May 30, 2012 - EPA has finalized a rule that allows the trading programs in the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) to serve as an alternative to determining source-by-source Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART). This rule provides that states in the CSAPR region can substitute participation in CSAPR for source-specific BART for sulfur dioxide and/or nitrogen oxides emissions from power plants. EPA also finalized a limited disapproval of certain states' plans that previously relied on CAIR to improve visibility and substituted a Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) that relies on CSAPR.

• Rule (PDF) (18 pp, 352 K) - Federal Register - June 7, 2012

• Fact Sheet (PDF)(4 pp, 33 K, May 30, 2012)