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Animal Feeding Operations Air Emission Estimation Methodologies

EPA Designated Federal Officer (DFO):Edward Hanlon
202-564-2134
hanlon.edward@epa.gov
Responsible Committee/Panel:Animal Feeding Operations Emission Review Panel
A list of members can be found in the final report included in the Advisory Activity linked to this panel or committee.

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BACKGROUND
The EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) has requested the SAB to review EPA’s draft air emission
estimating methodologies (EEMs) for animal feeding operations (AFOs). EPA developed the draft methodologies to address requirements of a voluntary air compliance consent agreement signed in 2005 between EPA and nearly 14,000 broiler, dairy, egg layer, and swine AFO operations. The goals of the agreement are to reduce air pollution, monitor AFO emissions, promote a national consensus on methodologies for estimating emissions from AFOs, and ensure compliance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA).

Agency Charge . (PDF, 6 pp., 394,461 bytes)

Agency Review Document(s):

PDF for Development of Emissions-Estimating Methodologies for Broiler Operations (February 2012 draft). (PDF, 295 pp., 9,106,272 bytes)

PDF for Development of Emissions Estimating Methodologies for Lagoons and Basins at Swine and Dairy Animal Feeding Operations (February 2012 draft). (PDF, 143 pp., 3,269,714 bytes)