Rule2026-05568
Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Volatile Organic Compounds RFD Beaufort
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Published
March 23, 2026
Effective
April 22, 2026
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a May 2, 2025, State Implementation Plan (SIP) submittal from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA). The SIP submittal consists of an alternate control technology emission limit of 5.9 pounds of volatile organic compounds per gallon (lbs. VOC/gallon) for RFD Beaufort, Inc.'s life raft manufacturing plant at 1420 Wolf Creek Trail, Wadsworth, Ohio. This limit applies to the facility's nylon reinforced polyurethane adhesive process. The limitation is established through the Ohio SIP for control of emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from stationary sources and is listed as an enforceable condition in the facility's operating permit, issued by Ohio EPA on March 25, 2025.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 55 (Monday, March 23, 2026)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 13773-13774]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05568]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R05-OAR-2025-0232; FRL-12930-02-R5]
Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Volatile Organic Compounds RFD Beaufort
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a May
2, 2025, State Implementation Plan (SIP) submittal from the Ohio
Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA). The SIP submittal consists
of an alternate control technology emission limit of 5.9 pounds of
volatile organic compounds per gallon (lbs. VOC/gallon) for RFD
Beaufort, Inc.'s life raft manufacturing plant at 1420 Wolf Creek
Trail, Wadsworth, Ohio. This limit applies to the facility's nylon
reinforced polyurethane adhesive process. The limitation is established
through the Ohio SIP for control of emissions of volatile organic
compounds (VOCs) from stationary sources and is listed as an
enforceable condition in the facility's operating permit, issued by
Ohio EPA on March 25, 2025.
DATES: This final rule is effective on April 22, 2026.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket ID No. EPA-R05-OAR-2025-0232. 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, i.e.,
Confidential Business Information (CBI), Proprietary Business
Information (PBI), or other information whose disclosure 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 either
through <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> or at the Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 5, Air and Radiation Division, 77 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, Illinois 60604. This facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. We recommend
that you telephone Tyler Salamasick, at (312) 886-6206 before visiting
the Region 5 office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tyler Salamasick, Air and Radiation
Division (AR18J), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West
Jackson Boulevard Chicago, Illinois 60604, telephone number: (312) 886-
6206, email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6e1d0f020f030f1d070d05401a17020b1c2e0b1e0f40090118"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5023313c313d312339333b7e24293c3522103520317e373f26">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,''
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean the EPA.
I. Background Information
On September 25, 2025 (90 FR 46120), the EPA proposed to approve a
SIP submittal from the Ohio EPA. The SIP submittal consists of an
alternate control technology emission limit of 5.9 lbs. VOC/gallon for
RFD Beaufort, Inc.'s life raft manufacturing plant at 1420 Wolf Creek
Trail, Wadsworth, Ohio. This limit applies to the facility's nylon
reinforced polyurethane adhesive process. An explanation of the Clean
Air Act requirements, a detailed analysis of the revisions, and the
EPA's reasons for proposing approval were provided in the notice of
proposed rulemaking (NPRM) and will not be restated here. The public
comment period for this proposed rule ended on October 27, 2025.
During the comment period, the EPA received comments from one
commenter regarding the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) and materials incorporated by reference. The
comments are included in the docket for this action.
These comments were in regard to the EPA procedures and not the
substance of the NPRM. None of the comments address a specific
regulation or provision in question. We are finalizing our action as
proposed.
II. Response to Comments
The commenter requested the EPA withdraw the direct final rule and
provide an additional 30 days of public comment period. The EPA had
published a proposed rule, not a direct final rule. The proposed rule
included a comment period.
The commenter also made arguments regarding the applicability of
the RFA and the PRA. The RFA and PRA are not applicable to the
rulemaking because this rule will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities. The regulatory
analysis provisions of the RFA are only triggered by a threshold
determination by the Agency that the rule will have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. This
rulemaking does not impose any regulatory requirements beyond those
imposed by State law.
The EPA has complied with the PRA by certifying in the rule that
the PRA does not apply because the action does not involve an
information collection burden as defined by the Clean Air Act.
Specifically, the EPA is not posing identical questions or imposing
identical reporting and recordkeeping requirements on ``ten or more
persons.'' See 40 CFR 1320.3(c).
The commenter requested that the EPA include the documents that are
being incorporated by reference in the docket. The EPA provided those
materials during the proposed rulemaking in docket EPA-R05-OAR-2025-
0232 on <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
III. What action is the EPA taking?
The EPA is approving the alternative emissions limitation for
Emission Unit Group 1: R001, R002, R003, R004, R005, R006, R007, R008,
R009, R010 by approving permit conditions C.1.b)(1)c. and C.1.b)(2)c.
into the Ohio SIP as listed in the March 25, 2025, final permit to
install and operate (P0127562).
IV. Incorporation by Reference
In this rule, the EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes
incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of 1 CFR
51.5, the EPA is finalizing the incorporation by reference of the Ohio
permit conditions in section III of this preamble and set forth in the
amendments to 40 CFR part 52 below. The EPA has made, and will continue
to make, these documents generally available through <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, and at the EPA Region 5 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 rulemaking of the EPA's approval,
and will be incorporated by reference in the next update to the SIP
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\1\ 62 FR 27968 (May 22, 1997).
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V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a
SIP submission that complies with the
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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> 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 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;
<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, 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).
This rule is exempt from the Congressional Review Act because it is
a rule of particular applicability.
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 May 22, 2026. 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, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Ozone, Volatile organic
compounds.
Dated: March 5, 2026.
Anne Vogel,
Regional Administrator, Region 5.
For the reasons stated in the preamble, title 40 CFR part 52 is
amended 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.
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2. In Sec. 52.1870, the table in paragraph (d) is amended by adding a
new entry for ``RFD Beaufort, Inc.'' before the entry for ``Reilly
Industries, Inc'' to read as follows:
Sec. 52.1870 Identification of plan.
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EPA-Approved Ohio Source-Specific Provisions
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Ohio effective
Name of source No. date EPA approval date Comments
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RFD Beaufort, Inc................ P0127562............... 3/25/2025 3/23/2026, 91 FR Only paragraphs
[INSERT FEDERAL C.1.b)(1)c. and
REGISTER PAGE C.1.b)(2)c.
WHERE THE
DOCUMENT BEGINS].
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[FR Doc. 2026-05568 Filed 3-20-26; 8:45 am]
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