Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Adoption of Control Techniques Guidelines for Large Appliance and Metal Furniture Coatings

EPA is taking direct final action to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Pennsylvania Department of the Environmental Protection (PADEP). This SIP revision includes amendments to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's regulation 25 Pa. Code Chapter 129 (relating to standards for sources) and meets the requirement to adopt Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) for sources covered by EPA's Control Techniques Guidelines (CTG) standards for large appliance and metal furniture coatings. These amendments will reduce emissions of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from large appliance and metal furniture coating facilities. Therefore, this revision will help the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania attain and maintain the national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) for ozone. This action is being taken under the Clean Air Act (CAA).