Return to the previous page. HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT (HAP) PROGRAM. Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) or air toxics cause serious health and environmental hazards. HAPs are emitted from small stationary sources (e.g., dry cleaning machines) and large stationary sources (e.g., incinerators).
In 1990, Congress amended Section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) requiring the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to identify and regulate all significant stationary sources that emit any of 189 HAPs. Currently, the EPA has a list of 173 source categories and is issuing regulations requiring these sources to use maximum available control technology to reduce HAP emissions.
The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Environment) designated the Navy as the lead within the Department of Defense for issues arising from the CAA90. In response, the Navy established the CAA Implementation Services Steering Committee to address common issues. The goal is to minimize redundant efforts among the services and encourage proactive compliance efforts.
We chair the HAP Subcommittee for the Services Steering Committee. The HAP Subcommittee is represented by members from the Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, NASA, and Navy. Subcommittee members strive to ensure that they or other service representatives:
Federal agency personnel are welcome to call 805-982-3902 (DSN 551) for more information regarding the Navy HAP Program or CAA HAP regulations.
Web sites for obtaining information on environmental regulations:
EPA TTN 2000 (http://www.epa.gov/ttn )
FEDERAL REGISTER (http://www.epa.gov/docs/fedrgstr)
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