A socioeconomic analysis was conducted to assess the impacts of Proposed Rule 1155-Particulate Matter (PM) Control Devices, which established a no visible emissions requirement for any permitted PM control device and a PM emission limit for baghouses with a filter area greater than 7,500 square feet. This proposed rule would affect facilities in nearly all sectors of the South Coast’s regional economy, with approximately two-thirds in the manufacturing sector and concentrated in the nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing, fabricated metal product manufacturing, food manufacturing, and chemical manufacturing. The REMI PI+ model assessed the total socioeconomic impacts of a policy change and determined that 83% of affected facilities only had costs associated with visible emissions manufacturing and would experience a small reduction in labor productivity as additional person hours would be devoted to the task
