National
Environmental
PerformanceTrack
National Environmental Performance Track
MACT Benefit Fact Sheet
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
What is Performance Track?
The U.S. EPA's National Environmental
Performance Track program is a public-private
partnership that recognizes and drives
environmental excellence. The program
encourages public and private facilities with
strong environmental records to continuously
improve their environmental performance
beyond regulatory requirements while working
collaboratively within their communities.
A core value of Performance Track is that
facilities that demonstrate environmental
leadership should be treated differently from
other facilities in order to encourage greater
environmental innovation and set a positive
example for others to follow.
To foster continuous improvement,
Performance Track offers its members public
recognition and opportunities for regulatory and
administrative benefits that reduce reporting
requirements and other administrative costs,
while maintaining or enhancing existing levels
of environmental protection.
Performance Track MACT Benefit
Published on April 22, 2004 (69 FR 21737), this
rule provides a benefit under EPA's Clean Air
Act (CAA) that allows sources to submit
periodic reports at an interval that is twice the
length of the regular period, provided that major
sources subject to permits under 40 CFR Part
70 or 71 report no less than once every six
months. For minor air sources, this means that
they may be able to report only once per year
instead of twice.
This rule may also allow a reduction in the level
of detail of required reporting, under some
circumstances, for facilities who reduce their
emissions below 25 tons/year of aggregate
hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) and 10
tons/year of each individual HAP, and that have
reduced the level of all HAPs to at least the
level of compliance. Additional reporting
reductions are also available for these facilities
depending on how the facility meets its
National Environmental Performance Track RCRA Benefit Fact Sheet
Reduced Self-Inspections for Certain Types of RCRA Units
Updated February 3, 2009
requirements. If a facility meets MACT by using
technology where there is a technology
standard, then the facility may substitute a
simplified annual report to meet all the required
reporting elements and certify that they are
continuing to do so. If a facility meets MACT by
using pollution prevention (P2) to comply with a
technology standard, then the facility may
substitute a simplified annual report certifying
that they are continuing to do so. If there is a P2
standard and a facility uses P2 to comply and
reduces emissions by an additional 50% or
greater, then the facility may substitute a
simplified annual report certifying that they are
continuing to do so. In all cases, the facility
must still fulfill all monitoring and record keeping
requirements and maintain records
demonstrating the veracity of the certification.
This fact sheet provides a summary of this
Performance Track member benefit; for
complete information, the reader is encouraged
to read the rulemaking, which may be found at
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-
WASTE/2004/April/Day-22/f9042.htm
How Do Members Take Advantage Of This
Benefit?
D Member facilities should submit a
written request to their state
permitting authority for permission to
reduce their reporting burden.
D Requests should identify the facility
and state when the facility would like
to take advantage of the incentive,
describe the facility's emissions,
applicable requirements, and
methods for meeting the
requirements of the incentive.
For More Information Contact:
Mr. Christopher Menen
202-566-2836
menen.chris@epa.gov
http://www.epa.gov/performancetrack
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