WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed rule called: Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; Charlotte-Rock Hill Area Maintenance Plan for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 23 by Kevin McOmber, Regional Administrator, Region 4.

Summary: On February 28, 2025, the State of North Carolina, through the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality (NCDAQ), submitted a request for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision containing the State's plan for maintaining the 2008 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) through 2035 for the North Carolina port...