# Streamlining Procedures for Permit Appeals
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2020-08-21 · Effective 2020-09-21 · 85 FR 51650
## Document
- **Document number:** 2020-16257
- **Category:** air-emissions
- **Federal Register citation:** 85 FR 51650
- **CFR reference:** 40 CFR 1
- **Publication date:** 2020-08-21
- **Effective date:** 2020-09-21
- **EPA docket:** EPA-HQ-OGC-2019-0406
## Abstract

The action finalizes a procedural rule to streamline and modernize the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) permit appeal process and ensure that appeals are decided consistent with the authority delegated from the Administrator by modifying existing procedural requirements and realigning prior delegations. This final procedural rule applies to permits issued by or on behalf of EPA under the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, and the Resources Conservation and Recovery Act.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/08/21/2020-16257/streamlining-procedures-for-permit-appeals)
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