Air Plan Revisions; California; Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District; New Source Review; Stationary Source Permits

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-R09-OAR-2025-0056; FRL-12601-03-R9] AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing an approval of seven permitting rules as a revision 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”). The revised rules address deficiencies identified in a previous limited disapproval action, correct a newly identified deficiency for one permitting rule, and incorporate other revisions related to NSR requirements. This action updates the District's portion of the California SIP with the revised rules. DATES: This rule is effective August 17, 2026. ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID No. EPA-R09-OAR-2025-0056. All documents in the docket are listed on the https://www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly availabl…