Proposed Rule2026-02845
Air Plan Revisions; Arizona; Arizona Department of Environmental Quality; Gila County Reasonably Available Control Technology
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Published
February 12, 2026
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve, under the Clean Air Act (CAA or "Act"), revisions to the Arizona state implementation plan (SIP) addressing reasonably available control technology (RACT) requirements for the 2015 ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS or "standard") within the Gila County portion of the Phoenix-Mesa ozone nonattainment area. This proposal explains our evaluation of Arizona's SIP submittal and basis for proposing approval.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 29 (Thursday, February 12, 2026)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 6557-6561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02845]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R09-OAR-2025-2961; FRL-13073-01-R9]
Air Plan Revisions; Arizona; Arizona Department of Environmental
Quality; Gila County Reasonably Available Control Technology
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
approve, under the Clean Air Act (CAA or ``Act''), revisions to the
Arizona state implementation plan (SIP) addressing reasonably available
control technology (RACT) requirements for the 2015 ozone national
ambient air quality standards (NAAQS or ``standard'') within the Gila
County portion of the Phoenix-Mesa ozone nonattainment area. This
proposal explains our evaluation of Arizona's SIP submittal and basis
for proposing approval.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 16, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R09-
OAR-2025-2961 at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. For comments submitted at
<a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>, follow the online instructions for submitting
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from
<a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>. The EPA may publish any comment received to its public
docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio,
video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written
comment is considered the official comment and should include
discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will generally not
consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary
submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For
additional submission methods, please contact the person identified in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the full EPA public
comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and
general guidance on making effective comments, please visit <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets</a>. If you need assistance in a
language other than English or if you are a person with a disability
who needs a reasonable accommodation at no cost to you, please contact
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elijah Gordon, EPA Region IX, 75
Hawthorne St., San Francisco, CA 94105; telephone number: (415) 972-
3158; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b0d7dfc2d4dfde9ed5dcd9dad1d8f0d5c0d19ed7dfc6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bbdcd4c9dfd4d595ded7d2d1dad3fbdecbda95dcd4cd">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us,''
and ``our'' refer to the EPA.
Table of Contents
I. Background
II. The State's Submittal
III. The EPA's Evaluation
A. How is the EPA evaluating the document?
B. Does the document meet the evaluation criteria?
IV. Proposed Action and Request for Public Comment
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Background
Pursuant to title I of the CAA, the EPA establishes ambient air
quality standards for six ``criteria'' air pollutants known to be
harmful to human health and the environment. States are required to
submit plans, referred to as SIPs, that provide for implementation,
maintenance, and enforcement of each standard. As appropriate, this
includes measures to reduce emissions of criteria air pollutants and/or
``precursor'' air pollutants that lead to the formation of the criteria
air pollutants. Areas causing or contributing to a violation of a NAAQS
are designated under the CAA as ``nonattainment'' and must adopt and
submit additional SIP elements. Ozone nonattainment areas are further
classified as ``Marginal,'' ``Moderate,'' ``Serious,'' ``Severe,'' or
``Extreme.''
In ozone nonattainment areas, one of the additional SIP elements is
the submission of a RACT SIP. CAA sections 182(b)(2) and 182(f) require
RACT to be implemented in ozone nonattainment areas classified as
Moderate or higher for any source category covered by a Control
Techniques Guidelines (CTG) document issued by the EPA and for any
major stationary source of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and oxides
of nitrogen (NO<INF>X</INF>).\1\ The EPA defines RACT as the ``. . .
lowest emission limitation that a particular source is capable of
meeting by the application of control technology that is reasonably
available considering technological and economic feasibility.'' \2\
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\1\ Emissions of VOC and NO<INF>X</INF> are precursors to the
formation of ozone in the ambient air.
\2\ 44 FR 53761, 53762 (September 17, 1979).
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In this proposal, we are evaluating a RACT SIP submitted by
Arizona. In 2015, the EPA revised the ozone NAAQS establishing an 8-
hour standard of 0.070 parts per million (``2015 ozone NAAQS'' or
``2015 standard'').\3\ In 2018, the EPA initially designated the
Phoenix-Mesa area in Arizona as nonattainment for the 2015 standard
with a classification of Marginal.\4\ In 2022, the EPA reclassified the
Phoenix-Mesa ozone nonattainment area to Moderate.\5\ The
reclassification to Moderate triggered the CAA requirement for Arizona
to implement RACT in the Phoenix-Mesa ozone
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nonattainment area for the 2015 standard.\6\
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\3\ 80 FR 65292 (October 26, 2015).
\4\ 83 FR 25776 (June 4, 2018).
\5\ 40 CFR 81.303. After failing to attain the NAAQS by the
attainment date, the Phoenix-Mesa ozone nonattainment area was
reclassified to Moderate for the 2015 ozone NAAQS on October 7, 2022
(87 FR 60897).
\6\ 40 CFR 51.1312(a).
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II. The State's Submittal
On March 26, 2025, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
(ADEQ) submitted a SIP revision to the EPA certifying that RACT
requirements for the portion of Gila County within the Phoenix-Mesa
ozone nonattainment area have been met (``2025 RACT SIP'' or
``submittal''). The ADEQ is the governor's designee for submitting
official revisions of the Arizona SIP to the EPA. Table 1 lists the
document in the submittal that is addressed by this proposal with the
date that it was adopted and submitted to the EPA by the ADEQ.
Table 1--Submitted Document
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Agency Document title Adopted Submitted
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ADEQ.......................................... SIP Revision: Gila County, Arizona 03/24/2025 03/26/2025
RACT Analysis and Negative
Declarations for the 2015 Ozone NAAQS.
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On May 1, 2025, the EPA determined that ADEQ's 2025 RACT SIP met
the completeness criteria in 40 CFR part 51, appendix V.
The ADEQ has jurisdiction for regulating stationary sources of air
pollution within Gila County, Arizona. Therefore, consistent with CAA
sections 182(b)(2) and 182(f), the 2025 RACT SIP must demonstrate that
the ADEQ is implementing RACT in this area for all sources covered by a
CTG document and for all major stationary sources of VOC or
NO<INF>X</INF>. Because the Phoenix-Mesa ozone nonattainment area is
classified as Moderate, a major stationary source is any stationary
facility or source of air pollutants which directly emits, or has the
potential to emit, one hundred tons per year or more of any air
pollutant.\7\
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\7\ CAA sections 182(f) and 302(j). For ozone nonattainment
areas classified as Serious, Severe, or Extreme, the CAA provides
that the major stationary source threshold is 50 tons per year
(tpy), 25 tpy, and 10 tpy, respectively. See CAA sections 182(c),
182(d), 182(e), and 182(f), respectively.
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The ADEQ's 2025 RACT SIP certifies that there are no sources
subject to RACT requirements within the Gila County portion of the
Phoenix-Mesa ozone nonattainment area for the 2015 ozone NAAQS. As
such, the ADEQ submitted negative declarations for all CTG documents
and for major stationary sources of VOC and NO<INF>X</INF>. The ADEQ
based its negative declarations on reviewing its permitting database,
internal point source emissions inventory, and the EPA National
Emissions Inventory (NEI). The ADEQ stated that ``[t]here are currently
no air permitted sources within the area.'' \8\ The EPA's technical
support document (TSD) in the docket for this action has more
information about the ADEQ's 2025 RACT SIP.
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\8\ See 2025 RACT SIP, page 6.
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III. The EPA's Evaluation
A. How is the EPA evaluating the document?
The ADEQ's 2025 RACT SIP must demonstrate that it implements RACT
in the Gila County portion of the Phoenix-Mesa ozone nonattainment
area. The EPA's implementation rule for the 2015 standard provides
guidance for making a RACT demonstration and references prior
discussions in our implementation rules for the 1997 and 2008 ozone
standards.\9\ In sum, RACT SIPs must contain adopted RACT regulations,
certifications (where appropriate) that existing provisions are RACT,
and/or negative declarations that no sources in the nonattainment area
are covered by a specific CTG.\10\ Furthermore, states must submit
appropriate supporting information for their RACT submissions.\11\
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\9\ 83 FR 62998, 63007 (December 6, 2018).
\10\ 80 FR 12264, 12278 (March 6, 2015).
\11\ Id.; 70 FR 71612, 71652 (November 29, 2005).
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Additionally, relevant requirements in CAA sections 110(a) and
110(l) must also be met. CAA section 110(a) requires emissions
limitations in the SIP to be ``enforceable.'' CAA section 110(l)
requires SIP revisions to be adopted after reasonable notice and public
hearing and prohibits EPA approval if the revision would interfere with
any applicable requirement concerning attainment and reasonable further
progress or any other applicable requirement of the Act.
Rules, guidance, and policy documents that we used for our review
include the following:
1. ``State Implementation Plans; General Preamble for the
Implementation of Title I of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990,''
57 FR 13498 (April 16, 1992); 57 FR 18070 (April 28, 1992).
2. Memorandum dated May 18, 2006, from William T. Harnett,
Director, Air Quality Policy Division, to Regional Air Division
Directors, Subject: ``RACT Qs & As--Reasonably Available Control
Technology (RACT): Questions and Answers.''
3. ``Final Rule to Implement the 8-hour Ozone National Ambient
Air Quality Standard--Phase 2,'' 70 FR 71612 (November 29, 2005).
4. ``Implementation of the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality
Standards for Ozone: State Implementation Plan Requirements,'' 80 FR
12264 (March 6, 2015).
5. ``Implementation of the 2015 National Ambient Air Quality
Standards for Ozone: Nonattainment Area State Implementation Plan
Requirements,'' 83 FR 62998 (December 6, 2018).
B. Does the document meet the evaluation criteria?
We evaluated the ADEQ's 2025 RACT SIP to ensure it meets RACT and
other CAA requirements. We reviewed the EPA's NEI, reviewed the EPA's
Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) database, and
performed multiple internet searches for sources potentially located
within the nonattainment area to determine whether the ADEQ's
determination that no sources are subject to RACT was reasonable.
We did not identify any major stationary sources of VOC or
NO<INF>X</INF> or any sources subject to a CTG document within the Gila
County portion of the Phoenix-Mesa ozone nonattainment area. Given that
no air permits have been issued for stationary sources within this area
of Gila County, this is a reasonable finding. Additionally, this
conclusion is not unexpected considering the portion of Gila County in
the Phoenix-Mesa ozone nonattainment area represents less than 0.5
percent of the entire acreage of the nonattainment area, and the land
is entirely National Forest and National Park land.
Thus, we did not identify any sources that would be subject to RACT
requirements, and we agree with the ADEQ's submitted negative
declarations. We also find that the submittal meets CAA section 110(l)
because it was adopted after reasonable notice and public hearing and
because it would not interfere with any applicable requirement
concerning attainment, reasonable further progress, or any other
applicable requirement of
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the Act. Because only negative declarations were adopted, the submittal
does not contain any emissions limitations to evaluate for
enforceability under CAA section 110(a). The TSD has more information
on our evaluation.
IV. Proposed Action and Request for Public Comment
As authorized in section 110(k)(3) of the Act, the EPA proposes to
approve the ADEQ's 2025 RACT SIP under CAA sections 182(b)(2) and
182(f) as meeting RACT for the Gila County portion of the Phoenix-Mesa
ozone nonattainment area for the 2015 ozone NAAQS and because it
fulfills the relevant requirements in CAA sections 110(a) and 110(l).
For each RACT element, Table 2 lists the rule or negative declaration
relied upon to address RACT and our proposed action for that RACT
element.
We will accept comments from the public on this proposal until
March 16, 2026. If finalized as proposed, our final action will add the
document in Table 1 into the Arizona SIP and the negative declarations
into 40 CFR 52.122.
Table 2--Proposed Action on RACT Elements for 2015 Ozone NAAQS \12\
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\12\ The ADEQ also adopted a negative declaration for ``Protocol
for Determining the Daily Volatile Organic Compound Emission Rate of
Automobile and Light-Duty Truck Primer-Surfacer and Topcoat
Operations (EPA 453/R-08-002, 2008/09).'' However, this document is
not a CTG document, and the EPA will not propose action on it.
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Negative
CTG document No. RACT element Rule implementing declaration EPA proposed
RACT submitted action
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EPA-450/R-75-102............. Design Criteria for ................... Yes................ Approval.
Stage I Vapor
Control--Gasoline
Service Stations.
EPA-450/2-77-008............. Control of Volatile ................... Yes................ Approval.
Organic Emissions
from Existing
Stationary Sources--
Volume II: Surface
Coating of Cans.
EPA-450/2-77-008............. Control of Volatile ................... Yes................ Approval.
Organic Emissions
from Existing
Stationary Sources--
Volume II: Surface
Coating of Coils.
EPA-450/2-77-008............. Control of Volatile ................... Yes................ Approval.
Organic Emissions
from Existing
Stationary Sources--
Volume II: Surface
Coating of Paper.
EPA-450/2-77-008............. Control of Volatile ................... Yes................ Approval
Organic Emissions
from Existing
Stationary Sources--
Volume II: Surface
Coating of Fabrics.
EPA-450/2-77-008............. Control of Volatile ................... Yes................ Approval
Organic Emissions
from Existing
Stationary Sources--
Volume II: Surface
Coating of
Automobiles and
Light-Duty Trucks.
EPA-450/2-77-022............. Control of Volatile ................... Yes................ Approval.
Organic Emissions
from Solvent Metal
Cleaning.
EPA-450/2-77-025............. Control of Refinery ................... Yes................ Approval.
Vacuum Producing
Systems, Wastewater
Separators, and
Process Unit
Turnarounds.
EPA-450/2-77-026............. Control of ................... Yes................ Approval.
Hydrocarbons from
Tank Truck Gasoline
Loading Terminals.
EPA-450/2-77-032............. Control of Volatile ................... Yes................ Approval.
Organic Emissions
from Existing
Stationary Sources--
Volume III: Surface
Coating of Metal
Furniture.
EPA-450/2-77-033............. Control of Volatile ................... Yes................ Approval.
Organic Emissions
from Existing
Stationary Sources--
Volume IV: Surface
Coating of
Insulation of Magnet
Wire.
EPA-450/2-77-034............. Control of Volatile ................... Yes................ Approval.
Organic Emissions
from Existing
Stationary Sources--
Volume V: Surface
Coating of Large
Appliances.
EPA-450/2-77-035............. Control of Volatile ................... Yes................ Approval.
Organic Emissions
from Bulk Gasoline
Plants.
EPA-450/2-77-036............. Control of Volatile ................... Yes................ Approval.
Organic Emissions
from Storage of
Petroleum Liquids in
Fixed-Roof Tanks.
EPA-450/2-77-037............. Control of Volatile ................... Yes................ Approval.
Organic Emissions
from Use of Cutback
Asphalt.
EPA-450/2-78-015............. Control of Volatile ................... Yes................ Approval.
Organic Emissions
from Existing
Stationary Sources--
Volume VI: Surface
Coating of
Miscellaneous Metal
Parts and Products.
EPA-450/2-78-029............. Control of Volatile ................... Yes................ Approval.
Organic Emissions
from Manufacture of
Synthesized
Pharmaceutical
Products.
EPA-450/2-78-030............. Control of Volatile ................... Yes................ Approval.
Organic Emissions
from Manufacture of
Pneumatic Rubber
Tires.
EPA-450/2-78-032............. Control of Volatile ................... Yes................ Approval.
Organic Emissions
from Existing
Stationary Sources--
Volume VII: Factory
Surface Coating of
Flat Wood Paneling.
EPA-450/2-78-033............. Control of Volatile ................... Yes................ Approval.
Organic Emissions
from Existing
Stationary Sources--
Volume VIII: Graphic
Arts-Rotogravure and
Flexography.
EPA-450/2-78-036............. Control of Volatile ................... Yes................ Approval.
Organic Compound
Leaks from Petroleum
Refinery Equipment.
EPA-450/2-78-047............. Control of Volatile ................... Yes................ Approval.
Organic Emissions
from Petroleum
Liquid Storage in
External Floating
Roof Tanks.
EPA-450/2-78-051............. Control of Volatile ................... Yes................ Approval.
Organic Compound
Leaks from Gasoline
Tank Trucks and
Vapor Collection
Systems.
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EPA-450/3-82-009............. Control of Volatile ................... Yes................ Approval.
Organic Compound
Emissions from Large
Petroleum Dry
Cleaners.
EPA-450/3-83-006............. Control of Volatile ................... Yes................ Approval.
Organic Compound
Leaks from Synthetic
Organic Chemical
Polymer and Resin
Manufacturing
Equipment.
EPA-450/3-83-007............. Control of Volatile ................... Yes................ Approval.
Organic Compound
Equipment Leaks from
Natural Gas/Gasoline
Processing Plants.
EPA-450/3-83-008............. Control of Volatile ................... Yes................ Approval.
Organic Compound
Emissions from
Manufacture of High-
Density
Polyethylene,
Polypropylene, and
Polystyrene Resins.
EPA-450/3-84-015............. Control of Volatile ................... Yes................ Approval.
Organic Compound
Emissions from Air
Oxidation Processes
in Synthetic Organic
Chemical
Manufacturing
Industry.
EPA-450/4-91-031............. Control of Volatile ................... Yes................ Approval.
Organic Compound
Emissions from
Reactor Processes
and Distillation
Operations in
Synthetic Organic
Chemical
Manufacturing
Industry.
EPA-453/R-96-007............. Control of Volatile ................... Yes................ Approval.
Organic Compound
Emissions from Wood
Furniture
Manufacturing
Operations.
EPA-453/R-94-032; 61 FR Alternative Control ................... Yes................ Approval.
44050; 8/27/96. Technology Document--
Surface Coating
Operations at
Shipbuilding and
Ship Repair
Facilities.
EPA-453/R-97-004; 59 FR Control of VOC ................... Yes................ Approval.
29216; 6/06/94. Emissions from
Coating Operations
at Aerospace
Manufacturing and
Rework.
EPA-453/R-06-001............. Control Techniques ................... Yes................ Approval.
Guidelines for
Industrial Cleaning
Solvents.
EPA-453/R-06-002............. Control Techniques ................... Yes................ Approval.
Guidelines for
Offset Lithographic
Printing and
Letterpress Printing.
EPA-453/R-06-003............. Control Techniques ................... Yes................ Approval.
Guidelines for
Flexible Package
Printing.
EPA-453/R-06-004............. Control Techniques ................... Yes................ Approval.
Guidelines for Flat
Wood Paneling
Coatings.
EPA 453/R-07-003............. Control Techniques ................... Yes................ Approval.
Guidelines for
Paper, Film, and
Foil Coatings.
EPA 453/R-07-004............. Control Techniques ................... Yes................ Approval.
Guidelines for Large
Appliance Coatings.
EPA 453/R-07-005............. Control Techniques ................... Yes................ Approval.
Guidelines for Metal
Furniture Coatings.
EPA 453/R-08-003............. Control Techniques ................... Yes................ Approval.
Guidelines for
Miscellaneous Metal
and Plastic Parts
Coatings: Table 2--
Metal Parts and
Products.
EPA 453/R-08-003............. Control Techniques ................... Yes................ Approval.
Guidelines for
Miscellaneous Metal
and Plastic Parts
Coatings: Table 3--
Plastic Parts and
Products.
EPA 453/R-08-003............. Control Techniques ................... Yes................ Approval.
Guidelines for
Miscellaneous Metal
and Plastic Parts
Coatings: Table 4--
Automotive/
Transportation and
Business Machine
Plastic Parts.
EPA 453/R-08-003............. Control Techniques ................... Yes................ Approval.
Guidelines for
Miscellaneous Metal
and Plastic Parts
Coatings: Table 5--
Pleasure Craft
Surface Coating.
EPA 453/R-08-003............. Control Techniques ................... Yes................ Approval.
Guidelines for
Miscellaneous Metal
and Plastic Parts
Coatings: Table 6--
Motor Vehicle
Materials.
EPA 453/R-08-004............. Control Techniques ................... Yes................ Approval.
Guidelines for
Fiberglass Boat
Manufacturing
Materials.
EPA 453/R-08-005............. Control Techniques ................... Yes................ Approval.
Guidelines for
Miscellaneous
Industrial Adhesives.
EPA 453/R-08-006............. Control Techniques ................... Yes................ Approval.
Guidelines for
Automobile and Light-
Duty Truck Assembly
Coatings.
EPA 453/B-16-001............. Control Techniques ................... Yes................ Approval.
Guidelines for the
Oil and Natural Gas
Industry.
Major non-CTG VOC ................... Yes................ Approval.
Sources.
Major non-CTG NOX ................... Yes................ Approval.
Sources.
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V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission that complies with the provisions of the 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 CAA. Accordingly, this
proposed action merely proposes to approve state law as meeting federal
requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those
imposed by state law. For that reason, this proposed 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> Is not subject to Executive Order 14192 (90 FR 9065,
February 6, 2025) because SIP actions are exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866;
<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
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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 proposes to approve a state program;
<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 CAA.
In addition, the SIP 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).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen oxides, Ozone,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds.
Dated: February 3, 2026.
Michael Martucci,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 2026-02845 Filed 2-11-26; 8:45 am]
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