{"abstract":"The EPA is taking final action to fully approve the Operating Permits Program of the State of Rhode Island. Rhode Island submitted its program for the purpose of complying with requirements for a State to develop a program to issue operating permits to all major stationary and certain other sources. EPA granted source category-limited interim approval to Rhode Island's operating permit program on May 6, 1996.","action":"Direct final rule.","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"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2001/10/01/01-24254.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":70,"title":40}],"citation":"66 FR 49839","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2001-10-31","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This direct final rule is effective on November 30, 2001 without further notice, unless EPA receives relevant adverse comment by October 31, 2001. If relevant adverse comment is received, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of the direct final rule in the Federal Register and inform the public that the rule will not take effect.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["AD-FRL-7068-9"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"01-24254","effective_on":"2001-11-30","end_page":49841,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2001/10/01/01-24254.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/10/01/01-24254/clean-air-act-final-approval-of-operating-permits-program-state-of-rhode-island","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/01-24254?publication_date=2001-10-01","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2001-10-01/01-24254/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":3,"page_views":{"count":110,"last_updated":"2026-09-21 02:15:06 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2001-10-01/pdf/01-24254.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2001-10-01","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2001/10/01/01-24254.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":49839,"subtype":null,"title":"Clean Air Act Final Approval of Operating Permits Program; State of Rhode Island","toc_doc":"Rhode Island","toc_subject":"Air pollution control:","topics":["Administrative practice and procedure","Air pollution control","Environmental protection","Intergovernmental relations","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements"],"type":"Rule","volume":66}