Rule2025-06247
Air Plan Approval; Washington; Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency, General Air Quality Regulations
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April 16, 2025
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May 16, 2025
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving revisions to the Washington State Implementation Plan (SIP) that were submitted by the Department of Ecology (Ecology) in coordination with the Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency (SRCAA). In 2021, the EPA approved a comprehensive update to the SRCAA general air quality regulations in the SIP, which include new source review permitting requirements as well as other general requirements for sources regulated under SRCAA's jurisdiction. In this action, the EPA is approving additional updates to the SRCAA general air quality regulations promulgated since our comprehensive approval in 2021.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 72 (Wednesday, April 16, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 15930-15935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-06247]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R10-OAR-2024-0433: FRL-12248-02-R10]
Air Plan Approval; Washington; Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency,
General Air Quality Regulations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving
revisions to the Washington State Implementation Plan (SIP) that were
submitted by the Department of Ecology (Ecology) in coordination with
the Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency (SRCAA). In 2021, the EPA
approved a comprehensive update to the SRCAA general air quality
regulations in the SIP, which include new source review permitting
requirements as well as other general requirements for sources
regulated under SRCAA's jurisdiction. In this action, the EPA is
approving additional updates to the SRCAA general air quality
regulations promulgated since our comprehensive approval in 2021.
DATES: This final rule is effective May 16, 2025.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket ID No. EPA-R10-OAR-2024-0433. All documents in the docket are
listed on the <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> website. Although listed in
the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g.,
Confidential Business Information or other information the disclosure
of which is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on the internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket
materials are available at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, or please
contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section for additional availability information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Hunt, EPA Region 10, 1200 Sixth
Avenue, Suite 155, Seattle, WA 98101, at (206) 553-0256 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#97ffe2f9e3b9fdf2f1f1d7f2e7f6b9f0f8e1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9df5e8f3e9b3f7f8fbfbddf8edfcb3faf2eb">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, wherever ``we'' or
``our'' is used, it means the EPA.
I. Background
On November 14, 2024, the EPA proposed to approve minor revisions
to the Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency
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general air quality regulations (89 FR 89942). The reasons for our
proposed action are included in the proposal and will not be restated
here. The public comment period closed on December 16, 2024. We
received no comments on our proposed approval.
II. Final Action
A. Revisions to the Incorporation by Reference Section of the SIP
The EPA is approving and incorporating by reference into the
Washington SIP at 40 CFR 52.2470(c)--Table 9--Additional Regulations
Approved for the Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency (SRCAA)
Jurisdiction, the following updated sections of Spokane Regional Clean
Air Agency Regulation I, State effective July 15, 2023:
<bullet> 1.01, Policy, establishing the policy of the agency;
<bullet> 1.04, Definitions, establishing definitions used
throughout Regulation I;
<bullet> 2.08, Falsification of Statements or Documents, and
Treatment of Documents, establishing enforceable standards for the
treatment of documents;
<bullet> 2.13, Federal and State Regulation Reference Date,
adopting certain Federal and State regulatory provisions by reference;
<bullet> 4.04, Stationary Sources and Source Categories Subject to
Registration, establishing which facilities are subject to permitting
or other agency requirements;
<bullet> 5.02, New Source Review--Applicability and when Required,
establishing when a permit is necessary for construction or
modification of a source;
<bullet> 5.04, Information Required, establishing what information
is necessary in applying for permits or other agency actions;
<bullet> 5.05, Public Involvement, establishing public involvement
procedures for agency actions;
<bullet> 5.07, Processing NOC Applications for Stationary Sources,
establishing agency procedures under the new source review program;
<bullet> 5.08, Portable Sources, establishing requirements and
agency procedures for movable sources;
<bullet> 5.10, Changes to an Order of Approval or Permission to
Operate, establishing requirements and procedures for permit
modifications;
<bullet> 5.13, Order of Approval Construction Time Limits,
establishing time limits and procedures for construction or
modification of a stationary source;
<bullet> 6.04, Emission of Air Contaminant: Detriment to Person or
Property, establishing emissions standards for public protection;
<bullet> 8.01, Purpose, establishing the purpose of Article VIII to
address emissions from solid fuel burning devices;
<bullet> 8.02, Applicability, establishing the applicability of
Article VIII provisions;
<bullet> 8.03, Definitions, establishing additional definitions
used in Article VIII;
<bullet> 8.04, Emission Performance Standards, establishing
standards for solid fuel burning devices;
<bullet> 8.05, Opacity Standards, establishing opacity standards
for solid fuel burning devices;
<bullet> 8.06, Prohibited Fuel Types, standards to prevent the
burning of refuse or other prohibited items in a solid fuel burning
device;
<bullet> 8.07, Curtailment, establishing requirements and
procedures for when solid fuel burning devices can be used;
<bullet> 8.08, Exemptions, providing exemptions to certain Article
VIII requirements;
<bullet> 8.09, Procedure to Geographically Limit Solid Fuel Burning
Devices, additional contingency measures should the Spokane area
experience air quality violations; and
<bullet> 8.10, Restrictions on Installation of Solid Fuel Burning
Devices, provisions banning the installation or sale of uncertified
solid fuel burning devices.
B. Approved But Not Incorporated by Reference Regulations
In addition to the regulations approved and incorporated by
reference in section II.A. of this preamble, the EPA reviews and
approves State and local air agency submissions to ensure they provide
adequate enforcement authority and other general authority to implement
and enforce the SIP. However, regulations describing such agency
enforcement and other general authority are generally not incorporated
by reference so as to avoid potential conflict with the EPA's
independent authorities. Therefore, we are approving but not
incorporating by reference the submitted revisions, effective July 15,
2023, to SRCAA Regulation I, sections 2.01, 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.11,
2.12, and 8.11 in 40 CFR 52.2470(e), EPA Approved Nonregulatory
Provisions and Quasi-Regulatory Measures.
III. Incorporation by Reference
In this document, the EPA is finalizing regulatory text that
includes incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of
1 CFR 51.5, we are finalizing the incorporation by reference of SRCAA
Regulation I revisions, State effective July 15, 2023, as described in
section II of this preamble and set forth in the amendments to 40 CFR
part 52 in this document. The EPA has made, and will continue to make,
these materials generally available through <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>
and at the EPA Region 10 Office (please contact the person identified
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this preamble for
more information). Therefore, these materials have been approved by the
EPA for inclusion in the SIP, have been incorporated by reference by
the EPA into that plan, are fully federally enforceable under sections
110 and 113 of the Clean Air Act as of the effective date of the final
rule of the EPA's approval, and will be incorporated by reference in
the next update to the SIP compilation.\1\
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\1\ 62 FR 27968 (May 22, 1997).
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IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a
SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Clean Air Act
and applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, the EPA's role is to approve State
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act.
Accordingly, this action merely approves State law as meeting Federal
requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those
imposed by State law. For that reason, this action:
<bullet> Is not a significant regulatory action subject to review
by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order 12866 (58
FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
<bullet> Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
<bullet> Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
<bullet> Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
<bullet> Does not have federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
<bullet> Is not subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885,
April 23, 1997) because it approves a State program;
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<bullet> Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001); and
<bullet> Is not subject to requirements of section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the Clean Air Act.
In addition, this action is not approved to apply on any Indian
reservation land or in any other area where the EPA or an Indian Tribe
has demonstrated that a Tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of
Indian country, the rule does not have Tribal implications and will not
impose substantial direct costs on Tribal Governments or preempt Tribal
law as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9,
2000).
This action is subject to the Congressional Review Act, and the EPA
will submit a rule report to each House of the Congress and to the
Comptroller General of the United States. This action is not a ``major
rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). Under section 307(b)(1) of the
Clean Air Act, petitions for judicial review of this action must be
filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit
by June 16, 2025. Filing a petition for reconsideration by the
Administrator of this final rule does not affect the finality of this
action for the purposes of judicial review nor does it extend the time
within which a petition for judicial review may be filed and shall not
postpone the effectiveness of such rule or action. This action may not
be challenged later in proceedings to enforce its requirements. See
section 307(b)(2).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen
dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.
Dated: April 4, 2025.
Emma Pokon,
Regional Administrator, Region 10.
For the reasons stated in the preamble, the Environmental
Protection Agency amends part 52 of chapter I, title 40 of the Code of
Federal Regulations to read as follows:
PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
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1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart WW--Washington
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2. In Sec. 52.2470:
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a. Amend paragraph (c), table 9, under the heading ``Spokane Regional
Clean Air Agency Regulation I'', by revising the entries ``1.01'',
``1.04'', ``2.08'', ``2.13'', ``4.04'', ``5.02'', ``5.04'', ``5.05'',
``5.07'', ``5.08'', ``5.10'', ``5.13'', ``6.04'', and revising all the
entries under the heading ``Article VIII--Solid Fuel Burning Device
Standards''; and
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b. Amend paragraph (e), table 1, under the heading ``Spokane Regional
Clean Air Agency Regulations'', by revising the entries ``2.01'',
``2.03'', ``2.04'', ``2.05'', ``2.11'', ``2.12'', and ``8.11''.
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 52.2470 Identification of plan.
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Table 9--Additional Regulations Approved for the Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency (SRCAA) Jurisdiction
[Applicable in Spokane county, excluding facilities subject to Energy Facilities Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC)
jurisdiction; facilities subject to the Washington Department of Ecology's direct jurisdiction under Chapters
173-405, 173-410, and 173-415 Washington Administrative Code (WAC); Indian reservations; any other area where
the EPA or an Indian tribe has demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction; and the Prevention of Significant
Deterioration (PSD) permitting of facilities subject to the applicability sections of WAC 173-400-700.]
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State/local
State/local citation Title/subject effective EPA approval date Explanations
date
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Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency Regulation I
Article I--Policy, Short Title, and Definitions
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1.01............................ Policy............. 7/15/23 4/16/25, 90 FR Subsections (A) and (B)
[INSERT FEDERAL replace WAC 173-400-
REGISTER PAGE 010.
WHERE THE DOCUMENT
BEGINS].
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1.04............................ General Definitions 7/15/23 4/16/25, 90 FR Except subsections
[INSERT FEDERAL (17), (41), (52),
REGISTER PAGE (60), (74), (101),
WHERE THE DOCUMENT (112), (119), and
BEGINS]. (122). Section 1.04
replaces WAC 173-400-
030 except the
following WAC 173-400-
030 definitions
adopted by reference
in subsection
2.14(A)(1): Adverse
Impact on Visibility;
Capacity Factor; Class
I Area; Dispersion
Technique; Emission
Threshold; Excess
Stack Height; Existing
Stationary Facility;
Federal Class I Area;
Federal Land Manager;
Fossil Fuel-fired
Steam Generator;
General Process Unit;
Greenhouse Gases;
Industrial Furnace;
Mandatory Class I
Federal Area; Natural
Conditions; Projected
Width; Reasonably
Attributable; Sulfuric
Acid Plant; and Wood
Waste.
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Article II--General Provisions
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2.08............................ Falsification of 7/15/23 4/16/25, 90 FR Subsection (E) replaces
Statements or [INSERT FEDERAL WAC 173-400-105(6).
Documents, and REGISTER PAGE Subsection (F)
Treatment of WHERE THE DOCUMENT replaces WAC 173-400-
Documents. BEGINS]. 105(8).
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2.13............................ Federal and State 7/15/23 4/16/25, 90 FR Subsection (A) replaces
Regulation [INSERT FEDERAL WAC 173-400-025.
Reference Date. REGISTER PAGE
WHERE THE DOCUMENT
BEGINS].
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Article IV--Registration
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4.04............................ Stationary Sources 7/15/23 4/16/25, 90 FR Except subsection
and Source [INSERT FEDERAL (A)(5)(b) and any
Categories Subject REGISTER PAGE other provision as it
to Registration. WHERE THE DOCUMENT relates to the
BEGINS]. regulation of toxic
air pollutants or
odors.
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Article V--New Source Review for Stationary Sources and Portable Sources
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5.02............................ New Source Review-- 7/15/23 4/16/25, 90 FR Except subsections
Applicability and [INSERT FEDERAL (C)(5), (I)(1)(a), and
when Required. REGISTER PAGE any other provision as
WHERE THE DOCUMENT they relates to the
BEGINS]. regulation of toxic
air pollutants or
odors. Section 5.02
replaces WAC 173-400-
110. Subsection (F)
replaces WAC 173-400-
111(2).
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5.04............................ Information 7/15/23 4/16/25, 90 FR Except subsection
Required. [INSERT FEDERAL (A)(8). Collectively,
REGISTER PAGE sections 5.04, 5.06,
WHERE THE DOCUMENT 5.07, 5.10, 5.13, and
BEGINS]. 5.14 replace the
permitting procedures
in WAC 173-400-111.
5.05............................ Public Involvement. 7/15/23 4/16/25, 90 FR Except subsection
[INSERT FEDERAL (C)(15). Section 5.05
REGISTER PAGE replaces WAC 173-400-
WHERE THE DOCUMENT 171.
BEGINS].
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5.07............................ Processing NOC 7/15/23 4/16/25, 90 FR Except subsections
Applications for [INSERT FEDERAL (A)(1)(g) and (B).
Stationary Sources. REGISTER PAGE Collectively, sections
WHERE THE DOCUMENT 5.04, 5.06, 5.07,
BEGINS]. 5.10, 5.13, and 5.14
replace the permitting
procedures in WAC 173-
400-111, and
subsection 5.07(A)(7)
replaces WAC 173-400-
110(2)(a).
5.08............................ Portable Sources... 7/15/23 4/16/25, 90 FR Except subsection
[INSERT FEDERAL (A)(6). Section 5.08
REGISTER PAGE replaces WAC 173-400-
WHERE THE DOCUMENT 036.
BEGINS].
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5.10............................ Changes to an Order 7/15/23 4/16/25, 90 FR Collectively, sections
of Approval or [INSERT FEDERAL 5.04, 5.06, 5.07,
Permission to REGISTER PAGE 5.10, 5.13, and 5.14
Operate. WHERE THE DOCUMENT replace the permitting
BEGINS]. procedures in WAC 173-
400-111.
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5.13............................ Order of Approval 7/15/23 4/16/25, 90 FR Collectively, sections
Construction Time [INSERT FEDERAL 5.04, 5.06, 5.07,
Limits. REGISTER PAGE 5.10, 5.13, and 5.14
WHERE THE DOCUMENT replace the permitting
BEGINS]. procedures in WAC 173-
400-111.
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Article VI--Emissions Prohibited
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6.04............................ Emission of Air 7/15/23 4/16/25, 90 FR Subsections (A), (B),
Contaminant: [INSERT FEDERAL (C), and (H) only and
Detriment to REGISTER PAGE excepting provisions
Person or Property. WHERE THE DOCUMENT in RCW 70A.15.4530
BEGINS]. (incorporated by
reference) that relate
to odor. Subsection
(C) replaces WAC 173-
400-040(6).
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Article VIII--Solid Fuel Burning Device Standards
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8.01............................ Purpose............ 7/15/23 4/16/25, 90 FR
[INSERT FEDERAL
REGISTER PAGE
WHERE THE DOCUMENT
BEGINS].
8.02............................ Applicability...... 7/15/23 4/16/25, 90 FR
[INSERT FEDERAL
REGISTER PAGE
WHERE THE DOCUMENT
BEGINS].
8.03............................ Definitions........ 7/15/23 4/16/25, 90 FR Except subsection
[INSERT FEDERAL (A)(6).
REGISTER PAGE
WHERE THE DOCUMENT
BEGINS].
8.04............................ Emission 7/15/23 4/16/25, 90 FR Except the
Performance [INSERT FEDERAL incorporation by
Standards. REGISTER PAGE reference of WAC 173-
WHERE THE DOCUMENT 433-130, 173-433-170,
BEGINS]. and 173-433-200.
8.05............................ Opacity Standards.. 7/15/23 4/16/25, 90 FR
[INSERT FEDERAL
REGISTER PAGE
WHERE THE DOCUMENT
BEGINS].
8.06............................ Prohibited Fuel 7/15/23 4/16/25, 90 FR
Types. [INSERT FEDERAL
REGISTER PAGE
WHERE THE DOCUMENT
BEGINS].
8.07............................ Curtailment........ 7/15/23 4/16/25, 90 FR
[INSERT FEDERAL
REGISTER PAGE
WHERE THE DOCUMENT
BEGINS].
8.08............................ Exemptions......... 7/15/23 4/16/25, 90 FR Except subsection
[INSERT FEDERAL (A)(4).
REGISTER PAGE
WHERE THE DOCUMENT
BEGINS].
8.09............................ Procedure to 7/15/23 4/16/25, 90 FR
Geographically [INSERT FEDERAL
Limit Solid Fuel REGISTER PAGE
Burning Devices. WHERE THE DOCUMENT
BEGINS].
8.10............................ Restrictions on 7/15/23 4/16/25, 90 FR
Installation of [INSERT FEDERAL
Solid Fuel Burning REGISTER PAGE
Devices. WHERE THE DOCUMENT
BEGINS].
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Table 1--Approved But Not Incorporated by Reference Regulations
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State/local
State/local citation Title/subject effective EPA approval date Explanations
date
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Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency Regulations
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2.01............................. Powers and Duties of 7/15/23 4/16/25, 90 FR
the Board. [INSERT FEDERAL
REGISTER PAGE WHERE
THE DOCUMENT
BEGINS].
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2.02............................. Control Officer's 9/1/20 5/10/21, 86 FR 24718 Section 2.02(E)
Duties and Powers. replaces WAC 173-
400-105(3).
2.03............................. Confidential or 7/15/23 4/16/25, 90 FR
Proprietary [INSERT FEDERAL
Information. REGISTER PAGE WHERE
THE DOCUMENT
BEGINS].
2.04............................. Violations.......... 7/15/23 4/16/25, 90 FR Replaces WAC 173-400-
[INSERT FEDERAL 230(1)&(6).
REGISTER PAGE WHERE
THE DOCUMENT
BEGINS].
2.05............................. Orders and Hearings. 7/15/23 4/16/25, 90 FR
[INSERT FEDERAL
REGISTER PAGE WHERE
THE DOCUMENT
BEGINS].
2.06............................. Appeal of Board 9/1/20 5/10/21, 86 FR 24718 Replaces WAC 173-400-
Orders. 250.
2.10............................. Severability........ 9/1/20 5/10/21, 86 FR 24718
2.11............................. Penalties, Civil 7/15/23 4/16/25, 90 FR Replaces WAC 173-400-
Penalties, and [INSERT FEDERAL 230(2)&(3).
Additional Means REGISTER PAGE WHERE
for Enforcement. THE DOCUMENT
BEGINS].
2.12............................. Restraining Orders-- 7/15/23 4/16/25, 90 FR Replaces WAC 173-400-
Injunctions. [INSERT FEDERAL 230(4).
REGISTER PAGE WHERE
THE DOCUMENT
BEGINS].
8.11............................. Regulatory Actions 7/15/23 4/16/25, 90 FR
and Penalties. [INSERT FEDERAL
REGISTER PAGE WHERE
THE DOCUMENT
BEGINS].
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