Air Plan Approval; Washington: Inspection and Maintenance Program
air-emissions · Rule · Published 2021-02-18 · Effective 2021-03-22 · WA · 86 FR 10026
Document
Document number
2021-03033
Federal Register citation
86 FR 10026
CFR reference
40 CFR 52
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
air-emissions
Publication date
2021-02-18
Effective date
2021-03-22
State
WA
EPA docket
EPA-R10-OAR-2020-0174, FRL-10018-23-Region 10
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a revision to the Washington State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of Washington on June 2, 2019, through the Washington Department of Ecology. The revision, applicable in Clark, King, Pierce, Snohomish, and Spokane Counties, Washington, removes the Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) program from the active control measure portion of the SIP. The I/M program was previously approved into the SIP for use as a component of the State's plans to address on-road sources in certain former nonattainment areas and is now part of the contingency portion of the applicable SIP for each area. The EPA has determined that Washington's June 2, 2019 SIP revision is consistent with the applicable portions of the Clean Air Act (CAA).