Federal Implementation Plans for Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin and Determination for Kansas Regarding Interstate Transport of Ozone: Effect of Stay of Transport Rule
air-emissions · Rule · Published 2012-02-06 · Effective 2012-02-06 · IA · 77 FR 5710
Document
Document number
2012-2328
Federal Register citation
77 FR 5710
CFR reference
40 CFR 52
Type
Rule
Action
Notice of Intent.
Category
air-emissions
Publication date
2012-02-06
Effective date
2012-02-06
State
IA
EPA docket
EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0491
Abstract
A December 30, 2011 order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit stayed the Transport Rule, also known as the Cross State Air Pollution Rule.\1\ This document sets out EPA's interpretation of the effect of the Court's stay on the federal implementation plans finalized by EPA on December 15, 2011 (SNFR), which included the conclusion that Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin significantly contribute to nonattainment or interfere with maintenance of the 1997 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) in other states and required sources in five states to comply with the Transport Rule's ozone season NO<INF>X</INF> trading program.\2\ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------