Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans: State of Washington; Regional Haze State Implementation Plan
air-emissions · Rule · Published 2012-12-06 · Effective 2013-01-07 · WA · 77 FR 72742
Document
Document number
2012-29397
Federal Register citation
77 FR 72742
CFR reference
40 CFR 52
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
air-emissions
Publication date
2012-12-06
Effective date
2013-01-07
State
WA
EPA docket
EPA-R10-OAR-2012-0078
Abstract
EPA is taking final action to approve the Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART) determination for NO<INF>X</INF> for the TransAlta Centralia Generation LLC coal-fired power plant in Centralia, Washington (TransAlta). The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) submitted its Regional Haze State Implementation Plan (SIP) on December 22, 2010 to meet the requirements of the Clean Air Act Regional Haze Rule at 40 CFR 50.308. On December 29, 2011 Ecology submitted an update to the SIP submittal containing a revised and updated BART determination for TransAlta. On May 23, 2012, EPA proposed to approve the portion of the revised SIP submission containing the BART determination for TransAlta.77 FR 30467. EPA plans to act on the remaining Regional Haze SIP elements for Washington in the near future.