Approval of Nebraska Air Quality Implementation Plans; Adoption of a New Chapter Under the Nebraska Administrative Code
air-emissions · Rule · Published 2017-10-05 · Effective 2017-12-04 · NE · 82 FR 46415
Document
Document number
2017-21379
Federal Register citation
82 FR 46415
CFR reference
40 CFR 52
Type
Rule
Action
Direct final rule.
Category
air-emissions
Publication date
2017-10-05
Effective date
2017-12-04
State
NE
EPA docket
EPA-R07-OAR-2017-0386
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the state of Nebraska on November 14, 2011. Nebraska is adding a new chapter titled "Visibility Protection" which provides Nebraska authority to implement Federal regulations relating to Regional Haze and Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART). The new chapter incorporates by reference EPA's Guidelines for BART Determinations Under the Regional Haze Rule. The revision to the SIP meets the visibility component of the Clean Air Act (CAA).