40 CFR § 98.40 - Definition of the source category.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s98.40"
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title: "40 CFR § 98.40 - Definition of the source category."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "98.40"
section_name: "Definition of the source category."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "AIR PROGRAMS"
part_number: "98"
part_name: "MANDATORY GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTING"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q."
regulatory_source: "74 FR 56374, Oct. 30, 2009, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "98"
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# 98.40 Definition of the source category.
(a) The electricity generation source category comprises electricity generating units that are subject to the requirements of the Acid Rain Program and any other electricity generating units that are required to monitor and report to EPA CO<sub>2</sub> mass emissions year-round according to 40 CFR part 75.
(b) This source category does not include portable equipment, emergency equipment, or emergency generators, as defined in § 98.6.
[74 FR 56374, Oct. 30, 2009, as amended at 75 FR 79155, Dec. 17, 2010]