ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ISSUES RULE: AIR PLAN APPROVAL; PENNSYLVANIA; INTERIM FINAL DETERMINATION TO STAY AND DEFER SANCTIONS RELATED TO REASONABLY AVAILABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS (RACT) FOR VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOC) CONTROL TECHNIQUE GUIDELINES (CTG) UNDER THE 2008 OZONE NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS (NAAQS)

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Environmental Protection Agency has issued a rule called: Air Plan Approval; Pennsylvania; Interim Final Determination To Stay and Defer Sanctions Related to Reasonably Available Control Technology Requirements (RACT) for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) Control Technique Guidelines (CTG) Under the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).

The rule was published in the Federal Register on July 16 by Amy Van Blarcom-Lackey, Regional Administrator, Region III.

Summary: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making an interim final determination (IFD) that Pennsylvania has submitted revisions to the state implementation plan (SIP) that satisfy the requirements under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to imp...