# Air Plan Approval; Rhode Island; Prevention of Significant Deterioration Infrastructure State Implementation Plan Elements for the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS
> **Rule** · Direct final rule. · Published 2022-09-13 · Effective 2022-11-14 · 87 FR 55916
## Document
- **Document number:** 2022-19693
- **Category:** air-emissions
- **Federal Register citation:** 87 FR 55916
- **CFR reference:** 40 CFR 52
- **Publication date:** 2022-09-13
- **Effective date:** 2022-11-14
- **State:** RI
- **EPA docket:** EPA-R01-OAR-2017-0443
## Abstract

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving three elements of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision, which was submitted by the State of Rhode Island on December 6, 2017. This revision addressed the infrastructure requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act) for the 2012 annual fine particle (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). On May 31, 2022, EPA approved much of the submission, but did not act on three elements related to the infrastructure requirement to have a comprehensive Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) program. In today's action, EPA is approving the three remaining elements of the state's December 2017 infrastructure SIP submittal based on a previous EPA approval of Rhode Island's Air Pollution Control Regulation (APCR) No. 9. This action is being taken in accordance with the Clean Air Act.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/09/13/2022-19693/air-plan-approval-rhode-island-prevention-of-significant-deterioration-infrastructure-state)
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