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NPRA

National Petrochemical and Refiners Assocation

Environmental & Safety

Environmental & Safety Announcement

NPRA President Charles Drevna sent a letter on August 5 to CSB Chairman John Bresland on NPRA's coninued support of their recommendations to API and USW.  The USW decided to walk away from the workgroups on August 4th.

  • NSR

    New Source Review (NSR) is a regulatory permitting program that began in the 1970s as a relatively simple program focusing on new and substantially rebuilt industrial plants. Over time, this simple regulatory program has become a maze of confusing and often contradictory regulatory guidance.

  • NSPS

    Section 111 of the Clear Air Act of 1970 requires the EPA to issue New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) that dictate the level of pollution that a new or modified stationary source may produce. EPA’s current NSPS Subpart J proposal could delay or cancel refinery expansions and other refinery projects intended to produce more transportation fuels needed to meet the nation’s increasing energy needs.

  • Residual Risk

    The Clean Air Act requires EPA to develop standards for toxic air pollutants that require the application of air pollution reduction measures known as maximum achievable control technology (MACT). Under the Clean Air Act, EPA is required to develop and implement a program for assessing risks remaining (i.e., the residual risk) after facilities have implemented MACT standards. 

  • Air Quality/NAAQS

    EPA released two final rules April 30, 2004, intended to implement a new 8-hour ozone NAAQS standard across the country. EPA’s reclassification of certain areas as less serious non-attainment areas poses significant, and in a number of cases, insurmountable challenges to achieving attainment within the statutorily required timeframes.  Additionally, both the particulate matter (PM) and ozone NAAQS have undergone changes that will present regulatory hurdles for the refining and petrochemical industries.

  • Regulatory Blizzard

    This chart summarizes the cumulative regulatory impacts on refineries from 2002 to 2010.

  • Safety

    NPRA’s members are committed to protecting the health and safety of their employees, contractor employees, and the communities where our members operate. NPRA’s safety and health activities support this commitment through our Safety Awards Program, National Safety Conference, Annual Safety Statistics Reports, and OSHA Process Safety Alliance.