Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Tennessee; Revision to New Source Review, Construction and Operating Permit Requirements

In this document, EPA is approving revisions to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of Tennessee through the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation on August 17, 1994. The submittal included revisions to the State's new source review (NSR) regulations, which were promulgated to bring the State's regulations into compliance with the 1990 amendments to the Clean Air Act and the Federal regulations. EPA finds that the revised State rules meet the Federal nonattainment NSR permitting requirements of the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990 (CAA) for the State's ozone (O<INF>3) nonattainment areas. On January 15, 1993, in a letter from Patrick M. Tobin to Governor Ned McWherter, EPA notified the State of Tennessee that EPA had made a finding of failure to submit required programs for the nonattainment area. The revised State NSR rules satisfy those requirements for this area. Therefore, the sanctions clock was stopped by the complete submittal and the Federal implementation plan clock will be stopped at the time of this approval. DATES: This final rule will be effective April 11, 1995 unless adverse or critical comments are received by March 13, 1995. If the effective date is delayed, timely notice will be published in the Federal Register.