Proposed Rules. Withdrawal of proposed rule

Agency: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Action: Withdrawal of proposed rule
Citation: FR Doc. 2018-02893 · EPA-R06-OAR-2011-0335; FRL-9973-43—Region 6 · 40 CFR 52

Summary

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is withdrawing its proposed rule to disapprove the portion of the November 23, 2009 Texas State Implementation Plan (SIP) submittal that intended to demonstrate that the SIP met Clean Act (CAA) requirements to prohibit emissions which will significantly contribute to nonattainment or interfere with maintenance of the 2006 24-hour PM ^2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) in other states.

Dates

The proposed rule published on April 13, 2011 (76 FR 20602) is withdrawn as of February 14, 2018.

Supplementary Information

In an April 13, 2011 action EPA proposed to disapprove the portion of a November 23, 2009 Texas SIP submittal that intended to demonstrate that the SIP met the requirements of CAA section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) to prohibit emissions which will significantly contribute to nonattainment or interfere with maintenance of the 2006 24-hour PM ^2.5 NAAQS in other states (76 FR 20602). EPA is now withdrawing the proposal. In a separate Federal Register action published in conjunction with this withdrawal EPA is proposing to approve this portion of the SIP submittal. The rationale for the proposed approval is detailed in that proposal. Dated: February 7, 2018. Anne Idsal, Regional Administrator, Region 6. [FR Doc. 2018-02893 Filed 2-13-18; 8:45 am]