{"abstract":"As requested by the States of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin in a July 13, 1994 submittal pursuant to section 182(f)(3) of the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act), the EPA is granting exemptions from the Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) and New Source Review (NSR) requirements for major stationary sources of Oxides of Nitrogen (NO<INF>X) and from vehicle Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) and general conformity requirements for NO<INF>X for ozone nonattainment areas within the Lake Michigan Ozone Study (LMOS) modeling domain, which includes portions of the States of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin. The EPA is also granting exemptions from transportation conformity requirements for NO<INF>X for ozone nonattainment areas classified as marginal or transitional within the LMOS modeling domain. The EPA is approving the exemptions based on a demonstration that additional NO<INF>X reductions would not contribute to attainment of the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone within the LMOS modeling domain. The EPA is not taking final action at this time on the granting of exemptions from the transportation conformity requirements of the CAA for ozone nonattainment areas classified as moderate or above in the LMOS modeling domain. The continued approval of these exemptions is contingent on the results of the final ozone attainment demonstrations and plans. These plans are expected to be submitted by mid-1997 and to incorporate the results of the Ozone Transport Assessment Group process. The attainment plans will supersede the initial modeling information which is the basis for the waiver EPA is granting in this document. To the extent the attainment plans include NO<INF>X controls on certain major stationary sources in the LMOS ozone nonattainment areas, EPA will remove the NO<INF>X waiver for those sources. To the extent the final plans achieve attainment of the ozone standard without additional NO<INF>X reductions from certain sources, the NO<INF>X emissions control exemption would continue for those sources. EPA's rulemaking action to reconsider the initial NO<INF>X waiver may occur simultaneously with rulemaking action on the attainment plans.","action":"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/1996/01/26/96-1413.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":52,"title":40}],"citation":"61 FR 2428","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This final rule will be effective February 26, 1996.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["IL99-2-7003, IN46-2-7004, MI33-2-7005, WI47-2-7006","FRL-5402-8"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"96-1413","effective_on":"1996-02-26","end_page":2438,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":null,"html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/01/26/96-1413/approval-of-a-section-182f-exemption-illinois-indiana-michigan-and-wisconsin","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/96-1413?publication_date=1996-01-26","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-1996-01-26/96-1413/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":11,"page_views":{"count":30,"last_updated":"2026-04-05 00:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1996-01-26/pdf/96-1413.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"1996-01-26","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/1996/01/26/96-1413.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2011-09-20T23:06:26Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":2428,"subtype":null,"title":"Approval of a Section 182(f) Exemption; Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin","toc_doc":null,"toc_subject":null,"topics":[],"type":"Rule","volume":61}