EPA Proposes to Repeal the Clean Power Plan (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Revised Jan. 4, 2018 |
| Report Number |
LSB10016 |
| Report Type |
Legal Sidebar |
| Authors |
Linda Tsang |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
UPDATE: On December 28, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published an
Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) seeking information on a potential replacement to
the Clean Power Plan (CPP)—the emissions guidelines for greenhouse gases (GHGs) from existing
power plants that the agency proposed to repeal in October 2017. An ANPRM allows an agency to gather
information for potential rulemaking but does not bind an agency to future action. As explained in the
ANPRM, EPA is “considering” proposing a rule to replace the CPP and seeks comments on the
(1) “roles, responsibilities, and limitations of the federal government, state governments, and regulated
entities in developing and implementing” the new GHG emission guidelines; (2) the “best system of
emission reduction” consistent with EPA’s new legal interpretation set forth in the proposed repeal of the
CPP; and (3) approaches to harmonize and streamline the process and applicability of Clean Air Act
permitting for existing power plants regulated under the new emission guidelines. EPA will accept
comments on the ANPRM until February 26, 2018.
