

EPA recently adopted new rules for large stationary reciprocating internal combustion engines. Here is what Anne Blankenship reports.


On February 17, 2010, EPA issued a final rule that will require reductions of emissions of toxic air pollutants from existing diesel powered stationary
reciprocating internal combustion engines (RICE). Operators of existing stationary diesel engines will be required to:

- Install emissions control equipment that would limit air toxics emissions by up to
70 percent for stationary non-emergency engines with a site rating greater than
300 HP,
- Perform emissions tests to demonstrate engine performance and compliance with
rule requirements, and
- Burn ultra-low sulfur fuel in stationary non-emergency engines with a site rating
greater than 300 horsepower.

The fact sheet for the final rule: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/t3/fact_sheets/rice_neshap_fs_021710.pdf

The final rule: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/t3/fr_notices/rice_neshap_021710.pdf

This final rule has not be published in the Federal Register. It will be effective 60 days after it is published.


Anne C. Blankenship
Robinson & McElwee PLLC