Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; Texas; Revisions for the Mass Emissions Cap and Trade Program for the Houston/Galveston/Brazoria Ozone Nonattainment Area
EPA is approving revisions to the Texas State Implementation Plan (SIP) concerning the Mass Emissions Cap and Trade (MECT) program for emissions of nitrogen oxides (NO<INF>X</INF>) in the Houston/ Galveston/Brazoria (HGB) ozone nonattainment area. Additionally, EPA is approving several subsections of Chapter 116 of the Texas Administrative Code (TAC) (Control of Air Pollution by Permits for New Construction or Modification) that provide cross-references to the MECT program. EPA is approving these revisions in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA).