United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2017_register executive 2017-10-17 article Part II Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7f0d99d D09002ee1c7f0da84 United States Environmental Protection Agency originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing a partial approval of the 2009 Texas Regional Haze State Implementation Plan (SIP) submission and a Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) for Texas to address certain outstanding requirements. Specifically, the EPA is finalizing determinations regarding best available retrofit technology (BART) for electric generating units (EGUs) in the State of Texas. To address the BART requirement for sulfur dioxide (SO<INF>2</INF>), the EPA is finalizing an alternative to BART that consists of an intrastate trading program addressing the SO<INF>2</INF> emissions from certain EGUs. To address the BART requirement for oxides of nitrogen (NO<INF>X</INF>), we are finalizing our proposed determination that Texas' participation in the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule's (CSAPR) trading program for ozone-season NO<INF>X</INF> qualifies as an alternative to BART. We are approving Texas' determination that its EGUs are not subject to BART for particulate matter (PM). Finally, we are disapproving portions of several SIP revisions submitted to satisfy the CAA requirement to address interstate visibility transport for six national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS): 1997 8-hour ozone, 1997 fine particulate matter (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) (annual and 24-hour), 2006 PM<INF>2.5</INF> (24-hour), 2008 8-hour ozone, 2010 1-hour nitrogen dioxide (NO<INF>2</INF>) and 2010 1-hour SO<INF>2</INF>. We are finding that the BART alternatives to address SO<INF>2</INF> and NO<INF>X</INF> BART at Texas' EGUs meet the interstate visibility transport requirements for these NAAQS. 82 FR 48324 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-10-17/2017-21947 2017-21947 fr17oc17-6 6560-50-P EPA-R06-OAR-2016-0611 FRL-9969-07-Region 6 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-10-17/2017-21947 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-10-17/html/2017-21947.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-10-17/pdf/2017-21947.pdf Environmental Protection Air Pollution Control Best Available Retrofit Technology Incorporation by Reference Intergovernmental Relations Interstate Transport of Pollution Nitrogen Dioxide Ozone Particulate Matter Regional Haze Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Sulfur Dioxides Visibility Administrative Practice and Procedure 57 p. 48324 48380 82 FR 48324 Title 40 Part 52 40 CFR Part 52 Title 40 Part 97 40 CFR Part 97 Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State of Texas; Regional Haze and Interstate Visibility Transport Federal Implementation Plan; Federal Register Vol. 82, Issue RULE 2017-21947 II ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 2017-11-16 EPA-R06-OAR-2016-0611 FRL-9969-07-Region 6 6560-50-P 2017-21947 Final rule.

Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing a partial approval of the 2009 Texas Regional Haze State Implementation Plan (SIP) submission and a Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) for Texas to address certain outstanding requirements. Specifically, the EPA is finalizing determinations regarding best available retrofit technology (BART) for electric generating units (EGUs) in the State of Texas. To address the BART requirement for sulfur dioxide (SO<INF>2</INF>), the EPA is finalizing an alternative to BART that consists of an intrastate trading program addressing the SO<INF>2</INF> emissions from certain EGUs. To address the BART requirement for oxides of nitrogen (NO<INF>X</INF>), we are finalizing our proposed determination that Texas' participation in the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule's (CSAPR) trading program for ozone-season NO<INF>X</INF> qualifies as an alternative to BART. We are approving Texas' determination that its EGUs are not subject to BART for particulate matter (PM). Finally, we are disapproving portions of several SIP revisions submitted to satisfy the CAA requirement to address interstate visibility transport for six national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS): 1997 8-hour ozone, 1997 fine particulate matter (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) (annual and 24-hour), 2006 PM<INF>2.5</INF> (24-hour), 2008 8-hour ozone, 2010 1-hour nitrogen dioxide (NO<INF>2</INF>) and 2010 1-hour SO<INF>2</INF>. We are finding that the BART alternatives to address SO<INF>2</INF> and NO<INF>X</INF> BART at Texas' EGUs meet the interstate visibility transport requirements for these NAAQS.

This final rule is effective on November 16, 2017. Michael Feldman at Feldman.Michael@epa.gov or 214-665-9793 Environmental Protection Air Pollution Control Best Available Retrofit Technology Incorporation by Reference Intergovernmental Relations Interstate Transport of Pollution Nitrogen Dioxide Ozone Particulate Matter Regional Haze Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Sulfur Dioxides Visibility Administrative Practice and Procedure Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations: Texas; Regional Haze and Interstate Visibility Transport Federal Implementation Plan , Feldman.Michael@epa.gov http://arcg.is/29tAbS3 http://www.cmascenter.org/conference/2010/agenda.cfm http://www.nature.nps.gov/air/Pubs/pdf/flag/FLAG_2010.pdf http://www.regulations.gov https://www.tceq.texas.gov/airquality/sip/bart/haze_sip.html regulations.gov www.regulations.gov Vol. 82, no. 199 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2017-10-17 continuing daily deposited born digital 204 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-10-17 P0b002ee1972d6852 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr17oc17 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-10-17 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-10-17/pdf/FR-2017-10-17.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-10-17/xml/FR-2017-10-17.xml fdlp 48193 48387 DGPO 2017-10-17 2024-06-01 FR-2017-10-17 machine generated eng FR FR-2017-10-17 82 199