{"description":"Documents matching 'North Carolina inspection maintenance', published on or after 04/01/2026, and from Environmental Protection Agency","count":18,"total_pages":1,"results":[{"title":"Air Plan Approval; NC; Removal of the State's Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of North Carolina, through the North Carolina Division of Air Quality (NCDAQ), on October 1, 2024. The revision seeks to remove North Carolina's vehicle inspection and maintenance (I/M) program from North Carolina's SIP which covers 19 counties. EPA is proposing to approve this change as it will not interfere with any applicable requirement concerning attainment and reasonable further progress or any other applicable requirement of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act).","document_number":"2026-09146","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/08/2026-09146/air-plan-approval-nc-removal-of-the-states-vehicle-inspection-and-maintenance-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-08/pdf/2026-09146.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09146.pdf?1778157913","publication_date":"2026-05-08","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"enforceable measure in the <span class=\"match\">maintenance</span> plan for the <span class=\"match\">North</span> <span class=\"match\">Carolina</span> portion of the Charlotte-Rock Hill, NC-SC Area for the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS. On February 28, 2025, <span class=\"match\">North</span> <span class=\"match\">Carolina</span> submitted a separate SIP revision containing the second 10-year <span class=\"match\">maintenance</span> plan to maintain the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS in the bi-state Charlotte Area. In that submittal, <span class=\"match\">North</span> <span class=\"match\">Carolina</span> seeks to move the vehicle I/M program to the contingency measures section.\n 7 \n \n EPA intends to finalize action on the second 10-year <span class=\"match\">maintenance</span> plan for the <span class=\"match\">North</span> <span class=\"match\">Carolina</span> portion of the 2008"},{"title":"Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; Charlotte-Rock Hill Area Maintenance Plan for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"On February 28, 2025, the State of North Carolina, through the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality (NCDAQ), submitted a request for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision containing the State's plan for maintaining the 2008 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) through 2035 for the North Carolina portion of the bi-state Charlotte-Rock Hill, North Carolina-South Carolina 2008 8-hour ozone nonattainment area (the entire area is hereinafter referred to as the \"bi-state Charlotte Area\" and the North Carolina portion is hereinafter referred to as the \"Charlotte Area\"). The EPA is proposing to approve and incorporate North Carolina's second 10-year maintenance plan to maintain attainment of the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS in the bi-state Charlotte Area, including the 2018 and 2035 motor vehicle emission budgets (budgets) for nitrogen oxides (NO<INF>X</INF>) and volatile organic compounds (VOC) for the Charlotte Area, into the SIP. The EPA is also notifying the public of the status of the EPA's adequacy determination for the sub-area budgets for the Charlotte Area.","document_number":"2026-19495","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/23/2026-19495/air-plan-approval-north-carolina-charlotte-rock-hill-area-maintenance-plan-for-the-2008-8-hour-ozone","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-23/pdf/2026-19495.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-19495.pdf?1790081127","publication_date":"2026-09-23","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"SUMMARY: \n \n On February 28, 2025, the State of <span class=\"match\">North</span> <span class=\"match\">Carolina</span>, through the <span class=\"match\">North</span> <span class=\"match\">Carolina</span> Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality (NCDAQ), submitted a request for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision containing the State's plan for maintaining the 2008 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) through 2035 for the <span class=\"match\">North</span> <span class=\"match\">Carolina</span> portion of the bi-state Charlotte-Rock Hill, <span class=\"match\">North</span> <span class=\"match\">Carolina</span>-South <span class=\"match\">Carolina</span> 2008 8-hour ozone nonattainment area (the entire"},{"title":"Pesticide Registration Maintenance Fee; Requested and Proposed Cancellations of Certain Pesticide Registrations","type":"Notice","abstract":"Pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is issuing this notice of receipt of requests by registrants to voluntarily cancel the pesticide registrations identified in Unit II. The registrants submitted their requests as part of their response to a registration maintenance fee payment notice for 2026. EPA intends to grant these requests to cancel at the close of the comment period unless the Agency receives substantive comments within the comment period that would merit its further review of the requests to cancel, or unless the registrants withdraw their requests. If these requests to cancel are granted, EPA will issue an order in the Federal Register cancelling the listed product registrations, after which any sale, distribution, or use of products listed in this notice will be permitted after the registrations have been cancelled only if such sale, distribution, or use is consistent with the terms as described in the final order. In addition, as a result of other registrants' non- payment of the 2026 fees, EPA is issuing this notice of intent to cancel the pesticide product registrations identified in Unit III. Unless the Agency receives prompt payment of maintenance fees due for the registrations listed in Unit III, the Agency will issue an order in the Federal Register cancelling the listed registrations for which inadequate or no payment has been received.","document_number":"2026-12752","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/25/2026-12752/pesticide-registration-maintenance-fee-requested-and-proposed-cancellations-of-certain-pesticide","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-25/pdf/2026-12752.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12752.pdf?1782305108","publication_date":"2026-06-25","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"VIEWRIDGE DRIVE ANGWIN CA 94508. \n \n \n 55487 \n B'S POOL SUPPLIES 1691 CONTAINER CIRCLE RIVERSIDE CA 92509. \n \n \n 56228 \n U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH <span class=\"match\">INSPECTION</span> SERVICE 5601 SUNNYSIDE AVENUE BELTSVILLE MD 20705. \n \n \n 56601 \n TOXCEL, LLC Agent for: PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. 7140 HERITAGE VILLAGE PLAZA GAINESVILLE VA 20155. \n \n \n 56907 \n <span class=\"match\">NORTH</span> <span class=\"match\">CAROLINA</span> DEPT OF AG &amp; CONSUMER SERVICE PLANT INDUSTRY DIVISION 1060 MAIL SERVICE CENTER RALEIGH NC 276991060. \n \n \n 56984 \n CALIFORNIA DEPT. OF PUBLIC HEALTH DC/VECTOR-BORNE DISEASE"},{"title":"Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Redesignation of the Cleveland, OH Area to Attainment of the 2015 Ozone Standards","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to act in accordance with a request from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) to redesignate the Cleveland, Ohio area to attainment for the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) because the request meets the statutory requirements for redesignation under the Clean Air Act (CAA). The Cleveland area includes Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, and Summit Counties. Ohio EPA submitted this request on December 8, 2025. The EPA is also proposing to approve, as a revision to the Ohio State Implementation Plan (SIP), the State's plan for maintaining the 2015 ozone NAAQS through 2038 in the Cleveland area. The EPA is also initiating the adequacy process and proposing to approve Ohio's 2032 and 2038 volatile organic compound (VOC) and oxides of nitrogen (NO<INF>X</INF>) motor vehicle emissions budgets (budgets) for the Cleveland area. Additionally, the EPA is proposing to adjust the deadline for Ohio to submit Serious SIP revisions for the Cleveland area. Finally, the EPA is proposing to approve the Enhanced motor vehicle inspection and maintenance (I/M) program certification, clean fuel vehicle program (CFVP) certification, and enhanced monitoring plan (EMP) certification SIP revisions submitted by Ohio EPA on December 19, 2025, and January 12, 2026, pursuant to section 110 and part D of the CAA, because they satisfy Serious SIP requirements for the Cleveland area under the 2015 ozone NAAQS.","document_number":"2026-06943","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/10/2026-06943/air-plan-approval-ohio-redesignation-of-the-cleveland-oh-area-to-attainment-of-the-2015-ozone","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-10/pdf/2026-06943.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06943.pdf?1775738712","publication_date":"2026-04-10","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"redesignation, the State must submit a revised <span class=\"match\">maintenance</span> plan which demonstrates that attainment of the NAAQS will continue for an additional 10 years beyond the initial 10-year <span class=\"match\">maintenance</span> period. To address the possibility of future NAAQS violations, the <span class=\"match\">maintenance</span> plan must contain contingency measures, as the EPA deems necessary, to assure prompt correction of the future NAAQS violation. \n The Calcagni Memorandum provides further guidance on the content of a <span class=\"match\">maintenance</span> plan, explaining that a <span class=\"match\">maintenance</span> plan should address five elements: (1) an"},{"title":"Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records","type":"Notice","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA or Agency) Office of Finance and Administration is giving notice that it proposes to modify a system of records pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974. Compass records and tracks accounts receivable to help the Agency collect debts owed; records and tracks accounts payable for authorized travel and other services; supports tracking and execution of the Agency's budget; and provides reporting across these activities. The modification is to add a new routine use as required by Executive Order 14249 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-25- 32. The notice also updates the contact information for the Agency Privacy Officer.","document_number":"2026-07406","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/16/2026-07406/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-16/pdf/2026-07406.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-07406.pdf?1776257119","publication_date":"2026-04-16","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"(31 U.S.C. 3701(a)(30)). \n POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF RECORDS: \n The Compass Momentum component stores records on a storage area network (SAN), located at Research Triangle Park, <span class=\"match\">North</span> <span class=\"match\">Carolina</span>. Backup tapes are maintained at a disaster recovery site. The Compass Data Warehouse also stores data on a SAN, located at Research Triangle Park, <span class=\"match\">North</span> <span class=\"match\">Carolina</span>. \n POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF RECORDS: \n Accounts receivable module records are indexed by account receivable control number (a number assigned to each “incoming” account receivable)"},{"title":"Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Legacy/CCRMU Amendments","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is proposing several revisions to the existing federal CCR regulations, including exempting CCR dewatering structures and modifying the legacy coal combustion residual (CCR) surface impoundment and CCR management unit provisions. Additionally, EPA is proposing to establish a new compliance pathway that allows for site-specific considerations during permitting regarding the groundwater monitoring points of compliance, the cleanup levels for corrective action, the appropriate closure requirements, closure timeframes, and allowing CCR extraction for beneficial use during the post-closure care period. The Agency is also proposing to revise the definition of beneficial use by eliminating the requirement for an environmental demonstration for the non-roadway use of more than 12,400 tons of unencapsulated CCR on land, as well as proposing a definition of CCR storage pile, and proposing to exclude specific beneficial uses from federal CCR regulations. Lastly, EPA is providing notice that EPA will reopen the public comment period for the Federal CCR permit program proposed rule, published on February 20, 2020, for a period of 30 days in a future separate action.","document_number":"2026-07061","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/13/2026-07061/hazardous-and-solid-waste-management-system-disposal-of-coal-combustion-residuals-from-electric","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-13/pdf/2026-07061.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-07061.pdf?1775825113","publication_date":"2026-04-13","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"State-overseen closures in Kentucky, <span class=\"match\">North</span> <span class=\"match\">Carolina</span>, South <span class=\"match\">Carolina</span>, and Georgia. \n In Kentucky, the State's Division of Waste Management (KDWM) oversaw the closure by removal of three legacy impoundments at the Dale power generation facility between 2014 and 2019. KDWM approved the closure plan, conducted at least 16 onsite <span class=\"match\">inspections</span> including three <span class=\"match\">inspections</span> of the units to verify “clean closure” down to native soils. KDWM spent over 350 hours overseeing the closure. \n At Duke's Riverbend plant, <span class=\"match\">North</span> <span class=\"match\">Carolina</span> required and oversaw the closure"},{"title":"Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Redesignation of the Berrien, MI and Muskegon, MI Areas to Attainment of the 2015 Ozone Standards","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy's (EGLE's) December 26, 2025, requests to redesignate the Berrien and Muskegon areas to attainment for the 2015 ozone NAAQS because the requests meet the statutory requirements for redesignation under the Clean Air Act (CAA). The Berrien area includes Berrien County, and the Muskegon area includes the western portion of Muskegon County. The EPA is proposing to approve, as revisions to the Michigan State Implementation Plan (SIP), the State's plans for maintaining the 2015 ozone NAAQS through 2036 in the Berrien and Muskegon areas. The EPA is initiating the adequacy process and proposing to approve Michigan's 2032 and 2036 volatile organic compound (VOC) and oxides of nitrogen (NO<INF>X</INF>) motor vehicle emissions budgets (budgets) for the Berrien and Muskegon areas. Pursuant to section 110 and part D of the CAA, the EPA is proposing to approve the enhanced monitoring plan (EMP) of ozone and ozone precursors SIP revision submitted by Michigan on January 12, 2026, because it satisfies Serious SIP requirements of the CAA for the Berrien and Muskegon areas. The EPA is also proposing to approve the Serious VOC reasonably available control technology (RACT) SIP revision and CAA section 182(f) waiver from Serious NO<INF>X</INF> RACT requirements for the Berrien and Muskegon areas under the 2015 ozone NAAQS submitted by EGLE to the EPA on May 5, 2026.","document_number":"2026-15167","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/28/2026-15167/air-plan-approval-michigan-redesignation-of-the-berrien-mi-and-muskegon-mi-areas-to-attainment-of","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-28/pdf/2026-15167.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-15167.pdf?1785156312","publication_date":"2026-07-28","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"redesignation, the State must submit a revised <span class=\"match\">maintenance</span> plan which demonstrates that attainment of the NAAQS will continue for an additional 10 years beyond the initial 10-year <span class=\"match\">maintenance</span> period. To address the possibility of future NAAQS violations, the <span class=\"match\">maintenance</span> plan must contain contingency measures, as the EPA deems necessary, to ensure prompt correction of the future NAAQS violation. \n The Calcagni Memorandum provides further guidance on the content of a <span class=\"match\">maintenance</span> plan, explaining that a <span class=\"match\">maintenance</span> plan should address five elements: (1) an"},{"title":"Response to Clean Air Act Section 176A Petition From New Hampshire","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to grant a Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) petition submitted by the state of New Hampshire on December 24, 2025. The petition requests that the EPA remove the State of New Hampshire from the Ozone Transport Region (OTR) based on New Hampshire's continued attainment of the ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and technical analyses demonstrating that the additional control of emissions from the state will not significantly contribute to ozone attainment in any area in the OTR. The OTR was established by the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments and included the States of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, the District of Columbia, and portions of northern Virginia.","document_number":"2026-16331","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/11/2026-16331/response-to-clean-air-act-section-176a-petition-from-new-hampshire","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-11/pdf/2026-16331.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-16331.pdf?1786365915","publication_date":"2026-08-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"Circuit \n EGU Electric Generating Unit \n EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency \n FIP Federal Implementation Plan \n FR Federal Register \n HYSPLIT Hybrid Single-Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory \n I/M program <span class=\"match\">Inspection</span> and <span class=\"match\">Maintenance</span> Program \n LAER Lowest Achievable Emission Rate \n LMP Limited <span class=\"match\">Maintenance</span> Plan \n NAM <span class=\"match\">North</span> American Mesoscale Model \n NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standard \n NEI National Emissions Inventory \n NHDES New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services \n NNSR Nonattainment New Source Review \n NOAA National"},{"title":"Reconsideration of Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing amendments to the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and Emission Guidelines (EG) for Existing Sources for the Crude Oil and Natural Gas Source Category in response to petitions for reconsideration of the March 8, 2024, final rule. Specifically, this action finalizes discrete technical changes to two aspects of the rules. First, this action finalizes discrete technical changes to the temporary flaring provisions for associated gas in certain situations. Second, this action finalizes discrete technical changes to the vent gas net heating value (NHV) continuous monitoring requirements and alternative performance test (sampling demonstration) option for flares and enclosed combustion device(s) (ECD). In a letter dated May 6, 2024, the EPA notified petitioners and the public that the Agency granted reconsideration on these two aspects of the final rule. These amendments neither finalize changes to any other aspect of the March 8, 2024, final rule, nor finalize alterations to the substance of any emission standards within that final rule. This action also finalizes a technical correction to reinstate regulatory text for the reporting requirements in 40 CFR 60.5420b(b)(1) through (15), which were mistakenly deleted by the December 2025 Final Rule. Also, in this action, the EPA finalizes changes to the regulatory text to meet the Office of the Federal Register formatting and style requirements.","document_number":"2026-06808","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/09/2026-06808/reconsideration-of-standards-of-performance-for-new-reconstructed-and-modified-sources-and-emissions","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-09/pdf/2026-06808.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06808.pdf?1775652309","publication_date":"2026-04-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"emissions test must follow manufacturer's repair instructions, if available, or best combustion engineering practice as outlined in the unit <span class=\"match\">inspection</span> and <span class=\"match\">maintenance</span> plan, to return the unit to compliant operation. All repairs and <span class=\"match\">maintenance</span> activities for each unit must be recorded in a <span class=\"match\">maintenance</span> and repair log and must be available for <span class=\"match\">inspection</span>.\n \n \n (\n 4 \n ) Following return to operation from <span class=\"match\">maintenance</span> or repair activity, each device must pass a Method 22 of appendix A-7 to this part visual observation as described in paragraph (e)(1)(vii)(D)"},{"title":"National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Chemical Manufacturing Area Sources Technology Review","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for the Chemical Manufacturing Area Source (CMAS) categories pursuant to a technology review under Clean Air Act (CAA) section 112(d)(6). Specifically, the EPA is finalizing new leak detection and repair (LDAR) requirements for equipment leaks and heat exchange systems in organic hazardous air pollutant (HAP) service. In addition, the EPA is taking final action to add standards for pressure relief devices (PRDs) and pressure vessels; require electronic reporting for notification of compliance status (NOCS), performance test reports, and periodic reports; and require continuous performance testing of non-flare air pollution control devices (APCD). The EPA is not finalizing the proposed area source category for chemical manufacturing with ethylene oxide (EtO) or related standards at this time.","document_number":"2026-06304","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/01/2026-06304/national-emission-standards-for-hazardous-air-pollutants-chemical-manufacturing-area-sources","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-01/pdf/2026-06304.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06304.pdf?1774961115","publication_date":"2026-04-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"and shutdown. The commenter stated that <span class=\"match\">maintenance</span> wastewater is typically generated during shutdown of process equipment; therefore, the elimination of the exemption would subject <span class=\"match\">maintenance</span> wastewater to the control requirements of item 2 in table 6 to the CMAS NESHAP. As such, the commenter requested that the EPA incorporate the HON's <span class=\"match\">maintenance</span> wastewater provisions at 40 CFR 63.105 into the CMAS NESHAP. The commenter added that in the original HON rulemaking, the EPA acknowledged that <span class=\"match\">maintenance</span> wastewater was distinctly separate from process"},{"title":"Congressional Review Act Revocation of 2024 Amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is amending the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to remove the provisions finalized by the EPA in a 2024 final rule titled \"National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing\" (\"2024 Rubber Tire Rule\"). Under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), Congress passed, and the President signed, a joint resolution of disapproval of the 2024 Rubber Tire Rule. The 2024 Rubber Tire Rule promulgated first- time air emissions standards for the rubber processing subcategory of the rubber tire manufacturing source category. Under the joint resolution and by operation of the CRA, the 2024 Rubber Tire Rule has no legal force or effect, and the EPA thus is taking this final action to remove the provisions finalized in that rule.","document_number":"2026-12424","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/22/2026-12424/congressional-review-act-revocation-of-2024-amendments-to-the-national-emission-standards-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-22/pdf/2026-12424.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12424.pdf?1781786718","publication_date":"2026-06-22","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"emissions if levels required by the applicable standard have been achieved. Determination of whether a source is operating in compliance with operation and <span class=\"match\">maintenance</span> requirements will be based on information available to the Administrator which may include, but is not limited to, monitoring results, review of operation and <span class=\"match\">maintenance</span> procedures, review of operation and <span class=\"match\">maintenance</span> records, and <span class=\"match\">inspection</span> of the source. \n (c) During the period between the compliance date specified for your source in § 63.5983 and the date upon which continuous compliance"},{"title":"National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Plywood and Composite Wood Products","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing amendments to the national emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for the Plywood and Composite Wood Products (PCWP) source category. Specifically, the EPA is finalizing maximum achievable control technology (MACT) standards in the form of emission limitations and work practices as appropriate for total hazardous air pollutants (HAP) (including acetaldehyde, acrolein, formaldehyde, methanol, phenol, propionaldehyde), non-mercury (non-Hg) HAP metals, mercury (Hg), hydrogen chloride (HCl), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), dioxin/furan (D/F), and methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI). Sources affected by the amendments include PCWP process units and lumber kilns located at facilities that are major sources of HAP emissions. These final amendments address the 2007 partial remand and vacatur of the 2004 final rule that promulgated the PCWP NESHAP (\"2004 rule\"). The final amendments also respond to issues raised in a petition for reconsideration regarding the 2020 residual risk and technology review (RTR) and other amendments to the 2020 PCWP NESHAP.","document_number":"2026-13550","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/06/2026-13550/national-emission-standards-for-hazardous-air-pollutants-plywood-and-composite-wood-products","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-06/pdf/2026-13550.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13550.pdf?1782996317","publication_date":"2026-07-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"implement corrective actions as needed and maintain records of the <span class=\"match\">inspections</span> and corrective actions taken. \n (i) The initial <span class=\"match\">inspection</span> of kiln integrity must be completed by the compliance date specified in § 63.2233(e). After the initial <span class=\"match\">inspection</span>, each annual <span class=\"match\">inspection</span> is required to be completed no more than 13 months after the previous <span class=\"match\">inspection</span>. \n (ii) Corrective actions must be initiated within 30 days after the <span class=\"match\">inspection</span> and completed within 180 days following the <span class=\"match\">inspection</span> identifying the need for the corrective action. If the corrective"},{"title":"National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Gasoline Distribution Facilities and Standards of Performance for Bulk Gasoline Terminals Reconsideration","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"On May 8, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP): Gasoline Distribution Technology Reviews and New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) Review for Bulk Gasoline Terminals final rule (\"2024 Final Rule\"). The EPA is reconsidering various provisions of the 2024 Final Rule in this proposed rule, including the operating limits and continuous compliance requirements for air emission control devices, and the vapor tightness requirements for gasoline cargo tanks. The EPA is also reconsidering the modification criteria in the NSPS and proposing other technical corrections and clarifications. The EPA does not anticipate that this proposed action will impact volatile organic compound (VOC) or hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions generated by gasoline distribution facilities because the proposed amendments do not impact the stringency of the emission standards set by the 2024 Final Rule. As such, the EPA expects the proposed amendments will have no impact on air quality or overall human health. The EPA is not reopening any other aspect of the 2024 Final Rule and does not intend to respond to comments addressing any other issues or provisions not specifically addressed in this proposed rulemaking.","document_number":"2026-19774","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/28/2026-19774/national-emission-standards-for-hazardous-air-pollutants-for-gasoline-distribution-facilities-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-28/pdf/2026-19774.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-19774.pdf?1790340316","publication_date":"2026-09-28","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"section of this preamble.\n \n \n \n FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: \n \n For information about this proposed rule, contact U.S. EPA, Attn: Rudolf Abdelmessih, Industrial Processing and Power Division (E143-01), 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12055, Research Triangle Park, <span class=\"match\">North</span> <span class=\"match\">Carolina</span> 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-2928; and email address: \n abdelmessih.rudolf@epa.gov. \n \n \n \n \n SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: \n \n \n Participation in virtual public hearing. \n To request a virtual public hearing, contact the public hearing team at (888) 372-8699 or by"},{"title":"Additional Reconsideration Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing amendments to the New Source Performance Standards and Emission Guidelines for the Crude Oil and Natural Gas Source Category to address additional concerns raised with prior regulatory amendments finalized in March 2024. Specifically, the EPA is proposing changes in response to certain petitions for reconsideration of the March 2024 amendments, changes based on policy decisions and supporting legal interpretations, and changes that correct and clarify the regulatory text of the new source performance standards and emission guidelines. First, the EPA proposes to rescind the Super Emitter Program. Second, the EPA proposes to subcategorize different types of well sites affected and designated facilities to address issues related to the requirements finalized in March 2024 for marginal well sites and conventional well sites. Third, the EPA proposes changes to address issues related to liquids unloading, process controllers, pumps, fugitive emissions, storage vessels, covers and closed vent systems, equipment leaks at gas plants, and associated gas. Fourth, the EPA proposes changes to certain requirements finalized in March 2024 related to control devices and to provide owners and operators the option to conduct optical gas imaging surveys according to Appendix K for gas processing facilities. Lastly, the EPA proposes changes to correct inadvertent errors and to clarify regulatory language.","document_number":"2026-22082","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/29/2026-22082/additional-reconsideration-standards-of-performance-for-new-reconstructed-and-modified-sources-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-10-29/pdf/2026-22082.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-22082.pdf?1793191516","publication_date":"2026-10-29","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"that conducting AVO <span class=\"match\">inspections</span> shares similar monitoring challenges to conducting monitoring using EPA Method 21 in terms of potential difficulties or safety concerns when completing the <span class=\"match\">inspection</span>. As with EPA Method 21 <span class=\"match\">inspections</span>, the operator must visually see components to conduct an AVO <span class=\"match\">inspection</span>, and this may require the use of a lift or may require access to potentially unsafe locations. While the EPA expects fewer components would meet the definition of difficult-to-monitor and unsafe-to-monitor during an AVO <span class=\"match\">inspection</span> given that AVO does"},{"title":"Federal Plan Requirements for Other Solid Waste Incineration Units That Commenced Construction on or Before August 31, 2020, and Have Not Been Modified or Reconstructed After August 29, 2025","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a Federal plan to implement the revised emission guidelines for existing other solid waste incineration (OSWI) units. The EPA promulgated emission guidelines for existing OSWI units in 2005 and revised the emission guidelines on June 30, 2025. If a State or Tribe with existing OSWI units subject to the 2025 revised OSWI emission guidelines does not submit an approvable plan by June 30, 2027, the EPA will develop, implement, and enforce a Federal plan for existing OSWI units located in that State or area of Indian Country. This action proposes a Federal plan to implement the 2025 revised OSWI units emission guidelines for existing OSWI units located in States and on Tribal lands without effective State or Tribal plans by the effective date of this Federal plan.","document_number":"2026-13485","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/02/2026-13485/federal-plan-requirements-for-other-solid-waste-incineration-units-that-commenced-construction-on-or","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-02/pdf/2026-13485.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13485.pdf?1782909929","publication_date":"2026-07-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":" \n FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: \n \n For questions about this proposed rulemaking, contact Felica Davis, Ph.D., Natural Resources Division (E143-03), Office of Clean Air Programs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12055, RTP, <span class=\"match\">North</span> <span class=\"match\">Carolina</span> 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-4857; and email address: \n davis.felica@epa.gov. \n \n \n \n \n SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: \n \n Participation in virtual public hearing. \n To request a virtual public hearing, contact the public hearing team at (888) 627-7764 or by email at"},{"title":"National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From Hazardous Waste Combustors: Residual Risk and Technology Review","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing the residual risk and technology review (RTR) conducted for the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) from Hazardous Waste Combustors (HWC). Specifically, the EPA is finalizing that risks due to emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) from this source category are adequately addressed by the existing standards; that the NESHAP provides an ample margin of safety to protect public health; and that no developments in practices, processes, or control technologies necessitate revision of the standards. In addition, the EPA is promulgating emission standards for hydrogen fluoride (HF) and hydrogen cyanide (HCN) emissions from major source HWC incinerators, cement kilns, solid fuel boilers, and liquid fuel boilers under Clean Air Act (CAA) sections 112(d)(2) and (3) and 112(h). These final amendments also include work practice standards under CAA section 112(h) for periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction (SSM); new electronic reporting provisions and requirements; provisions allowing States to choose to exempt area source HWCs from certain permitting requirements; and certain typographical and technical corrections and clarifications.","document_number":"2026-11047","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/03/2026-11047/national-emission-standards-for-hazardous-air-pollutants-from-hazardous-waste-combustors-residual","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-03/pdf/2026-11047.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11047.pdf?1780404311","publication_date":"2026-06-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"waste firing, and residue handling; \n (C) <span class=\"match\">Inspection</span> and <span class=\"match\">maintenance</span>; \n (D) Responses to malfunctions or conditions that may lead to malfunction; and \n (E) Operating problems encountered by the operator. \n (vii) You must record the operator training and certification program in the operating record. \n \n (7) \n Operation and <span class=\"match\">maintenance</span> plan. \n (i) You must prepare and at all times operate according to an operation and <span class=\"match\">maintenance</span> plan that describes in detail procedures for operation, <span class=\"match\">inspection</span>, <span class=\"match\">maintenance</span>, and corrective measures for all components"},{"title":"Update of Procedures for Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act and Assessing the Environmental Effects Abroad of EPA Actions","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is proposing amendments to its procedures for implementing the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). This proposed rule would also include technical amendments to the Agency's procedures to improve clarity, correct errors, and update office names and titles. This proposed rule would amend EPA's NEPA implementing procedures by incorporating proposed revisions to create efficiencies in the implementation of NEPA and to harmonize EPA's NEPA Implementing Procedures with other federal agencies' procedures, where possible. The proposed rule also incorporates the amendments to NEPA enacted through the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (FRA) and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 (OBBBA); makes changes consistent with Executive Order (E.O.) 14154, Unleashing American Energy; makes changes based on the Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) subsequent rescission of its NEPA regulations; and to reflect the Supreme Court's May 29, 2025 decision in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado, 605 U.S. 168(2025) (hereinafter Seven County).","document_number":"2026-12862","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/25/2026-12862/update-of-procedures-for-implementing-the-national-environmental-policy-act-and-assessing-the","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-25/pdf/2026-12862.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12862.pdf?1782305120","publication_date":"2026-06-25","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"undertaken with consideration of environmental impacts and opportunities for public involvement. \n See, e.g., \n \n Merrill \n v. \n Thomas, \n 807 F.2d 776 (9th Cir. 1986) (FIFRA); \n State ex rel. Siegleman \n v. \n EPA, \n 911 F.2d 499 (11th Cir. 1990) (RCRA); \n Warren County \n v. \n <span class=\"match\">North</span> <span class=\"match\">Carolina</span>, \n 528 F.Supp. 276 (E.D.N.C. 1981) (TSCA); \n Western Nebraska Resources Council \n v. \n EPA, \n 943 F.2d 867 (8th Cir. 1991) (SDWA); \n Maryland \n v. \n Train, \n 415 F.Supp. 116 (D. Md. 1976) (MPRSA). In this proposed rule, the EPA intends to identify the statutory exemptions"},{"title":"National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production Facilities and Natural Gas Transmission and Storage Facilities; Technology Review and Reconsideration","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing an action related to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) from Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production Facilities and from Natural Gas Transmission and Storage Facilities (Oil and Gas NESHAP) in connection with a technology review pursuant to Clean Air Act (CAA) section 112. Based on the EPA's review the Agency is not proposing any revision to the current standards in the NESHAP. With respect to unregulated pollutants, the EPA is proposing standards for methanol from regulated emission points at crude oil and natural gas production facilities that will result in no additional control requirements. The EPA is further proposing two alternative approaches to emission points not currently regulated in these NESHAP. Under the first approach, we are proposing that the Agency does not have an obligation to regulate previously unregulated emission points when conducting a CAA section 112(d)(6) review and to defer action on that basis. Under the second approach, we are proposing new control standards for previously unregulated emission points, which include: acid gas removal units, transport vessel loading operations, and storage vessels without flash emissions at crude oil and natural gas production facilities, as well as storage vessels, transport vessel loading and natural gas-driven process controllers and pumps at natural gas transmission and storage facilities. The EPA is also concurrently proposing changes to the definition of \"associated equipment\" with respect to a major source to align with the CAA that, if finalized, would reduce burdens on industry. Finally, the EPA is proposing minor technical corrections to the existing regulations.","document_number":"2026-07800","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/22/2026-07800/national-emission-standards-for-hazardous-air-pollutants-crude-oil-and-natural-gas-production","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-22/pdf/2026-07800.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-07800.pdf?1776775512","publication_date":"2026-04-22","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"process, see the \n SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION \n section of this document.\n \n \n \n FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: \n \n For information about this proposed rulemaking, contact U.S. EPA, Attn: Matthew Witosky, Mail Drop: E143-05, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12055, RTP, <span class=\"match\">North</span> <span class=\"match\">Carolina</span> 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-2865 and email address: \n witosky.matthew@epa.gov. \n \n \n \n \n SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: \n \n \n Participation in virtual public hearing. \n To request a virtual public hearing, contact the public hearing team at (888) 372-8699 or by email"}]}