Revisions to Regional Haze Rule To Incorporate Sulfur Dioxide Milestones and Backstop Emissions Trading Program for Nine Western States and Eligible Indian Tribes Within That Geographic Area
other · Rule · Published 2003-06-05 · Effective 2003-08-04 · 68 FR 33764
Document
Document number
03-13255
Federal Register citation
68 FR 33764
CFR reference
40 CFR 51
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Publication date
2003-06-05
Effective date
2003-08-04
EPA docket
FRL-7504-4
Abstract
The purpose of this rule is to revise EPA's regional haze rule to incorporate certain provisions for Western States and eligible Indian Tribes. The Western Regional Air Partnership (WRAP) submitted an Annex to the 1996 report of the Grand Canyon Visibility Transport Commission (GCVTC) to EPA on September 29, 2000. This submittal was required under the regional haze rule in order for nine Western States (and Indian Tribes within the same geographic region) to have the option of submitting plans implementing the GCVTC recommendations. The Annex contains recommendations for implementing the regional haze rule in nine Western States, including a set of recommended regional emissions milestones. The milestones address, for the time period between 2003 and 2018, emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO<INF>2</INF>), a key precursor to the formation of fine particles and regional haze.