{"abstract":"EPA is taking final action to fully approve the Operating Permits Program of the State of Maine (program). Maine submitted its program for the purpose of complying with Clean Air Act (the Act) 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 Maine's operating permit program on February 21, 1997. On September 28, 2001, EPA received Maine's revisions to its program that address the issues described in EPA's interim approval.","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/2001/10/18/01-26099.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":70,"title":40}],"citation":"66 FR 52874","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2001-11-19","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This direct final rule is effective on December 17, 2001 without further notice, unless EPA receives adverse comment by November 19, 2001. If 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":["ME-063-7012a","A-1-FRL-7085-5"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"01-26099","effective_on":"2001-12-17","end_page":52877,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2001/10/18/01-26099.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/10/18/01-26099/clean-air-act-final-approval-of-operating-permits-program-state-of-maine","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/01-26099?publication_date=2001-10-18","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2001-10-18/01-26099/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":4,"page_views":{"count":78,"last_updated":"2026-09-20 16:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2001-10-18/pdf/01-26099.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2001-10-18","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2001/10/18/01-26099.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":52874,"subtype":null,"title":"Clean Air Act Final Approval of Operating Permits Program; State of Maine","toc_doc":"Maine","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}