Volatile organic compounds

Air Plan Approval; South Carolina; Update to Materials Incorporated by Reference

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is updating the materials that are incorporated by reference (IBR) into the South Carolina State Implementation Plan (SIP). The regulations affected by this update have been previously submitted by South Carolina and approved by EPA. In this rule, EPA is also notifying the public of corrections and clarifying changes to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) tables that identify material incorporated by reference into the South Carolina SIP.

Publication Date: 
Thursday, July 13, 2023 - 4:00am

Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Consumer Products Rule

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving, under the Clean Air Act (CAA), a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) on September 7, 2022. Ohio EPA requests that EPA approve revised volatile organic compounds (VOCs) control rules under Chapter 3745-112 of the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) into Ohio's SIP. The revised rules will reduce emissions that contribute to ozone formation and assist with efforts to achieve and maintain the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS).

Publication Date: 
Monday, July 10, 2023 - 4:00am

Air Plan Revisions; California; San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District; Stationary Source Permits

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action on a permitting rule submitted as a revision to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (SJVAPCD or ``District'') portion of the California state implementation plan (SIP). We are finalizing a limited approval and limited disapproval of the rule. This revision concerns the District's new source review (NSR) permitting program for new and modified sources of air pollution under section 110(a)(2)(C) and part D of title I of the Clean Air Act (CAA or ``Act'').

Publication Date: 
Monday, July 10, 2023 - 4:00am

Air Plan Approval; New Hampshire; Reasonably Available Control Technology for the 2008 and 2015 Ozone Standards

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of New Hampshire. These revisions provide certifications that the State has adopted regulations meeting the requirements for reasonably available control technology (RACT) for the 2008 and 2015 ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS).

Publication Date: 
Monday, July 10, 2023 - 4:00am

Air Plan Approval and Limited Approval-Limited Disapproval; California; Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District; Stationary Source Permits; New Source Review

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing an approval and a limited approval and limited disapproval of revisions to the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District (AVAQMD or ``District'') portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions concern the District's New Source Review (NSR) permitting program for new and modified sources of air pollution under part D of title I of the Clean Air Act (CAA or ``Act''). This action updates the District's portion of the California SIP with nine revised rules.

Publication Date: 
Monday, July 3, 2023 - 4:00am

Approval, Limited Approval and Limited Disapproval of California Air Plan Revisions; Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District; Stationary Source Permits

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing an approval and a limited approval and limited disapproval of revisions to the Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District (MDAQMD or ``District'') portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions concern the District's New Source Review (NSR) permitting program for new and modified sources of air pollution under part D of title I of the Clean Air Act (CAA or ``Act''). This action updates the District's portion of the California SIP with ten revised rules.

Publication Date: 
Friday, June 30, 2023 - 4:00am

Air Plan Approval; Tennessee; Revisions to Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction Rules

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving portions of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Tennessee, through the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), on November 19, 2016, as supplemented on January 20, 2023, in response to a finding of substantial inadequacy and SIP call published on June 12, 2015, regarding provisions in the Tennessee SIP related to excess emissions during startup, shutdown, and malfunction (SSM) events.

Publication Date: 
Friday, June 23, 2023 - 4:00am

Air Plan Approval; Idaho; Inspection and Maintenance Program Removal

On March 30, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to approve revisions to the Idaho State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of Idaho (Idaho or the State) on December 29, 2022. The SIP revision, applicable in the Boise-Northern Ada County Carbon Monoxide area (Northern Ada County CO area) in Idaho, removes the Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) program, which was previously approved into the SIP for use as a control measure in the State's plan to address motor vehicle emissions in the nonattainment area.

Publication Date: 
Thursday, June 15, 2023 - 4:00am

Disapproval of Clean Air Plans; Sacramento Metro, California; Contingency Measures for 2008 Ozone Standards

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to disapprove under the Clean Air Act (CAA or ``Act''), state implementation plan (SIP) submissions from the State of California that address contingency measures requirements for the 2008 ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) in the Sacramento Metro, California ozone nonattainment area. The EPA is finalizing this disapproval because the SIP submissions do not provide for contingency measures that would be triggered if the area fails to attain the NAAQS or make reasonable further progress (RFP).

Publication Date: 
Thursday, June 15, 2023 - 4:00am

Air Plan Actions; Nevada; Clark County-Department of Environment and Sustainability; Stationary Source Permits

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing an approval, a partial approval and partial disapproval, and a limited approval and limited disapproval of certain revisions to the Clark County portion of the Nevada State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions primarily concern the Clark County Department of Environment and Sustainability's (``DES'' or ``Department'') general definitions rule and New Source Review (NSR) permitting program for new and modified sources of air pollution under the Clean Air Act (CAA or ``Act'').

Publication Date: 
Wednesday, June 14, 2023 - 4:00am

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