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Air Plan Approval; Georgia; Second Period Regional Haze Plan

The Environmental Protection Agency published this final rule in the Federal Register on November 21, 2024. It took effect on December 23, 2024.

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What the agency says

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving the regional haze State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division (GA EPD), dated August 11, 2022 ("Haze Plan" or "2022 Plan"), as satisfying applicable requirements under the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) and EPA's Regional Haze Rule (RHR) for the regional haze program's second planning period. Georgia's SIP submission addresses the requirement that states must periodically revise their long-term strategies (LTS) for making reasonable progress toward the national goal of preventing any future, and remedying any existing, anthropogenic impairment of visibility, including regional haze, in mandatory Class I Federal areas (hereinafter referred to as "Class I areas"). The SIP submission also addresses other applicable requirements for the second planning period of the regional haze program. EPA is taking this action pursuant to sections 110 and 169A of the Act.

Key facts

Document number: 2024-26977
Type: Final rule
Action: Final rule
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Published: November 21, 2024
Takes effect: December 23, 2024
Dates: This rule is effective December 23, 2024.
Docket: EPA-R04-OAR-2023-0220; FRL-10407-02-R4
Code of Federal Regulations: 40 CFR 52
Topics: Air pollution control; Environmental protection; Incorporation by reference; Nitrogen dioxide; Particulate matter; Sulfur oxides
Pages: 29

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