2014-05-30-fa25-deat-letter-to-sabs-tc146-members-11-12-2008-9ec10a9a70400254.pdf

A letter from the South African Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism to SABS TC146 members regarding delays in identifying listed activities and minimum emission standards under theS the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act (Act No. 39 of 2004).

• The formal identification of listed activities and associated minimum emission standards required by Section 21 of the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act (S (Act No. 39 of 2004) is unlikely to be completed by the Minister's deadline of 11 September 2009 at the current rate of progress.
• The Atmospheric Emission Licensing regime is the primary regulatory tool for industrial air quality governance within the Act; delays in its implementation are viewed as undermining the Act's efficacy in regulating significant industrial emissions.
• The Department clarifies that the standards established under Section 21(3)(a) are "minimum" standards, meaning they represent the lowest common denominator. Stricter, site-specific standards accountingS based on factors like sensitive communities, focal dispersion meteorology, or accumL accumulative emissions will be managed through individual Atmospheric Emission Licenses.
• The Minister has the authority under Section 21(1)(b) to amend listed activities and minimum emission standards, meaning the initial identification process is not a final or permanentL permanent determination.
• The deadline for the SABS TC146 WG2 (Air Quality Standard: Source Emissions) workgroup to conclude its work has been proposed for March 2009, having shifted from the original November 2008 date and a subsequent January 2009 revision. Meeting the Minister's September 11, 2009, publication deadline would require reducing the public comment period from 90 days to 60 days.

APA

Centre for Environmental Rights (n.d.). 2014-05-30-fa25-deat-letter-to-sabs-tc146-members-11-12-2008-9ec10a9a70400254.pdf. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-05-30-FA25-DEAT-letter-to-SABS-TC146-members-11-12-2008.pdf?x21779

Chicago

Centre for Environmental Rights. 2014-05-30-fa25-deat-letter-to-sabs-tc146-members-11-12-2008-9ec10a9a70400254.pdf. n.d. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-05-30-FA25-DEAT-letter-to-SABS-TC146-members-11-12-2008.pdf?x21779.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centreforenvironmentalrightsnd20140530fa25deatlettertosabstc146members111220089ec10a9a70400254pdf, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{2014-05-30-fa25-deat-letter-to-sabs-tc146-members-11-12-2008-9ec10a9a70400254.pdf}}, publisher = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-05-30-FA25-DEAT-letter-to-SABS-TC146-members-11-12-2008.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }