ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ISSUES RULE: AIR PLAN APPROVAL; TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA; TEXAS REGIONAL HAZE PLANS FOR THE FIRST AND SECOND IMPLEMENTATION PERIODS AND FIVE-YEAR PROGRESS REPORT; OKLAHOMA REGIONAL HAZE PLAN FOR THE FIRST IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Environmental Protection Agency has issued a rule called: Air Plan Approval; Texas and Oklahoma; Texas Regional Haze Plans for the First and Second Implementation Periods and Five-Year Progress Report; Oklahoma Regional Haze Plan for the First Implementation Period.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Dec. 5 by Walter Mason, Regional Administrator, Region 6.

Summary: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving the regional haze State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ or Texas), dated March 20, 2014, and July 20, 2021, as satisfying applicable requirements under the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) and EPA's Regional Haze Rule (RHR)....