Environmental Protection Agency
On June 1, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule titled "Rescission of Title V Emergency Affirmative Defense Rule." After publication, the EPA discovered inadvertent typographical errors in the action. This document corrects the errors and ensures the regulatory text restored on June 1, 2026, matches the original regulatory text codified in Federal regulations prior to their removal following the 2023 Affirmative Defense Rule. The corrections described in this action do not affect the emergency affirmative defense provisions codified in 40 CFR parts 70 and 71 in a substantive way.
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 Parts 70 and 71 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0186; FRL-8961.2-02-OAR] RIN 2060-AX05 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Correcting amendments. SUMMARY: On June 1, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule titled “Rescission of Title V Emergency Affirmative Defense Rule.” After publication, the EPA discovered inadvertent typographical errors in the action. This document corrects the errors and ensures the regulatory text restored on June 1, 2026, matches the original regulatory text codified in Federal regulations prior to their removal following the 2023 Affirmative Defense Rule. The corrections described in this action do not affect the emergency affirmative defense provisions codified in 40 CFR parts 70 and 71 in a substantive way. DATES: The correction is effective September 29, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about this final action, contact Sydney Lawrence, Permitting and Program Support Division, Office of State Air Partnerships, Environmental Protection Agency, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-4768; email address: lawrence.sydney@epa.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA is correcting the final rule, Rescission of Title V Emergency Affirmative Defense Rule, which published in the Federal Register on June 1, 2026 ( 91 FR 32357 ). Following publication of that document, the EPA discovered inadvertent …
Other Federal Register documents from the same docket.
Rescission of Title V Emergency Affirmative Defense Rule
Removal of Title V Emergency Affirmative Defense Provisions From State Operating Permit Programs and Federal Operating Permit Program
Removal of Title V Emergency Affirmative Defense Provisions From State Operating Permit Programs and the Federal Operating Permit Program
Removal of Title V Emergency Affirmative Defense Provisions From State Operating Permit Programs and Federal Operating Permit Program
Citation: 91 FR 61323
