Environmental Protection Agency Docket EPA-R08-OAR-2016-0521 Proposed Rule

2016-27672: Approval and Disapproval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Interstate Transport for Wyoming

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Summary

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing action on the portions of six submissions from the State of Wyoming that are intended to demonstrate that the State Implementation Plan (SIP) meets certain interstate transport requirements of the Clean Air Act (Act or CAA). These submissions address the 2006 and 2012 fine particulate matter (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), 2008 ozone NAAQS, 2008 lead (Pb) NAAQS, 2010 sulfur dioxide (SO<INF>2</INF>) NAAQS and 2010 nitrogen dioxide (NO<INF>2</INF>) NAAQS. The interstate transport requirements under the CAA consist of four elements: Significant contribution to nonattainment (prong 1) and interference with maintenance (prong 2) of the NAAQS in other states; and interference with measures required to be included in the plan for other states to prevent significant deterioration of air quality (prong 3) or to protect visibility (prong 4). Specifically, the EPA is proposing to approve interstate transport prongs 1 and 2 for the 2008 Pb and 2010 NO<INF>2</INF> NAAQS, and proposing to approve prong 1 and disapprove prong 2 for the 2008 ozone NAAQS. The EPA is also proposing to approve interstate transport prong 4 for the 2008 Pb and 2010 SO<INF>2</INF> NAAQS, and proposing to disapprove prong 4 for the 2006 PM<INF>2.5</INF>, 2008 ozone, 2010 NO<INF>2</INF> and 2012 PM<INF>2.5</INF> NAAQS.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

What this changes

Amends 1 part of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.

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