The Environmental Protection Agency released the third step of its tailoring rule July 3. The agency did not revise the greenhouse gas permitting thresholds, but did approve plant-wide applicability limits for industrial facilities. New facilities that emit 100,000 MT/year CO2e and existing facilities that increase their emissions by 75,000 MT/year CO2e will be required to obtain prevention of significant deterioration and Title V operating permits. The agency will complete a study of the associated administrative burdens by April 30, 2015, and the next permitting threshold review is due a year later. It has also created a Clean Air Act Advisory Committee work group to explore options for easing the permitting burdens on states and industries, and will submit a report in October.