Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plan; Indiana
air-emissions · Rule · Published 2000-07-05 · Effective 2000-09-05 · IN · 65 FR 41350
Document
Document number
00-16070
Federal Register citation
65 FR 41350
CFR reference
40 CFR 52
Type
Rule
Action
Direct final rule.
Category
air-emissions
Publication date
2000-07-05
Effective date
2000-09-05
State
IN
EPA docket
IN105-1a
Abstract
EPA is approving Indiana's State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision request to control emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from steel mill sinter plants in Lake and Porter Counties. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) submitted the SIP revision request on April 6, 1999. The revision applies to integrated steel mills in Lake and Porter Counties, and provides for limits on emissions of VOCs from those facilities. VOC emissions are a precursor of ground-level ozone, commonly known as smog. High ozone levels are detrimental to human health and contribute to upper respiratory ailments such as asthma.