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Rule2022-026532022-02-10

Response to Clean Air Act Section 176A Petition From Maine; Final Action on Petition

Environmental Protection Agency

Abstract

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is granting a Clean Air Act (CAA) section 176A petition submitted by the state of Maine on February 24, 2020. The petition requested that the EPA remove a portion of Maine from the Ozone Transport Region (OTR) based on that area's continued attainment with ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and technical analyses demonstrating that further control of emissions from that portion of Maine will not significantly contribute to the attainment of any ozone standard in any area of the OTR.

Action & Dates

Action
Notice of final action on petition.
Dates
This final action is effective March 14, 2022.
Effective Date
2022-03-14

CFR References

Topics

Air pollution controlEnvironmental protectionGreenhouse gasesIntergovernmental relationsLeadNational parksNitrogen oxidesOzoneReporting and recordkeeping requirementsSulfur oxidesVolatile organic compoundsWilderness areas

Document Excerpt

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Environmental Protection Agency [EPA-HQ-OAR-2020-0310; FRL-8007-03-OAR] 40 CFR Part 81 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of final action on petition. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is granting a Clean Air Act (CAA) section 176A petition submitted by the state of Maine on February 24, 2020. The petition requested that the EPA remove a portion of Maine from the Ozone Transport Region (OTR) based on that area's continued attainment with ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and technical analyses demonstrating that further control of emissions from that portion of Maine will not significantly contribute to the attainment of any ozone standard in any area of the OTR. DATES: This final action is effective March 14, 2022. ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2020-0310. All documents in the docket are listed and publicly available at http://www.regulations.gov . Publicly available docket materials are also available in hard copy at the Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, EPA/DC, EPA William Jefferson Clinton West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC. Out of an abundance of caution, the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room was closed to public visitors on March 31, 2020, to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19. The EPA Docket Center and Reading Room has since started the reopening process. Visitors will be considered on an exc

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Citation: 87 FR 7734