Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia; Prevention of Significant Deterioration; Fine Particulate Matter
air-emissions · Rule · Published 2016-02-29 · Effective 2016-04-29 · VA · 81 FR 10088
Document
Document number
2016-04245
Federal Register citation
81 FR 10088
CFR reference
40 CFR 52
Type
Rule
Action
Direct final rule.
Category
air-emissions
Publication date
2016-02-29
Effective date
2016-04-29
State
VA
EPA docket
EPA-R03-OAR-2016-0006
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the Commonwealth of Virginia State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VADEQ) on behalf of the Commonwealth on July 22, 2014. VADEQ's submittal revises Virginia's Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) air quality preconstruction permitting program to be consistent with the federal PSD regulations regarding the use of the significant monitoring concentration (SMC) and significant impact levels (SILs) for fine particulate matter (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) emissions. EPA is approving these revisions in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA).