Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve regional haze State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), dated March 20, 2014, and July 20, 2021, as satisfying applicable requirements under the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) and EPA's Regional Haze Rule (RHR). Additionally, the EPA is proposing to approve portions of the 2009 Texas Regional Haze SIP submission and portions of the 2010 Oklahoma Regional Haze SIP submission that relate to reasonable progress requirements for the first planning period from 2007 through 2018. Finally, the EPA is also withdrawing its 2023 proposed disapprovals regarding Texas's and Oklahoma's first planning period SIPs and its 2024 proposed action regarding Texas's second planning period SIP. The EPA is taking this action pursuant to sections 110 and 169A of the Act.
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 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA-R06-OAR-2025-0197; FRL-12217-01-R6] AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule and withdrawal of proposed rule. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve regional haze State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), dated March 20, 2014, and July 20, 2021, as satisfying applicable requirements under the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) and EPA's Regional Haze Rule (RHR). Additionally, the EPA is proposing to approve portions of the 2009 Texas Regional Haze SIP submission and portions of the 2010 Oklahoma Regional Haze SIP submission that relate to reasonable progress requirements for the first planning period from 2007 through 2018. Finally, the EPA is also withdrawing its 2023 proposed disapprovals regarding Texas's and Oklahoma's first planning period SIPs and its 2024 proposed action regarding Texas's second planning period SIP. The EPA is taking this action pursuant to sections 110 and 169A of the Act. DATES: Written comments must be received on or before June 23, 2025. Withdrawal: As of May 23, 2025, the proposed rule published October 15, 2024, at 89 FR 83338 is withdrawn, and the proposed disapprovals for portions of Texas and Oklahoma SIPs included as part of the proposed rule published on July 26, 2023, at 88 FR 48152 are withdrawn. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket No. EPA-R06-OAR-20…
Other Federal Register documents from the same docket.
Air Plan Approval; Texas and Oklahoma; Texas Regional Haze Plans for the First and Second Implementation Periods and Five-Year Progress Report; Oklahoma Regional Haze Plan for the First Implementation Period
Air Plan Approval; Texas and Oklahoma; Texas Regional Haze Plans for the First and Second Implementation Periods and Five-Year Progress Report; Oklahoma Regional Haze Plan for the First Implementation Period; Extension of Comment Period
Citation: 90 FR 22166