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EPA/AR RIN: 2060-AC42 Publication ID: Fall 1996 
Title: NSPS: Municipal Solid Waste Landfills 
Abstract: The purpose of this action is to develop standards for regulating non-methane organic compounds (NMOC) emissions from new and modified municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills under Section 111(b). Section 111(d) requires States to develop emission standards for existing landfills based on EPA guidelines. The intended effect of the standards and guidelines is to require certain municipal solid waste landfills to control emissions to the level achievable by the best demonstrated system of continuous emission reduction, considering costs, nonair quality health, and environmental and energy impacts. ^PEPA has worked with landfill owners and operators, including local governments and private owners, to produce a regulation based on common-sense techniques, providing maximum flexibility for owners and operators, and achieving the desired emissions reductions in the most cost-effective way. The rule focuses on only the largest sources of emissions, thereby avoiding regulation of small landfills where controls would be inefficient and onerous. The rule also provides complete flexibility to design a control system based on the particular, site-specific conditions at each landfill. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7411/CAA 111   
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/30/1991  56 FR 24468   
Notice of Availability  06/21/1993  58 FR 33790   
Final Action  03/12/1996  61 FR 9905   
Additional Information: SAN No. 2535.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Martha Smith
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
E143-03,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Phone:919 541-2421
Email: smith.martha@epa.gov