WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Environmental Protection Agency has issued a rule called: Air Plan Approval; Tennessee; Second Period Regional Haze Plan.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on Dec. 11 by Kevin McOmber, Regional Administrator, Region 4.
Summary: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a regional haze State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by Tennessee Department of Environmental Conservation (TDEC), dated February 23, 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. Tennessee's SIP submission addresses the requirement that states must periodica...