Technical
Support
Document
on
the
Final
Revisions
to
§
§
60.17,
60.21,
and
60.24
The
final
rule
includes
revisions
§
60.17
in
order
to
indicate
that
ASTM
D388­
77,
90,
91,
95,
and
98a,
concerning
the
definitions
of
coal
and
certain
coal
types
and
which
is
already
incorporated
by
reference
in
sections
of
part
60,
is
incorporated
by
reference
in
other
final
rules
adopted
in
today's
action,
e.
g.,
§
60.24
and
the
model
Hg
Budget
trading
rule.

The
definition
of
"
allowance
system"
in
the
final
§
60.21(
k)
is
expanded,
from
the
proposed
definition,
to
be
more
complete
by
referring
to
the
essential
elements
of:
a
cap
on
the
total
amount
of
allowances
issued;
and
the
ability
to
transfer
allowances.

The
final
rule
includes
provisions
in
§
60.24(
h)
that
set
forth
the
requirements,
discussed
in
the
preamble
of
the
proposed
and
supplemental
rule
notices
and
in
the
preamble
of
the
final
rule
notice,
concerning:

1.
The
State
annual
EGU
Hg
Budgets;

2.
The
requirement
that
a
State
submit
a
State
plan
containing
emission
standards
and
compliance
schedules,
and
meeting
certain
requirements
(
e.
g.,
monitoring,
reporting,
and
recordkeeping
requirements),
that
will
result
in
compliance
with
the
applicable
State
annual
EGU
Hg
Budget;

3.
The
ability
of
a
State
to
meet
the
State­
plan­
submission
requirement
by
adopting
the
model
Hg
Budget
trading
rule
unchanged
or
adopting
the
model
trading
rule
with
only
limited,
specified
changes
and
the
inability
of
a
State
that
does
not
adopt
the
model
trading
rule
unchanged
or
only
with
such
changes
to
participate
in
the
EPA­
administered
Hg
Budget
trading
program;
and
4.
The
applicable
definitions
of
terms,
consistent
with
the
definitions
of
terms
in
the
model
trading
rule.
