University of Chicago Law School Chicago Unbound Journal Articles Faculty Scholarship 1980 Direct Federal Regulation of Stationary Sources Under the Clean Air Act David P. Currie Follow this and additional works at: https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/journal_articles Part of the Law Commons Recommended Citation David P. Currie, "Direct Federal Regulation of Stationary Sources Under the Clean Air Act," 128 University of Pennsylvania Law Review 1389 (1980). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Faculty Scholarship at Chicago Unbound. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal Articles by an authorized administrator of Chicago Unbound. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. 1980] DIRECT FEDERAL REGULATION OF STATIONARY SOURCES UNDER THE CLEAN AIR ACT DAVID P. CuRRIEt TABLE OF CONTENTS I. NEw-SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ............... 1391 A. "New" Sources ................................. 1391 1. The Relevant Date ........................... 1392 2. The Commencement of Construction ........... 1393 a. Planning ................................. 1393 b. Contracting............................. 1394 c. Site Preparationand Ancillary Equipment .... 1395 3. M odification ................................ 1396 4. The "Bubble" Concept ....................... 1397 B. Other Threshold Requirements .................. 1401 1. Significant Contribution ...................... 1401 2. Mandatory Standards and Major Sources ........ 1404 3. Grain Elevators and Federal Sources ............ 1406 C. The Criteria