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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving changes to the Illinois State Implementation Plan (SIP) that were submitted by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency on January 23, 2020. This change removes certain allowances, known as variances, that were previously granted to the Illinois Power Holdings and AmerenEnergy Medina Valley Cogen facilities, specifically regarding sulfur dioxide emission standards. As a result, stricter limits on emissions will be applied to all current coal-fired electrical generating units at these facilities. The changes will take effect on March 31, 2021.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a revision to Maryland's air quality plan. This revision confirms that there are no sources in Maryland subject to the 2016 Oil and Gas Control Techniques Guidelines, which set standards to control air pollution from oil and gas facilities. Maryland conducted a thorough review and found no facilities that meet the criteria requiring them to follow these guidelines. The EPA is open to public comments on this proposal and will consider them before making a final decision.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reopening the comment period for a proposed rule that was initially published in the Federal Register on October 30, 2020. This involves the approval of a state implementation plan (SIP) revision from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection concerning air quality standards for ozone in the Youngstown-Warren-Sharon area. The comment period is being reopened for an additional 15 days, until March 16, 2021, because a commenter had difficulties obtaining information from the EPA during the original comment period. The EPA is inviting stakeholders to review the proposal and submit their comments within the extended timeframe.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve Wisconsin's request to withdraw a previous declaration that stated it had no Large Municipal Waste Combustors (LMWCs). Now, with one LMWC unit operating, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources wants the federal plan to apply to this single unit instead of creating a new state plan. The EPA believes it would be unreasonable to require Wisconsin to make a state plan for just one unit and is moving forward with allowing the federal plan to remain in effect. This proposed rule will have no significant economic impact on small entities.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revisions to Pennsylvania's state implementation plan (SIP) for controlling air pollution. These revisions, submitted by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, focus on implementing case-by-case reasonably available control technology (RACT) standards for nine major sources of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and nitrogen oxides (NOX) in Philadelphia County. These standards aim to meet requirements under the 2008 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). The EPA is seeking public comments on this proposed rule as part of the approval process.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving updates to the air quality regulations for the Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency in Washington State, which are part of the State Implementation Plan (SIP). The updates include new rules about things like reviewing permits for new sources of pollution and standards for certain air contaminants. These changes, which were effective in 2023, are now federally enforceable and aim to ensure better air quality management in the Spokane area. The rule will take effect on May 16, 2025.