{"abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Connecticut on November 19, 2012. We are approving Connecticut's request to remove two regulations from its SIP that regulate \"open burning\" and \"portable fuel container spillage control.\" In place of the open burning regulation, we are approving into the Connecticut SIP a Connecticut statute that controls open burning. We are also approving a definition of \"brush,\" which was included in a December 14, 2015 SIP submittal by Connecticut to meet infrastructure requirements of the Clean Air Act for the 2012 fine particle (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The requirements in the Connecticut portable fuel container regulation have been superseded by federal portable fuel container requirements. This action is being taken in accordance with the Clean Air Act.","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/2016/09/01/2016-21012.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":52,"title":40}],"citation":"81 FR 60274","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2016-10-03","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This direct final rule will be effective October 31, 2016, unless EPA receives adverse comments by October 3, 2016. If adverse comments are received, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of the direct final rule in the Federal Register informing the public that the rule will not take effect.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["EPA-R01-OAR-2015-0471","A-1-FRL-9943-06-Region 1"],"dockets":[{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"CT Law Journal 22a-174-1(19)","document_id":"EPA-R01-OAR-2015-0471-0005"},{"title":"Gen Statutes of CT 22a-174(f)","document_id":"EPA-R01-OAR-2015-0471-0004"},{"title":"CT SIP submission repeal of CT 22a.174 17 & 43 Nov 19 2012 ","document_id":"EPA-R01-OAR-2015-0471-0003"}],"agency_name":"EPA","documents":[{"comment_count":1,"comment_start_date":"2016-09-01","updated_at":"2023-02-28T16:02:11.480-05:00","comment_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/EPA-R01-OAR-2015-0471-0001","allow_late_comments":null,"id":"EPA-R01-OAR-2015-0471-0001","comment_end_date":"2016-10-04","regulations_dot_gov_open_for_comment":false}],"supporting_documents_count":3,"id":"EPA-R01-OAR-2015-0471","title":"Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation\nPlans; Connecticut; Open Burning and Portable Fuel Containers."}],"document_number":"2016-21012","effective_on":"2016-10-31","end_page":60278,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2016/09/01/2016-21012.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/09/01/2016-21012/air-plan-approval-connecticut-open-burning-and-portable-fuel-containers","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2016-21012?publication_date=2016-09-01","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2016-09-01/2016-21012/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":5,"page_views":{"count":159,"last_updated":"2026-04-04 18:15:03 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-09-01/pdf/2016-21012.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2016-21012.pdf?1472647533","publication_date":"2016-09-01","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2016/09/01/2016-21012.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"CT Law Journal 22a-174-1(19)","document_id":"EPA-R01-OAR-2015-0471-0005"},{"title":"Gen Statutes of CT 22a-174(f)","document_id":"EPA-R01-OAR-2015-0471-0004"},{"title":"CT SIP submission repeal of CT 22a.174 17 & 43 Nov 19 2012 ","document_id":"EPA-R01-OAR-2015-0471-0003"}],"comments_count":1,"agency_id":"EPA","comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=EPA-R01-OAR-2015-0471","supporting_documents_count":3,"docket_id":"EPA-R01-OAR-2015-0471","document_id":"EPA-R01-OAR-2015-0471-0001","regulation_id_number":null,"title":"Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation\nPlans; Connecticut; Open Burning and Portable Fuel Containers.","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2023-02-28T21:02:10Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":60274,"subtype":null,"title":"Air Plan Approval; Connecticut; Open Burning and Portable Fuel Containers","toc_doc":"Connecticut; Open Burning and Portable Fuel Containers","toc_subject":"Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:","topics":["Air pollution control","Carbon monoxide","Environmental protection","Incorporation by reference","Intergovernmental relations","Lead","Nitrogen dioxide","Ozone","Particulate matter","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements","Sulfur oxides","Volatile organic compounds"],"type":"Rule","volume":81}