{"abstract":"The EPA is proposing to revise one element of a final rule published on January 18, 2000, regarding petitions filed by four Northeastern States under section 126 of the Clean Air Act (CAA). The petitions seek to mitigate interstate transport of nitrogen oxides (NO<INF>X</INF>), one of the main precursors of ground-level ozone pollution. The final rule partially approved the four petitions under the 1-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard, thereby requiring certain types of sources located in 12 States and the District of Columbia to reduce their NO<INF>X</INF> emissions. Subsequently, on March 3, 2000, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a decision on a related EPA regulatory action, the NO<INF>X</INF> State implementation plan call (NO<INF>X</INF> SIP call), that potentially affects the section 126 Rule. Although the court decision did not directly address the State of Michigan, the reasoning of the court regarding the significance of NO<INF>X</INF> emissions from sources in two other States calls into question the inclusion of a portion of Michigan in the area covered by the NO<INF>X</INF> SIP call. The section 126 Rule is based on many of the same analyses and information used for the NO<INF>X</INF> SIP call and covers part of Michigan. Thus, in light of the court ruling, EPA is proposing to withdraw its section 126 findings and to deny the petitions under the 1-hour ozone standard with respect to sources located in the portion of Michigan that is at issue in the NO<INF>X</INF> SIP call, known as the \"coarse grid\" part of that State. Although EPA has not identified any existing section 126 sources located in the coarse grid, this proposal would affect new sources locating in the coarse grid. The EPA is also proposing to revise the definition of the \"applicable requirement\" for title V operating permit programs by providing expressly that any standard or other requirement under section 126 is an applicable requirement and must be included in operating permits issued under title V of the CAA.","action":"Proposed 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/2002/02/22/02-3918.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":52,"title":40},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":70,"title":40},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":71,"title":40}],"citation":"67 FR 8386","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2002-04-15","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"The comment period on this proposal ends on April 15, 2002. Comments must be postmarked by the last day of the comment period and sent directly to the Docket Office listed in ADDRESSES (in duplicate form if possible). A public hearing will be held on March 15, 2002 in Arlington, VA, if one is requested by March 7, 2002. Please refer to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional information on the comment period and hearing.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["FRL-7147-5"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"02-3918","effective_on":null,"end_page":8394,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2002/02/22/02-3918.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/02/22/02-3918/rulemaking-on-section-126-petitions-from-new-york-and-connecticut-regarding-sources-in-michigan","images":{"EP22FE02.001":{"large":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP22FE02.001/EP22FE02.001_large.png","medium":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP22FE02.001/EP22FE02.001_medium.png","original_size":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP22FE02.001/EP22FE02.001_original_size.png"},"EP22FE02.002":{"large":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP22FE02.002/EP22FE02.002_large.png","medium":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP22FE02.002/EP22FE02.002_medium.png","original_size":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP22FE02.002/EP22FE02.002_original_size.png"}},"images_metadata":{"EP22FE02.001":{"large":{"identifier":"EP22FE02.001","content_type":"image/png","size":36219,"width":823,"sha":"b882d0ca247db3bfac1eb7c0c094f656","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP22FE02.001/EP22FE02.001_large.png","height":663},"medium":{"identifier":"EP22FE02.001","content_type":"image/png","size":12806,"width":387,"sha":"3b82bc3bfd48c40965180a0af27288df","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP22FE02.001/EP22FE02.001_medium.png","height":312},"original_size":{"identifier":"EP22FE02.001","content_type":"image/png","size":101129,"width":2925,"sha":"4167b9083cd0cfbd28aa7d0b569ca6cb","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP22FE02.001/EP22FE02.001_original_size.png","height":2356}},"EP22FE02.002":{"large":{"identifier":"EP22FE02.002","content_type":"image/png","size":61335,"width":823,"sha":"58a927f07ecb5b22fdf49a8997f14a52","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP22FE02.002/EP22FE02.002_large.png","height":642},"medium":{"identifier":"EP22FE02.002","content_type":"image/png","size":27909,"width":529,"sha":"95ecabd03262f73bd536ee7db32354f9","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP22FE02.002/EP22FE02.002_medium.png","height":413},"original_size":{"identifier":"EP22FE02.002","content_type":"image/png","size":521406,"width":3992,"sha":"0c9a148981e26596701a67b8c05fc485","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EP22FE02.002/EP22FE02.002_original_size.png","height":3114}}},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/02-3918?publication_date=2002-02-22","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2002-02-22/02-3918/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":9,"page_views":{"count":39,"last_updated":"2026-04-04 14:15:05 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-02-22/pdf/02-3918.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2002-02-22","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2002/02/22/02-3918.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"2060-AJ36":{"issue":"200404","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/2060-AJ36/rulemaking-on-section-126-petitions-from-new-york-and-connecticut-regarding-sources-in-michigan-revi","title":"Rulemaking on Section 126 Petitions from New York and Connecticut Regarding Sources in Michigan; Revision of Definition of Applicable Requirement for Title V Operating Permit Programs","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=200404&RIN=2060-AJ36&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Substantive, Nonsignificant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["2060-AJ36"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":false,"signing_date":null,"start_page":8386,"subtype":null,"title":"Rulemaking on Section 126 Petitions From New York and Connecticut Regarding Sources in Michigan; Revision of Definition of Applicable Requirement for Title V Operating Permit Programs","toc_doc":"Nitrogen oxides; Section 126 petitions regarding sources; and Title V operating permit programs, applicable requirement definition","toc_subject":"Air pollution control:","topics":["Administrative practice and procedure","Air pollution control","Environmental protection","Intergovernmental relations","Nitrogen oxides","Ozone","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements"],"type":"Proposed Rule","volume":67}