Environmental Protection Agency May 20, 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Air Plan Approval; California; Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District, Placer County Air Pollution Control District, South Coast Air Quality Management District
Document Number: 2021-10613
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2021-05-20
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revisions to the Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District (MDAQMD), Placer County Air Pollution Control District (PCAPCD) and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions concern emissions of: Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and particulate matter (PM) from metal coating operations. We are proposing to approve local rules and rescissions to regulate these emission sources under the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act). We are taking comments on this proposal and plan to follow with a final action.
Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; Monitoring: Recordkeeping: Reporting
Document Number: 2021-10563
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2021-05-20
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve changes to the North Carolina State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted through the North Carolina Division of Air Quality (NCDAQ) on October 9, 2020. The SIP revision seeks to modify the State's monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting regulations by adding one definition, adding references to approved testing methods, updating the reference format, and making minor changes to general formatting and language use for clarity purposes. EPA is proposing to approve these changes pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act).
Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants: Massachusetts; 111(d)/129 Revised State Plan for Large Municipal Waste Combustors
Document Number: 2021-10518
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2021-05-20
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve the Clean Air Act State Plan revisions for Large Municipal Waste Combustors (MWC) submitted by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) on December 18, 2018. The revised State Plan is in response to amended emission guidelines (EGs) for Large MWCs promulgated on May 10, 2006. MassDEP's State Plan is for implementing and enforcing provisions at least as protective as the EGs applicable to existing Large MWC. This action is being taken under the Clean Air Act.
Air Plan Approval; California; Los Angeles-South Coast Air Basin
Document Number: 2021-10512
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2021-05-20
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a revision to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD or ``District'') portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). We are also proposing to determine that the submitted SIP revision fulfills the District's and the State's commitment to adopt and submit a specific enforceable contingency measure to address Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements for the 2006 24-hour fine particulate matter (PM2.5) national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) and the 2012 annual PM2.5 NAAQS. We are taking comments on this proposal and plan to follow with a final action.
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