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Cloud Peak Energy Input on Regulatory Reforms for Coal Industry IM P A C T Indirect Law /Rule Clean Pow er Plan NSPS - C 02 Im pact Status Comment P ow er plants shut down/new plants not constructed C 0 2 Final rules have been published, these set C 0 2 em ission standards fo r new and existing pow er plants. For existing plants - S uprem e C ourt has g ra n te d e m e rg e n c y s ta y w h ic h w ill re m a in in effect until the case reaches the S uprem e C ourt. F o r new p o w e r plants - th is sta nd ard is set to be h e a rd in S ta te o f N o rth D a k o ta v. E nvironm ental P rotection Agency, No. 15-1381 (D.C. Cir.). O ppose CPP (litigant). Seek NSR Reform The D.C. C ircuit on Aug. 30, 2016 issued an o rder setting an am ended briefing schedule. O ral argum ent scheduled fo r April 7, 2017. D ire c t Federal R e se rve Environm ental R isk Rule Regional Haze Rule and FIPS for States D e crea se d liq u id ity in com m odities m arkets Used to pursue early closure of coal power p la n ts P roposed rule: "R egulations Q and Y; R isk-B ased C apital and O ther R egulatory R equirem ents for A ctivities o f Financial H olding C om panies R elated to Physical C om m odities and R isk-B ased C apital R equirem ents fo r M erchant Banking Investm ents" O ppose Rule: N M A C om m ents A ttached The expansion o f the R egional Haze Rules under the O bam a adm inistration has gone fa r beyond protection o f visibility and air quality, as do FIPs im posed on states. These rules need review . R equires banks to put up billions of d o lla rs in e xtra c a p ita l fo r in v e s tm e n ts such as coal to protect against purported legal, reputational and financial risks posed by an environm ental accident EPA FIPs need to be curtailed and findings im posing FIPs rescinded. Ozone S ta n d a rd s MSHA O verreach S ig n ific a n t in c re a s e in n o n attainm ent areas B lo a te d bureaucracy with shrinking industry leads to over-zealous agency E P A published a final rule on O ct. 26, 2015 that reduced the ozone N AAQ S from 75 to 70 ppb. ch allen ge to the fin al rule in the D .C . C ircuit. M u rra y E n e rg y v. E n v iro n m e n ta l P ro te c tio n Agency, No. 15-1385 (D.C. Cir.). O ppose Rule - w an t rescinded M SH A requires a substantial right-sizing to m atch budget and staffing to a sm a lle r industry. S upport Budget and Staffing Reform O ther industry and state petitioners have filed challenges as have several environm ental groups In lo o kin g fo r a g e n c y /b u d g e t c u ts fo r defense and infrastructure spending, M S H A s h o u ld be in th e c ro s s -h a irs . Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 7 ED 002061 00066090-00001 Cloud Peak Energy Input on Regulatory Reforms for Coal Industry OSMRENOx Blasting Regs OSM NEPA R e v ie w s Huge cost increases and dim inished e ffic ie n c y + 2 y r d e la y in perm it a p p ro v a ls , additional N G O exposure W h ile O S M R E a n n ou nce d it w ould e xplore rulem a k in g 80 F ed. R eg. 9 ,2 5 6 (F e b . 20, 2 0 1 5 ), it does not appear to have com pleted new regs. O ppose new regs on blasting. S upplem entary N EPA review s have becom e sta nd ard practice to obtain m ine plan approvals. Pursue OSM Reform on NEPA N ot a result of rule-m aking, de facto result o f W E G litigation. O S M m ust fu lly e n g a g e in th e B LM fe d e ra l co al leasing N E P A process at the front end o f m ine d eve lo pm e nt as opposed to adding an additional N E P A process at the end th at unnecessarily adds tim e and uncertainty to the process. Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 7 ED 002061 00066090-00002