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PROPOSED RULES: Maryland,
Published: 2008-04-15
EPA is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP)
revision submitted by the Maryland Department of Environment. The revision pertains to the control of
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volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions by establishing reasonable
available control technology (RACT) requirements for marine vessel and
barge loading. EPA is proposing
RULES: Virginia; Control of Particulate Matter From Pulp and Paper Mills; Correction,
Published: 2008-03-06
This document corrects errors in the final rule chart listing
Virginia regulations governing kraft pulp and paper mills which EPA has
incorporated by reference into the Virginia State Implementation Plan
(SIP).
RULES: Zero-Emission Vehicle Component of the Low Emission Vehicle Program,
Published: 2008-02-13
The Environmental Protection Agency is approving, through
model year 2011, the portion of New Jersey's low emission vehicle
program related to the manufacture and sale of zeroemission vehicles,
consistent with California's current low emission vehicle regulations.
EPA previously approved New Jersey's low emission vehicle program, but
did not take
PROPOSED RULES: Maryland; NOx and SO2 Emissions Limitations for Fifteen Coal-Fired Electric Generating Units,
Published: 2008-01-10
EPA is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP)
revision submitted by the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE).
This revision pertains to regulations for emission limitations at 15
Maryland power plants. The State requested that regulations
establishing statewide tonnage caps for emissions of NOX and
SO2
RULES: Extension of Deadline for Action on Section 126 Petition From Warrick County, IN, and the Town of Newburgh, IN,
Published: 2008-05-01
The EPA is extending by 6 months the deadline for EPA to take
action on a petition submitted by Warrick County, Indiana and the Town
of Newburgh, Indiana under section 126 of the Clean Air Act (CAA). The
petition requests that EPA make a finding that a power plant (Cash
Creek) proposed to be built in Henderson County, Kentucky will emit air
PROPOSED RULES: Missouri,
Published: 2008-04-02
EPA is proposing a revision to the Missouri State
Implementation Plan (SIP) to include the State's recently revised ozone
season NOX cap and trade rules for electric generating units
(EGUs) and nonelectric generating units (NonEGUs) submitted on May
18, 2007. Two existing rules were revised by the State to allow for the
transition into
RULES: Virginia; Amendments to Existing Regulation Provisions Concerning Reasonably Available Control Technology,
Published: 2008-02-28
EPA is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the
Commonwealth of Virginia State Implementation Plan (SIP). The revisions
pertain to administrative amendments to the Commonwealth regulation
governing sourcespecific nitrogen oxides (NOX) reasonable
available control technology (RACT). EPA is approving these revisions
to the
RULES: Michigan,
Published: 2008-01-29
The EPA is approving Michigan's oxides of nitrogen
(NOX) rules which satisfy the requirements of EPA's
NOX SIP Call Phase II Rule (the Phase II Rule). We are
approving these regulations based on Michigan's demonstration that they
will result in the achievement of the Phase II budget through source
compliance with rules
RULES: Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Connecticut; Interstate Transport of Pollution,
Published: 2008-05-07
EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision
submitted by the State of Connecticut. The SIP revision addresses the
provisions of the Clean Air Act that require each state to address
emissions that may adversely affect another state's air quality through
interstate transport. The Connecticut Department of Environmental
Protection has
RULES: Montana; Whitefish PM10 Nonattainment Area Control Plan,
Published: 2008-04-24
EPA is taking direct final action approving State
Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the Governor of
Montana on June 26, 1997, and June 13, 2000. (Portions of the June 26,
1997 submittal were withdrawn by the Governor of Montana on February 8,
1999). These revisions contain an inventory of emissions for Whitefish
and establish and
RULES: Ohio,
Published: 2008-03-21
EPA is approving revisions to the Ohio State Implementation
Plan (SIP) under the Clean Air Act (CAA). On September 7, 2006, Ohio
requested approval of revisions to its open burning standards. In order
to clarify the open burning rules, Ohio added requirements for specific
types of burning that were previously not addressed. The state also
added or
PROPOSED RULES: Maine; Conformity of General Federal Actions,
Published: 2008-02-20
The EPA is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan
(SIP) revision submitted by the State of Maine for the purpose of
making the SIP consistent with recent additions to the Federal general
conformity regulation. This revision incorporates by reference new
definitions and establishes de minimis emission levels for fine
particular matter
PROPOSED RULES: Maryland; Revisions to Stage II Requirements,
Published: 2008-01-17
EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) [[Page 3225]]
revision submitted by the State of Maryland for the purpose of
approving revisions and additions to the current Stage II regulations
that apply to gasoline dispensing facilities. In the Final Rules
section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving the State's SIP
submittal
PROPOSED RULES: Iowa,
Published: 2008-04-15
EPA is proposing to approve a revision to the Iowa State
Implementation Plan submitted on January 16, 2008. The revision
includes changes to the definition of ``permitting authority'' in each
of Iowa's rules used for compliance with EPA's Clean Air Interstate
Rule. Iowa's SIP revision is in response to EPA's request of Iowa to
revise the
PROPOSED RULES: Reasonably Available Control Technology for Oxides of Nitrogen; New Jersey,
Published: 2008-03-06
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
approve a revision to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for ozone
submitted by the State of New Jersey. This SIP revision consists of a
sourcespecific reasonably available control technology (RACT)
determination for controlling oxides of nitrogen from the stationary
internal combustion
PROPOSED RULES: Virginia; Incorporation of On-board Diagnostic Testing etc.,
Published: 2008-02-12
EPA is proposing to approve three State Implementation Plan
(SIP) revisions submitted by the Commonwealth of Virginia. These
revisions pertain to the Commonwealth's motor vehicle inspection and
maintenance (I/M) program for the Northern Virginia area, which had
previously been SIPapproved by EPA. These revisions incorporate
several changes made by
PROPOSED RULES: California,
Published: 2008-01-10
EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the San Joaquin
Valley Air Pollution Control District (SJVAPCD) and Sacramento
Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (SMAQMD) portions of the
California State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions concern
oxides of nitrogen (NOX) emissions from internal combustion
engines and
PROPOSED RULES: Pennsylvania; Warren County Area,
Published: 2008-05-01
EPA is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP)
revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) submitted a
SIP revision consisting of a maintenance plan that provides for
continued attainment of the 8hour ozone national ambient air quality
standard (NAAQS) for
PROPOSED RULES: Revisions to New Source Review Rules,
Published: 2008-04-01
EPA is proposing to approve the State Implementation Plan
(SIP) revisions submitted by the State of Wyoming on December 13, 2006.
The proposed revisions modify the State's Prevention of Significant
Deterioration (PSD) regulations to address changes to the federal NSR
regulations promulgated by EPA on December 31, 2002, and reconsidered
with minor
PROPOSED RULES: Maryland; Revised Definition of Volatile Organic Compound,
Published: 2008-02-28
EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP)
revision submitted by the State of Maryland. The revisions update the
SIP's reference to the EPA definition of ``Volatile organic compounds
(VOC).'' In the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is
approving the State's SIP submittal as a direct final rule without
prior
PROPOSED RULES: Maine,
Published: 2008-01-29
The EPA is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan
(SIP) revision submitted by the State of Maine, that includes four
separate 8hour ozone maintenance plans. The Clean Air Act requires
that areas that are designated attainment for the 8hour ozone
standard, and also had been previously designated either nonattainment
or maintenance for the
RULES: Revised Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets; State of New Jersey,
Published: 2008-05-06
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a state
implementation plan revision submitted by the State of New Jersey. This
revision updates the 2009 PM2.5 motor vehicle emissions
budgets for Mercer County (for direct PM2.5 and
NOX, a precursor), located within the New Jersey portion of
the New
PROPOSED RULES: Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Whitefish PM10 Nonattainment Area Control Plan,
Published: 2008-04-24
EPA is proposing to approve State Implementation Plan (SIP)
revisions submitted by the Governor of Montana on June 26, 1997, and
June 13, 2000. (Portions of the June 26, 1997 submittal were withdrawn
by the Governor of Montana on February 8, 1999). These revisions
contain an inventory of emissions for Whitefish and establish and
require
PROPOSED RULES: Ohio,
Published: 2008-03-21
EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the Ohio State
Implementation Plan (SIP). On September 7, 2006, Ohio requested
approval of revisions to its open burning standards. The revisions were
made to clarify the open burning rules. Ohio added requirements for
specific types of burning that were previously not addressed. The state
also added or
PROPOSED RULES: Georgia: Early Progress Plan for the Atlanta 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area,
Published: 2008-02-20
On December 31, 2006, the State of Georgia, through the
Environmental Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural
Resources, submitted a voluntary State Implementation Plan (SIP)
revision requesting approval of an Early Progress Plan for the sole
purpose of establishing motor vehicle emission budgets (MVEBs) for the
Atlanta 8hour
