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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 21-1590

NOTICES

INDEPENDENT REGULATORY REVIEW COMMISSION

Actions Taken by the Commission

[51 Pa.B. 6115]
[Saturday, September 18, 2021]

 The Independent Regulatory Review Commission met publicly at 10 a.m., Wednesday, September 1, 2021, and announced the following:

Regulations Deemed Approved Pursuant to Section 5(g) of the Regulatory Review Act—Effective August 31, 2021

 Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board # 54-102: Purchases, Sales and Returns: General Provisions (amends 40 Pa. Code Chapter 11)

 Insurance Department # 11-259: Minimum Reserve Standards for Individual and Group Health and Accident Insurance Contracts (amends 31 Pa. Code Chapter 84a)

Action Taken—Regulation Approved:

 Environmental Quality Board # 7-559: CO2 Budget Trading Program (amends 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145 by adding Subchapter E (relating to CO2 budget trading program))

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Approval Order

Public Meeting Held
September 1, 2021

Commissioners Voting: George D. Bedwick, Chairperson; John F. Mizner, Esq., Vice Chairperson, dissenting; John J. Soroko, Esq, dissenting; Murray Ufberg, Esq.; Dennis A. Watson, Esq.

Environmental Quality Board—
CO2 Budget Trading Program
Regulation No. 7-559 (# 3274)

 On October 21, 2020, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (Commission) received this proposed regulation from the Environmental Quality Board (EQB). This rulemaking amends 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145 by adding Subchapter E (relating to CO2 budget trading program). The proposed regulation was published in the November 7, 2020 Pennsylvania Bulletin with a public comment period ending on January 14, 2021. The final-form regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 28, 2021.

 This rulemaking establishes a program to limit emissions of CO2 from fossil-fuel-fired electric generating units located in the Commonwealth, with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts.

 We have determined this regulation is consistent with the statutory authority of the EQB (35 P.S. §§ 4005(a)(1) and 4006.3(a)) and the intention of the General Assembly. Having considered all of the other criteria of the Regulatory Review Act, we find promulgation of this regulation is in the public interest.

By Order of the Commission:

 This regulation is approved.

GEORGE D. BEDWICK, 
Chairperson

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 21-1590. Filed for public inspection September 17, 2021, 9:00 a.m.]


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